Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Portfolio community building. Associates often shadow partners at board meetings so that they can help follow up with the company on important initiatives between board meetings. I think it’s great for some people because it really does give you some solid benefits: board exposure / experience. Startup Advice'

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Like many entrepreneurs, I found myself working from home to cut costs, meaning I had no sense of a workplace community. One of the smartest things you can do is join a community for entrepreneurs, such as an accelerator program, or local or online group. If you don’t make things happen, there’s no safety net to fall back on.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. Like many communities in this position, it has not been easy or straightforward. We have brilliant minds working together to leverage our opportunities and assets to move our community forward and so far, the plan is working.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

To get things started, the startup seeded it with some common ones like motors, but an embedded developer can download the open source framework and create one anytime, and then share it with the community. This will add to the revenue base when it’s completed.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

I'm sure each of those guys got questioned by entrepreneurs as to why they should accept advice from them as opposed to the entrepreneurial veterans of the days who worked in VC. So how can a relatively junior VC hope to add any value to an investment and on a board--and is it enough value that you should have one on your board?

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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. Pitch Deck Get your idea onto paper; it’s far easier to convey that way. Get the pitch right Tell a great story Startups that tell a great story get funding. Finding a technical co-founder is even harder.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Strategies to cultivate a community, iterate with an audience and convert it into a customer base Photo: Unsplash In today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced digital world, it seems like everyone and their smartphone-savvy grandmother is developing a mobile app. Instead, think about building a community (or joining an awesome existing one ).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. And I wanted it to be great – something cool that celebrates entrepreneurship and provides a unique perspective not only to the EO members, but to the community, as well.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

” Joyce Sidopoulos is a co-founder of MassRobotics, a community and advocacy group for the sector’s startup ecosystem. But when you actually go to manufacturing, the manufacturer will say, we can’t put that board on top of that, we can’t assemble it that way. How do you put it into a pitch deck?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. And I wanted it to be great – something cool that celebrates entrepreneurship and provides a unique perspective not only to the EO members, but to the community, as well.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From embracing data-driven market analysis” to engaging your community for idea feedback, these seasoned professionals share their singular tips for assessing the potential success of your entrepreneurial venture. Encompassing business advice is like a lighthouse to entrepreneur ships sailing towards the rough waters of startup success.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

Too many entrepreneurs start out their business endeavors with an investment pitch. That’s the thing—startups in the initial stages need advice, feedback, and guidence a lot more than they need money upfront. Step one: Ask for money. That’s why participating in programs like TechStars make so much sense.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

At Versatile VC , our new VC fund, we’re creating an online community just for founders who are in transition, Founders’ Next Move. Many generalist online communities also have verticals focused on entrepreneurship, e.g., LunchClub or Meetup. Notation Moonlight is a community of tech leaders who are considering building a company.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

It’s true that many VCs over promise how helpful they’ll be with introductions / strategic advice / recruiting, etc. One was the hardest working guy on our board and the biggest mensch. I will be on your board but don’t ask me for anything.&# He literally said it that bluntly. Most VCs aren’t either?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with It’s clear things have changed for good and the need for managing remote communities of employees, customers and partners has become ever more important. they are communities and tribes. this is classic community management.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For the early stage community, the amendments include a very useful provision that excludes “Demo Days” from being considered general solicitations provided certain conditions are met. The amendments retain the same “menu” of exemptions but make incremental improvements. He is a frequent speaker and writer on blockchain legal topics.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I think it’s probably about 40% with the portfolio, about 40% with the executive community, and then about 20% on work with the veterans community, which we can get into later. The mission is the elevator pitch. The founder has appreciated the advice that you’ve provided to their business and that founder trusts you.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands. Many of my board members are still there, a decade later. . We organized a series of HBS Angels pitch nights, joint with a range of affinity groups for HBS Alumni: HBS African-American, HBS Healthcare, HBS LBGT, and HBS Latino. Realistic projections.

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

When meeting with early stage entrepreneurs for the first time, after reviewing a demo or hearing their pitch, I often ask them to articulate what they’re most focused on building. Serial entrepreneurs or those with close ties to the investment community would usually go straight to the big firm. What is a startup really?

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Y Combinator

MAY 30, 2024

I might pitch it differently today depending on who I’m talking to — we do a lot more than that now — but that’s still the simplest distillation. ” And it was all over, because he loves white boarding. Honestly, it’s that there’s very little [universally] applicable advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When we invest they are often the company counsel so we see them at board meetings. He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. We spend hours with them discussing and negotiating the details of the company.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands. Many of my board members are still there, a decade later. . We organized a series of HBS Angels pitch nights, joint with a range of affinity groups for HBS Alumni: HBS African-American, HBS Healthcare, HBS LBGT, and HBS Latino. Realistic projections.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 30, 2010

Each day, hundreds of people stuff themselves into my inbox--pitches, career advice pleas, introduction requests. It's almost as if I hand out cash for a living or if my job is to know a lot of people in the NY tech community. Listen to your pitch? that is my job. Provide some useful biz dev intros after?

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

No board seats or personal guarantees. From their website: “We invest via a Shared Earnings Agreement , a new investment model developed transparently with the community, and designed to align us with founders who want to run a profitable business and never be forced to raise follow-on financing or sell their business.”

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

Set in Boston this year, Early Stage will host sessions with advice and takeaways from top experts and provide opportunities to meet entrepreneurs taking incredible journeys. New nonprofit for AI: A community-driven AI research group, EleutherAI , is forming a nonprofit foundation. Trust me, it’ll be worth the trek.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I came from a board meeting to here. I was saying to this CEO at the board meeting, I said, “I don’t know, I just have this blind belief that you guys are going to create an enormous success. I want to build a great company, and I want to get you on my board for my new ridesharing service. Which is just amazing.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Most funds open data rooms to share previous reports, performance data, pitch decks, legal docs and other fundraising material with LPs. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. Or “I’m a new entrepreneur, why would I offer advice on how to run a startup?&#.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. You will see in societies, people will just put a board outside of their house and start selling products. You believe in your community, you believe in your friends, and you believe in someone that everyone believes in, right? The community helps each other out.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2022

We don’t need no stinkin’ decks : Here’s how Deel raised more than half a billion , led by a16z, without putting together a pitch deck. including H-1B visas, pathways for international student founders and her advice for members of the Ukrainian IT community who’ve been impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2011

Advisors, investors and board members come in all shapes and sizes. I'm a strong believer in having a board, even at a seed stage, to report to and set strategy with. The most successful companies have strong boards and so as a good housekeeping practice, why not start acting like a great company as early as possible.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. Closing line: “FitOrbit is an online community for the $2.4 You’re on stage!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

There’s an audio-only version of TechCrunch Live hosted by Matt that features founders and investors discussing successful pitch decks. Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter’s board. Extras: Hana Mohan’s Twitter thread on the YC advice to founders. Twitter investors sue Elon Musk over acquisition shenanigans.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

Prospective contributors regularly ask us about which topics Extra Crunch subscribers would like to hear more about, and the answer is always the same: Actionable advice that is backed up by data and/or experience. How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. The existential cost of decelerated growth. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

The problem of less research into women’s health issues does also mean that femtech startups can have a lot of ground to cover to live up to enticing pitches of ‘demystifying’ the female body, as Evvy couches it. This is because the service is not a regulated medical device.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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