Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2014

He published a book with Ron Porter, titled “ Bootstrap Business ”, that provides a wealth of practical examples and advice on this subject. I like his approach, and have extracted some tips from his book and other sources on how to do it: Use a virtual office. If you do, there probably won’t ever be a long run!

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Gust

JUNE 8, 2014

Experts on this subject, including Yael Zofi, in her book, “ A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams ,” has identified eight key characteristics of high-performing virtual teams that I have observed, and every startup founder should understand and enable: Members exhibit a global mindset – they look outward, not inward.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

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. But pandemic or not, you need to dress the part. Disconnect and exit the virtual room when the meeting is over.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Early-stage startup founders and investors need to keep their fingers on the sector’s very rapid pulse and the best place to do that is, you guessed it, TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9. When it comes to fast-moving technology, mobility zooms ahead of the pack — both literally and figuratively.

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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. Reminds me of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. I only found out through customer meetings.

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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. Wendy Tan White, the founder of Moonfruit. And a motley crew of other interesting startup founders. I stayed out late. Strike that.

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Gust

JANUARY 19, 2014

A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. These include the following: Networking with people who know. I say you can’t learn much if you are doing all the talking.

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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 try to take time out of my week to occasionally meet with startup founders – even those that haven’t been introduced. Is that OK? I think so. [I Most people are reactive to email.

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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. Unfortunately, this Shark Tank-style approach often backfires.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

She’s inspiring entrepreneurs with her new book, Undaunted. Kara shared seven lessons she’s learned in her 15 years as a startup founder of one of the most successful beverage companies in the US. Kara Goldin is a force of nature: Authentic, unafraid of failure, and creative in pushing boundaries and disrupting the status quo.

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Gust

MAY 28, 2012

Business success begins in the mind of the startup founder and his team. A winning startup is a team of entrepreneurs who build and run the business as an extension of who they are, rather than some extrapolation of the Google or Facebook model. It’s not so easy to fake the important attributes when the going gets rough.

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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

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.” To Do List Chalkboard by Mufidah Kassalias, on Flickr.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

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. And if you’re a startup CFO, finance lead, bean counter, or presentation slide deck preparer, then you should read this book. June 10th, 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Well obviously that’s meaningless if your startup idea sucks. I don’t think it takes book smart people to build great companies – sometimes it’s a hindrance. On Street Smarts / Working with customers: I had coffee with another startup founder yesterday. Really nice guy and clearly smart.

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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.

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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. Peter first defined this phenomenon.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

” Our goal is to build up a database of sample decks that startup founders can review and learn from. They let me write a book about this stuff, so that means I know what I’m talking about. Oh, and I wrote a book about how to create a great pitch. You can submit your deck for review here.

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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. Start with who, not what I thought book deals were for academics and celebrities.

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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 are the top-three books, or movies that changed your life and why? Bookmark( 0 ) Please login to bookmark.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 9, 2023

Ahead of the book they also released a set of videos explaining some of the concepts. If startup founders refuse to kill a bad idea, they eventually run out of money. Strategizer is likely one of the top innovation consultants out there. A few pearls of wisdom How good are you at killing ideas?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 24, 2021

In co-authoring Beyond Product , I set out to help founders with exactly this challenge. In the book, I brought in 50 business leaders to advise you on how to grow your business from your basic idea through to your eventual exit and summarized it into a step-by-step framework. Take a deep breath, and some useful advice.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

For Airbnb, that may be the number of nights booked; for Spotify, minutes listened to. Help TechCrunch find the best growth marketers for startups. Moufarek shares her advice for startups and explains why there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to marketing. Marketer: Adam DuVander, EveryDeveloper.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

If you haven’t already, book your pass soon as we’re quickly approaching capacity. For the last 20 years, Ajay’s worked with early-stage founders to build companies from seed to unicorn such as SendGrid, Clari, Gainsight, FourKites, 6sense, and Bloomreach. Book your pass today — college students pay just $99!

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

With so much competition, startup founders and existing corporations can no longer survive by just adding new features or marketing product extensions. Mr. Samit is a serial entrepreneur and author of the forthcoming book “Disrupt You!”. billion this year. Follow @JaySamit. Follow @WSJstartup.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

From the stresses of being a startup founder I began to have pain in my chest that I became worried was heart trouble. In a book I read about ADD it said that your brain has a slow processing frontal cortex. After seeing a doctor I found out what acid reflux even was and it turns out it’s very common in entrepreneurs.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Guiding new startup founders: From his vast experience, Kim highlights a common mistake among early-stage founders – the misconception that receiving investment funding guarantees success. Kim finds solace in reading specialized books to expand his knowledge. . “Only when you are equipped can you become firm.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

When you’re head-down and nose to the grindstone — I’m looking at all you hard-working early-stage startup founders — it’s easy to miss a deadline for an outstanding opportunity. Case in point: competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September.

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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.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

According to Mike Asem , a partner at the Midwest-focused M25 venture capital shop, the new terms help Y Combinator, but come with “tradeoffs” for the group and founders themselves. Naturally, Asem is talking his own book, but the fact that investors across the globe are less than enthused by the change is worth considering.

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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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Gust

JANUARY 19, 2014

A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. These include the following: Networking with people who know. I say you can’t learn much if you are doing all the talking.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works. Sure, the company has a huge, global operations and supply chain organization, but the reason that Coca-Cola is so valuable is almost exclusively its storytelling. Isn’t this just marketing?

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 18, 2018

High Growth Handbook shines as a straightforward manual for startup founders. There are a few passages from the book that struck me. ’…It spread quite quickly through the organization…I think founders should write a guide to working with them.” It’s an almanac for anyone starting a company.

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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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