Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

To ensure you have compatible co-founders, invest in this five-step methodology (or equivalent) to assess compatibility and work together before committing to a co-founder. It will pay huge dividends!

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. Why did Twitter emerge despite Facebook’s dominance? Why did MySpace lose to Facebook & what can Twitter learn from this?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

You'll find a bit of everything here, including ChatGPT alternatives that'll help you create content, AI chatbots that can search the web, and a few just-for-fun options. It also offers a few useful extras: an iOS app so you can search on the go, sharing via direct link, and sharing straight to Twitter.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Meanwhile, Silicon Hills News (operated by the very talented Laura Lorek) reported that Austin-based insurtech Decent is “shutting down all of its operations to just a core team,” which was confirmed in a blog post published by Nick Soman, the company’s founder and CEO. More details here. Amex isn’t the only one focusing on SMBs.

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OnStartups

APRIL 1, 2021

Don’t invest money (fiat or crypto) based on anything you read here.This blog post is for entertainment purposes only. It’s like twitter, but you can buy/sell shares in people. I’ve heard Shaan Puri (who's super-smart and even more bullish on BitClout than I am) describe it as: “If twitter and Robinhood had a baby”. Me : Right.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

While the startup positioned itself as an Instagram alternative where friends create your profile, the app’s competition today is not really the established tech giants. Most of its users are U.S. based, and to date, they’ve shared over 100 million photos and videos on the app. Sensor Tower also sees 4.6 Image Credits: Poparazzi.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

There’s a growing appetite for alternative search engines. You summarizes information from across the web and offers built-in apps, like search tools for Twitter, that allow users to complete tasks without having to leave the results page. It seems there’s some truth to his words. billion in 2021.)

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 2, 2016

These are the kind of folks that are really just working there as an alternative to working from home. I will say that I'm not so sure that anyone would really go far out of their way to choose WeWork over a well-run, friendly, well built alternative. You have a day job, and you suck at blogging and Twitter and all that.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

And for what it’s worth blogging has always been a creative outlet for me and never felt like an obligation or work. Like many of you I dragged my mobile phone into my bedroom at night and would occasionally check email or Twitter or Facebook before bed. A few weeks in and I have no regret.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Institutional Adoption Institutions have a lot of regulatory and compliance restrictions, which hinder them from investing in alternative assets like crypto. If you’re interested in chatting about what you’re working on in web3, feel free to send me a DM on Twitter @shivsakhuja. Merchants have to pay 2–4% to credit card processors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 24, 2016

As Jeroo inquired how to teach English and math better several faculty members suggested that she go to see Gloria de Souza, who was just then introducing “environmental education”, an alternative to rote memorization based on problem-solving in the real enviroment. Gloria was Ashoka’s first Fellow. Image source.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 19, 2011

The New York Times' Executive Editor, Bill Keller, wrote a piece for New York Magazine entitled " The Twitter Trap " in which he laments the pandora’s box of continuously connected social media he has just opened for his 13 year old daughter by allowing her to have a Facebook account. It's not the tech. I grew up in Brooklyn.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 17, 2021

If all you’re doing is pushing out content for the sake of it, not only will your SEO effectiveness likely take a big hit, but your audience will soon seek better quality alternatives, likely in the form of your competitors. This is true for interactive content , simple blog posts, photos, videos, podcasts… the list goes on.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

I can't put up my track record on my blog, which I'd happily do--whether I have any exits (even though it is theoretically public what I've worked on and who might have sold to a company that rhymes with hype) and how the other companies are doing. I can't tell you anything about it thanks to the SEC. scratches bald head].

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Share on Twitter. We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media, blog posts, etc. Alternatively, some firms pay a fixed percentage of total fund carry per deal sourced, i.e., if you source one company out of a planned 30 companies in a fund, you might get 10%*(1/30) = 0.333% of the carry pool. David Teten.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

It is true that every few years a fund exits that delivers smashing results because it has Facebook, Google or Twitter in it. The better way to think about VC returns is, do the firms consistently beat alternative asset clases on an IRR basis to adjust for the increased risk and lack of liquidity? Take for example Accel.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

But we had a great chance to talk about the recent moves that Twitter has made to “plug holes” and changing its “TOS” on advertising. And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. They sponsor TWiVC. He’s a one-man show who hasn’t raised VC.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2022

As Gleklen quipped on Twitter, “thou shalt only write about a metric in a blog post if you’ve discussed it with multiple management teams and you get consistent feedback that it is valuable.” . “Overall, we believe a goal of getting to $200,000 would serve most mid-stage/late-stage growth companies well.”

