Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

500 Startups was looking to add someone with an enterprise background to their investing team, so I made the leap into venture at the start of 2017. At 500, I had the opportunity to work with early-stage founders from around the world and quickly realized that this was where I wanted to spend my time.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Building a startup is never easy, especially when you’re in the early innings and navigating a huge learning curve. Education, support and sage advice are arguably as essential to startup success as fundraising. Find all that — and connect with your early-founder community — at TC Early Stage 2021.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We’re doing so for a few reasons but mainly because you know and trust TechCrunch to bring you the best alpha possible in the startup ecosystem. TechCrunch+ provides advice and analysis to help startups. By joining, you can: Discover how successful startups operate through deep-dive interviews with founders and investors.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

A hallmark of that spirit is quite visible these days in the country’s flourishing startup ecosystem, which has expanded rapidly in the past few years, to say the least. However, the global slowdown has impacted startups’ growth in the country, just like everywhere else in the world.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

However, in June 2020, the Italian government sponsored a €1 billion investment program aimed at the native startup ecosystem, creating a new venture arm: CDP Venture Capital. It has also launched two different acceleration projects aimed at supporting SMEs and startups with mentoring, networking and support services.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Still, new opportunities are popping up in remote work, psychedelics and wellness. Respondents said they invest around 50% inside Czechia and 50% across Central and Eastern Europe, while some are more focused across CEE generally, with some percentage of the fund supporting startups that have scaled to the U.S. Innovative.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

You’ll learn from subject-matter experts, across the startup ecosystem, ready to help you avoid costly missteps. Attendees say: “Early Stage 2020 provided a rich, bootcamp experience with premier founders, VCs and startup community experts. Jessica McLean, Director of Marketing and Communications, Infinite-Compute.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem. K-Startup Grand Challenge launched in 2016 In April 2016, the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) was started. The KSGC team also gives follow-up support to the top startups for them to establish a business in Korea.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

When they return, young people like Morrison are finding that Atlantic Canadians have quietly built a robust startup ecosystem that has resulted in a dozen acquisitions to companies like IBM and Salesforce, the sum of which likely surpasses $5 million in cash and stock. million USD) through its Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF).

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

That product isn't money--it's their time, attention, sound advice and network. I've had the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting companies in the NYC area, like GroupMe and SinglePlatform, both of whom were recently acquired. That's not to downplay the importance of spending time all over the city.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

And then take your experience and turn it into a piece of thought leadership career advice to share with people reading this. Every milestone was an opportunity to tell the biggest possible story. My advice to people early in their career is pretty simple: your mission isn’t to pursue a career, it’s to discover it.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

With a lot of faith, and the opportunity to participate in the rebuilding of what would later become Automobile Alley, we opened our doors on July 17, 1995. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Increasing the diversity in our start-up ecosystem also requires a strategic focus.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

The Institute for Corporate Directors in Canada helps its members “ perform their director role effectively and make an appropriate contribution in the boardroom (…) [by offering] professional development programs that provide value-added director education and learning opportunities.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

The early stages of building a startup is no cakewalk even during a strong economy — much less during the uncertain one we’re currently living in. Actionable advice and strategies you can implement now. Opportunities to expand your network and connect with a supportive community. Early Bird Pricing On Sale Now.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

” And the amazing thing is this concept of texting your customers, turned a lot of these people that were kind of like loose acquaintances in the startup ecosystem into really good friends. ” And we’d actually even give them the opportunity to renegotiate the pricing before they got charged.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 13, 2023

Register The Malaysian Economy Minister, Rafizi Ramli, has announced that the government plans to reform the country’s startup ecosystem. The minister explained how the government will focus on enhancing funding and investment opportunities, particularly at the seed and angel investor stages.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. LoanSense helps you find a repayment plan for your student loans so you don’t miss out on opportunities for forgiveness, consolidation and repayment.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We’ve been impressed by the alacrity, communication skills, and high level of competence of the customer success team, who have to support a lot of custom functionality we’ve built. Ideally, we wanted to pull in data from outside databases , including data about limited partners and more broadly the startup ecosystem (e.g.,

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Reforge

JANUARY 31, 2023

More from Dorian Karen Sun Karen Sun is an advisory CTO, executive coach, and educator focused on building equity and access to technical opportunities. More from Karen Kevin Bechtel Kevin has led brand and product marketing teams at high-growth startups like Upwork and Workrise. Want to hear from a Fractional Executive directly?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

“In meeting and talking to founders, I saw interesting talent coming here, but there was no support, and startups were very undercapitalized and had low valuations,” Pavlyukovskyy said. “We From me being a serial entrepreneur, I want to be able to give suggestions and advice, which is the fun part.”.

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

We talked about how startups have changed over the last few years, what support has meant to them, Startup Catalyst missions and their impact, as well as ways to get involved in the startup community. He has been a supporter of the startup community since before the word startup was in general conversation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? Would be happy to add proptech and agritech startups to our portfolio.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. 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. It’s a very cool vibe at Founder’s Coop. I plowed it back into 9 deals.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Where can new founders and budding entrepreneurs turn for expert advice to navigate the formative phases of building a startup? Buy a dual-event pass (for a tidy discount, by the way), and you’ll not only learn more, but you’ll also have more time to absorb and implement critical advice that can lead to your success.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

39:40 – What’s a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he’s changed since running Meesho? 41:10 – How has the Indian startup ecosystem evolved? 43:30 – Can foreigners come to India and start a startup? 44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 7, 2022

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Workspot’s secure cloud desktop Binah.ai: World’s first blood pressure via video InsideTracker guides users to longer, healthier lives Israel hits new VC record of $25.6 Startup of the Week: PulmOne: Complete lun Workspot: Secure work from anywhere. Invest Now.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Our Next Energy , or ONE, is a next-gen battery tech startup in Detroit that is creating better, safer, more efficient batteries for the future of electric vehicles. Signal Advisors creates technology that supports financial advisors in scaling their business in ways previously not possible. Signal Advisors. Apply now to Grand Circus.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The country makes far too much money from oil, giving it one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds and a large system of socialized support. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA also became part of the innovation ecosystem in Washington, DC, partnering with other organizations and joining White House and other Obama administration initiatives to shine a light on entrepreneurship. This letter emphasized how important patents are to startup companies.

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