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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

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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. There are bootcamps, startup classes, video interviews – the sources are now endless. Draw from Frameworks.

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Careers in Tech Startups & Innovation: What will I learn?

This is going to be BIG.

Through other people, I've learned a ton about investing, being a better board member, building a portfolio and building a firm. If you're the first marketing hire and you don't have the privilage for working for someone you can learn from, as is often the case in a young startup, you're going to have to look elsewhere for guidence.

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Eight accounting tips every Kiwi startup needs to know

NZ Entrepreneur

Launching a startup in New Zealand is exciting, but navigating the accounting side of things can be tricky. In this blog, we’ll break down everything you need to know, from choosing the best business structure to getting professional help. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Sue de Bievre, Beany Founder.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

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It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. This applies equally to VCs, startups & big company executives. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. These are all creative processes.

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

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It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda. I often find myself having the opposite reaction.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

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I was out to raise my first seed money in my second startup of $500,000. Neither did Y Combinator, 500 Startups, TechStars, Amplify, Mucker and countless others. And importantly they play an important role in helping to introduce you to the right A-round VC based on your startup type. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

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If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Startup Advice'