Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

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. And if you’re a startup CFO, finance lead, bean counter, or presentation slide deck preparer, then you should read this book. June 10th, 2012.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history. Jim Lanzone was named earlier this month as the next CEO of Yahoo Inc.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Lak Ananth is founding CEO and managing partner of the global venture capital firm Next47 and serves on the board of several companies that he has helped to grow beyond $1 billion valuations. So, where does this put you — the startup founder, entrepreneur or company executive? It’s a great time to be a founder.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

Your board and investors even consider you the Mark Zuckerberg or Evan Spiegel of your industry. Congratulations, you have succeeded in turning your startup into a real company. With so much competition, startup founders and existing corporations can no longer survive by just adding new features or marketing product extensions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Survival tips for startup founders living through their first market correction. After stockholders rejected Zendesk’s plan to acquire SurveyMonkey’s owner Momentive earlier this year, activist investor Jana Partners is now trying to shake up the company’s board, Ron Miller and Alex Wilhelm reported. Walter Thompson.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 18, 2018

High Growth Handbook shines as a straightforward manual for startup founders. There are a few passages from the book that struck me. ’…It spread quite quickly through the organization…I think founders should write a guide to working with them.” It’s an almanac for anyone starting a company.

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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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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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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Go to websites like Amazon for physical products and books, which are great for almost any niche. It revolves around steering clear of the allure of feature-centric thinking when validating a startup idea. However, the startup landscape demands a more holistic approach. Intesar Mohammed , Founder and CEO, PerfAI, Inc.

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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? People don’t know about it.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

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. The Scale Up Is Very Different To The Startup — It’s Not For Everyone!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. I left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. I call it, “Remind me why I love you again?” You’re in control.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Some light reading for the new year : Anna and Alex collected them and now share some of the books startup founders and venture capitalists could not put down this year. Startups and VC. Happy reading! “Be ruthless about how you spend your time,” he advises, “especially with your investors.”

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Y Combinator

APRIL 26, 2021

As international founders with less than a month of credit history, their chances of getting approved were slim to none, despite having $125K in the bank. Brex gave startup founders a daily view into the month’s cumulative expenses (vs. In the future, Brex could identify startups and SMBs that serve “safer” customers (i.e.,

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I bought a book and I learned how to program macros and build spreadsheets. I came from a board meeting to here. I was saying to this CEO at the board meeting, I said, “I don’t know, I just have this blind belief that you guys are going to create an enormous success. You have these archetypal startup founders.

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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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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. The company has also spanned far beyond its book-based roots.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

They’re not buying a book on Amazon or shoes on Zappos. You need to build genuine relationships with these portfolio startup founders as well as trust with them and the rest will follow. In order to get a VC to agree to fund you, you need to get the entire partnership on board. Partners make investment decisions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Remember to book your tickets to the show today before prices go up $1,100. . Join us for a live podcast recording of Found, a show about founders and company-building featuring people doing the work. Walk away with insights from startup founders about building and running a startup that are applicable across all industries.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

What is your sense as to how the new administration will change business, corporate and startup founder immigration to the U.S.? In 2020, VCs invested $428m into US-based startups every day. Last year was a disaster across the board thanks to a global pandemic, economic uncertainty and widespread social and political upheaval.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 2, 2021

One of the most common topics YC Bio founders ask us about is the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the broader regulatory environment. Obviously, with a topic this broad, there’s no way to give a single or simple answer; one could write a whole book on the subject (and many have). Marketing Approval. Conclusion.

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