StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s a golden opportunity to showcase your skills and potentially land clients. First, we were writing articles and hoping for SEO to kick in. The game-changer was when we started using tools like Ahrefs and Semrush to find keywords we could compete on with our articles. We got our first client from a coding hackathon.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Kara shared seven lessons she’s learned in her 15 years as a startup founder of one of the most successful beverage companies in the US. Hint pursues many direct-to-consumer opportunities, which is rare in the beverage industry. Failure provides entrepreneurs with the opportunity to figure out what they could do differently.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

And then get ready for two days of learning, networking and discovering opportunities to move your business forward. TechCrunch attracts the top experts, and you’ll hear from and engage with leading founders, investors, technologists and government and military officials across private, public and defense sectors.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A lot of these articles are part of TechCrunch+ — TechCrunch’s premium subscription product. As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works. Here are a few articles we wrote to help you crack some of the more challenging parts of the pitch. Before you start pitching.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This report prepared by Eddie Ackerman, Thomvest’s strategic finance operating partner, looks at startup hiring velocity since February 2021 by region, company type and, notably, how much time passed since last fundraise. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Market opportunity slide. Problem slide.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5 Now, two years later, the leader of that club, Steph Mui, is trying to replicate that playbook in the form of a venture-backed startup, and solo entrepreneurship.

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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. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. People appreciate the opportunity to weigh in.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In a mere 72 hours, early bird pricing disappears for TechCrunch Early Stage 2021 , our two-part, founder bootcamp series focused on the building blocks you need to grow your company. The first event, TC Early Stage Operations & Fundraising , happens on April 1-2 — that’s two program packed days of education, connection and opportunity.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Georgi Todorov , Founder, ThriveMyWay Content Marketing Can Help With SEO and Organic Reach Content marketing is an invaluable tool for startups looking to establish their presence in their chosen market. As a brand, it also gives you the opportunity for your audience to get to know you better. How can they use your products?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor. to make their next move.

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Gust

JULY 6, 2014

According to an article in the Harvard Business Review a while back, “ Five Ways to Bungle a Job Change ,” there are at least five common missteps that professionals make when moving to a new job. Test your “dream” startup plans on some experienced entrepreneurs to get a reality check before you leave your current job.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

“Early Stage 2020 was a great opportunity to hear seasoned startup founders talking about their experiences and how they dealt with many of the same challenges I faced then and am going through now. ” — Ashley Barrington, founder, MarketPearl. ” — Chloe Leaaetoa, founder, Socicraft.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. Savvy Startup Founder. More posts by this contributor.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 24, 2021

These steps apply to entrepreneurs, particularly to tech startup founders. Confusion about what marketing is drives the majority of the problems founders face with it. It sets a startup off on the right (or wrong) path. Every interaction is an opportunity to lose a customer, or build their loyalty.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2022

I am doubtful that I could ever be a venture-backed startup founder. Guess that’s why I’m a journalist and not a startup founder! For a deeper dive into real estate tech and how it’s changing the investing landscape, check out my article in TC+ this week: Got $5? Weekly News.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Although we haven’t had direct exchanges with other teams yet, we hope for opportunities to collaborate together in the future. For inquiries and connections with Korean tech companies mentioned in this article,, contact us at press@asiatechdaily.com. CEO YiKyung Son of Galloping (Image= beSUCCESS) Q.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The departing founder might consider that fair, but the remaining founder(s) are the ones adding on the additional value — and resentment is not the only issue. “The opportunity cost of dead equity is talent and capital,” Jake Jolis of Matrix Partners explains in a guest post for us this week.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Complete articles are only available to members, but you can use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one or two-year subscription. From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity. ” From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity. Details here. Bitcoin is at an all-time high.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If you’re in the startup phase, low-code/no-code (LCNC) is especially appealing because it is versatile, customizable and open source, so you won’t feel trapped by your architecture or have to start over when you change programs. You can just keep going and growing. What is low-code/no-code technology?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2021

However, for startups looking for rapid growth like Monica and Joe’s, they may approach pricing biasing toward giving away more value than is captured?—?at at least to start with, and especially if there is an opportunity for “land and expand” sales strategies. How Monica and Joe priced their new enterprise product?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2021

Still, most startups persist in releasing products aimed at serving younger users, says Lawrence Kosick, co-founder of GetSetUp, an edtech company that targets 50+ learners. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

In a companion article on TechCrunch , Eric explores these broader shifts, concluding, “you can start to see a world emerging that sounds a lot more like the fantasies of a New Urbanist than the world before the pandemic.” Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In fact you may have noticed many of her articles and her weekly contributions to Equity showing up here already. Since joining us from Crunchbase News earlier this year, she’s been covering early-stage startups and the San Francisco tech scene in general, with a big focus on edtech. You’re in good hands.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, calling oneself a startup founder was certainly seen as a flex. As this TechCrunch article points out, what drives the mental health epidemic among entrepreneurs is their propensity to accept risk. In general, I find that founders are more concerned with their employees than themselves.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

Time is relentless and, right now, it’s no friend to procrastination-prone early-stage startup founders. The application window for Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 slams shut in just one week. Can you afford to miss this potentially life-changing opportunity? We think not.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2022

I recently wrote about a new company called Glean AI , started by former OnDeck and Better.com CFO Howard Katzenberg, which aims to help businesses save money by using machine learning to analyze things like deal terms, line-item data, redundant offerings and negotiation opportunities. Well, that’s it for this week!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

As a serial technical founder, I often get approached for co-founder opportunities. Unfortunately, more often than not, these approaches have been disappointing, prompting me to write this list of tips to help founders win over a someone like me. Background So why is it really hard to find a technical co-founder?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If you’re not familiar with TC+, it’s our members-only community that receives access to articles offering extensive market analysis, expert advice from experienced entrepreneurs, deep-dive interviews with investors and founders, plus live weekly coaching, Q&A sessions and more. Let’s back up a moment.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. According to Tsai, 2022 will see web3 going mainstream, more capital flowing to underestimated founders, and broader investments in regions that have traditionally been overlooked. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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Onevest

APRIL 8, 2015

By Michael Whitehouse You've found that perfect startup opportunity on 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, or somewhere else, decided to invest an amount in the project, and now it's time to help that investment flourish.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Ramp doesn’t require college degrees for all hires, and offers lots of “learning opportunities, autonomy with a high level of ownership, and rapid advancement.” For this article , Christine Hall and I talked extensively with several former Better.com employees. You can read his take here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

” Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription In this detailed breakdown, he compares net revenue retention rates by ARR range and identifies benchmarks for companies that have yet to reach product-market fit. ” Thanks for reading TC+!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

This is not a boast, but a warning: I could write a how-to article on almost any topic. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Additionally, the iterative nature of open-source projects leads to fostering a sense of teamwork between the founders, their team and investors and stakeholders.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 16, 2024

It was so much fun catching up that soon after as he started Warmly I was fortunately given the opportunity to angel invest. One who is currently building his company in public [ie sharing a bunch of data, progress, and even setbacks, that a startup founder might normally not disclose]. MG: I really like your pivot article.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Early-stage startup founders have just a few ways to recruit and retain employees: Offer a competitive salary. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. A startup founder’s guide to allocating equity grants. Eddie Thai, general partner, 500 Startups and general partner, Ascend Vietnam Ventures.

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