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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

Both Sides of the Table

Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. So far from not taking advice from other people – I want more advice, more data points, more opinions.

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5 Lessons on Career Growth From a Google Exec

Entrepreneur's Handbook

From my own experience and from the experience of helping other people develop their careers, I wanted to share 5 lessons that I found very useful and that will hopefully help you in your pursuit. Imagine you have a best friend, in a similar situation as you are, coming to you for advice on what they need to do.

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We need to unlearn the lessons of the 2021 fundraising bubble

TechCrunch

Below is a mix of best practices and advice I would give to anyone trying to raise money for their startup in this climate. It’s best to use the extra time you have now to prepare a solid game plan that you can set into motion when investors are around and engaged. Don’t fundraise in the summer or winter.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Immigration law Q&A, finding your problem, why a16z pitched Deel

TechCrunch

Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. In a TechCrunch+ guest post, he shared three fundamental pieces of advice for new founders. Klaviyo co-founder Ed Hallen’s 3 top pieces of advice for launching a startup. Raising a Series A in a market of mixed messages. Stay tuned!

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Build Your Brand, Not Your Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Canva uses their blog as a lead magnet for their card-making tools. You’re already an expert in your domain, so you can produce content around your advice immediately. How to Build Your Brand Here are 3 questions to consider when building your brand: What do people ask you for advice on? What can you talk endlessly about?

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Sometimes your gut is the best you’ve got.

Berkonomics

How I didn’t follow my own advice. Add to that knowing that there are three distinct buying seasons each year, and that this site was offering to mix and match sizes to fit, leaving orphan matching skirts and pants – and you can see why my concern. Perhaps the greatest of these is use of the “what if” or “why” question streams.

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How to Build an Effective Trial for Your Product

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Effectively, all consumer-focused products with a trial using this model (such as ​Headspace​ , ​Peleton​ , ​Spotify​ , etc.) If you’re building a consumer product right now, don’t overthink this; just use a credit card trial upfront. The best advice to early-stage companies is to default to being generous here.

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