Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. has now employed the same strategy. Acquihires and Venture Capital. But that’s not how you make money in the venture capital business.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

. “Once you’ve already raised a bunch of ventures, you’re kind of building a business for venture scale, whereas if you are bootstrapped … you can be really really opportunistic about what that right time is,” he told Natasha Mascarenhas. Priyanka Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of food tech startup Live Green Co.,

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. Originally backed by venture capital, in 2021 Daniel worked with TPG , a large private equity firm, to make them the majority investor.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 18, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we share: How VCs choose which startups to fund. How you can sell your startup to VCs with a one-pager. You won’t believe how VCs decide which startups to fund Aaron Dinin, PhD teaches entrepreneurship at Duke.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 12, 2019

Just as you would not expect the Government to use taxpayer funds to bail out private businesses when they get in trouble, Government is also not in the business of using taxpayer dollars to fund the ventures of private individuals or groups when they want to start them. Recently they introduced a programme specifically for startup founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Paul Graham’s assertion that “any startup founder can tell you the most common question they hear from investors is not about the founders or the product, but “who else is investing?&# if you need advice on how to find / work with startup lawyers cheaply click that link). rings true to me.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

Startup founders often turn to pitch decks when fundraising as a visual representation of their story — from the origins to total addressable market to those juicy metrics. Wu gave some pointers on how she reacts to cold pitch decks, and why founders may want to take some unconventional advice. Timestamp: 21:50).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. But to build one, founders must first define clear goals and create value for participants. Fintech is like most venture, but simply more extreme.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. She hasn’t raised any venture capital. If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Founders from outside a tech-ecosystem are surrounded by bad advice, since building a startup is different from other kinds of businesses. Those myths are: (1) Don’t share your idea; (2) Good ideas must be bulletproof; (3) Startups require your total commitment; (4) Live on a shoestring; and, (5) Stick to what you know.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital. When you’re an early-stage startup that hasn’t raised any institutional money you end up doing almost every job function of the company yourself. Tags: Start-up Advice. True story.)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. Raising money is hard. Press the flesh.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. But this strategy great depends on point 3. Availability of Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. He says this is the most valuable time for him and recommends it to every founder. [I Not a chance.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2022

That’s the reality most startup founders face: They’re routinely bombarded with feedback from investors, customers, peers, mentors, family, friends, and sometimes even random people on the internet. For all of its challenges, managing feedback is a crucial part of building a successful business. Here are three ways to get started.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And then I got into strategy consulting, and I wanted to go into strategy consulting, and they said, “Yeah, but you’re a tech guy. We don’t take tech guys in the strategy consulting group.” Probably the internet helped because they needed internet skills in their strategy group.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Seek out financial advice because it takes time to improve a score. Establishing a computer repair business may be validated through online research of already existing businesses or by speaking with former or current owners to learn their experience and gain their advice.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies. Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders. The old saying, “build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door,” does not apply to startups in the sexual wellness category. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. Venture Capital. And then the world changed.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

Dear Sophie: Any unique immigration strategies for quick hiring? Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. The information provided in “Dear Sophie” is general information and not legal advice. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders. The old saying, “build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door,” does not apply to startups in the sexual wellness category. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Although SSBs are years away from mass production, “we are on the cusp of some pretty incredible discoveries using major improvements in computational science and machine learning algorithms to accelerate that process,” says SSB startup founder Amy Prieto. His advice for companies considering an IPO?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

But the Biden administration has taken a stronger interest in antitrust legislation, and that could directly impact Redmond’s long-term expansion strategy. Dear Sophie, As a first-time, early-stage startup founder, I find it difficult to compete against other startups on compensation. Fledgling Founder.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

More than a few venture capital funds will never invest in sex tech due to “vice clauses” that contractually obligate them to pass on companies that offer products or services in categories like alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons, porn — and sexual wellness. But fundraising is still more difficult than in other verticals.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. What are the opportunities startups may be able to tap into during these unprecedented times? How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy?

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