Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I shifted my thinking a few years ago after I read Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Workweek (link is to a short summary I wrote). I do what I wish all entrepreneurs would do. The same kind of tasks that a startup team has. I had a 3-hour board meeting with another. Is that OK? I think so. [I This guy was a hustler.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. Koh urges startup founders to “put on their big person pants and git gud at it”, emphasising the need for them to showcase their abilities and dedication to their business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. I bought a book and I learned how to program macros and build spreadsheets. And no one could see me as anything but a startup guy, so I started a second company and called myself a serial entrepreneur. I came from a board meeting to here.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Develop a More Iterative Mindset There’s a great book called The Mom Test , which is a short, practical guide to how to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone?—?even Besides social media, online forums, discussion boards and message groups are good places to ideate and iterate with like minds.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. If you’re doing a pitch I’m going to see, I want you to have read this book. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I booked several high-profile meetings in advance. I turned around and there was StockTwits founder (and my favorite Tweeter) Howard Lindzon. Nobody has family duties, board meetings, full schedules. And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is the inflection point where you need to move from Founder to CEO. And yet, according to Noam Wasserman, The Founder’s Dilemma , Harvard Business Review, “Four out of five entrepreneurs are forced to step down from the CEO’s post.” Some find out the scale up is not for them and prefer the hustle and bustle of the startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

I recently wrote a post about how to manage relationships when you’re at a startup or are busy executive. It was based on an excellent book I had just read by Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor (his wife). I had images in my brain of all of the stresses I had placed on my wife in the heyday of my startups. You need couple time.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Entrepreneurs often grapple with the viability of their new business ideas, and to shed light on this crucial step, we’ve gathered twenty-one insights from Founders and CEOs. Many new entrepreneurs get excited about an idea they have, especially when nobody else is doing it.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

After completing a $10-million Series A round in March 2021, the startup expanded into Greenville, South Carolina, its fourth market so far. CEO Jonathan Kite said a new automated turn board feature was a significant factor accelerating the company’s success. Most popular: 10 Negotiation Techniques to Make You a Better Entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Survival tips for startup founders living through their first market correction. Be an entrepreneur who leads with transparency. Tech entrepreneurs are under pressure to build a team, regularly ship new products, and quickly capture revenue so they can provide a return to their investors. Walter Thompson.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. 45:45 – After Meesho, what’s the most exciting startup in India? 47:40 – What’s a must read book and why? 48:35 – What’s a startup idea he’d be working on if Meesho didn’t happen? India is not such a rich country.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. They’re not buying a book on Amazon or shoes on Zappos. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. You’ll never make a great entrepreneur. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Remember to book your tickets to the show today before prices go up $1,100. . TechCrunch Startup Battlefield — Session 1. TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition is back, as entrepreneurs from around the world pitch expert judges and vie for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. Disrupt Stage Agenda.

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