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Continuations

AUGUST 4, 2021

In a Twitter exchange (in German) he pointed me to something he wrote a couple of years ago as predictions about the recentralization of the internet. Clearly Twitter doesn’t lend itself to differentiated answers, so I am writing this blog post instead. First, a bit of history. Now on to the question of crypto.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2022

As always, you can support me by sharing this newsletter, following me on Twitter or subscribing to my personal blog. Public buys Otis, bringing fractional ownership of alternative assets to its platform. Deal of the week. Honorable mentions: Byju’s founder backs startup in $800 million funding at $22 billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

It was also a week filled with lots of activity on FinTwit, or “Financial Twitter,” as it’s more formally known – thanks to more than just a little back and forth involving Stripe and Plaid. Hours later, Perret acknowledged on Twitter that he had deleted his tweet, noting: “ Deleted tweet. Misunderstanding or different styles perhaps.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

If YouTube really cares about dominating the future of Internet video it should take less because at 45% it will only encourage video producers to seek alternate distribution and will make it easier for competitors to emerge. I will talk about these strategies in my next blog post. but not that this justifies take a 45% revenue share.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

I’m not driven/motivated by instant gratification, so I’m committed to the long haul and the learnings I’ll gather on the way, but every so often, you can get dragged down by envisioning alternative realities… it can be dangerously captivating. What are your future plans for all three organizations? There are a few ways!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2021

Unless you find an alternative business model to monetize a totally free SaaS product, you’ll have to attach a price tag to it. 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. Your first price is going to be wrong no matter what.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

Welcome to Social Media Week --the one week out of the year where we get to tweet and blog about social media! If not, just try to slip the dude at the front door a few Twitter followers. Now a story breaks and before you can say "ESPN" it's all over Twitter. Try the waitlists. I think you'll have a good shot at getting in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

It was often stressful and, at least in the back of my mind, I wondered what my alternatives might be in the future. Read all the articles linked to this campaign , and follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and LinkedIn for daily posts! The post Embracing an Unexpected Entrepreneurial Venture appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Haystack

APRIL 27, 2018

If you’ve followed me on Twitter or this blog, you’ve likely seen me ( too often ) talk about this term — The Series A — again and again. 2018 presents a new world, though, and going forward, seed funds will invest with eyes wide open to these new alternatives.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2021

Share on Twitter. He's the co-founder of growth marketing blog Growth Marketing Pro and content generation tool GrowthBar. Bad search results would be a death sentence for their business, since Googlers would flock to alternatives like DuckDuckGo and Bing. Mark Spera. Contributor. More posts by this contributor.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Unlike the alternatives noted above, Techtonic Academy doesn’t charge for training. Read all the articles linked to this campaign , and follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and LinkedIn for daily posts! The post Any Business Can be a Social Enterprise: My Experience Growing a Business to Give Back appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

I read commentary or Twitter or blogs and realize that there are also strongly held convictions that there are these evil VCs who do terrible things to mostly altruistic founders. In fact, as one Twitter commenter observed to what do board do, “Often, not much.” That’s true.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Casey Newton’s Deep Skepticism Of Twitter Replacements & Getting More Comfortable With Substack’s 10% Take Rate. I think you’re the first person I’ve interviewed twice on this blog. Before you started Platformer we debated whether their 10% cut would force you at some point to seek cheaper alternatives. CN: Twitter 2.0

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2013

So bad that no alternative seems possible. I cut-and-paste the text and saved it to my Trello board where I store blog ideas. I thought I might some day dust it off and try to deal with it in a blog post. I can’t imagine suicide coming without some deep sense of depression and/or despondency. That seems too high.

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A Smart Bear

AUGUST 22, 2017

Examples include the first versions of WhatsApp, Snapchat, Stripe, Twilio, Twitter, and Slack. Some of those later expanded to add complexity (Snapchat, Stripe, Slack), whereas some kept it simple as a permanent value (Twitter, WhatsApp). It is not contradictory for products to be simple as well as complete. But there are other ways.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 25, 2016

Consider alternate locations and remote options. Connect with David on Twitter. The post How to Lay the Groundwork for Success in a New Location appeared first on THE BLOG. You should also have your total market potential and total addressable market locked down when pitching an expansion.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Share on Twitter. Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. David Teten. Contributor. Jamie Finney. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Share on Twitter. This is something I had to learn the hard way: What you hear in the media or read on a company blog post often simplifies the process, and sometimes fails to cover the trajectory that minority founders, in particular, must follow to secure funding. Sesie Bonsi. Contributor. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Why did Twitter emerge despite Facebook’s dominance? Why did MySpace lose to Facebook & what can Twitter learn from this? rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee.

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