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Kristin Marquet, Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background, Marquet Media

Startup Blogpost

This interview is with Kristin Marquet , Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background at Marquet Media. What practical advice do you have for entrepreneurs, especially parents, to prioritize their well-being without sacrificing productivity?

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote this conundrum and the need to take charge of how the market define your skills in my much-read blog post on “ personal branding.” He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. But I also have advice for the 15% that really do want to be a startup CEO.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. He’s a star who has a very intuitive feel for technology and … no MBA. I had to laugh a bit reading it.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

We think it’s a matter of products, but history shows us it takes more than just products and technology to create the sweeping changes. And if you’re a startup CFO, finance lead, bean counter, or presentation slide deck preparer, then you should read this book. It seems like good advice to me. Subscribe by email.

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How to Manage a Startup Through Troubling Times

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Here is advice I collected for dealing with the stress of running a startup: 1. Brad Feld, a partner at Foundry Group and investor in many successful startups, gave me this piece of advice. I interviewed a number of prominent VC’s and entrepreneurs for my recent book. Remember that you are not alone.

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

My entrepreneurial story didn’t start with an invention or a groundbreaking technological breakthrough. This experience allowed me to identify a critical void in financing companies: building healthy capital stacks and navigating the public offering process. and more articles from the EO blog.

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The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get

Both Sides of the Table

years ago you’d remember RIP Good Times from Sequoia, which still strikes me as having been prudent advice in late 2008. I was thinking about all of this as I looked at the logs from my WordPress blog this evening. I started blogging 2 years ago. I agreed to finance a company today. So which is it? Feast or famine?

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