David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. Absolutely not.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Startup founders frequently ask me about the role of a board of directors. Here’s a framework for how it can help drive success at your company: Strategy, People, Image, Finance and Systems for compliance, or “SPIFS.”. It is the governing body that provides company oversight and helps set business policy and strategy.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

Founderbounty : is a leading blog and podcast on how to build a business from some expericned YC and techstars founders. This blog covers a wide range of topics, including business news, marketing, finance, leadership, and more. This blog covers topics such as business planning, financing, marketing, and more.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

Founderbounty : is a leading blog and podcast on how to build a business from some expericned YC and techstars founders. This blog covers a wide range of topics, including business news, marketing, finance, leadership, and more. This blog covers topics such as business planning, financing, marketing, and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. Two strategies I talked about in the post for getting your “anchor tenants&# are 1) taking them on as advisors first and 2) giving early people cheaper pricing.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2021

With these five strategies, your pathway to exit can be smooth and rewarding. Your content blog may need a new SEO strategy to raise your monthly traffic. Additionally, consider offering seller’s financing to make your online business more attractive to potential buyers. But it doesn’t have to be scary or overwhelming.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In the early stages, it’s really all about the founder/founding team.” For him, it’s about identifying founders uniquely positioned to solve specific problems and possessing the motivation, skills, and a solid market understanding. “In crowded spaces, things are either going to be fully valued or overvalued.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 28, 2019

On Friday, I had two separate conversations with founders about fundraising strategies. I gave them both the same advice which is that certainty of close is super important, particularly early on in a venture when you see an opportunity and want to capture it before someone else does. There is usually a lot of grey in between.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Amid market volatility, decentralized finance, or DeFi, is an area that continues to be in focus in both the crypto VC world and across the community as new use cases, protocols and projects arise. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures.

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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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 18, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. He didn’t care too much about the idea, or the business model, or the strategy. Are you telling me you only invest in failed founders?” “I I wouldn’t say failed founders,” he responded. Is this person finance focused? Let’s do this.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Both outfits look to back early-stage founders with money and advice in exchange for equity. YC has backed over 3,500 founders, while 500 Global has backed more than 2,800 founders, according to each institution’s websites. His advice these days is that startups should be preparing for at least 18 months of runway.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. It partners with entrepreneurs in funding their growth stories through innovative market access and public venture capital strategies.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 11, 2021

YC is hiring across many of our teams, including Admissions, Continuity, Software, People Ops and Finance. Data Scientist : The admissions team uses data to answer interesting questions to find promising founders and make YC the best experience for them. Find out more about the open roles here. ADMISSIONS. Learn more. Learn more.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Almost no financings, many VCs and tech startups cratered for the second time in less than a decade following the dot com bursting. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. How’s that advice holding up? Hey, we got to raise again next year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

. “ If you’re a bootstrapped company who is not yet on the treadmill , you have that kind of optionality or that ability to choose when to get on,” says Cavan Klinsky, co-founder of payments processor Healthie. Priyanka Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of food tech startup Live Green Co.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

And it will require a lot more work, strategy and persistence on your part to tap into that kind of cash. It helps to have advice and insight from an experienced VC, and that’s why we’ve invited Peter A. But there’s a lot more involved in securing your first round of venture capital funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

5 million was always the classic definition of an A-round between the late nineties (crazy financings aside) and say 2007. Entrepreneurs started demanding that VCs call their first-round financings “seed” rounds even if they were $3 million. Whom you take advice from really matters. and there''s always a but].

