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Exceptional Startups Are Needles in a Haystack. So the Best VCs Build Needle Magnets.

Hunter Walk

Most strategies are some combination of innovation and best practices along the classic five steps of venture investing: See, Pick, Win, Service, Exit. What are, in my mind, some examples of needle magnet strategies that exist today? Pick the magnet strategies which are consistent with your brand, stage, resources, and temperament.

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20 Years As a CEO: What I Wish I Knew Then

StartupNation

Go through the top seven lessons from being an entrepreneur and CEO for 20 years, from leadership to business growth. Here’s how you can build one with these leadership lessons from my 20 years as a CEO: Hire the right people —recruit for values, not just skills: Never fall for resumes with unbelievable skill sets, but no culture fit.

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20 Years As a CEO: What I Wish I Knew Then

StartupNation

Go through the top seven lessons from being an entrepreneur and CEO for 20 years, from leadership to business growth. Here’s how you can build one with these leadership lessons from my 20 years as a CEO: Hire the right people —recruit for values, not just skills: Never fall for resumes with unbelievable skill sets, but no culture fit.

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7 Proven Inbound Marketing Tips to Grow Your Startup

StartupNation

If you want to start and grow your business , you need to leverage marketing strategies that aren’t costly and can help you stand out of the crowd. The strategy involves the use of content marketing, SEO, social media marketing , video marketing, and more to attract prospects and convert them into paying customers. What does this mean?

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“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey will orient your board to be less trusting and collaborative.” Five Questions with Nilam Ganenthiran, Former President of Instacart

Hunter Walk

We developed a friendship as part of our Board service and a recent blog post of his made me think I wanted to learn a bit more about his Instacart experience. HW: The whole ‘get on rocketships without worrying about seats” – you ended up moving through Instacart in a variety of business and strategy roles before assuming the President role.

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Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire

Startup Blogpost

Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire Swayam, welcome to Startup Blog Post! After years of working in strategy and marketing, I realized that I wanted to channel my skills into a venture that aligned with my values. Can you share a specific example of a creative bootstrapping strategy that yielded impressive results?

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AI Co-Creation: Solid Content Strategy or Hidden SEO Risk?

StartupNation

The role of a copywriter, a good one at least, is to produce content that aligns with a business, working to a content strategy that has been created in line with larger business goals. The skills of a copywriter are non-negotiable if a business wants content that shows emotion and thought leadership.