Gust

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

It should therefore come as no surprise that an asymmetry of information exists, mostly gleaned from experience, between founders and investors in a venture financing deal. The definitive deal documents are concise (at least by lawyer standards), whereas a full Series A deal will generate a stack of new paperwork of a hundred pages or more.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

The degree to which we get involved with the idea validation may vary depending on the goals and needs of the project, the founders and/or stakeholders, and the stage at which the project is when we begin our collaboration. Definitely! What percentage of your clients are non-technical people who have an idea, but no coding experience?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

All of this impresses upon us that every indicator in startup funding points up and to the right: Venture firms have more dry powder, deal sizes are growing rapidly, valuations are soaring and investment terms are more founder-friendly than ever. And all that is indeed happening. It is more like playing an entirely different sport.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Take the time to read, cover to cover, The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels , by the legendary Bill Payne. I am continually surprised at founders who spend ten minutes throwing up a barebones profile and are dismayed that money doesn’t start flowing in.

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Startup Blogpost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

12 Strategies for Boosting Team Productivity in Startups To help startups boost their team productivity, we’ve gathered twelve insightful strategies from top founders, CEOs, and managers. These strategies have allowed us to build a powerful company in the FinTech industry and should help you build a successful startup as well.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

They announced on Monday, November 14, the signing of definitive agreements that will allow KKR to participate as the lead investor in the $48 million Series C funding round. Marshall Pribadi, CEO and Co-Founder of Privy, said he is thrilled to welcome KKR as among their new investors.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. It was definitely a challenge, but one she has overcome to help her organization grow. She created the organization out of her passion for social entrepreneurial impact. How did Ashna overcome this challenge?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

MarqVision uses artificial intelligence and machine learning technology its founders first worked on at MIT: its approach is to automate both the scanning and reporting of illicit usage. Those uses that are harder to definitely detect are in turn triaged by humans, but that’s not the case for all of the items MarqVision scans.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

But in the end, if you have the right business partner, if you connect to the Korean ecosystem, and you enlarge that network and add some value to them and also show that you are interested in staying in Korea long term, then people are super excited to work together,” said Sina Albanese, co-founder of Koralo.

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FundersClub

JULY 13, 2017

We've drawn from our own experiences as founders, as well as getting feedback from other founders, to put together some guidelines on how to best put together a work from home program. As with any policy that lacks clear controls and definitions, a WFH policy that's hazily defined will often be twisted and exploited.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

It can be used as a storytelling tool to enable ecosystem organizations to see the different onramps and paths that different founders take, and identify what’s working as well as gaps that need to be addressed. I now realize a better approach is to take the time to set the scope as well as some parameters and definitions.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Sandvik is also a renowned hacker and security researcher and, as of recently, a founder. Runa Sandvik, founder of Granitt. That’s definitely still a part of what I do. Image: (supplied). Some of the work that I’ve done has sort of been workshops directly for the newsroom.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

” We talked with Kim last week to learn more about his transition from right-hand man to startup founder, as well as to understand why, in a world that is suddenly rife with tools that help remote teams collaborate more efficiently, he’s confident there is room for Eraser to grow. It’s definitely on our roadmap.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Jerry DiMaso , CEO and co-founder, Knarr Analytics . “In Steve Houle , inventor and founder, Parkit360 . “Marketing will definitely have to be adjusted and, depending on the industry you’re in, you may have to reevaluate spend. Siddharth Sinha , founder, Dresma . “It Lesley Pyle , founder, HireMyMom.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

Cloverleaf, led by co-founders CEO Darrin Murriner and COO Kirsten Moorefield, is on a mission to empower companies in cultivating and retaining high-performing staff and teams, unlocking their full potential. Advantage Capital is an equal opportunity provider. The post Cloverleaf Secures $7.3

