StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Most were either trying to play catch up to startups that had come out of nowhere to disrupt their industries or to existing competitors who had gotten an earlier start at digital transformation. They had gone accustomed to the same tried and tired MBA playbooks and strategy consultant decks. The result?

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. In my book, I collects all the best scholarships, fellowships, and other programs for high-achieving young people. . 1) Your school.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I’ve got to go consult documentation or ask another engineer who might be busy with something,” being able to get yourself unblocked in the moment before you’re out of flow state is extraordinarily valuable. It was terrible at writing all of the book. The book is called Reprogramming the American Dream.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Something disruptive. Each one presented me with an opportunity to gain experience and to learn. Turns out the flavor business was a side project for him, and he bought the flavors from an independent consultant. I got in touch with the consultant. Related: 15 Books That Every Entrepreneur Should Read During the Pandemic.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Maya Moufarek, founder of Marketing Cube , spent more than 15 years working for companies like Google and American Express before launching her own growth consultancy. That’s why I founded MarketingCube.co , a boutique strategic growth consultancy for innovative startups and scaleups. The North Star metric is not a revenue metric.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 26, 2018

This is one interpretation of “It takes money to make money” , although that statement was probably created to describe new investment opportunities. Without remaining availability from a bank line, many businesses are stretched to the limit just when they seem to be doing better than ever.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 17, 2018

Here is a summary of the changes I recommend after much reading, hours of watching documentaries and considerable consultation with professionals! My walk is my morning meditation and sunlight exposure, and it’s an opportunity to prep for the day. For the nights my sleep is poor, I have the opportunity to examine why.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I found GroupMe at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon. Singleplatform was a referral from an IT consultant who was trying to sell me stuff—which was pretty much the most random source ever, and Backupify was actually my own idea built by someone far more capable than I was to see it through.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

After almost a decade of doing that, I was looking for a change, and so left and gave myself a year to explore new paths and opportunities. In those earliest pre-seed cases, we are evaluating the quality of the founding team, their dynamics, their experience, and the opportunity being pursued. 100% I would recommend it to others!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Their chat covered topics as far afield as Airbnb’s “work anywhere” policy, how it’s addressing liability issues for hosts and his biggest regret from the COVID-19 era: I overrode the host cancellation policy and refunded more than a billion dollars of guest bookings. But I did it unilaterally, without consulting the hosts.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2019

In their book Cracking Complexity , David Komlos and David Benjamin share the steps to working through any complex business problem—both quickly and using existing talent, not consultants. Why did you write this book? In the book, we devote an appendix to “Where Else?” Why do you suggest leaders go about it this way?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. They are filled with growth spurts and setbacks.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

This is one interpretation of “It takes money to make money” , although that statement was probably created to describe new investment opportunities. I find it a great thrill to consult to companies and their senior management when they have plenty of “firepower” (extra cash beyond needs) for acquisitions and strategic initiatives.

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

Mentors have years of working in the industry they are consulting for and can identify business opportunities for the startup. No course, mentor, or book alone will provide the key to success. You can listen to podcasts, read books, or watch YouTube videos. A mentor doesn’t have to break the bank.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

CEO Aahan Bhojani and Ashmin Varma founded Silkhaus last year after identifying a $13 billion market opportunity for asset owners across emerging markets, particularly MENA, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Silkhaus estimates its market opportunity might grow to $18 billion in the next four years.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It was just quite extraordinary to give students the opportunity to go to Silicon Valley, see what’s happening in firms, and to do a startup weekend in the middle. We also had the opportunity to catch up with some QUT alumni who are running businesses over there. it came in through the QUT Business School. Oh, I go to most things….

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

We’re booking out our events through 2022, making sure we have everything scheduled well in advance!”. SpaceLab Detroit is another coworking space in Detroit that focuses within a particular area, building community and running programming around tech, innovation, disruption and creativity. Green Garage Detroit. SpaceLab Detroit.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

It also takes a community approach to further expand the support, with opportunities for users to be brought together for Q&As/Zoom chats around discussion topics so they can quiz experts and/or share related experiences with each other. It is also gearing up for a U.S. Menopause is a multifaceted challenge to tackle.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 6, 2019

If only newspaper publishers, book publishers, record companies, and movie producers would have had the vision to see their future as we now see it, we might have become a digital society with much less disruption and loss of jobs than we have experienced these past years – and continue to experience. Lease rather than sell?

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

He’s now researching his next opportunity and interviewing for some jobs. Consulting. For example, Jason Calacanis shares in his book Angel the compensation structure for Sequoia’s Scout program: 45% of returns are given to the Scout, 50% to Sequoia, and the remaining 5% to a bonus pool for other Scouts in the program.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

Almost half of all Americans play mobile games, so Alex reviewed Jam City’s investor deck, a transcript of the investor presentation call and a press release to see how it stacks up against Zynga, which “has done great in recent quarters, including posting record revenue and bookings in the first three months of 2021.”

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

14:20 – At what point did they shift entirely away from consulting? Brian Halligan [02:14] – I basically just block all that day Wednesday so no one can book a meeting there. I think what helped a lot of introverts, I don’t know about you guys, is when that lady wrote that, what was her name, wrote that book.

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