Gust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

The universal challenge of every startup founder is to get everything done that needs to get done, and still have a life. Stever Robbins, known on the Internet as the Get-It-Done Guy, outlines his strategies in his classic book “ 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More.” Figure out what’s really important to you as an entrepreneur.

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Gust

JUNE 8, 2014

How do entrepreneurs establish and maintain rapport with people they rarely see, and team members who have never met? Technology has made virtual teams an everyday reality for entrepreneurs. Invested Interests entrepreneur startup virtual teams' Working effectively with a virtual team of any sort has many challenges.

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Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Despite all the focus you hear on external investors, over 90% of startups today are self-funded. I grew to understand this approach much more when I interviewed a popular serial entrepreneur, Rich Christiansen a while back, who has done almost 30 businesses wholly by bootstrapping. Rent is one of the biggest expenses for any business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Kalika Yap , an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Los Angeles, California, is founder and CEO of both Citrus Studios , a branding and design agency, and Orange & Bergamot , a creative agency for female founders. She’s inspiring entrepreneurs with her new book, Undaunted. Identify the problem.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 22, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing DC Palter, startup founder, angel investor, author, and self-described sake snob. DC founded two successful startups in the enterprise IT space, then transitioned to investing in and mentoring startups focusing on energy sustainability. It’s on Amazon at: [link] This was very insightful.

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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. It’s an entrepreneur with whom I’ve been wanting to work for 6 years. Is that OK?

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Investors won’t trust their precious capital to an entrepreneur who can’t manage their time.” To be fair, investor opinions on this vary and we’ve all seen the proverbial hoodie or casual attire of startup founders. By Elliot Levy , Healthtech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Book Office Hours with me. Read Part 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I see way too many startup founders who don’t have experience in selling and probably don’t feel that comfortable going to customers and asking for orders. This is probably because many founders are product or technology people. I often hear early stage founders telling me about their initial sales successes.

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Gust

JANUARY 19, 2014

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are living on Ramen noodles. A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” Read entrepreneur stories.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I booked several high-profile meetings in advance. And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. And a motley crew of other interesting startup founders. I hold true to form and follow my own advice. I stayed out late. Strike that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Founders are so anxious to avoid the pain of missing payroll or running out of cash in the near term that they make hasty decisions on investors that cost them later. Being aware of this bias can help founders take a balanced perspective. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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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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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. ” Marta Meszaros – Founder. Luke Campbell – Cofounder. Never give up.”

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Gust

APRIL 6, 2014

Let me assure you that it is also alive and well within startups. I see startup founders and managers who are stalled transplants from large organizations, as well as highly-capable technologists trying to start and run a business for the first time. Invested Interests entrepreneur Peter Principle startup'

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Why ADD Might Actually Benefit Startup Entrepreneurs. I wrote about that experience in my post, “ The Yo-yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur ,” in which I described an experience that some entrepreneurs has told me mirrored their own so much they found it scary. The doctor told me. Red wine kills me.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. What’s your advice to entrepreneurs who have a chance to meet investors like you? Bookmark( 0 ) Please login to bookmark.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 24, 2021

Jill Soley, an executive at Issuu unpacks how we can get more startups to not fail. You’re an entrepreneur, with a great product. In co-authoring Beyond Product , I set out to help founders with exactly this challenge. The keys to startup marketing. Maybe you’ve solved an important problem in the world.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 25, 2022

Ash Ali, my friend, and investment partner was talking about a huge 3-day international startup summit in Dubai, where he was going to be flown in as a speaker and mentor to thousands of tech startup founders in attendance from all over the world. I’ve always considered myself an unnatural entrepreneur. We were neither.

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Exploring Shaun Gold’s Entrepreneurial Journey as Nightlife Ninja, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, and VC I had the pleasure of interviewing Shaun Gold. He is a successful entrepreneur, VC, 2x best-selling author, speaker, super connector to startups and standouts, Jeopardy contestant, and screenwriter/executive producer.

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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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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

As a serial entrepreneur in the digital media space, I remember the day 15 years ago when Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker launched Napster — I knew all the music startups of that era were instantaneously made irrelevant. The greatest obstacles continue to be the greatest opportunities for entrepreneurs. billion this year.

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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. Lanzone has a long history in media and as an entrepreneur.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In an exclusive interview with Asia Tech Daily’s Editor, Yongmin Kim shared his insights, wisdom, and some great stories that can guide fledgling entrepreneurs and seasoned investors. Kim finds solace in reading specialized books to expand his knowledge. “I tend to read a lot of specialized books to gain information.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We gift each other a lot of books each year. It’s a good practice, as having more books makes you a more handsome individual, and buying books helps support the arts. Or at least quasi-vanity business book publishers. Naturally, you’ll find a good number of business books below.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Like many startup founders, Anjali Jindal Naik, co-founder and COO of autonomous sidewalk robot maker Cartken, was raised by entrepreneurs. Stelman and Bersch worked on Bookbot, a sidewalk delivery robot that would deliver books from libraries.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 1, 2023

Hosted by renowned US accelerator Blue Startups, the global conference took place in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 19, 2023, bringing together visionary startups and entrepreneurs at the forefront of technology. Customers can conveniently book fitness, beauty, and salon services.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

So, where does this put you — the startup founder, entrepreneur or company executive? It’s a great time to be a founder. If you’re committed to building an enduring company and you want to, as Steve Jobs put it, “make a dent in the universe,” then this is the best time ever to be a founder.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Today’s guest is Hasan Kubba, he’s the author of the bestselling business book, The Unfair Advantage. It won The Business Book of the year at The Business Book Awards 2021 and is co-authored by former JustEat Marketing Director, Ash Ali. He now coaches several prominent massive online creators and startup founders.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 1, 2022

We lived our ordinary lives: worked, went for lunch with colleagues, made Friday night plans with friends, and booked tickets for the next trip somewhere. Today, everyone in our company is not just an employee but also a volunteer. We work to protect our business, our people, and our country. And we won’t give up until we win.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

As building in public continues to gain popularity with early-stage startup founders, Murmur, coming out of stealth today, wants to leverage that natural transparency to a louder frequency. Founded by Aaron Dignan , Murmur helps startups create work agreements based on the policies of other startups.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

I used this information to interest television personality and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek (who my partner/former boss met by…telling everybody the idea) who wrote our first sizable check. For only a few thousand dollars, we had hundreds of signups, a sense of our target audience, and most importantly, validation. Good luck and enjoy the journey!

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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

JANUARY 4, 2024

The natural instinct of entrepreneurs is to always get into marketing and sales quickly. Startup founders like to see nice, beautiful analytics dashboards. Lesson 9: Give Before You Take As a young entrepreneur, my mind always revolved around how I could get someone to help me with my startup. At Least initially!

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

What’s your advice to entrepreneurs who have a chance to meet investors like you? What are the top 3 questions that you always ask the founders? For early-stage startup founders, I think the team and especially the CEO is very important. 3 questions I usually ask are 1) What is the background of the CEO and team?

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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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