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How Entrepreneurs and Founders Can Avoid “Capital Tunnel Vision”   

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As an entrepreneur or founder starting a business, you may think of capital as purely monetary. Unfortunately, without a solid grasp of how capital — in its many different forms — can influence a business, too many founders make decisions early on in their companies that have unintended consequences down the line.

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Ayoken raises $1.4M to grow its NFT marketplace for creatives

TechCrunch

Ayoken, an NFT marketplace for creatives, has raised $1.4 Ayoken founder and CEO, Joshua King , told TechCrunch that the marketplace is a bridge between fans and artists, and gives supporters a sense of ownership in the success of their idols. And our approach is so different to any other NFC marketplace on the planet.

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Creative capital is the secret sauce, not venture capital

TechCrunch

Brett Lovelady is the founder of Astro Studios , now a part of PA Consulting, a design-driven company that empowers designers and strives to capture the value of design in the product, brand, experience and company creation process. Creative capital comprises the design and development assets that bring an ingenious idea to life.

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14 Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders

Startup Blogpost

14 Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders To gain a deeper understanding of effective leadership, we asked startup founders and CEOs to share the most valuable lessons they’ve learned from successful entrepreneurs. Furthermore, the notion of “wealth” has transformed my approach to employee satisfaction.

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Appropriate Accessibility: Announcing nextNYC Open Office Hours

This is going to be BIG.

Over a decade ago, when I was working for First Round Capital, we opened our doors for “Open Office Hours”—a series of open meetings where any founder could come in and chat with us for 20 minutes each. I’m not sure we backed any of the founders—but that wasn’t the point. We met quite a few smart folks. We had 70 investors sign up!

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5 Mistakes Derailing Startup Founders

StartupNation

Sometimes when you’re in the zone as a founder, a case of the twisties can utterly derail progress. As a consultant to many of the world’s most innovative global brands as well as motivated founders looking for a jump-start, it’s important to be able to know what steps along the way are absolutely necessary and which ones are nice to have.

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Growth marketing roundup: TechCrunch Experts, creative testing and how to nail your narrative

TechCrunch

Marketing Cube founder Maya Moufarek’s lessons for customer-focused startups : Founder of growth consultancy Marketing Cube Maya Moufarek joins Miranda Halpern for an interview as part of the TechCrunch Experts series. Marketer: Illia Termeno , founder of Extrabrains. Recommended by: Anonymous.