Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

But for now … Every year we run a big VC, LP & Tech Summit in Los Angeles (this year downtown) to showcase the best of our community and invite others from around the country. Have a quick view below for what is in store at our Upfront Summit – a little bit of LA startup energy and creativity. I will tell more.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. It is home to cool startups like Etsy, Makerbot, Pontiflex, HowAboutWe, Energyhub, and Loosecubes. Gilt Groupe maintains a significant presence there, as does scores of creative agencies and design firms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. Blog to your community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

By embracing strategic thinking and the lean startup philosophy, you can overcome entrepreneurial challenges and bring your vision to life. Embrace Lean Startup Methodology Traditionally, starting a business meant undertaking thorough planning, seeking significant funding, and developing a product in isolation from its future users.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and services to serve their interests and needs as they transition from their traditionally offline practices into a digital present and future. Cotorruelo said in an interview, referring to the the courses, but also the company’s community of users.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us. Startup Lessons' And that is what we’ll do.” Now they are partners. Who in the auto industry believed Tesla, a totally electric car, was a good idea?

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MARCH 19, 2012

To me, there are a couple of basic reasons: 1) If nothing else, it's geographically closer to more startups than midtown firms like RRE, Greycroft, and Firstmark.so, *why not* put my office here? Eighty percent of Etsy's employees live in Brooklyn and I'd venture to say that half the startup community in general lives here.

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JUNE 20, 2013

While any exit in NYC is great, what makes this particularly special to those of us on this side of the river is that it was the first tech startup in Brooklyn to sell that was a) native, b) bought for what it did, and perhaps, more importantly, c) had a model whose idea was native to the ideals we promote in this community, namely creativity.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. Creative financing options for new businesses. Related: This Entrepreneur Shares How She Bootstrapped Her Startup (and How You Can, Too). Startups are always risky, so jeopardizing your personal relationships a risk you should avoid if possible.

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MARCH 8, 2017

Just had a few conversations with startups around how early to hire for marketing. Sounds a lot like "community," doesn't it? Communities should be built around values, not around products, so you don't need to wait until you have a product to launch a community. So, when are you supposed to start marketing?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Creative is not a word I typically use to describe myself. In my mind, “creativity” was always reserved for artists and designers, both of which I am not. It wasn’t until I launched my small business, Kono’s Kitchen, in July 2020 that I realized creativity is everything an entrepreneur embodies. Creative Beginnings.

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DECEMBER 26, 2011

2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. It has the diversity and cheaper rent necessary for great creative potential and I think you're going to see a lot of development next year of Brooklyn as its own unique, but complimentary community of innovation.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures’ investment in Tinybop , a new Brooklyn-based studio building the most creative and thoughtfully-designed educational apps for kids. Raul is a 46-year-old dad, experienced in entertainment, media, and startups. that they made as a promotion: What is a Tinybop?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

Many YLAI Network members have found creative ways to make their businesses and organizations stand out from the rest and have used their branding to create a strong following. That being said, we have seen many examples of large companies that get disrupted by smaller, scrappier startups.”.

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APRIL 11, 2022

My company is Bread and we make ad creative super easy. Here are a few tips: 1) First off, be a good community participant. We can debate your startup over e-mail and Zoom later. And if you want to know where and when I might be showing up to things, follow my weekly NYC innovation community events e-mail here.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. But to answer the actual question “Is there something going on in LA?”

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

This article describes the entrepreneurial mindset behind successful startups, how you can develop that mindset, and the strategies to build your startup based on that mindset. Many startups are founded with great ideas but fail because the founder lacks the adaptability, problem-solving ability, or grit to push through setbacks.

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Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

Watching these entrepreneurs present their ideas, its impossible not to feel inspirednot just by their creativity, but by their commitment to solving meaningful problems. startup ecosystem. At Revolution, we know the power of nurturing entrepreneurs in communities outside the usual tech hubs.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This differs from patterns we’ve seen in previous recessions, where startup job creation remains relatively stable in recessionary years. Extra time at home allowed many people to tap into their own creativity and inner entrepreneur—not just for those who were unemployed or pursuing a change, but also those dealing with virtual work.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2015

I faced the wrath of the community. 5/ Twitter doesn’t support Tweetstorms so the community developed the norm of responding to your own Tweetstorms to create a single thread. 7/ The beauty and longevity of Twitter has always been the creativity of community: RT, MT, #, Tweetstorm, @names , OneShot.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

The platform, produced by Vivendi, includes documentaries, podcasts, articles and interviews between experts and known players in the chess community. In many ways, it’s a vertical-specific version of the chess MasterClass he did years ago, with a big focus on community and variety. Kasparovchess is significantly more expensive.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

If somebody doesn’t work in the tech startup sector I always hate to even have the debate. “Did you see how much she wasted?” And it’s what I believe sets apart the tech startup culture more than any other sector out there. ” “Did you not hear that he was fired from his last job?”

