Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

VCs in our network: Get started Sign up as investor Sign up as startup Sign up as VC Invest in startups Early Bird Holedo The Netherlands Every industry has a talent pool. But job boards, LinkedIn, and social media own the gate. The strength of our network is in everyone’s collective expertise. Return p.a.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

VCs in our network: Get started Sign up as investor Sign up as startup Sign up as VC Invest in startups Early Bird Holedo The Netherlands Every industry has a talent pool. But job boards, LinkedIn, and social media own the gate. The strength of our network is in everyone’s collective expertise. Return p.a.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. You only want them to commit to attending 1-2 board meetings a year in your home town.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. To generate growth in a startup, it is almost always necessary to raise external capital to run the necessary. In order to understand startup governance, you need to understand risk and reward.

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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. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The biggest challenge for a startup founder is knowing where to focus. Unlike a mentor who may counsel you sporadically and serve as an informal sounding board as you advance throughout your career, the advisor or coach relationship is a structured, compensated engagement. Your team is lean, the margin of error narrow.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Hershenson also serves on the board of trustees of Harvey Mudd College and on the Advisory Council of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. She was also founding CEO of digital media company RMG Networks and worked at Gap Inc. He also serves on the board of Friends of Hudson River Park.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

What does it say when we tell them their ideas and dreams are unworthy because they don’t fit into some narrow model of a startup founder? Develop program-specific advisory boards from under-represented backgrounds. Board commitments to DEI. It’s not an afterthought. “If Team communication.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2022

Third is a token-first structure, which has a “lean cap table” consisting of the startup founders that’s a pure placeholder on the road to a fully tokenized structure, i.e., the primary capital-raising vehicle, Matta said. Yet, things are accelerating across the board in crypto. And web3 is all about the community.”.

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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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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. You’re involved in other aspects of the firm’s activities: due diligence, portfolio acceleration, board service, etc.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Startups received an unprecedented amount of financial investment during the pandemic, yet female founders lost ground. Public companies with at least one female board member typically outperform companies with only male members. Research has proven repeatedly that diversity is good for business. Hiring to improve results.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

If you fit that description, we want you to apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Any early-stage startup founder with an MVP — regardless of your category or geographic location — is eligible to apply. But here’s the thing. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

DIMO based on a network of drivers and fleets to collect and share their vehicle data to learn more about their vehicle, save money, and build better mobility applications.” “Yoon has been a Venture Investor and strategic partner to many Silicon Valley startups/founders for 18 years prior to Muirwoods.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Asset inventory has historically been a challenge when workforces were physically sitting in company offices and on company networks,” said Paul Baird, chief technical security officer at cloud security firm Qualys. As part of an ongoing series of interviews with transportation startup founders, ??Rebecca

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Workshops, breakouts and roundtables — led by established founders, leading subject-matter experts and VCs — cover core entrepreneurial topics across fundraising, marketing and operations. Many firms have invested heavily in the Platform function to grow the firm’s network and help their investments succeed. Check out the agenda !

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders 5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem The startup economy has grown and shifted since the turn of the century, and universities — stocked with a never-ending supply smart, ambitious young people — have increasingly taken part. .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2021

Monica was glad to get back to her Jackson-Square office dry, clutching her daily cappuccino from the coffee truck around the corner, especially as she’d left her umbrella at last night’s networking event which she’d attended with her co-founder, Joe. Pricing mistakes are especially tough on startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Five guaranteed support at KSGC 2022 In the last six years of the KSGC program, many startups have successfully established their businesses in Korea and Southeast Asia. month program supports startups financially and gives them multiple opportunities to network with top tech companies, VCs, mentors, etc.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking, and investment discovery, specifically tailored to empower the black entrepreneurial ecosystem. Additionally, the ACA’s Angel University pre-summit seminars offer deep dives into crucial topics like angel exit strategies and startup board management.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How do you determine if corporate venture capital is right for your startup? To help you determine if corporate venture capital is right for your startup, we asked startup founders, investors, and business leaders this question for their best pieces of advice. Patricio Paucar , Co-Founder + Chief Customer Officer, Navi.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And my specialty was computer networks. At the end of ’94, most of my friends quit to join startups, and that’s when startups were really starting to become a bigger deal. So I joined this group called Network Solutions, we did computer networking, the predecessor to the internet. 100 billion idea.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There’s also a social networking component for posting company announcements, resources and event reminders. After completing a $10-million Series A round in March 2021, the startup expanded into Greenville, South Carolina, its fourth market so far. Utilize existing networks. Look for opportunities to spotlight your efforts.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ll have the new Discovery Stage featuring in-depth demos and speaker Q&As, roundtables, networking, breakout sessions and more. And in the name of coming back bigger and better than ever, the Disrupt Startup Battlefield has grown by 10x. How To Build Your Early VC Network: Turning Social Capital Into Financial Capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

How much are you focused on investing in your local ecosystem versus other startup hubs (or everywhere) in general? We have a Nordic investment mandate, but we primarily focus on Norway as we are a Norwegian pre-seed/seed fund and have our competitive insight, network and brand here in Norway. More than 50%? Maybe, maybe not.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This will ensure you have consistent coverage across-the-board as your brand comes to life and, meanwhile, will keep you sane as you shape the business. Instead, do the research and networking your industry might require, but don’t ignore the value of bringing some ignorance to the table, as that can sometimes shift to courage.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

Improving startup productivity ? How to network better ? Startup psychology / confidence ? I am VERY careful in board meetings and in startup pitches to tell entrepreneurs, “I feel very strongly about my opinion on this topic. On recruiting there is “ Attitude over Aptitude ” 7. Fund raising ?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. We then spoke about startups. Again, Seth: “One of the things I noticed when I looked around at startups is that often the founding teams hired people just like themselves. Seth likes to get together with board members every 30 days.

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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. Now working safely inside the confine’s of Launchpad LA’s offices in Santa Monica and surrounded by the tech community, Tracy has been out interviewing technical co-founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2012

I recently read Brad Feld’s thought provoking piece encouraging founders to sit on the board of another startup company. I found it thought provoking because I’ve always believed startup founders need extreme focus on only their company to succeed. You’ll view a company from a different vantage point.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

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. Wendy Tan White, the founder of Moonfruit.

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Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering. Network big to get connections and ideas, but do the work yourself. When you let them on board, you lose control of your destiny. Invested Interests bootstrapping entrepreneur startup' Reinvest gross profit.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Startup founders can start positioning themselves now to be acquired in that wave. While the buyer may eventually integrate your back-office systems, IT stack, and supply and logistics networks, they will first ask whether they could take a hands-off approach and still get value. How can you avoid this unnecessary fate?

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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.” ” “After 3 and a half years of fusing my self-worth with the success of the company in the crucible of startup survival, it was impossible to tear them apart without pain.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree – particularly if you are desperate. Network with other entrepreneurs. Contact peers you have met through networking, both ones who have used this investor, and ones who haven’t.

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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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