Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

But even more important than personal lessons of failure, I believe acceptance of failure at a societal level is one of the key ingredients that allows the technology startup industry in the US to flourish. In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital.

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Gust

JUNE 8, 2014

Virtual Team meeting image via Wikimedia blog. Almost every startup is a virtual team these days, since most don’t start out with dedicated office space, and some or all members of the team work part-time or out of their own home. It’s a small world, so these team members may not even be in the same town, or the same country.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. The Foundations of the Seattle startup community. The Components of any Great startup community.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Announced today, AWS has created a 10-week program for generative AI startups around the globe. Generative AI startup founders within the cohort can expect to have access to AI models and tools as well as machine learning stack optimization and custom go-to-market advice.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

A lot of attention is being paid to mental health issues in startup founders. We need to balance glamourising startups with models that ensure people are looked after. There are a number of very good players in the ecosystem without an Australian footprint who could be very valuable contributors to the Australian startup scene.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2018

Whether you’re a conversion veteran or a startup founder just learning the basics, download and subscribe to these sales and marketing podcasts today to boost your skills: 1. You’ll find episodes like, How to Grow Your Marketing Through Partnerships and This is Why Your Blog Isn’t Loved by Google delivered in short, sweet bursts.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

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. Fred Wilson wrote an eloquent piece on his blog about “ recycling capital ,&# which every regional community should read. It’s important.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

This is because most of the capital in Africa for promising startups is typically distributed among many investors. During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment. “There’s a massive early-stage funding gap for African startups.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 17, 2022

Hey, you don’t have to be in the world of publishing to push out terrific blog posts, right? What Startup Founders Should Know About NFTs and Intellectual Property Protection. The truth is that you might be able to incorporate NFTs into your business plans to bring a little buzz your way. .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

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? It goes without saying that being a startup founder is more popular than ever.

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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. However, I didn’t receive a single response while other founders received VC investment for basic ideas.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Subscribe to the Gust Blog.

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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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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hunter Walk: Before we dive into your company Greenhouse , give me one story from your childhood that foretold you were going to end up a startup founder. DC: I’m going to keep this brief, but if you want to the long version of it, I recommend reading our blog about it. Daniel Chait: Oh man, I have a ton of these!

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Matthew Ramirez , CEO, Rephrasely You Stand Out Amongst Competitors A brand blog is essential in content marketing. Some terms may not be recognized by a new audience, and you can use your blog to inform them on the topic. In doing so, readers will gravitate to the blog while the website increases its domain rating.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media , blog posts, etc. A startup-scouting platform and fellowship program that leverages student networks to identify and vet startup founders for accelerators, angels, and venture capital firms. German Accelerator empowers German startups to scale globally.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

.” I want to do the best deals wherever they are, but I thought, most VCs I met didn’t have very good operational experience, so I thought, “Well, what if I created a blog called Both Sides of the Table and could emphasize the fact that I used to sit on your side of the table?” But you can create your own brand.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

A number of local governments have also implemented programs to help startups. If you’re a startup founder ready to gain the tools you need to get to the next level, check out the EO Accelerator program. appeared first on THE BLOG. Learn more and apply for the program.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Floyd DePalma is the Founder and CEO of DePalma Studios, a UX agency that builds applications people love to use. The post How I Went from Startup Founder to Leader of a Growing Business appeared first on THE BLOG. He is also an EO Nashville member. .

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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. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

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. What is a founder to do?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

You’re writing a freaking blog post! I try to take time out of my week to occasionally meet with startup founders – even those that haven’t been introduced. Plus, he’s a loyal reader of this blog. I know many people think I blog all day long. “But WAIT !!! ” I never said that.

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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.” I know because I marked the occasion with a blog post on how to have a great VC meeting. Jonathan shared that experience in his blog post so I won’t repeat it.

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Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Don’t justify over-spending initially with “long-run” thinking. If you do, there probably won’t ever be a long run!

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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. Check if they have started a group, community, or even just a blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

For high-achieving startup founders and entrepreneurs, marketing might feel like a no-brainer to tackle on your own. appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Plus, today’s online marketing platforms make it easy to post, track and engage. Not so fast.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. Initial traffic was driven by word-of-mouth, specifically blogs and a bit of luck. They seem to value openness, integrity and a realistic perspective of your business. So I’ve never had any problems because I was always straight forward.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

. “We’re looking for companies with a viable product and early market traction, and a commitment to developing on and investing in the Zoom ecosystem,” Zoom’s Colin Born wrote in a blog post announcing the new program. The fund gives startup founders one more option to get some funding to get their idea off the ground.

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Red Rocket

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I recently got connected to Alyssa Hitaka at TopTierStartups.com , a new content site rich with startup related news, tips and interviews with startup founders. I was curious what her startup founders were seeing, in terms of the best marketing strategies they are successfully using today.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works. At all of my companies, I’ve run behind-the-scenes blogs, and it’s a practice that has led to unpredictable results. Buffer runs a fantastic blog , embracing radical transparency in an effort to tell the story of what happens behind closed doors.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

He’s informed by years working with hundreds of startups as the cofounder of Demand Curve (growth training courses) and Bell Curve (a growth agency), but also as a repeat startup founder, angel investor and open-source web developer ( Velocity.js ). Corporate blogs haven’t been competing with them.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

The increase might not turn heads in a world of $90+ billion valuations, but Lavingia thinks the new rules could revitalize a path to raising capital for venture capitalists and founders alike. If this works, startup founders will start to be able to go direct more frequently,” Lavingia said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Survival tips for startup founders living through their first market correction. As a result, simple blog posts lost their luster years ago, found reporter Ron Miller. To see what startups can learn from SaaS’ new approach to content marketing, he interviewed several analysts and experts. Walter Thompson.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 11, 2023

Riffing Off VC Charles Hudson’s Blog Post, Here’s What I’m Trying to Answer a group of different robots running a race, digital art [DALL-E] If startup founders sometimes ‘Build in Public,’ is the analogou sventure capitalist motto to ‘Think in Public?’

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2021

In this blog post, we’re not going to talk about different business models, seat-based VS usage volume pricing, or subscription VS pay-as-you-go. In this blog post, I’ll highlight a pretty neat data-driven approach that we used at Uizard to identify the initial price for our SaaS monthly subscription plans.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Startup founders like to see nice, beautiful analytics dashboards. The same sort of process can work for business strategy, marketing, generating blog posts, generating content, web pages, landing pages, etc. For example: Don’t try to get AI to do 100% of a blog post. And let your product be your marketing.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 27, 2013

The valley and startup-land does not fetishize failure despite the increasing reports to the contrary. FailCon is not the Darwin Awards for startups. Founders do not start businesses with the express interest to fail. Founders create huge information dissemination groups in person and through blogs.

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