Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 3, 2024

Battle-tested strategies and tactics I used to reach $2M ARR. It’s a pivotal phase where your initial success is tested, and your strategies for growth are pushed to their limits. It takes the right strategies to pour gasoline on growth. It’s crucial to take a hard look at your marketing strategies.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

For Greg Isenberg , a growth advisor to TikTok and former head of strategy at WeWork, entrepreneur homes are a signal of what the foreseeable future of building could look like. Habitants of the Launch House use the pool for recreation and brainstorm sessions, called “pool-storms.” Product Hunt, and then TikTok.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

If you want to build a strong online video business it almost certainly must make YouTube an important part of the strategy. I was arguing that I believe in this strategy on the Internet as any disciple of The Innovator’s Dilemma will tell you. MiTú will use its $10 million to build out new production facilities in LA and Mexico.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 25, 2023

Johan Hajji , CEO and Founder, UpperKey Employ a Formal Product Roadmap The most useful tool to balance the big-picture vision with the day-to-day operations is a formal product roadmap. When we’re in the mix, we don’t see the big picture. One strategy I have used that has been successful is “Global Fridays.”

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 21, 2023

Mark’s expertise spans incubation, early-stage, and emerging growth companies, and his guidance helps founders, investors, sales leaders, and CEOs establish successful go-to-market strategies and build motivated, high-performing teams. It seems the world has done just fine with one less lawyer in the mix. Emulate them.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

You can use social media as one tool to make those connections , but it doesn’t stop there. If you’re a professional and you want to make a sustainable living from your art, you need a bank account that’s separate from the one you use in your personal life. Personal connections are what is going to really sell.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

” Despite the hype about ease of use, enterprise companies always ask customers to abandon familiar tools so they can learn something new. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. But more than that, this IPO is a useful measuring stick for keeping tabs on the IPO market as a whole.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

However, while many startups exist in cities like Turin, Bologna, Naples and Rome, Milan is generally seen as a bigger ecosystem because of its mercantile culture and a significant share of VC funds. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? Concerning our investment strategy, we refocused on the Italian market.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

I showed them a slide of a rock band and told them this was the strategy: We are going to become a rock band, but will sell chocolate, showing the good, bad and ugly of the business using social media. Then people will feel like they are buying from a friend because they know us.”. square to be part of this journey with us.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. Elastic, the provider of subscription-based data search software used by Dell, Netflix, The New York Times and others, was another gangbuster IPO in 2018. It has confirmed our approach.

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ExactHire - Startups

JUNE 3, 2021

Hiring managers face difficult decisions when assessing for personality, culture fit, and soft skills. When considering how to make a tough hiring decision, develop a data-driven hiring process that artfully mixes objectivity with sound intuitive judgement to choose the best candidate. Stellar candidates can easily get lost in the mix.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Part 4: The consequences of scaling up sneaker culture. LG continued pushing envelopes — albeit to mixed effect. Thanks very much for reading — I hope you have a fantastic weekend. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch. yourprotagonist.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost. And often it is hard to motivate people to take on big tasks like strategy re-evaluations because everybody is busy doing investment work.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

These are just a few broad reasons, and the reality is often a mix of several factors. It could be as simple as them moving out of your service area or as complex as cultural shifts in what’s valued in your industry. It’s also time and energy that could be used elsewhere. Know them, use their name, and show them you care.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

The inflation is entrenched because a large number of jobs are now being done from home, and the wealthy computer desk jockeys working these jobs now require a different mix of goods. It is trivially easy to spot a policy that uses confidence intervals rather than outcomes at the extreme. More users, more owners, token number go up?—?wash,

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. During this time, there’s financial leverage used in the transaction to help buffer the firm’s cost of capital (e.g.

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Gust

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Cultural and religious implications must be very carefully considered. Some executives think they can mix business with pleasure, with inter-office relationships. Lastly, make good use of your Board Members. Assume defining the strategy is a one-time process. You may recall the Chevy Nova, a compact car from GM.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Our movement stood for building a better world through the power of entrepreneurial solutions , supported by a powerful magic mix of inspiring spaces, vibrant communities and meaningful content. In the early years, there were only four people in the global team and most of us worked part-time. Gratitude & Resilience.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2019

Maintaining cash flow in a retail business will also likely require the strategic use of discounting at some stage, in a way that fits your business. We recommend user testing to make sure your website is easy and intuitive to use, and making it easy for online customers to make a choice. Great people.

