TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

Danna and his co-founder, CTO Sean Stavropoulos, previously worked together at Fullscreen as head of product and head of engineering, respectively. Specialists and their salons wanted to be perfectly booked up, and salons weren’t actually completely offline, either. Image Credits: Boulevard under a CC BY 2.0

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

If you haven’t yet heard about Female Founder Office Hours it is an initiative you should be aware of whether you’re male, female or any other gender identify. Female Founder Office Hours gives founders the mentorship and the role models to see that it is in not only possible but also to have a plan to make it a reality.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

Fresha — a multipurpose commerce tool for independent wellness and beauty businesses such as hair, nail and skin salons, yoga instructors and more, based first and foremost around a completely free subscription platform for those businesses to schedule bookings from customers — has picked up $100 million.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It plans to use the funds to continue expanding its product, hiring more talent and taking Peek to more places, after passing some $2 billion in bookings from some 35 million customers, mostly in North America. Other high-profile past backers include Jack Dorsey, Eric Schmidt and Kayak founder Paul English. Peek was also not immune.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. 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.

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500

MAY 8, 2020

Lazarow also teaches entrepreneurship at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies and is out with a new book called “Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs from Delhi to Detroit are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Docosan helps patients avoid long waits by letting them search and book doctors through its app. Lopez said advance doctor bookings aren’t the norm in Vietnam. We would all benefit from a world in which it’s as easy to find a great doctor as it is a book a Grab taxi.”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

CEO and co-founder Johannes Koeppel said he believes those figures will double again in 2023 “as a conservative estimate.” So in 2019, WeTravel’s three founders relocated back across the pond to The Netherlands. Transaction volumes have grown 300% and revenues currently sitting at 3x the level it was pre-COVID.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For Black founders, who have rarely received more than 1% of total venture capital invested in startups, 2022 wasn’t kind, and 2023 doesn’t look promising given how things are going. To find out how Black founders are planning to manage their time, money, and expectations for the upcoming months, TechCrunch+ surveyed three founders.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

.” That pre-COVID transformation that Pichette is referring to is Hopper’s shift from being essentially a machine learning-powered lowest fare finder to what co-founder and CEO Fred Lalonde says is really much more of a fintech company. We allow you to come in and hold the price of a booking for between two hours and 14 days.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 12, 2023

Learn from the CEO of Four Minute Books Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Today we have with us Niklas Goeke, the founder and CEO of Four Minute Books. It’s a collection of over a thousand free summaries available online. They only take 4 minutes to read and consume.

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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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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Startup founders should connect with other founders at similar stages to them, and ones who are a few steps ahead.”. ” Marta Meszaros – Founder. Never give up.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 18, 2022

As leading venture capital investor in tech Eileen Burbidge MBE writes in the foreword to my new book, Exposure : ‘Seeking out media coverage may seem a vanity project. Lightbulb, HARO, ResponseSource), there’s no better time for business founders and leaders to generate their own coverage. More on this on #2 below).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

So when Jim floated the idea of a book targeting entrepreneurs to help more of them succeed, we gave it serious thought. We summarize these pearls of wisdom in our new book, Smart Startups: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know — Advice from 18 Harvard Business School Founders. Fundraising doesn’t equal success.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Indeed, with millennials spending more than $200 billion annually on travel, Elude’s goal is to reduce the hours of scrolling in search of a trip and more time actively booking vacations. With Elude attracting users from the Texas market, the co-founders said they were intrigued by ATX Venture Partners to lead the round.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

In fact, says Hutchison, Perfect Venue is so much more efficient than its “hundreds” of customers’ various processes earlier in time that, according to him, they report saving 12 hours per week and see an increase in sales of more than 40% because they can book more business with far less friction.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2023

GDR measures retention of an existing book of revenue before expansion, whereas NDR incorporates expansion: Image Credits: Index Ventures Image Credits: Index Ventures GDR and NDR are well-known and widely used metrics, often discussed in the context of growth.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On the other, they generally don’t have a lot of visibility into what those users want, or have been searching for online, which sometimes results in a booking with their hotel, and sometimes does not. Part of the Series B will be used to continue investing in OTA Insight’s technology stack. . “We

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Mahendra Ramsinghani is the founder of Secure Octane Investments , investing in cloud infrastructure and security startups. When he is not investing, he is busy writing blogs and books. His third book “The Resilient Founder” will be released in 2022. Founders can raise money fast, really fast. Mahendra Ramsinghani.

