Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

Being self-sustainable has given us a new perspective on startup funding, especially compared to what I experienced on my first accelerator run. The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. It goes without saying that being a startup founder is more popular than ever. If this is all new to you, take a short course on Entrepreneurship or read The Lean Startup. Finding a technical co-founder is even harder.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Browse through the many hundreds of video answers to startup questions that we’ve filmed from the world’s leading VCs and angels. At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. According to official estimates, the number of new Swiss startups has skyrocketed by 700% since 1996. Native startups will need 25,000 Swiss Francs to open an LLC and 50,000 more to incorporate. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I don’t feel like canceling LinkedIn just because occasionally a well-meaning but slightly not-clued-in person from a faraway place wants me to be their personal mentor, answer 3-questions for their high-school entrepreneurship project or take a sales pitch for their recruiting services. He has a startup you’re going to love.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2022

A Very Honest Guide to Writing Your Fundraise Pitch Deck How to optimise yours for success Congratulations! You know you need a pitch deck to do this and so fire up your slide software of choice and crack your knuckles, ready to wow. I often see pitch decks positioning themselves as a Seed raise but realistically are at Pre-Seed.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This week, I covered Zeta, a new startup working on joint finances for modern couples. Other startups have taken notice too, entering the world of multiplayer fintech, a term that categorizes socially focused and consumer-friendly financial services. Data on startups is dreadful. techcrunch.com. Sign up here.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

Related: This Entrepreneur Shares How She Bootstrapped Her Startup (and How You Can, Too). While it might sound strange getting your brother-in-law to sign a contract, a legal document is a great way to establish expectations for both parties. Startup competitions. Check out this list of pitching competitions.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Note we are not including here most of the freebies offered by corporates for founders in general (as opposed to students in particular), which we list in Free Money from the Global 500 for Tech Startups. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

There’s not much that thrills us more than a startup competition — and we mean deep down in our bones thrilled. We’re serious when we describe this particular startup competition as extraordinary. We’re serious when we describe this particular startup competition as extraordinary. Learn more about XTC here.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 3, 2021

30-page business plans are great for established businesses and terrible for startups that need to iterate quickly. 15+ years ago the Business Model Canvas (BMC) changed everything by giving us a 1-pager (or 4×3 foot poster) to help you quickly document and test the key hypothesis behind your business model. No map required.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. This was a year like no other for Ann Arbor startups, so we’ve spent lots of time keeping up with all the news from Ann Arbor tech companies. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. DocNetwork.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 5, 2024

14 Methods for Ensuring Accountability Within Startup Teams Accountability is a cornerstone of startup success, and we’ve gathered insights from CEOs and Founders to learn how they maintain it within their teams. The best way to ensure this accountability is by creating a culture of trust and reliability among employees.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Startup pitches with promises to provide various services to Africans — across different sectors — are commonplace now. Trade has the least startup activity in a market that received $5 billion in VC funding last year. The continent is also home to more than 1.2 “From telling us to set up takes days.

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Paul G. Silva

MAY 24, 2020

30-page business plans are great for established businesses and terrible for startups that need to iterate quickly. 15 years ago the Business Model Canvas (BMC) changed everything by giving us a 1-pager (or 4×3 foot poster) to help you quickly document and test the key hypothesis behind your business model. No map required.

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StartupNation

APRIL 21, 2021

As Indiegogo indicates, crowdfunding campaigns with pitch videos tend to get four times the backing of those without a video. Your video needs a story arc: a structured, well-documented journey. Related: New Legislation Makes Equity Crowdfunding the Go-To Source for Startup Funding. Construct a clear call to action.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Floww — a data-driven marketplace designed to allow founders to pitch investors, with the whole investment relationship managed online — says it has raised $6.7 The cash will be used to build out the platform designed to give startups access to more than 500 VCs, accelerators and angel networks. and multiple family offices.

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Feedough

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But fret not, we’ve listed down the eight biggest fundraising mistakes that you need to be wary of while approaching the investors, pitching to them, and signing contracts. The biggest fundraising mistake you can make is to assume how much money you’ll require and what should be the pre-money valuation of your startup. The problem?

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 12, 2022

One can easily turn a KISS Canvas into a pitch deck for investors by simply creating slides that mirror the content in each row. 30-page business plans are great for established businesses and terrible for startups that need to iterate quickly. Each row answers a key question about a stakeholder. Why KISS instead of the BMC?

