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Not all money is created equal: A VC’s advice for founders

TechCrunch

Lak Ananth is founding CEO and managing partner of the global venture capital firm Next47 and serves on the board of several companies that he has helped to grow beyond $1 billion valuations. So, where does this put you — the startup founder, entrepreneur or company executive? It’s a great time to be a founder.

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Bootstrapping Organic Growth Makes Startup Sense

Gust

He published a book with Ron Porter, titled “ Bootstrap Business ”, that provides a wealth of practical examples and advice on this subject. I like his approach, and have extracted some tips from his book and other sources on how to do it: Use a virtual office. When you let them on board, you lose control of your destiny.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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I will even take to emailing people I don’t know offering small bits of advice. I shifted my thinking a few years ago after I read Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Workweek (link is to a short summary I wrote). I had a 3-hour board meeting with another. If you do randomly write me I have advice. Is that OK?

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How to Get Your First 1,000 Mobile App Users

Entrepreneur's Handbook

There’s an old adage that says, “ask for money and you’ll get advice; ask for advice and you might get money.” Develop a More Iterative Mindset There’s a great book called The Mom Test , which is a short, practical guide to how to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone?—?even even your mom?—?is

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (2/10) – Street Smarts

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Well obviously that’s meaningless if your startup idea sucks. I don’t think it takes book smart people to build great companies – sometimes it’s a hindrance. I advocated LOUDLY at the board that we needed to cut our burn rate. And I asked to leave the board. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Founders should consider pre-Seed to Series A fundraising as full-time job – Phylicia Koh, VP, Play Ventures

AsiaTechDaily

Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. Koh urges startup founders to “put on their big person pants and git gud at it”, emphasising the need for them to showcase their abilities and dedication to their business.

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The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

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I hold true to form and follow my own advice. I booked several high-profile meetings in advance. I turned around and there was StockTwits founder (and my favorite Tweeter) Howard Lindzon. Nobody has family duties, board meetings, full schedules. Wendy Tan White, the founder of Moonfruit. But at SXSW?

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