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Female Founders: What the numbers mean and what they don't

This is going to be BIG.

The funny thing about stats is that you can basically come up with a stat to justify any argument or position--and the whole female founders in tech conversation has a ton of numbers that people put out there as various types of proof and justification, or blame. First time founder friendly. Well, it''s gotta mean something, right?

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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

Teaching Responsibility Thinking to Startup Founders Later, at Launch413, I helped startup founders navigate their growth journey. Many founders would leave board meetings with lengthy to-do lists. ” Founders, like many good employees, are biased toward action. “Isn’t it obvious what I need to do?

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Helping Startups Understand Salespeople & the Sales Culture

Both Sides of the Table

Specifically what is often not in the DNA of founders are sales skills. Founders think in options. By definition an MVP (minimum viable product) means there’s room for improvement. We’re definitely a premium product, which is why we don’t just drop prices to match their moves to “buy” business.

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The Perils of Founder Fighting

Both Sides of the Table

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. Nowhere is the politics more difficult than with co-founders, which is why for years I’ve spoken publicly about “ the co-founder mythology.” Equity for the future?

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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

One is “tentpole company,” or a category-defining startup that helps put their hometown on the map, both for investors and future generations of founders. We dive deeper into the definition in our 2022 Annual Report. Internally, we’ve begun using the term “founder-market-geography fit” to describe this idea. Let’s get into it.

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5 ways founders and CEOs can diversify their leadership teams

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Companies with a rich tapestry of diversity are more likely to outperform, as well as create thriving, highly engaged cultures. The post 5 ways founders and CEOs can diversify their leadership teams appeared first on THE BLOG. Here are five essential blueprints every company can adhere to in order to diversify their leadership team.

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The Thin Skin of the Venture Capital Market

This is going to be BIG.

I think it''s likely that it will unfocus the company and what it definitely does is eliminate the possibility of exiting for anything less than two and a half billion dollars. That doesn''t mean I have anything against the founder or the investors. But in the private markets, we''ve got "Yay, founders!