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Your values must be aligned with your identity, your mission must match your purpose and your vision must be a moonshot that resonates with your team, your customers and, perhaps most importantly, with you as the founder. Here’s how to do it: Let the founder or CEO drive this process to signal the importance of the work.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Joe Hellerstein is co-founder and chief strategy officer of Trifacta and the Jim Gray Chair of Computer Science at UC Berkeley. I remember big debates about whether the public library should have digital records of the books you reserve. Joe Hellerstein. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Participants in the round included Y Combinator (Deskimo was part of its summer 2021 cohort ), Global Founders Capital, Pioneer Fund, Seed X, Starling Ventures and TSVC. It is also soft launching in Jakarta, bringing its total markets to three, along with Singapore and Hong Kong.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The gradual return of tourism and travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to see a wave of startups raising rounds of funding to meet new opportunities in the market. “We see that as a major opportunity, giving creators the chance to get inventory from elsewhere and push theirs out to other places.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2018

Michael and his cofounder, Alex Yastrebenetsky , were recently invited to attend a CEO workshop with EO founder Verne Harnish. What better acknowledgement of World Entrepreneurs’ Day (WED) —a day devoted to celebrating the leadership and innovation that entrepreneurs bring—than by sharing lessons learned from the founder of EO, Verne Harnish?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

At the same time, the distractions of daily life can easily impinge on the “deep work” many need to get done when working on something important, like writing a book, or launching a company for instance. Alicia Navarro, founder, Flown.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 23, 2023

and then BOOM they sent you a link to an app with your whole trip, completely booked, with a map driven itinerary and a text concierge available to make last minute changes, etc. Total cost was just $5 per traveler per day and Noken took a cut of the bookings.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

These are my ten favorite books from 2018. The (Mis)Behavior of Markets - Written by Benoit Mandelbrot, the Belgian mathematician who pioneered fractals, this book and theory inspired Naseem Taleb. It’s a powerful book on the uncertain nature of financial turbulence. This short book is laugh out loud funny.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

Down rounds carry a negative connotation and are often interpreted as the fault of the company or founder. But in a market where everything seems to be heading downward, they shouldn’t imply a company or its founders made a mistake — you often simply can’t help it.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

One founder even told me over drinks and fancy snacks that they weren’t worried about losing talent — because those who leave just because there’s an in-person mandate weren’t truly mission-driven to begin with. While some founders are clearly set on a return, others are confused. As always, you can follow me on Twitter or Instagram.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

From the Sunshine State to the Windy City, and college to coastal towns, we met up with some incredible founders, ecosystem builders, and co-investors last quarter, and experienced just about every season along the way. He then joined Wilmington founders at Live Oak’s Channel for office hours. Where we went: Chicago, IL?

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2021

Each year TechCrunch brings together founders, investors, CEOs and engineers who are working on all things transportation and mobility. Among the growing list of speakers are Rimac Automobili founder Mate Rimac , Revel Transit CEO Frank Reig , community organizer, transportation consultant and lawyer Tamika L.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

This week I wrote about obsessive and competitive founders and how this forms the basis of what I look for when I invest. And that’s what differentiates founders and early employees. Why will people invest 5x the money to get book smart and struggle so much to take a big salary cut to get real life experience? “Look.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 29, 2016

Oh, and make someone from your 25 person Moldova tech team your co-founder. Don't forget to tell all your founder friends about our ultra-pre-pre-seed program. It doesn't pay to look at it any other way--and I think too many founders focus on the investor as the problem versus their pitch or their company. We love early."

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

He also collects old books, and once guessed that Chinese author Gao Xingjian would win the Nobel Prize in literature. Falck, now the CEO and founder of Swedish autonomous freight company Einride, also worked as the director of manufacturing engineering assembly at Volvo GTO Powertrain. ” Robert Falck.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The founders of “Time” magazine, for example, wanted to create a news magazine that a busy person could read in an hour or less. Related: 15 Books That Every Entrepreneur Should Read During the Pandemic. “Undaunted” is available now wherever books are sold and can be purchased via StartupNation.com.

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