Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

This post is designed mostly for non-technical founders. They’re highly creative. But for non-technical founders let me offer you a definition that you can use when you build a team. Tags: Start-up Advice. Let’s start with the basics. The best technologists often aren’t amazing people managers.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. Third most powerful economic city in the world after NYC & Tokyo. Not derivative.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica By Zoe Sweet “All I wanted to do was make an impact that will transform the education system in Jamaica,” says Kavelle Hylton , a 2022 YLAI Fellow and founder of STEM Builders Learning Hub. Thank you for your entrepreneurial journey, Kavelle! government. government.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

True creativity comes from dissent and a diverse set of opinions. True creativity requires some trade-offs.” There was a pretty major theme I saw from a founder's perspective: VCs are jerks because they don't follow up. I know that a startup at the early stages is the founder's baby.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. There’s no question that launching your own business comes hard work, obstacles and logistics—and most of these are left to the founder.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series on Startup Advice. I was reading one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs, VentureHacks, this weekend and noticed that they are running a long piece on how to pick a co-founder. I advocate treating them like a co-founder in every way except when they join and how much equity they get.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I see way too many startup founders who don’t have experience in selling and probably don’t feel that comfortable going to customers and asking for orders. This is probably because many founders are product or technology people. I often hear early stage founders telling me about their initial sales successes.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 14, 2024

Over a decade ago, when I was working for First Round Capital, we opened our doors for “Open Office Hours”—a series of open meetings where any founder could come in and chat with us for 20 minutes each. I’m not sure we backed any of the founders—but that wasn’t the point. We met quite a few smart folks. We had 70 investors sign up!

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In the epicenter of tech, where innovation thrives, Alex Luce bridges materials science and venture capital, carving a niche as a Partner at Creative Ventures. “Finally, I wound up here at Creative Ventures, where we have a small but incredibly nimble team.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. Rosario also advises that young leaders need to get creative and build sustainable processes.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

In working with brands, Jon says: “ Vary creative, try lots of things, the costs are so low, why would we put up one piece of branded content? There’s tons of more great advice from real-world experience from Jon so please watch when you have time. But of course we also focused on making content go viral.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This interview is with Swayam Doshi , Founder at Suspire. Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire Swayam, welcome to Startup Blog Post! I’m Swayam Doshi, the founder of Suspire. Many of our readers are aspiring founders. What advice would you give your younger self just starting out in the startup world?

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 15, 2024

14 Pieces of Advice for Resolving Conflicts Among Startup Team Members Navigating team conflicts in a startup environment requires wisdom and practical strategies. Drawing from the experiences of CEOs, Co-Founders, and other leaders, we’ve compiled fourteen diverse perspectives. My top advice?

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Startup Blogpost

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

14 Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders To gain a deeper understanding of effective leadership, we asked startup founders and CEOs to share the most valuable lessons they’ve learned from successful entrepreneurs. This was great advice received from the CEO of a multi-million-dollar start-up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

Navigating Tough Financial Times Managing finances during this period was an exercise in frugality and creativity. To fellow entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey, my advice is clear: If you are committed to bootstrapping your business, be prepared for the long haul.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

The interviews below feature insight from Betty Álvarez, co-founder of C&A Legal Advisors; René Espinoza, founder of the Lazarillo app; and Bibi la Luz González, founder of Eat Better Wa’ik. Embrace creativity and uncertainty, and bring together those who may not work in your exact field to bring in new ideas.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

While there’s a lot of advice available in those areas, we’ll concentrate on a few inbound strategies that remain consistently reliable (and promising) for 2024 and beyond. Contributed to EO by Victor Blasco, an audiovisual designer, video marketing expert, and founder/CEO of the explainer video production company Yum Yum Videos.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Also, Extra Crunch Live, our weekly video series with investors and founders, is now TechCrunch Live — and you don’t need to be a member to join the audience. Introducing TechCrunch+, advice and analysis to help startups get ahead. Creative capital is the secret sauce, not venture capital. Thanks very much for reading!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. Contributed to EO by Kent Gregoire. Kent recently became the seventh certified Conscious Capitalism consultant globally.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Working with a family member (Evan, the co-founder is his brother)? Evan is artist who is the creative genius who was working with the low-cost film medium in the late 90′s. Advice, coaching, intros? In the video he talks about how he chose them and why he likes them. Gregg is an ex Investment Banker and Wharton MBA.

