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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

We definitely keep using the UpPromote service.” So my advice? My advice: Don’t just show what your numbers are—show why they matter. My advice: First, understand which metrics actually matter to your specific business model and focus relentlessly on those. Don’t treat impact as a side note.

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Exceptional Startups Are Needles in a Haystack. So the Best VCs Build Needle Magnets.

Hunter Walk

What’s my needle magnet definition? So my general advice is as you’re building a firm, think about which magnets feel right to you and start investing in them early. Some force that pulls exceptional startups to you, directly or via intermediaries, in a privileged and sustainable fashion.

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“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey will orient your board to be less trusting and collaborative.” Five Questions with Nilam Ganenthiran, Former President of Instacart

Hunter Walk

What advice do you have for people in fast-growing companies about being a team-player but also taking advantage of the unique opportunity it provides? What advice would you give a startup CEO about how to shape an effective Board and use them wisely? NG: This is a hard one as I think I struggled with the conflict for a long time.

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Can You Build a Business with $100 or Less? Yes … and Here’s How

StartupNation

Following AI’s advice, he launched an eco-friendly brand , Green Gadget Guru, in just a week. Note: Fines can definitely cost you more than your startup budget of $100. In 2023, Jackson Greathouse Fall asked ChatGPT-4 to turn $100 into “as much money as possible” ASAP, “without doing anything illegal.” No “dark” practices!

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Dr. Kathryn Messegee on Bootstrapping Geode, Building Community, and Setting Humanity Free

Jason Malki

The best advice I can give is that there is a specific process that I picked up during my time at DARPA that you can use to guarantee success doing anything hard. Step 4: Just refuse to stop — become the definition of action and persistence in all of the first three steps. These are truly exciting times! Step 3: Get help.

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Supporter Profile: BlueRock

NZ Entrepreneur

BlueRock provides independent advice, and prepares the applications you need, to secure your business grants and tax refunds. This is a significant achievement given the complexity of the R&D definitions, and the challenges when we sometimes begin work with a client part-way through their claims process.

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21 Facebook ad examples (and why they work)

The Zapier Blog

Natural tone makes it easy to follow : Her delivery feels casual and friendly, as if you're getting skincare advice from a friend, not a brand trying to sell you something. It makes you think, "If this works for him in extreme conditions, it'll definitely hold up for me." But the ad never feels out of reach.