Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

You do NOT have to have funding to start a business but you can definitely bootstrap it. However, do note that even BEYOND FUNDING – what’s MOST important is that you build a business that has the right team, solves the right problem, for the right customer base. If you have a suggestion to add to the list, just let me know.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Advancements in technology, new capital accessibility, and evolving ways of working have begun to democratize the international investor community. The graph above shows a definite point of diminishing returns when contacting LPs, somewhere around 60–70. from pre-seed to Series A. or really, jump on the Zoom meeting.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I definitely had a full-time job, I had a newborn baby,” Walton said. Walton helped it raise its first millions in venture capital, making her one of the few dozen Black female founders to do so. Walton helped it raise its first millions in venture capital, making her one of the few dozen Black female founders to do so.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

Sramana Mitra said not to long ago in Forbes : “I have come to observe that most business school programs have an extensive emphasis on fundraising, especially from venture capitalists, and very little pragmatic understanding of what it really takes to get a venture off the ground. ” It’s true.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. It’s a new year – 2016.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

While it’s not mandatory for companies to receive 409A appraisals, the IRS has made them all but compulsory for private, venture-backed companies, Kevin Swan, co-head of global private markets within Morgan Stanley’s workplace solutions division, told TechCrunch. And how seriously should we be taking them?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Howard Lindzon weighed in with his comments : “As a CEO of a venture backed business myself and founder of many others, I would add one thing… Thick Skin. Almost by definition to be a great leader you need to be an effective psychologist. Both are basically people businesses. If you fail, you need to start all over.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

capital in recent months. capital in recent months. Janet Coyle, managing director of business growth at London’s official publicity arm London & Partners, told TechCrunch that there are various financial perks that might appeal to overseas companies looking to establish a base in the capital. Cross-border investments.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

The pandemic has just pushed edtech mainstream, but language-learning startup Duolingo had already spent the past decade figuring out how to build a successful edtech app. Want this kind of coverage on a different company or sector. Check out our ever-growing list of EC-1s , which include recent profiles of Klaviyo, StockX, Tonal and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. Through this process he raised $2 million. When I described to people why I initially invested my calls went something like this, “He’s taken kicks to the face for nearly 2 years and is still standing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. Raising money is hard. And when you’re relatively new to the process it’s easy to be confused by the process. Meet in person.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

There is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the private, high-growth technology markets and the venture capital markets that underpin them. Technology riches yield bumper crops in venture capital with new firms and new largesses – the rewards of LPs rediscovering our asset class. Boom and bust. None of these.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

So despite total funding for women-founded companies reaching $834 million in 2021, per Partech Africa — a VC firm and data tracker of African investments — and the number of women in venture capital increasing, t heir representation remains minute against a faster-growing percentage of startups run by men.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

“As they say in poker, ‘If you’ve been in the game 30 minutes and you don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy.‘” Warren Buffet, 1997. Marketing 101: Customers love free stuff. As a result, it is a common marketing practice to offer things “for free” in order to impact customer behavior or encourage customer loyalty. Billions of dollars.

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