Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2023

What I’ve Learned After Holding 1000 Interviews How to hire in startups and big companies the interview process Hiring is one of the most important things you do as a manager or entrepreneur. I would give them an algorithmic problem to solve and ask some technical questions to probe their understanding of past technologies they had used.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. The GitHub Student Developer Pack offers more than $200k in developer tools/training for student entrepreneurs or any students. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 13, 2020

In fact, many angel investors or venture capitalists look for and respect the lessons learned by entrepreneurs that have survived a failed business. The key question is: Why did an entrepreneur fail? A successful entrepreneur who has seen the movie before is even more valued. “Was this a failed idea from the start?”.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If your business sells a unique product, consider using a crowdfunding site like Kickstarter or Indiegogo to raise funds. Accelerators are highly competitive programs designed to help entrepreneurs succeed. However, if you want to de-risk your investment as much as possible, use an accelerator or angel investment before self-funding.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

It’s also going to be using the funding to hire more talent — technical and support — for its two offices, in San Jose, California and Cairo, Egypt. 3 golden rules for health tech entrepreneurs. “There is a lot hidden between the lines, and problems can be specific to a person,” or to a situation.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. .

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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. So the partner who spends 50+% of the time managing wasn’t for us (although truthfully this probably does take 25% of my time).

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

” And o ne factor that might work in its favour is its focus on air cargo even as others explore a mix of air, ocean and truck haulage pioneered by Flexport. But for Africa, we need to tweak it to fit the use case here. So what we’ve seen is the way to connect the continent is via air.

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Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

This week we move on to something near and dear to the hearts of entrepreneurs and investors alike: The exit, more formally known as a “ liquidity event.” In Parts II and III, we looked at commonly used mandatory and voluntary conversion language in convertible notes. Most would agree this is not a fair outcome.

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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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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A MOC document can help you prioritize what jobs you need an executive to do so you can hire against those needs. Who are the best search partners to use, and let then letting you and that search firm run with the execution. Can you just describe the MOC to our audience, what it is, and why you guys are so passionate about using it?

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. I used to think you could use convenience and common sense to predict markets. We think it’s a matter of products, but history shows us it takes more than just products and technology to create the sweeping changes. I like that.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 15, 2023

Eight entrepreneurial teams are currently in the process of completing this rigorous curriculum, which is presented twice a year to researchers, professors, graduate students, and local emerging entrepreneurs. Ammonia will be used to produce fertilizer, the main resource for plant growth.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 28, 2022

” Use Separate Spreadsheets to Track Expenses. Use Separate Spreadsheets to Track Expenses. Use Separate Spreadsheets to Track Expenses. I use a spreadsheet to separate my business and personal expenses. This helps to keep things organized and prevents any mix-ups when it comes time to do my taxes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2014

This is a classic mistake many entrepreneurs make so I’d like to offer some constructive advice on how the savvy hand would be played. Once you’ve met your multiple board members and started to read the politics you can also begin to use existing board members to help persuade unconvinced outliers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

These services ask you to scan your ID, take a selfie video, connect to your bank account, send documents, etc. Alternatively, developers can use Dotfile’s API directly. In a way, it acts an abstraction layer so that entrepreneurs can focus on different things. Dotfile’s founders.

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OkDork

JANUARY 27, 2023

Refer them to an AppSumo tool that replaces whatever subscription they’re currently using, and they’ll save a bunch of money and you’ll get a fat referral fee. Whatever space they have that they don't use—you can rent it out on their behalf and split the profit. Then, take a cut of whatever you save them. They probably do.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The public markets may have cooled on fintechs in recent months, but for entrepreneurs who are still considering starting up, “outlook good,” says the Magic 8 Ball. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Could your startup use more marketing support?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Nothing could be more valuable to your PR success than documenting every initiative and sharing the documentation with applicable team members. Mix up your PR content types. According to a 2021 Business2Community article , nearly one-quarter of all communications department pros struggle with using metrics.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes? Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms. they are definitely at a disadvantage.

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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. 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.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 24, 2022

The best part, he documented the journey so others could follow in his legendary foot steps. I used to run sales for Vonage, I have built applications on Twilio and Nexmo, and my startup is tailored to a very niche market in the VoIP industry. I never changed it and we decided to use the terms that I had originally drawn up.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

No one decides to be an entrepreneur because it’s easy?—?but As they say, to be forewarned is to be forearmed, so here are the 10 things no one ever tells you about being an entrepreneur: 1. Only 10p goes to mixed-gender teams, and less than 1p goes to all-female teams?—?despite I look back and chuckle. No pressure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 6, 2024

While tech companies do use plenty of no-code tools, it turns out that it is not the industry we’ve discovered to have the highest adoption rate for our no-code platform. Now here’s the key secret: The best person to dictate the flow of the app and build it is the person who will be using the final app. What data will it handle?

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Forward Cities

JULY 27, 2020

We add another proposal to the mix: use unemployment insurance to encourage entrepreneurship as well as traditional employment. Even in the cases of business failure, the experimentation and learning opportunities provided by starting a venture gains the entrepreneur valuable skills when they return to a traditional job.

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