culture startup founder support 
Paul G. Silva
APRIL 1, 2025
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. One of our most powerful tools was teaching them to distinguish between tasks and responsibilities.
Hunter Walk
AUGUST 26, 2024
HW: You’ve been a startup founder as well as an executive at larger tech companies. Especially if, say, it’s someone who has only done startups making the case they now want to be at a BigCo, or even more commonly, the BigCo person wanting to join a startup. At some point I noticed a change in our culture.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
.” What I’ve observed is that the email generation has shifted cultural norms. ” Culturally people know that it’s not acceptable to text or call you on your cell phone unless they know you. Customer support – After my pre-breakfast meeting I had my actual breakfast meeting. This guy was a hustler.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
They have been supportive when we’ve been doing well and also when we’ve made changes to the business. And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. The firm’s brand is important, as is your relationship with the individual who can go to bat for you and support you within the firm.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 6, 2022
When startup founders think of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), we tend to think of “Mad Men”-esque processes, involving dramatic office reshuffling and expensive rebranding. The reality though, is that M&A isn’t limited to flashy corporate businesses nor does it have to bulldoze through company culture.
Founders Coop
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.
Revolution
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Put another way: If founders don’t have to be in Silicon Valley, New York City, or Boston — if they can choose to start and scale in a much broader range of places — where does it make the most sense to put down roots? Where will they be able to tap into a supportive entrepreneurial network?
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