TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To give those initiatives the best chance of success, VCs need to expose themselves to the communities they want to empower. When investors spend time at an accelerator, they listen to brainstorming sessions, pitches and mentorship advice that includes a broad range of perspectives and opinions.

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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. If you can’t back it up with guidance and mentorship, we’re burning up a lot of cash, 500k at a time.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

They’ll invite you out to events in which you’ll meet their other clients, you can get to know them socially and hopefully develop a real mentorship relationship where every conversation is not on the clock. He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA. Get to know them.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Seek out industry associations, taking advantage of community events such as conferences, workshops, training opportunities, and more. Seek out financial advice because it takes time to improve a score. Many of these activities draw in professionals from the local entrepreneurial community to foster networking.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. I find no better way to get a feeling for local communities than to sit with a group of early-stage entrepreneurs and talking about the local scene. We’ll see. TechStars Interactions. I refuse to go to demo days. The Haimish factor.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Where can new founders and budding entrepreneurs turn for expert advice to navigate the formative phases of building a startup? We’re talking dozens of workshops addressing operations, fundraising, pitch deck pointers, term sheet tips, product-market fit, brand building, growth marketing, recruiting, taming your tech stack and a lot more.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. You believe in your community, you believe in your friends, and you believe in someone that everyone believes in, right? But when you’re buying from someone in your community who you know very well, that trust deficit goes away. The community helps each other out.

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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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