Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Miranda Naiman, a 7-year EO Tanzania member and an unstoppable force for good, is the founder of Empower , a disruptive consulting firm that passionately provides talent, advisory and insight services to clients across the African continent. Don’t miss the third installment of EO’s 2023 EmpowHER virtual series on 21 March.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As of this writing, 103,767 workers have been laid off from 345 startups so far in 2023. I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. You never know, the VC who passes on your pitch may recommend you to a founder that’s building a team.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? It draws founders, investors, CEOs, tech professionals, scientists, policy makers, researchers and entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

After attending TechCrunch Early Stage last week, I was cheered to meet so many first-time founders and experienced investors who are looking for opportunities. I asked five early-stage investors to share frank advice for first-timers, and I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are probably not ready to pitch an investor.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 29, 2023

This week Bolster launched a daily short (5min) podcast and email with actionable insights and advice from founders, operators, and investors. I strongly recommend founders and operators in the startup and growth sectors subscribe to the daily email and podcast. It is called The Daily Bolster.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

“To stand out in this crowded space, founders should focus on highlighting unique technology and a clear advantage for a specific use case, as well as a defensible moat,” Alex Marinier, founder and general partner at New Form Capital said. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

Bearing those factors and others in mind, Ben Parr, president and co-founder of e-commerce marketing platform Octane.ai, shared his e-commerce predictions for 2022 : Personalization and zero-party data become critical. After talking to marketing leaders for a year, here’s my advice for CEOs. Instead, it chose the SPAC route.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Contributed to EO by Natalie Kaminski, an EO New York member and co-founder and CEO of JetRockets. Fast forward two-plus decades, and I’m now the CEO and co-founder of JetRockets, where we develop high-performing web and mobile app solutions that help our clients transform their businesses and grow. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 6, 2023

If 2022 was the year of the startup layoff, 2023 is going to be the year of the wind down. It will suck — for team members, for founders, for customers of these companies, and for their investors — but by the end of the year we’ll have gotten through the toughest part of the correction. 2023 shouldn’t be status quo.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

Here are three firm but fair questions that founders should consider asking their potential investors: What value can you provide besides money? Founders should feel confident about proactively asking about what an investor can provide, particularly the networks and introductions potential investors can facilitate.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Friday in tech vs Sunday in tech pic.twitter.com/NsuzK5fqty — Yuri Sagalov (@yuris) March 13, 2023 Not a scientific sampling, but several investors signaled this week on Twitter that they remain interested in talking to founders who are still at the idea stage. Founders should apply on our portal and follow on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

TechCrunch Early Stage takes place on April 20, 2023, and we’re thrilled to announce a late addition to the program. For the last 20 years, Ajay’s worked with early-stage founders to build companies from seed to unicorn such as SendGrid, Clari, Gainsight, FourKites, 6sense, and Bloomreach. Check out the agenda here.

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Founder Bounty

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The point is whatever business your trying to build its good to have coaching advice and mentoring from people in the space your trying to build. Mentoring and advice is essential as any VC will tell you. The team, the funding (if you have any) the idea, the timing, the advisors, the pilots to get your investment. Instead of

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

Don’t get stuck in the FOMO zone — buy a $449 Founder pass now, while you still can. Take a look at the agenda to see what’s in store for aspiring and early founders bent on paving the road to unicorn status. This day is jam-packed with breakouts and roundtables with top industry experts, founders and investors.

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

They will give you good advice on important factors around business and up to date information on how to adapt to a changing environment including recessions. Newsletters and expertise are essential for any business to grow and scale.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As the founder of Buy Kiwi , an eCommerce platform built for New Zealand-owned businesses, Jamie Farmer has helped plenty of Kiwi businesses sell their products and services to a local, national and global market. And, after only launching in 2023, there are already 50,000 products and services proudly being sold on buykiwi.co.nz.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

In this blog post, we'll look at the top entrepreneurship blogs in 2023. Founderbounty : is a leading blog and podcast on how to build a business from some expericned YC and techstars founders. Foundr provides practical advice and inspiring success stories from some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Brooke is founder and president of Cathedral Capital , which provides strategic financial advice to drive profit by creating customized teams of financial professionals to analyze data trends and guide entrepreneurs through their numbers so they can predictably scale and grow their businesses. Pick those out. Celebrate them!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Financial advice is something that fundamentally everybody needs. If you get a paycheck, if you get benefits, then you deserve financial advice.”. Image Credits: Northstar co-founders Matt Matteson (CTO) and Will Peng, CEO. The company hopes to be in 30 countries by the end of 2023. Sign up here to get it in your inbox.