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

Starting with the assumption that 90% of startups will fail and the most successful ones take an average of six years to IPO, founders must make careful decisions about whom they invite to join the core team. His initial advice? “Investors love founder-CEOs, and founders are often fantastic candidates for this role.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 29, 2019

She'll also lend her insights on how female founders can succeed in business. Purposefully and carefully produced, the entire day is maximized for peer to peer networking and expert advice from the experiences of our speakers. Listen to their journey (challenges and success) in hiring, marketing and financing their growth.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Startup pitching has become an existential drama, in part because so many founders exaggerate the size of the total addressable market (TAM) in which they hope to compete. It is almost guaranteed you’re going to be wrong,” said Aydin Senkut, the founder and managing partner of Felicis Ventures. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Diligence cycles have extended, better relationships with founders can be formed, investors can enter new spaces with more preparation, and a thoughtful approach to early-stage venture capital can emerge,” Kareem added. Plus, they were gracious enough to share some of the advice they’re giving to their portfolio companies.

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Startup Blogpost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To provide guidance, we’ve gathered eight insightful tips from co-founders and financial market strategists. From the importance of paying yourself first and diversifying investments, to considering your business type in your retirement strategy, these experts share their best advice. But your finances are all you have.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

” As an angel investor, this is one of my first questions when talking to founders for a potential investment. For instance, a founder who had graduated from an elite business school recently told me his early-stage fintech firm was worth $50 million. As a founder, your job is to showcase: “What is your valuation?”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Some prominent angel investors also participated in the round, including Opendoor founder Eric Wu and former Wealthfront CEO Adam Nash. Column Tax co-founders Gavin Nachbar and Michael Bock. Wealthy Americans have access to CPAs and accountants and tax advice people watching over their finances year-round.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

million in debt and grant financing from BPI France , the French government’s public investment bank. Susu founders. Care bundles are basically medical calendars composed of doctor consultations, nurse visits, medical advice sent by SMS and a combination of other medical activities for patients. “A

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

According to Anastasiia Kuzmenko, head of talent acquisition at Flyer One Ventures, “the biggest difference between hiring in a healthy economy and hiring now is that there’s no room for mistakes.” “Pipeline generation at early-stage companies is expensive and time consuming, often more so than the sales process itself.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. She changed her strategy from soliciting support from big, well-known donor organizations to cultivating and developing potential partners that were open to identifying a common interest to create a win-win partnership.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 26, 2021

He covers what it is, walks through some of its benefits and risks, and gives advice on how to approach the process of taking on venture debt. Brex is a YC portfolio company that provides an all-in-one finance solution to their customers. Strategy: How to Approach Venture Debt.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The startup, which focuses on earned wage access and finance education, with plans to add neo banking products, too, announced today it has raised $2.8 The funding included participation from Global Founders Capital, M Venture Partners, 500 Global, 1982 Ventures, Titan Capital and Thai corporations and angel investors.

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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. Would you recommend this strategy to founders? You can read previous editions here. It was an all-encompassing process.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

These successful business founders and Advisors in The Oracles share the most common mistakes they see from aspiring entrepreneurs and explain how to overcome those mistakes. They believe everyone’s advice. Entrepreneurs often struggle because they listen to others’ advice instead of their instincts.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The startup’s co-founder and CEO Mostafa El-Beltagy told TechCrunch that the mortgage financing plan is part of their strategy to introduce new products that are aligned with clients’ needs, ensuring sustainability for their business. This leaves a financing gap for pre-owned mortgages that Nawy now aims to bridge. “If

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says entrepreneurs need to resist the urge to become defensive in these sessions. “In Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Fundraising in turbulent markets: Why we moved up our Series B. Image Credits: James Osmond / Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

According to an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch, Chime co-founder Chris Britt said that the move was one of many that would help the company thrive “regardless of market conditions.” Jeppe Rindom, co-founder and CEO of Pleo — which less than one year ago raised $200 million at a $4.7 This equals about 160 people.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

After attending TechCrunch Early Stage last week, I was cheered to meet so many first-time founders and experienced investors who are looking for opportunities. I asked five early-stage investors to share frank advice for first-timers, and I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are probably not ready to pitch an investor.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2022

I have more empathy for a founder who was caught off guard by a pandemic than one who overspent despite knowing that the boom wouldn’t exist forever, and is now cutting the same employees that helped them soar. If you’re a founder, now is the time to unlearn some of that lavish spending and focus on conserving what you do have.

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