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Reforge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Then dive into how Hollywood uses memes to help people find the right movie to watch, to introduce you to the concept of memetics. Finally we’ll run through a step-by-step example of how to use Meme Mapping to get a more consistent return on investment from experimentation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

High employee turnover is often a hint that a company’s human resources strategy isn’t working, but it’s also difficult for managers to identify who is thinking of leaving. HR Signal wants to make retention easier by using algorithms to predict which employees are most likely to seek another job.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

I was fortunate enough to have Amy Smith, the Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, share her perspective on this topic: “The start of the pandemic was a challenging time that provided many with the opportunity to pause, reflect and gain perspective, and this was no different for TOMS. That’s my modus operandi. Find the open space.

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Reforge

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We’ll make our case using an example of a big, risky bet: turning off your highest performing channel. We’ll explain how to adapt the framework to your own use cases, and take a peek under the hood for those that want to dive deeper. Use the free Big Bet calculator to think through the math. Let’s quantify this a bit.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

And I use automation tools to have the videos come out simultaneously everywhere. I rank for dozens of them—just creating landing pages for every use-case keyword imaginable. I use this to grow the company with new features, which can then be used for more bottom-of-funnel landing pages and more short-form mobile content.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Use discount code CZECHIA to save 25% off a 1-year Extra Crunch membership. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? Vaccination.

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ExactHire - Startups

JUNE 3, 2021

Hiring managers face difficult decisions when assessing for personality, culture fit, and soft skills. When considering how to make a tough hiring decision, develop a data-driven hiring process that artfully mixes objectivity with sound intuitive judgement to choose the best candidate. Stellar candidates can easily get lost in the mix.

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Derek Sivers

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

My language-teaching polyglot friend Benny Lewis said that if you’ve never really spoken another language, then the best strategy is to start with the easiest possible language to learn, which is Esperanto. I used Anki flashcards, and wrote my own command-line dictionary for quick reference of every word I’d learned. Some day.

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Haystack

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The larger firms have gotten much bigger and taken on multi-strategy techniques, but they’re also very experienced in managing funds across many vintages. Time will tell how this shakes out.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Ample’s John de Souza on the merits of B2B, company culture and investors who get it. Ample’s John de Souza on the merits of B2B, company culture and investors who get it. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Here are the fifteen unique strategies these leaders use to ensure seamless communication among cross-functional teams. The mentorship program facilitated the seamless transfer of expertise and nurtured a culture of mutual understanding and respect. An example of such a platform is the Prezent Platform.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

In fact, they were in charge of authentication and zero trust products, and saw firsthand how companies were struggling to control permissions and access across a complex environment that often included not just cloud applications, but also on-premises pieces mixed in as well.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? Platforms that are transforming how people and businesses operate, go about their business or leverage their core assets, using superior products, data and AI. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

I imagine everyone at this point has used a Zoom Webinar, so we don’t need a full demo, but just so you know, please use the chat to connect with your fellow attendees. So I definitely used it with the self-driving cars team, and got feedback like, was this accurate? So I’m a fan. Tomasz Tunguz: Yeah.

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Forward Cities

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Do you communicate directly and have a knack for building an equitable team culture? You’ll work with the CEO to filter and translate ideas into the functional plans and fiscal strategies of the organization. . Using both skills to evolve our core processes. Is your style to manage by teaching and lead through hands-on action?

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 24, 2011

What I soon realized was that once you start applying filters for qualifications, experience, interest, culture fit, timing, you don't know nearly as many people as you think you do. How about using Quora or Twitter as contest platforms for your target hiring audience to win something on by proving their knowledge.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While the University of Michigan has been formally educating students on entrepreneurship for decades, the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has notably ramped up in the last ten years and has effectively used its powerful alumni network to amplify its growth. In the mid-2010s, that focus began to evolve. Just as the $2.4B university.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The complete guide to finding truly special talent Image by author Suppose you want to digitize your business “for real”, where you have a sensible digital strategy and development of existing teams and recruit the digital stars who can close the gaps you have internally. In that case, several different criteria apply.

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