Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Dell is trying to focus on being able to ensure they are there for the small business community during this difficult time. Advice on Pivoting in a Small Business. Erik gave us some advice on where to shift: Focus on yourself and your teams. Final Words of Advice. Microsoft Teams is truly about collaboration.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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Hunter Walk

MAY 17, 2024

I was publishing quite a bit of original research about bias in workplace documents like performance reviews and job posts, a bunch of it went viral, and I got to know a lot of people who eventually became Textio customers. I love quantitative data based on real workplace documents because you don’t have to stretch to show what’s going on.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Her perspectives offer advice for both investors and early-stage founders. She highlighted the network’s role in establishing an international community that inspires action and celebrates the achievements of women in business. Programs of countries that are part of a Union are always better than programs of individual countries.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Ending the mental health stigma in the tech community. Our best-practice advice to CEOs is to cut deep enough that they are confident there will not be a second round in the next few months. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Nigel Morris is the co-founder and managing partner of QED Investors. More posts by this contributor.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Amal has a unique journey, perspectives, and invaluable advice for both investors and early-stage founders. She highlighted the network’s role in establishing an international community that inspires action and celebrates the achievements of women in business.

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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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 21, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. As you come across key documents, transfer these into the corresponding folders. Focus on creating a community first above all else?—?profits Welcome to another edition of our new newsletter! Let’s get to it. This is just best practice.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Community has never felt louder in startupland. Bringing people together over a shared interest is innate to human nature, and coming out of a lonely, draining pandemic, every startup is looking to cultivate community, conversation and camaraderie. Privacy first. It’s more than a polite request.

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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

MARCH 28, 2022

I took the advice from someone in Silicon Valley who told me ‘You need a C Corp…that’s what we invest in,’” Requarth told TechCrunch. Bootstrapped until now, Latitud has been focused on execution and building community — which in LatAm, a region where people often value relationships as much as checks, goes a long way.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Founder and CEO Matt Schulman has created one of the most comprehensive and thorough recruiting processes, which has made him one of the most successful recruiters in the YC community. We encourage the candidate to comment and add their thoughts to the document, including feedback for me and their thoughts on the interview process.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Edda reels in data from publicly-available sources including Crunchbase and Pitchbook, while it also packs a feature that automatically pulls in additional data from emails, documents, and files stored in cloud-based repositories such as Dropbox. And this highlights the core business community management facet of the Edda platform.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Erik Torenberg is no longer the co-CEO of On Deck, a tech company that is trying to productize the community in a way that helps founders secure capital and advice. Other changes at the well-known startup include the sunsetting of several communities and spinning off its career advanced arm into a new separate business entity.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

There’s a lot of advice out there on how to grab people’s attention, but there’s one aspect of marketing that Robert Katai thinks isn’t talked about as often: maintaining their attention. And is his advice applicable beyond borders? Now, what other advice do you have for startups? The short answer is yes.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

00:59] Microsoft’s approach to AI [5:55] The next Industrial Revolution [10:27] Developer productivity & flow state [15:26] Reprogramming the American Dream [19:48] Advice to builders Microsoft’s approach to AI Bob: Microsoft has played such a huge role in determining the future of AI.

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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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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

That product isn't money--it's their time, attention, sound advice and network. One of the first things on my agenda now that all this legal documentation is behind me is to spend more time with some of the other more senior investors in New York and the Valley as well to hear learnings from when their firms first got off the ground.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 14, 2018

Be involved in your community. Document and review numbers. Listen to their advice, and then determine how you’ll adjust your efforts and move forward. Cast the line early and often. . Feel the pulse of the market. Bottom line: You can’t catch a fish if you don’t cast the line. Track your progress. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

Given the chilly climate for late-stage fundraising and widespread economic uncertainty, “it’s time for the startup community to redefine what “founder-friendly” capital means and balance both the source and cost of that capital,” writes Blair Silverberg, co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

With just one week of advance notice, the forum’s unknown owner announced that the website will shut down on February 1 , erasing the decades-long digital footprint of a community on the margins. Taiwan-based automotive giant Hotai Motor enabled thousands of iRent customer documents to be accessible via the internet.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 21, 2021

I wanted to be in the community. I saw it as an opportunity to serve my community. Once I shared my background – not just my credentials – I was able to grow my community much faster. Turns out, though, that the state website had helpful business documents and a Smart Start Small Business Guide. .

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Serial entrepreneurs or those with close ties to the investment community would usually go straight to the big firm. It’s easier than ever to find example documents on the Internet, use a service to file your certificate of incorporation or trademark application, and so forth. In next week’s post, I will get into specific documents.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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. My best advice is to actively surround yourself with people who have more experience and knowledge than you. The way you react to missteps is important.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

How can you get them to the right documentation as quickly as possible? Get them direct access to other developers in the community who think the same way and can help solve some of their problems in real-time.” Your job is to help them get their hands on the code as quickly as possible.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

The company connects a client in need of support when conducting layoffs to a seasoned executive for anything from day-of support in sharing the news to high-level advice. This time, On Deck went deeper: It has sunsetted several communities and is spinning off its career advancement arm into a separate startup.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

But in recent years, corporate docs are being drawn up in English to facilitate communication both inside Switzerland’s various language regions and foreign capital, and investment documentation is modeled after the U.S. Fundraising platforms such as Investiere have boosted the angel community support of early funding rounds.

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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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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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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

They went out and help these businesses and document them as they tell their stories. You fall in love with them and their family and their community.” . They give these businesses financial and marketing advice that will help them grow even further. . They also had to change the advice that they were giving the businesses. . “We

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

This is smart because amazing board members can be transformative with important advice and access and can also help attract other great board members (and team members). If the CEO is popular in the community no VC wants to face the backlash in the community for firing a CEO unless it really is seen as the last resort.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2021

Upon every payment, I documented and indicated the difference. Final advice on leadership: Always lead by example. Consider what small actions you can take during your day to promote integrity in your community. Within the last year, he consistently gave more than the agreed payment. Try to take the time to talk with your team.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2021

You can also join online niche communities as these channels can serve as an opportunity to reach out to people who are curious and informed about your industry. They can offer you advice on what to look out for when selling a business and later guide you through the negotiation process. Prepare Your Business’s Documentation.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 19, 2020

This time, I connected with 15 startup and SME leaders from my network to discover how they are tackling the current crisis, and what advice they had to offer to others in the same boat. I’ve had the opportunity to help business owners strategize their plans using PR as a tool to help navigate through difficult times with clarity.

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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. Get involved with startup communities Most big cities have numerous startup communities. How not to find a technical co-founder My experience This advice closely mirrors my own experience.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

Note that this is a debt instrument, whereas the two documents below are equity instruments. Take SparkToro, for example, which raised an unusual round of financing and open-sourced all their documents. You can see their Folder with All the Documents , including the: LLC Agreement. Inflection Community. Conferences.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. We discuss below all of the different ways you can work with the investment community. At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. CrunchBase (free).

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