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Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2014

He published a book with Ron Porter, titled “ Bootstrap Business ”, that provides a wealth of practical examples and advice on this subject. Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering. Practice creative marketing. If you do, there probably won’t ever be a long run!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

What advice would you give your past self? Most founders I speak to agree that the startup journey is generally discouraging, overrun with unsolvable challenges and many many mistakes. I posed a question to twenty-one other founders, across many different industries from media to finance, from SaaS to urban farming.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

This meant: Less capital to start a company thus the rise of “micro VCs” Younger, more technical founders (not as big of a leap to take a risk on a 24-year-old when it’s $250k and not $5 million. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. Welcome to the future.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

If you are a first-time entrepreneur, I recommend that you team with a co-founder with experiences, connections, and a skill set that complements, but doesn’t duplicate yours. Start with your own judgment, but don’t hesitate to ask for advice from a seasoned investor. Co-founder is a long-term relationship. Get it written down.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

Marketing Cube founder Maya Moufarek’s lessons for customer-focused startups : Founder of growth consultancy Marketing Cube Maya Moufarek joins Miranda Halpern for an interview as part of the TechCrunch Experts series. Moufarek shares her advice for startups and explains why there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to marketing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Contributed to EO by Natalie Kaminski, an EO New York member and co-founder and CEO of JetRockets. Fast forward two-plus decades, and I’m now the CEO and co-founder of JetRockets, where we develop high-performing web and mobile app solutions that help our clients transform their businesses and grow. Brain power. Career progression.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As we enter the AI era, we predict the benefits to consumers will be as profound as the technology is magical; what indeed are the implications for software that can write poetry, listen emphatically, compose music, or provide dating advice? Specifically: Consumers will rediscover the latent creativity that lives within all of us.

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A Smart Bear

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Online marketing teams are accustomed to throwing creative things at the wall, with new technology and platforms, because that’s the day-to-day reality of their job. But this also can make decisions more difficult, because finding a good solution is complex, often requiring compromise or creativity which requires time to be realized.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2022

Contributed by Kym Huynh, an EO Melbourne member, EO Global Communications Committee member, and co-founder of WeTeachMe. When I took over my family business at age 25, my father’s advice to me were these three ideas: honesty, hard work and integrity. Ai-Ling Wong, EO Malaysia and founder of The Decorateur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2018

Below are nine podcasts that will kickstart your knowledge to help you close more deals and work flawlessly with creative and sales teams. . Whether you’re a conversion veteran or a startup founder just learning the basics, download and subscribe to these sales and marketing podcasts today to boost your skills: 1. No problem.

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StartupNation

JUNE 15, 2021

Most people think of startup tech founders as a couple of people in their early twenties living in their parent’s basement or couch surfing somewhere while they work 20-hour days, stopping only for the occasional bowl of Ramen noodles. Census Bureau , and record numbers of startups in France, Germany, Japan and throughout the world.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

A while back, when a startup founder mentioned to me that he wasn’t sure he had the personality to be an entrepreneur, I realized how important that insight was. My first thought is that if you are more annoyed than energized by expert advice, team suggestions, and customer input, then you should probably avoid this line of work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 2, 2021

Contributed By Susan Michel, EO New Jersey member and founder and CEO of Glen Eagle Advisors , which provides investment management and financial planning advice. There are many creative and engaging ways to teach life lessons outside of the classroom ?even Raising kids in an entrepreneurial family comes with challenges.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 23, 2023

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. As a creative tech employer, we are committed to growing our local economies by providing job opportunities and promoting a career in creative technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

So my simple advice is to start PR as early as possible (and certainly earlier than most of your investors will advise) when you have your head around your product plans and are well into execution (or ready to launch) precisely because your recruiting, seed funding and initial user base may depend on it. I see too many people who do that.

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Gust

JANUARY 19, 2014

Image via Flickr (Creative Commons). A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” No matter how much advice and counsel you have been given, I guarantee that you will encounter new challenges daily, to enhance your learning opportunities. Just start a business.

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