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. A good investment thesis includes a few key elements: Clear definition of industry, in terms of niche, size, geography, etc.; Further Reading.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As you know, I run our Founder Experience program here, the set of tools and programs and people that we have to support our entrepreneurs in their growth journey. Claire Hughes Johnson : Yeah, definitely. So we definitely shouldn’t talk about dog training since that is not something that I should have on my resume.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We brought together some of the best AI founders and leaders—from those scaling the underlying foundation models to those building products that could transform entire industries—for a series of conversations on where we are, where we’re going, and the big open questions in the field. I’ve got to go consult documentation.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Dylan Field, founder and CEO of Figma, looks at the relationship between designers, developers, and AI, in conversation with a16z’s David George. [00:36] Dylan: On a technical level, if you look at the actual internal structure of a Figma document, it’s much more similar to an abstract syntax tree and less similar to some image.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts, read project documentation, studied the economics, written crypto profiles, and spent way too much time on Twitter. You can also follow the co-founders Ryan Sean Adams ( @RyanSAdams ) & David Hoffman ( @TrustlessState ). Cobie ( @Cobie ) : Cobie is the definition of a crypto native.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m They might be ideas they hatch internally (via a Foundry) or a founder who just left SpaceX and raises money to search for an idea. two founders in a garage?—?(HP The most connected and high-potential founders start with wads of cash. The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

“Why do founders want to take the VCs’ money? Founders will continue to take the “growth at all options” path that leads to privacy & trust creep at places like Quora. But my definition of the word is much broader. Growth, again. It’s not merely that you need a scalable idea to grow.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Today, VC Lab is providing a set of freely available boilerplate documents intended to streamline the process, save everyone time and money and make fund governance structures more accessible. “We We have general partners launching funds from all around the world,” co-founder Adeo Ressi explains.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 30 Most Important Lessons Learned About Developing New Business In this article, we delve into the wisdom of thirty seasoned professionals, including Founders and CEOs, who share their most important lessons learned in developing a new business. Ajay Mistry , Founder, Gambit Partners The Power of Delegation It is important to delegate.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

Craig Cannon [00:00:40] – Matt Hackett, who is Casey Neistat’s co-founder. ” Jarvis Johnson [00:10:32] – I definitely could’ve stayed at Yelp for a long time because I had a lot of good people around me. Jarvis Johnson [00:16:42] – That’s definitely a thing. I had my hood up.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I had a great idea for a tool the market was crying out for, and a technical co-founder to build it. It’s an incredibly lonely experience Loneliness is a huge problem for entrepreneurs, especially for early-stage founders who have no (or very few) colleagues to turn to for camaraderie and collaboration. Oh, most definitely.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2020

He is the founder of Nicework , which helps companies to define their purpose and then deliver on it. We decided to leverage the assets that we had at our disposal, take a break from trying to sell to people and create a document of all the things we really wanted the people around us to see. It is not long or complicated.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Contributed by Madhavan Sivashankar , chief executive officer and founder, Gulf International Finance Limited. When I looked up the word “resilience,” I found that I had the definition wrong. Sivashankar has been a member of EO UAE since October 2020. . Life’s not about how hard of a hit you can give. A fallacy.

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Gust

APRIL 20, 2014

This is a fancy title for a personnel manager in a large corporation who keeps track of all the hiring and firing, and has a staff to build job descriptions and personnel policy documents. In a startup, that’s your job as founder, and it’s a job you can’t afford to delegate. Chief Diversity Officer.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Nevertheless, even industry veterans are often fuzzy on the definitions and boundaries between different types of IP and the ways they can be protected and exploited. Here are a few key questions and observations that I offer to any newly incorporating startup: Who are the founders? Has anyone already left the picture?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

Focus on mental health : Tage spoke with investors who say that if founder mental wellness is tied to innovation and success, then there needs to be a light shown on it , especially during this difficult capital crunch environment. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.

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Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2011

As we conclude our convertible note financing series, there are assorted terms commonly seen in term sheets and deal documents that are worth touching on briefly. Having made it almost to the end of our sample term sheet: Documentation. First, it’s worth noting that we’re proposing to have Company counsel draft the documents.

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Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

A term sheet keeps things relatively straightforward by summarizing the most significant deal terms in outline form, whereas the deal documents themselves (often referred to as definitive agreements ) — even for a relatively simple convertible debt financing — inevitably contain some densely written legalese.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 27, 2021

Whether the founders form a corporation, LLC or limited partnership, the sale of equity in those entities to investors are subject to federal and state securities laws.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you think a documented style guide sounds not-so-essential, I don't blame you. With a small team size, it's easy to work without tons of documentation. The former needs thorough documentation and effective document templates. The latter needs a breathing document that's frequently updated.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. The amount of investment in IP in any direct sense is generally small for early stage startups.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

??You shouldn’t have to onboard a technical co-founder just to test a business idea. Here’s my simple definition of a no-code platform: A platform that allows you to build an interactive web app through a “drag and drop” user interface and easy-to-implement logic. Bubble is a no-code platform that enables you to build web apps.

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