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Why Startup Founders Should Diversify Income (+5 Practical Tips)

StartupNation

Running a newly acquired small startup can be highly unpredictable. And while you’re likely to expect the ups and downs of day-to-day operations, it’s important to understand the impact of this unpredictability on your finances. Find opportunities to join advisory boards.

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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Rosi Ross , Founder, NHB 10 Questions a Seasoned Business Angel Asks Startup Founders Focus on Key Performance Indicators Focusing on transparency in storytelling was key when communicating ShiftWeb’s impact metrics to investors. Tips for other founders: 1.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. Topics that are important have really emerged from past events.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. Fly out to CA, NY, BOS and tell investors that you’ll willing to do the majority of board meetings there. You only want them to commit to attending 1-2 board meetings a year in your home town. Mavens & Marketing.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Why your title matters, part-time CFOs, Sequoia’s new model

TechCrunch

.” 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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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

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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How Venture Capitalist Diane Yoo Chooses Her Startup Investments

StartupNation

If you are an entrepreneur, startup founder or business owner wondering how you can best structure your pitch to acquire a VC investment, I offer some insight as to what my own process looks like when selecting a particular company or entrepreneur. I always tell others to beware of uncoachable founders.

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