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You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions. In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. ” Such simple yet poignant advice.

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Learnings of a CEO: Matt Schulman, Pave, on Hiring

Y Combinator

This is an opportunity to evaluate the company and come to a mutual decision at the end of 2, 4, or 6 weeks together – no pressure. We encourage the candidate to comment and add their thoughts to the document, including feedback for me and their thoughts on the interview process. It was an all-encompassing process.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: New VC rules, AI biotech investor survey, Instagram ad case study

TechCrunch

Similarly, “everyone needs 18-24 months of runway” is a nice motto, but when it takes three times longer to raise a round than it used to, it may no longer be useful advice. Opportunity slide. Problem slide. Target audience/market size slide. Mission slide. Product slide: Vulnerability tracking. Product slide: Cryptography.

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Navigating Startup Growth: The Hero’s Guide to Success

AsiaTechDaily

Understanding this journey allows startups to foster Customer Empathy and build a shared framework to enhance their Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy. The journey culminates with the champion becoming a Hero, achieving career advancements or recognition for driving significant metrics.

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How to maintain engineering velocity as you scale

Y Combinator

Your job is to build a case for why your company is the opportunity for them. I used these meetings to get advice, but more importantly I was always giving them updates on our progress, vision, fundraising, and product releases. We were intentional about this from day one and documented it in our engineering handbook.

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This UK startup got $9M so you’ll pay it to shrink your household bills

TechCrunch

The poorest households describe a stark choice — between ‘heating or eating’ Into this grim maelstrom a new London-based startup, called Nous , is hoping to throw households a life-raft by offering a free personalized report that explains how price rises will affect their costs and gives advice on how to adapt to inflation.

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Recruiting and Retaining the Right Executive Talent

Andreessen Horowitz

A MOC document can help you prioritize what jobs you need an executive to do so you can hire against those needs. I think it’s the best framework for executive hiring that I’ve seen. ” And so that framework helps think that through before you start talking to folks, which I think is very smart.

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