TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

“In a culture where growing valuations are worn like a badge of honor, founders may fear that taking a down round would render them Silicon Valley pariahs,” writes Holden Spaht, managing partner at private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Legally binding, the document establishes both a company’s valuation and deal terms.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

” Sean later went on to found the community GrowthHackers.com amongst other businesses. Just as documented in this awesome film “ Riding Giants ,” when Jeff Clark first discovered Mavericks (one of the most famous and dangerous surfing spots in the world) he surfed it for years without telling anybody.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As well as traditional software engineering startups, Switzerland’s largest city boasts a startup culture that emphasizes life sciences, mechanical engineering and robotics. Fundraising platforms such as Investiere have boosted the angel community support of early funding rounds. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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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. The important part here is to find companies with strong engineering cultures, i.e. in-house development team and are vocal in how they operate such as publishing an engineering blog.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This lesson has not only helped my business thrive but also shaped our company culture, emphasizing compassion and resilience as core values. We prioritize open communication and genuinely value the feedback we receive. This not only helps us improve our services but also fosters a sense of community around our brand.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

As a person who spends much time thinking about the venture capital & startup community and who has seen good times & bad times across many economic cycles the article is well written. And this is fueled by the VC culture in Silicon Valley. ” I don’t love that culture. Or pivoted too quickly.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

Some of the reasons why you should join the UPS Store include that: The UPS Store offers products that every community needs, from shipping to packaging, mailing, and printing. . Every franchise has its own disclosure document with 23 disclosure sections which will tell you most of what you need to know about the franchisor.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

Following Fred Wilson’s advice, I want to build my own platform. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. 3) Documenting best practices. Instagram is primarily a place to showcase our culture.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Good morning, afternoon, and evening Redpoint community. My advice would be actually, start something and then keep drafting it. Tomasz Tunguz: That’s a living document. Claire Hughes Johnson : It’s a living document. ” There’s a quick guide to Stripes culture that you can find on our job site.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 3, 2021

These are some of the approaches we’ve seen YC companies pursue: In-vitro experiments at the bench, using banked cells or banked/cultured tissues. It’s time-consuming and complex, entailing setting up your quality system, documenting appropriately, and running studies according to tightly controlled protocols.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 27, 2020

We aggregated the advice shared by alum, including Sid Sijbrandij & Darren Murph of GitLab (remote team of 1,200+), Wade Foster of Zapier (remote team of 300+), Ian Tien of Mattermost (remote team of 100+), Nick Raushenbush & Finbarr Taylor of Shogun (remote team of 60), Rajiv Ayyangar of Tandem (remote team of 6) and more.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

I went to Georgia Tech for my undergrad in Computer Science, and I just found such a supportive community there that it was able to help support my natural interest, but also help me through the hard times. Because computer science is not an easy degree, by any means. It really only takes one. Most people think, “Oh, man.

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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. Legal templates and investment documents? No pressure. and Bubble.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

The Exchange has been riffling through the document since it came out, and we’ve picked up on a few things to explore. The influence of a founder on their company’s culture cannot be overstated. In the VC community, investors look for lessons from disruptive startups they can use to identify other potential winners.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. Communicating with the developers who write code. Working with writers to create documentation. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. Building Communities.

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

15:05 – Providing advice as content vs in the product. 21:30 – Inbound marketing and audience building advice. We made up for the inefficiencies in the software by giving them good advice on how to optimize their website, and how to get going in social. Maybe it was a cultural thing. 30:20 – Freemium.

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