TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

Successful startup founders do not spring fully formed from the head of whatever god or goddess keeps tabs on entrepreneurs. Here’s the great news — TechCrunch Early Stage, taking place April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts, is designed to help both early and future founders accelerate the learning curve.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. However, what is often direly needed is how to appeal to investors and raise smart money — knowledge that is essential for fundraising and a master key to building, accelerating and scaling your new venture. Franklin D.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It seems like a lot of startups are born from an idea someone had while in college. But what if, instead of being honed years later at an accelerator, that initial idea was supported on campus while the dreamer was still enrolled? It’s very active and focused on the early stage, and we run two accelerator programs.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

The concept of having a runway has its own set of maxims for startup founders. Investors we’ve interviewed generally agree that a successful fundraise should leave a startup with 18 to 36 months of capital, and by the time a startup has around 9 to 12 months of cash, it should start raising its next round.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

If there’s one thing you’ll get out of attending TC Early Stage in San Francisco on April 14, it’s an accelerated education in the essentials of building a successful startup. . Evolving from Scientist to Founder. How do you go from PhD to startup founder and beyond? Don’t miss out on our partner sessions.

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500

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Under no circumstances should any of the below content be construed as legal, tax or investment advice from 500 Startups or any of its affiliates. Alluva at 500 Startups: What it was really like being a part of Batch 25 In March of 2019, Alluva was accepted into Batch 25 of 500 Startups.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

They’ll talk about how they started their companies, the challenges they faced early on, and they’ll share advice for students who want to start and scale a company one day. Today, YC has funded over 100 India-based startups who have raised more than $700M in capital.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Jeshua’s audacious adventure unfolded during the pandemic, where he traveled to over 55 countries, joining Accelerating Asia and Decacorn Capital to dive deeper into the world of disruptive technology-led innovations. “In crowded spaces, things are either going to be fully valued or overvalued.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

. “If you can’t generate demand locally, it is usually even more difficult to generate demand overseas,” Lim said, adding that many good Series B/C startups he has come across already have significant traction at home before they embarked on overseas expansion. What are the top 3 questions that you always ask the founders?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

What advice would you give your past self? It took years before my startup Anchor began to gain real traction. I posed a question to twenty-one other founders, across many different industries from media to finance, from SaaS to urban farming. Matt Lieber , Gimlet  — My advice to my younger self is to seek help.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 12, 2019

Recently they introduced a programme specifically for startup founders. Incubators and accelerator programmes. Maybe you’ve heard about a friend of a mate’s sister who got Government funding for their business through something called an accelerator? What’s that all about?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

DataJoy , an early stage startup, wants to solve that issue. Like many startup founders, CEO Jon Lee has experienced the frustration first hand of trying to gather this financial data, and he decided to start a company to deal with it once and for all.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 3, 2023

Am I being duped by Twitter-speak and startup mentor nonsense spouted by people with no skin in my game? It’s well intentioned on the part of the second or third time founder turned angel, VC, or accelerator mentor. Yet, it’s almost universally not helpful to tell a startup founder to just ship it.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We posit that this business model can accelerate global mathematical progress through a collaborative methodology. If you could offer advice to an aspiring startup founder, what would it be? Irrespective of your startup’s phase, proactive networking and outreach are paramount.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 17, 2020

We’re excited to announce that Startup School (SUS) is relaunching today as a continuous program. This change will allow us to serve many more founders than the traditional annual course we’ve been running since 2017 and better support startup founders year-round.

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Onevest

APRIL 21, 2015

By Michael Whitehouse If you are considering investing in a startup company offline or online with platforms like 1000 Angels , a private investor network that connects startups with investors, the sheer number of what’s available can be both daunting and comforting.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

.” — Katia Paramonova, founder and CEO of Centrly. At Early Stage 2021, you’ll tap into a global community of folks just like you — startup founders in the early, and often confusing, innings. Build community and expand your network. Ever feel like you’re going it alone? Do you science?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2021

Accenture Ventures leader Kathryn Ross has advice for black founders that could be initially deemed counter-intuitive. In the middle of the pandemic, Ross says it’s time to actually buckle in and accelerate. Moreover, the company can actually make introductions that can be the crucial first steps for accelerating a business.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 21, 2023

The fusion of these elements cultivates an environment of growth and transformation, making it an essential strategy for startups aspiring to unlock their full potential and thrive in their respective markets. Here are the three steps which will guide startup founders to unlock growth.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a ton of writing out there about getting *on* the venture curve, but not a lot about getting *off,* so Daniel’s advice below is especially important. Hunter Walk: Before we dive into your company Greenhouse , give me one story from your childhood that foretold you were going to end up a startup founder.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 19, 2020

i2E’s e3 , formerly known as the Venture Assessment Program (VAP), has been a great tool for helping Oklahoma startup founders rigorously perform structured market validation of their ideas and solutions before they start creating products that the market does not want to buy.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Because of Startup School’s (SUS) growing popularity and our firm belief that the program increases a founder’s chance of success, we are accelerating our schedule and not waiting a full year for the next iteration. Launching is an important early step for startups because it starts the iterative product development cycle.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders.

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FundersClub

JUNE 15, 2017

technology startup founders and how that affects the gender diversity of the employees they hire in " The 2017 US Startup Team Gender Diversity Study. " Investor Thoughts. FundersClub explores the gender diversity of U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I hold true to form and follow my own advice. I didn’t sit through any panels (other than the day where I was the emcee and judge for the BizSpark Accelerator program). And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. About 15 in total.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. Finding a technical co-founder is even harder. Yet, the benefits of having a technical co-founder make it all worthwhile. A good co-founder will serve as a powerful force multiplier.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Corporate sponsored business idea competitions and accelerators abound. The breaking of a website, an unkind remark on social media, an unpayable bill, a failed investment campaign or accelerator application, perhaps a disparaging or just ill-considered comment from a mentor or investor.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. If you have raised a limited amount of money from angels, accelerators or seed funds be very careful about having a high burn rate.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

During that time, entrepreneurship-related education programs were offered by the Gyeonggi Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA), operated in collaboration with Pangyo Startup Campus. Moreover, through the Accelerating Program, Gyeonggi-do local government provides valuable assistance through mentoring and collaboration.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. We have invested $17.3

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Per our reporting, the company has seen its growth accelerate , which helps explain its new valuation. Startups/VC. Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. You can sign up here.).

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

During that time, entrepreneurship-related education programs were offered by the Gyeonggi Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA), operated in collaboration with Pangyo Startup Campus. Moreover, through the Accelerating Program, Gyeonggi-do local government provides valuable assistance through mentoring and collaboration.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Dear Sophie, As a first-time, early-stage startup founder, I find it difficult to compete against other startups on compensation. Any advice for reducing the cost of recruiting from abroad? Fledgling Founder. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch. billion invested,” reports Rita Liao.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Although SSBs are years away from mass production, “we are on the cusp of some pretty incredible discoveries using major improvements in computational science and machine learning algorithms to accelerate that process,” says SSB startup founder Amy Prieto. His advice for companies considering an IPO?

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 23, 2023

note, for a variety of reasons I told Mike that I thought it was a positive for him] MM: I was very excited by your advice on this topic. As a startup founder, you get into this default mode of moving really fast all the time and making quick decisions. The investor’s advice came ringing back. Was I right?

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Register Startup founders looking to attract investors need to show proof of an outstanding team and must be realistic with their valuation numbers, said Bernard Moon , Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Group , a South Korean accelerator and fund network. On the accelerator side, it’s a standard $100,000.

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