Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Shaun’s the true definition of a polymath. He is a successful entrepreneur, VC, 2x best-selling author, speaker, super connector to startups and standouts, Jeopardy contestant, and screenwriter/executive producer. Our clients include everything from early stage startups to funds. The results have been fantastic.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 16, 2021

In the interview below, she says that after the pandemic, startup founders will need to develop a mentality that places growth at the center of company strategy. In fact, TechCrunch is asking founders who have worked with growth marketers to share a recommendation in this survey.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

Startup founders often turn to pitch decks when fundraising as a visual representation of their story — from the origins to total addressable market to those juicy metrics. While the format definitely works, the influx of pitch decks in a hot deal environment makes it harder to stand out. Pitch deck or pitch blurb?

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

In a recent Twitter thread , he highlighted common stories and narratives that startups can use, such as “challenging the way things have always been done” or “irreverence,” and came up with examples of companies that employ these tactics. You help startups do research to find and validate their strategic narrative.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Evolving from Scientist to Founder (Sponsored by Mayfield). How do you go from PhD to startup founder and beyond? Investors love unrealistic goals based on pragmatic strategies. As more SaaS startups move toward usage-based pricing, the old playbook becomes less and less useful. Wedge to TAM.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It has also attracted what Kim says is more than 1 million users since its March launch, from “five-person startups to the largest global tech companies.” It’s definitely on our roadmap. SK: It’s definitely word of mouth. It’s more about the content. SK: That’s to come.

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StartupNation

APRIL 23, 2021

There are several different ways a startup founder might fund his or her business, including series funding, crowdfunding, loans, venture capital and angel investments. As an entrepreneur, investment advisor and consultant to startup founders, I understand that each startup is different.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Navigating Tax Obligations for Startups: What You Need to Know Navigating the complex landscape of startup taxation can be daunting, but with insights from CEOs and financial experts, startups can stay compliant and even save on taxes.

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Gust

JUNE 23, 2014

The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. Since a startup by definition is not a recognized brand, you are the brand, based on the social media culture of today.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

Easier said than done, but founder mental health is a serious thing and compartmentalization definitely helps keeping sanity. Most male founders were going about things by trial and error and later covered them up as strategic moves. Think of your brain as a hard drive. Don’t ruminate on what someone said too much.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Fortunately, DocSend’s new report on seed-level fundraising provides some helpful insights and guidance for startups on what constitutes a successful fundraising process. seed startup founders caught between the pressure of more discerning and decisive investors and increasingly demanding market expectations.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2021

We could definitely get running with our raw pricing estimates but it would be pretty suboptimal. We enable startup founders, product managers, and business analysts to easily design mobile apps and website mockups. segment based on geography) Are young adults willing to pay more than teenagers for our product?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. But to build one, founders must first define clear goals and create value for participants. You can probably guess which approach generated more favorable outcomes.

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Gust

JUNE 22, 2014

The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. Since a startup by definition is not a recognized brand, you are the brand, based on the social media culture of today.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree – particularly if you are desperate. Entrepreneurs are optimists by nature, so I definitely recommend the involvement of your favorite attorney (usually the pessimist). Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

You need to build genuine relationships with these portfolio startup founders as well as trust with them and the rest will follow. If they see you when you’ve already got your first term sheet and they’ve got 3 weeks to decide then by definition they have no relationship with you. Earn the right to the intro.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

Jonathan Strauss took this issue head on in a blog post that I believe every startup founder should read on “ Replacing Oneself as CEO.” ” “After 3 and a half years of fusing my self-worth with the success of the company in the crucible of startup survival, it was impossible to tear them apart without pain.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 14, 2022

Simultaneously, when I talk to the lenders, they are reducing the dollar sizes of new commitments, reducing interest-only periods, asking for more warrants and being much more picky about which startups to lend capital to. So, this definitely feels like a trend. For other TC coverage on this topic, head here and here.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

The “span of control” for a growing tech startup is probably 6-9 people. This is when your job function truly starts to match the definition of “leader” because that’s exactly what your role is. The “doers” in your organization. You set direction. You hire great people. What do you do?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

I am grateful and fortunate that I could solicit input on this article from several people, including Theresia Gouw and Mark Kraynak; a few of my partners at Acrew; Ed Zimmerman and Meredith Beuchaw from the law firm Lowenstein; Shan Aggarwal, VP of corporate development, Coinbase; and Art Levy, chief strategy officer at Brex.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And then I got into strategy consulting, and I wanted to go into strategy consulting, and they said, “Yeah, but you’re a tech guy. We don’t take tech guys in the strategy consulting group.” Probably the internet helped because they needed internet skills in their strategy group.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Steve Blank’s definition of a startup is “a temporary organization in the search of a repeatable business model” Temporary, because as soon as you have built a machine where you pour $10 into the top of it, and $11 falls out of the bottom, you’re no longer a startup.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Companies like Amazon have developed extensive IP protection strategies over the years to proactively track and take down fake goods, but the argument here is that even this is not enough (and that’s saying nothing of the thousands of platforms smaller than Amazon that lack the resources to manage this on their own).

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 16, 2024

One who is currently building his company in public [ie sharing a bunch of data, progress, and even setbacks, that a startup founder might normally not disclose]. Hunter Walk: Your startup Warmly recently turned four years old. And I’ve gotten to see him figure out what kind of leader he wants to be.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 1, 2023

From stories of bravery like David and Goliath in the past to modern-day startup founders challenging established corporations, the traits of great leaders have transcended time. Leadership is scary, and it is supposed to be that way Sometimes doing the right thing is hard and most definitely scary.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. If that isn’t the original definition of “angel” money I don’t know what is. The “Three C’s” of the Internet … The infrastructure and web services phases of the Internet are built.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Cake co-founders Hunter Morris and Mitch Orkis met while working together at another brand and bonded over what they saw was an unaddressed opportunity for sexual wellness products. “We Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 20, 2021

Photo from Pixabay Tell me if this sounds familiar, as a startup founder, you are constantly juggling many hats: marketing guru, product owner, growth hacker, sales master, accountant, and the list goes on. Common Data Pain Points Below are the top five data pains experienced by many startup founders.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2022

Pivots — a change in business strategy based on a new insight or market trend — are somewhat inevitable for young companies still chasing product-market fit. I’d argue that pivots are more important to track than a financing round because they give a snapshot of a startup reacting to a new tension in the market.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 19, 2023

Here, Kalle was able to develop his skills as a startup founder and ambitious entrepreneur. This made me think that the odds are against new investors on the stock market, and there is definitely something we can do about that. What are your future plans for your startup?

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 23, 2023

As a startup founder, you get into this default mode of moving really fast all the time and making quick decisions. And that was definitely who I was during the Anchor days. And other platforms’ strategies seemed directionally pointed at exclusive content, not building platforms. Spotify’s plan was much bigger than that.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Source: DocSend At DocSend , we spend a lot of time analyzing the data behind what it takes for startup founders to market their ideas, land meetings with VCs, and in turn source and close deals?—?from The graph above shows a definite point of diminishing returns when contacting LPs, somewhere around 60–70.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2022

Startup founders and managers at enterprise companies were attracted by the strong technical education, moderate tax rates, and relatively low prices for software development services in Eastern European countries when compared to countries with higher costs of living.

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