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 1, 2023

They can open doors, give you pilots and give you solid advice and connections. 4) Grow - through content in 2023 Use budget marketing techniques to push people to your domain and get users, subscribers or customers to your product. Dont throw cash at an idea unless you have proven you market first.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s a decent metaphor for our startup ecosystem: Just as there aren’t enough sandbags in San Francisco to keep everyone’s house dry, rising interest rates, skittish investors and looming economic uncertainty are poised to bring valuations down even further in 2023. We need to destigmatize down rounds in 2023.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

It’s TechCrunch Early Stage 2023! At this one-day founder summit, you’ll get actionable advice and takeaways from top experts, meet other entrepreneurs taking similar journeys, share your own experiences and build the confidence to take the next steps toward growing your business.

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Y Combinator

JULY 14, 2023

 As investors in hundreds of AI startups including OpenAI, we are excited to back founders taking part in this extraordinary moment in tech history. Given how quickly things are developing in the space, we are offering a limited number of early interview slots for the YC W24 batch. We look forward to seeing what you build!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Plan ahead for Disrupt 2023 and bank big savings Early action deserves to be rewarded. Disrupt is renowned real estate where trailblazing founders, CEOs and VCs come to share their perspective, advice and wisdom. It’s an opportunity for early-stage founders to learn from the best.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Back to top Meet the Team Clay Rankin North Coast Ventures Founder and ACA member Pat Gouhin CEO, Angel Capital Association Chris McCannell D.C. What We’ve Done So Far This Year 2023 has been extremely busy for ACA. ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. so he’ll give practical advice on how to stay alive and thrive.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

Not a scientific sampling, but I noticed that several investors signaled this week on Twitter that they remain interested in talking to founders who are still at the idea stage. There’s plenty of tactical advice here, and much more to come. As long as this downturn persists, this investor Q&A will be a monthly TC+ column.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We will look at ideas that failed to go mainstream and change financial services in the way the founders originally intended. Algorithm-based buy/sell/hold advice for investment portfolios Fintech must remember that the average consumer doesn’t like thinking about money and often wants someone else to take care of it.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

TechCrunch Live is thrilled to be hosting an event featuring Boston-local investors and founders. We’ll have founders who can speak to the other side — which investors should be avoided by founders, and the best way to attract and retain talent in the ultra-competitive Boston market. Greg Darcon, a Partner at.406

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 2, 2023

Consulting with industry experts or seeking advice from business mentors can also be helpful in determining the best business to build in 2023. It's important to conduct thorough research and analysis before starting any business, and to consider factors such as market demand, competition, and scalability.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Principles for the weekend were spot on: Beginners are sexy Get uncomfortable Hiccups are natural So serious, it's hilarious The world is a passion project pic.twitter.com/eHc6w48IZ0 — Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) April 3, 2023 The main rule? Telling founders not to take a salary is wonderfully counterproductive on so many levels.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2023 we: Saw a successful ACA Summit with more angels, more sessions and fantastic reviews for valuable experiences among attendees. In 2023: 160+ individuals earned the Basics of Angel Investing certificate. Without our members, none of our accomplishments would have been possible and our hope for the future would be unfounded.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2023

So, homeowners are not only getting a guaranteed rental income, but they are also having their properties rented out faster and making more money that way, the company’s founders, Ryan Waliany and Jennifer Bronzo, say. He also shared some of the advice he’s giving to his own portfolio companies, among other things. Refreshing!

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Everyone knows that founders have been on a whipsaw over the past several years. Pivoting from growth at all costs in 2020 and 2021 to efficiency in 2022 and 2023 meant slashing budgets, shelving new projects, doing RIFs, and picking fights with your cloud provider over your bills. What should founders aim for in 2024?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Y Combinator’s Demo Day took place this week , and although the event itself was virtual-only, 86% of the founders in YC’s winter 2023 batch lived in SF while participating. As a result, “the average Black founder raises less than around $1,000 from family and friends,” reports Dominic-Madori Davis.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 15, 2024

When I joined YC in 2014, I thought I was transitioning from the management role I had as a startup founder to a job where most of my time would be spent doing office hours with YC founders.  After investing in over 800 companies I have much more perspective on how to select and help founders.  I

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Y Combinator

APRIL 12, 2023

On Saturday, June 17, 2023, we’re running our first YC Summer Conference , a one-day event in Mountain View, CA for undergraduate and graduate students interested in startups. But this event is about more than just learning from founders. Apply to join us!

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