Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

I cover how I met founder Johnny Boufarhat, how the company started in 2019, what the early days were like, what it was like when the pandemic hit, what hyperscaling feels like, and more: What You Learn at a Startup that Grows from $0 to $2 Billion Valuation in 1 Year What You Learn at a Startup that Grows from $0 to $7.75

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “ This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “ When deal-making slows, VC dollars typically favor the perceived market leader, starving other venture-backed businesses in the same space of capital.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

And while the accelerator says it only looks at founders when investing in startups, not sector, category or idea, more money in the pipeline may be empowering enough to attract a different cohort of founders. Because we don’t all bet our potential legacies on faux fish during a looming recession. Beyond Beyond Meat: Numi’s faux fish.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , 20 percent of new businesses don’t survive for more than a year, and nearly half survive only five years. Looking through the lens of COVID-19, recent reports show that millions of businesses could close in the next few months, depending on the ongoing impact of the crisis.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Recent economic headlines have been dominated by the declining stock market, rampant inflation and widespread talk of recession. Standing for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, VUCA illustrates the many challenges currently facing business owners and operators.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

This is not a boast, but a warning: I could write a how-to article on almost any topic. The basic tenets presented in Ron’s story will resonate with anyone who’s launched a startup. Building the right team for a billion-dollar startup. Trusted advice comes from experience. Rami Essaid, CEO and founder, Finmark.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

How important is this issue for your business? The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. For those of you who fit that description, nice work. There is a lot to say about retaining control.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 27, 2017

When you plan a business, you generally plan around existing variables in the economy. Those variables, however, are subject to change, and if you don’t change your business with them, you could end up failing. How a Market Shift Could Affect Your Business. By Larry Alton. Consumer preferences.

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 25, 2023

If building a startup is hard enough try adding a recession to it. I have been through techstars and so know how hard it really is! Preparing for a recession involves taking steps to protect yourself and your finances from potential economic downturns.

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There will likely be a recession in 2023, and the major downsides to starting a startup are obvious: There is less money in the system so selling and fundraising are harder; investors have less money to invest and companies have less money to spend on products. Cost-sensitive customers can be helpful in the early days of your company.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

When you are creating almost 400,000 jobs a month, that is not a recession.” added 528,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, but for many people in tech, this is a distinction without a difference: according to layoffs.fyi, 467 startups have let go of 64,518 employees so far in 2022. .”

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Ramon spoke with two money experts — Carol Roth and Tricia Taitt — about how to handle finances and money during COVID-19. If you're a business owner, then you know first-hand how rapid the changes in cash flow have been. Did you prepare for something like this? Most businesses didn't. Probably not, but that's ok!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As director of Techstars’ startup pipeline, Saba Karim spends much of his time touting the ways entrepreneurs can benefit by joining an accelerator. Keep in mind that funding will solve your money problems, but it won’t solve everything else,” he writes. But is it the right choice for every founder? Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Businesses usually plot their growth strategies on spreadsheets, but Drivetrain wants to provide a faster alternative for financial planning and decision-making. Drivetrain currently focuses on finance teams at midmarket and enterprise B2B tech businesses. How does a company consistently achieve targets quarter after quarter?

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Founder Bounty

AUGUST 15, 2022

There are a ton of things you could do to try to get your business or business proposal ready for the upcoming recession which economists are saying is more and more likely as inflation spikes, and the fed raises interest rates. Businesses like yours will have to adapt and we have put a few thoughts together.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

No business or organization can properly manage its finances without carefully completed long-term financial forecasting. Many business owners are burdened by high operational expenses, unplanned resource drains, and unexpected market-related surprises. Every business faces these challenges at some point or another.

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