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The Founder’s Playbook: Winning Mindsets & Startup Strategies

American Entrepreneurship

This article describes the entrepreneurial mindset behind successful startups, how you can develop that mindset, and the strategies to build your startup based on that mindset. Steve Jobs An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down.

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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

StartupNation

It involves recognizing when the current way of doing things, or even one’s role, is no longer effective in achieving desired results. Drawing on insights from experts across various fields, these stories highlight the diverse paths to professional transformation. The impact of this continuous reinvention has been profound.

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“I think CEOs that are interested in a future acquisition need to be building relationships or at least awareness with potential buyers at least 2-3 years in advance, especially with strategics. If you’re not on the list, it’s rare for a deal to happen.” Joe Hyrkin on Selling Issuu to Bending Spoons, and More….

Hunter Walk

Since I’m always interested in startup outcomes – especially those where there’s a private equity-like exit , Joe was kind enough to share the backstory with me, and here with you! At the time, I thought they could be an interesting potential acquirer if we got to that point.

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Why I Backed a 24-Year-Old Trying to Assess Human Potential

Both Sides of the Table

Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. We led a $4 million investment along with Thrive Capital, GLG and Sound Ventures. How does one come up with the right idea to start a company?

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The Startups and Investors Bringing Voice Tech to Healthcare

Dream It

Voice tech is changing the way people shop and search online. Dozens of healthcare-focused voice tech startups have popped up in the last few years which are backed by top tier venture funds. Insurers, pharma companies, CROs, and academic medical centers have developed applications with Orbita. Voice tech is on the rise.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

Both Sides of the Table

As a practitioner of creativity rather than as an instructor of it I’m certain that there are many ways to get the creative juices flowing and how to release more creativity. This applies equally to VCs, startups & big company executives. Other ways I drive creativity are time pressure, showers & occasionally wine.