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MARCH 10, 2014

The small startups and individual creatives were early to SXSW and created a great, authentic experience over many years--a "neighborhood" if you will--with a certain attractive vibe. Deloitte had a booth in the convention center where Twitter flat screens once stood seven years ago before anyone knew about the startup service.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

We launched Startup School as an online program in 2017 to support founders actively working on building their companies. On November 9th, we’re also opening Startup School to potential founders who are interested in starting a company in the future. You can register for the new course today. We’d love to support you however we can.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

Creatives face late payments, and often opaque industry practices, even as top talent agencies have collectively achieved a valuation of $20 billion. It’s now looking to address the wider problems referred to above, with a new round of funding involving some key players in the creative industries. Contact has now raised a $1.9

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

He pinged me that he was thinking about joining a startup based in LA with the CEO in NYC and would I be willing to meet him and give him advice on this process. I looked up his bio, “UVA, banking analyst, doing some early startup work” and thought – sure – come meet me for a coffee. Sam had different plans.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Creative platform EVEN , which allows artists to sell music directly to fans, said it has closed a $2.2 The company’s CEO and founder, Mag Rodriguez, says he started building the platform last February as a way to help Black and brown artists retain equity in their creative work. Creative platform EVEN raises $2.2M

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2022

We were explorers and adventurers, like many startups: Following our passion, trusting our gut, and building something we loved. We were resilient, creative, driven—and each time we were snubbed, it made us more determined to win the account. In 2019, I exited the business and relocated to Canada.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups. For example, there is much talk about the “great acceleration” of trends like e-commerce and telehealth, which are driving tremendous momentum and success for well-positioned startups in industries like retail and healthcare. not just a select one or two?—?who

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

The Board Creation Prompt I adapted the prompt from Chris Bradley’s excellent Medium article “Create A Virtual Advisory Board with ChatGPT to Guide Your Startup Business” Customize for your own needs: Hi, ChatGPT. Message me and share how it’s working for you and any creative variations you’ve developed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2024

Witnessing the students’ resilience and creativity inspired me to approach challenges with a more open and innovative mindset. Help organize your chapter competition, spread the word among university and startup communities, participate as a mentor or judge, and support the local finals. It is a competition and a show.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 18, 2022

August 1, 2022) Editor’s Choice 1 (Dave): Spencer Scott Spending $280k on MicroAcquire Editor’s Choice 2 (Amar): Alex Yelenevych How To Run a Ukrainian IT Business When the World is Falling Apart Editor’s Choice 3 (Stephen): Lauren Kay My Startup Failed Six Years Ago. I’ve Been Hiding from My Shame Ever Since. Thanks to everyone who came out.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. He says that labels impede on your creativity, don’t allow experimentation and flexibility.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

Navigating Tough Financial Times Managing finances during this period was an exercise in frugality and creativity. But also know that with perseverance, a supportive community, and strategic thinking, it is possible to navigate the journey and emerge victorious.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Marketing isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and it’s really hard when it comes to startups. 150Birds – Startup Review By Feedough. While our platform provides consistent, higher-paying work for creative freelancers on teams that they have an affinity toward, our algorithm lets us scale operations. But they do charge a lot as well.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

I wrote a call to action for the tech community to dive deeper into the future of innovation this coming decade. Mental health treatment itself is getting a makeover as startups reinvigorate the in-person therapist and psychiatrist visit as well as think about new models of delivering mental health services virtually.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

That is, if you are someone who wishes to earn a minimum viable living being creative, what is the likelihood you’ll be able to do so? I absolutely concur that if you want to maximize around other objectives, or examine particular types of creative industries, you might disagree with me. A singer who wants to sing.

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