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

MAY 4, 2021

boom, a startup is born… And if you take a long view of their [founders] career, they’re missing out on the depth of things, experience, and authenticity of experience that I think informs the most interesting category-defining companies out there.” In this article, I explore trends that underpin the deep tech concept, and how Ph.D.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

A while back, I published an article on “ Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree – particularly if you are desperate.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 16, 2018

One of the biggest challenges that the startup founders face during the initial stage is the lack of a well-proficient, professional marketing team. A well-rounded marketing team can make or break a startup and that’s why it is essential to hire the very best. Identify Your Marketing Channels.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

Jonathan Strauss took this issue head on in a blog post that I believe every startup founder should read on “ Replacing Oneself as CEO.” ” “After 3 and a half years of fusing my self-worth with the success of the company in the crucible of startup survival, it was impossible to tear them apart without pain.

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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. and more articles from the EO blog. . The post 7 Hints for Entrepreneurial Success from Hint Water Founder Kara Goldin appeared first on THE BLOG. Identify the problem.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But, speaking as someone who’s worked at several startups, Extra Crunch stories contain actionable information you can use to build a company and/or look smart in meetings — and that’s worth something. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. The VCs who founders love the most. on Sunday, Dec.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

This week, Bill Taranto, president of Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund, wrote a TechCrunch+ article that explored six digital health trends his corporate VC fund is tracking as we enter 2022. Between Q1 and Q3 2021, healthcare startups landed $21.3 Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Founders are so anxious to avoid the pain of missing payroll or running out of cash in the near term that they make hasty decisions on investors that cost them later. Being aware of this bias can help founders take a balanced perspective. and more articles from the EO blog. The post Raising Funds? The post Raising Funds?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

This article originally ran on TechCrunch. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. I’m in Seattle this week. People keep asking me if I’ve “seen anything interesting.&#

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

This article describes the entrepreneurial mindset behind successful startups, how you can develop that mindset, and the strategies to build your startup based on that mindset. Highly successful entrepreneurs share their thinking about undertaking great entrepreneurial challenges and achieving breakthrough success.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 15, 2024

When I joined YC in 2014, I thought I was transitioning from the management role I had as a startup founder to a job where most of my time would be spent doing office hours with YC founders.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

If you aren’t familiar, Extra Crunch is our membership program focused on startups, founders and investors with more than 100 exclusive articles published per month. Extra Crunch helps you spot technology trends and opportunities, build better startups and stay connected. You can claim the deal here.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

“It’s about focusing on the metric that directly reflects the value that your company and products bring to your customers,” growth marketer Maya Moufarek told us in an interview for one of our most popular marketing articles of the week. Help TechCrunch find the best growth marketers for startups.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In this article, we will look at a bunch of great examples culled from my TechCrunch Pitch Deck Teardown series and detail what needs to go on the slide. As a startup founder, your company should be designed to fail as fast as possible. As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

With a Section 1045 rollover, founders can salvage QSBS before 5 years. Advanced tax strategies for startup founders. When a founder sells their company, its valuation gets a lot of attention. He is a managing director of Keystone Global Partners. More posts by this contributor. Image Credits: Keystone Global Partners.

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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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StartupNation

JANUARY 3, 2021

These include dealing with personal relationships both within and outside the business and conflicting co-founder visions. In this article, I will share some of the real reasons why I think startups fail that I have observed firsthand as a startup founder. Conflicting co-founder expectations. Key takeaways.

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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. Create a role that harnesses their interests/talent. Give them a stake in the company.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

.” That might work inside mature companies, but early-stage founders who are presenting themselves to investors must be more specific. In an interview with Natasha Mascarenhas, B2B stealth startup founder Akshaya Dinesh recounted the time her team was rejected by an accelerator because they hadn’t yet picked a CEO.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “ Startup founders can start positioning themselves now to be acquired in that wave. Today’s abrupt slowdown in VC investment suggests a post-recession-type M&A wave is on the horizon. How can you avoid this unnecessary fate?

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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

MAY 3, 2022

” Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. What most startup founders get wrong about financial projections. The pressures facing first-time founders are enormous. ” What most startup founders get wrong about financial projections. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

The fundraise was covered on TechCrunch : Part of the fun of looking through decks is the ability to link back to an article we posted, saying, “This was the raise; here is how they did it.” ” Within the past year or so : Part of the problem for founders is that a lot of sample decks out there are 10 to 15 years old.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

When VCs are thinking about whether to take a second, third or fourth meeting it doesn’t hurt that they saw an article about you in the WSJ, Recode or TechCrunch. When you plan out your fund-raising process you should dedicate some tasks on your GANTT chart to marketing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

As is our custom, you’ll see quite a few TechCrunch+ articles in the coming days that share predictions for 2022. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. When fundraising, New Zealand startup founders should play the “Kiwi card” Image Credits: Jami Tarris (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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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. Step 1: Understand what marketing is. Don’t skip this step. Not your friends, not your family.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

He believes that when startup founders know how to raise money, they can find the freedom to approach investors with confidence and raise the capital they need to grow their company. Tal developed his methodologies in the course of leading five startups over more than 20 years. How to break into Silicon Valley as an outsider.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Nanda, Director General, Department of Industrial and Commercial Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, at the K-Startup Grand Challenge (Photo = beSUCCESS) The delegation then toured the startup campus, saw the office spaces of companies and business support organizations, and was introduced to startup business support programs.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 31, 2022

A lot can be learned from the game of Uno, not the least of which are several lessons for how to be a successful startup founder Photo by Simon Ray on Unsplash One morning recently, while beset with jetlag, my daughter and I awoke very early. The sun had not yet risen, and we passed the time by playing a game of Uno.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. The investment platform I founded and run, VenturePole, is the investment partner of HealthInc, the health tech accelerator of Startupbootcamp, the biggest startup accelerator organization in Europe.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2015

The buzz around your WSJ article starts to fade, and no one is talking about you locally. And that next big article, from the reporter at the NY Times who just moved to NYC--it's not being written about you because they didn't know how good you were doing. Priorities, right? It's a case of your roots not getting watered.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I’m considering either having my startup sponsor me for an O-1A visa or self-petitioning an EB-1A green card. Savvy Startup Founder. As a startup founder, the critical and essential role you play at your startup should be easy to demonstrate. Under your leadership, how much funding has your startup raised?

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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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

But wait, there’s more: Buy a pass and receive a free annual membership to Extra Crunch, our membership program focused on startups, founders and investors with more than 100 exclusive articles published per month ( learn about the benefits ). Read the event agenda and start planning your schedule now.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But what about those minority founders who don’t have family, friends or connections to lean on for the first $250,000? Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Realize you are up against an outdated system.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. It’s amazing how frequently investors say “no” to startup founders: If 100 early-stage entrepreneurs pitch a VC, maybe three of them will be lucky to get a second meeting. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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