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 5, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Startups are a rollercoaster – emotionally, financially, physically. Matt Miller – Founder.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Traditionally, SMEs were required to visit physical bank branches, provide extensive documentation, and endure lengthy approval processes for loans. Also read : Top 10 Fintech Startup Investments Powering Southeast Asia in 2023 Japan’s Five-Year Development Strategy unveils KANSAI Startup Night Vol.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

” (Full disclosure: the second time I worked at a startup founded by Mark Pincus, Zinga slept behind my desk and I was one of her favorite dog-sitters.). 5 ways to raise your startup’s PR game. Every early-stage startup must identify and evaluate a strategic advantage. Walter Thompson. So how do you make a splash?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

He’s the CEO of Humaans , an HR tech startup that lets organizations build a customizable HR stack that manages employee documents, data, payroll, contracts and other components of “people ops.” ” Luperti has a product to pitch. billion into HR tech startups, roughly 3.6

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Register K-Startup Grand Challenge(KSGC) 2022 edition has opened its doors for global startups to do business in South Korea. The biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will be held for 3.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

But this is something that French startup Edda is looking to fix, with a platform aimed at helping investors, analysts, chief financial officers (CFOs), and even company founders get the insights they need, and the tools that make working collaboratively on deals just that little bit easier.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I’m considering either having my startup sponsor me for an O-1A visa or self-petitioning an EB-1A green card. Savvy Startup Founder. Keep in mind that if you pursue an O-1A visa, you will need to show that your startup and you have an employer-employee relationship, or you will need an agent to file on your behalf.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cascades explains Greg’s observations on what it takes for innovation of all kinds (political movements, cultural change, startups, re-orgs, etc.) Here are the key takeaways that I believe relate to startup / intrepreneurial innovators. to achieve lasting impact. 5 Reasons People Will Oppose You We innovators already believe.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

In the enterprise, there’s been an explosive growth of data — think documents, videos, audio files, posts on social media and even emails. Goswami pitches it as a compliance solution as well as a means to manage costs. ” So what else can enterprises do with Komprise?

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Impact Hub

MARCH 8, 2022

The initiative provides a 1-month access to coaching and training that offers investment-ready support to prepare startups to network and pitch to investors through a Virtual Investment Event. The post Growing deal flow into Africa’s startup ecosystem appeared first on Impact Hub. DDA’S 2022 “Investing in Africa ” report. .

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Entrepreneurs face challenges everyday and nobody is born with the inherent knowledge needed to make their startup successful. There is great value in assessing and mapping your startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem. That was the moment when the idea for the Sacramento Startup Ecosystem Subway Map was born.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 23, 2014

When I asked her about her sales process, she described how her team employs statements of work (SOW), which isn’t something I hear about very frequently in startups, despite the fact they are very powerful sales tools. These documents don’t have to be very lengthy or involved. So, statements or can align three teams.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

The pitch was tantalizing — but never fully realized. Dating back to 2017, Transformer has become the architecture of choice for natural language tasks, demonstrating an aptitude for summarizing documents, translating between languages and even classifying images and analyzing biological sequences.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 30, 2023

Formstack alongside All Stage & Zapier allows us to solicit pitch meetings dates from founders, for deal leads to request SPV creation, for members to refer new members. clipr transcribes and categorizes the content of our pitch meeting video recordings. Zoom is our platform of choice for pitch meetings and internal meetings.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 1, 2020

As i2E has been closing our latest round of new investments over the last few weeks, I am reminded of how in the startup world and the venture industry, investment events attract attention. a nonprofit corporation that mentors many of the state’s technology-based startup companies. By Scott Meacham. President, and CEO of Progentec.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The only thing that matters is getting to product-market fit Credits: Read on Since 2021, I have made it my goal to guide startups to a product market fit in a structured process. Experience with more than 12 startups is encouraging: the approach saves precious time, increases focus, and identifies problems with the market early.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

4:03] Jambot demo [7:02] Human vs. AI creativity [13:37] Applying AI to design [14:31] Startups vs. incumbents Will AI replace designers? For example, maybe I want to say, “What are the startups to watch working on AI?” ” Based on the prompt for startups to watch working on AI, it will suggest a list of options.”

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