Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

It doesn’t have the same energy or chemistry. In fact, my personal fund raising strategy is to attend the first meeting by myself. But how do you get back in front of the investor? They will always tell you, “don’t worry a phone call should be fine.” It is never fine. You can’t remember why you loved somebody over the phone.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 21, 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 startup founders and innovators from around New Zealand, What is one piece of advice you would give to people working on their first startup and why? TheTestMart.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

It is clear that Black, women, Latinx and LGBTQ+ startup founders face an uphill battle when it comes to getting a share of the VC investment pie in Silicon Valley. She said that Indiana is known for B2B SaaS and she wanted to tap into that energy.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Blomstedt told TechCrunch that he originally got the idea for SpringTime after moving to Colorado in 2015 after a career in the energy business in Texas. He started attending happy hours to get to know people in his new community and met a bunch of startup founders who all shared the same problem. Blomstedt saw an opportunity.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

I explained that most of his energy and concern was probably expended on things that wouldn’t matter in the long run. Most male founders were going about things by trial and error and later covered them up as strategic moves. I wish I had known that since day 1 of my startup journey. 2) A startup is a marathon, not a sprint.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Department of Energy and the White House Office of Management and Budget. The panelists will weigh in on strategies to build diverse workforces — with different perspectives and experiences that drive innovation — as well as new approaches that promote continuous learning for workers throughout their careers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

And we have five more for you: Gotta keep ’em separated : Devin explores how SepPure’s nanofilters massively reduce energy cost of industrial separation processes. Ron takes a look at how Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders. Pahk the Cah, etc. :

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And yet, according to Noam Wasserman, The Founder’s Dilemma , Harvard Business Review, “Four out of five entrepreneurs are forced to step down from the CEO’s post.” Some find out the scale up is not for them and prefer the hustle and bustle of the startup. My energy levels are rising as the company grows and my role evolves.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

The universal challenge of every startup founder is to get everything done that needs to get done, and still have a life. Stever Robbins, known on the Internet as the Get-It-Done Guy, outlines his strategies in his classic book “ 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More.” To Do List Chalkboard by Mufidah Kassalias, on Flickr.

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Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Yet, I find that startup founders often fixate on one or two sources, often to the detriment of their business. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Small business grants.

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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

But at least one Realtor I talked to believes the startup’s strategy of turning agents into employees is part of its problem. Grant Clayton , a Louisiana Realtor, believes that it’s that strategy of giving agents a salary that has, at least in part, played a role in Homie’s recent challenges. One way it’s doing this?

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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. It’s important in aligning internal strategy, communicating with others, talking with partner, recruiting and, yes, raising VC. We have followed this strategy for 15 years.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 19, 2021

The Technical University of Eindhoven, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, and locally based corporates like ASML and Philips have been eyeing initiatives across Europe and applying what they’ve learned to the region’s strategy. Who are the key startup people in your city (e.g., investors, founders, lawyers, designers, etc.)?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Joshua Posamentier, co-founder and managing partner, Congruent Ventures. Shayle Kann, partner, Energy Impact Partners. Maryanna Saenko, co-founder and partner, Future Ventures. 14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies. Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Beier Cai, co-founder & CTO, Greg Gunn, co-founder & CEO, Tiffany Jung, VP, Strategy & Ops Image Credits: Commit. Commit’s startup partners currently include Patch, Plastiq, Dapper Labs, Relay, Certn, Procurify, Scope Security, Praisidio, Planworth, Georgian Partners and Lo3 Energy.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

The company chose a price disruption strategy to swiftly dethrone Samsung from its leadership position in the Indian smartphone market, making it one of the trailblazers in the first wave of cheap, sub-$200 smartphones. All of this was being played out amid the ambitions of Micromax’s founders and management.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. I’m doing an abbreviated newsletter this week as I want to spend most of my energy amplifying the brave journalists on the ground reporting about this scary time. Dear Sophie: Startup visa news, H-1B and STEM OPT queries.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Around 50% of our clients are non-technical founders starting a net-new project, which means Intent acts as a “think partner”, or, in effect, a CTO for their project. In fact, we maintain some of the most widely adopted open source Bluetooth Low Energy libraries for ReactNative.

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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. The reason is simple; coaches work with the energy and capabilities of individuals, the same as leaders.

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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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

is a recovering academic and co-CEO of Peoplism , a DEIB consulting firm that has helped startups like Betterment, ClassPass and Grammarly achieve measurable results. As a startup founder, you’re likely laser-focused on growth. Mistake 1: Your hiring strategy is based on referrals. Liz Kofman-Burns, Ph.D.,

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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. The goal of the fund is what we in the startup world might call “double bottom line” in that it is meant certainly to drive returns for the capital raised but it is also meant to attract capital to the local community.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 3, 2021

In our experience, we often see pre-product startup founders pursuing two simultaneous projects: Running a “killer” experiment that demonstrates that their product can work. Early stage startup founders often believe a lawyer who specializes in life science regulation is superior to a non-lawyer consultant.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Many of the companies above have been bottled up for years behind privately funded growth strategies. Our electric power infrastructure is old, aging and not secure,” said Abe Yokell, co-founder of the energy and climate-focused venture capital firm Congruent Ventures. and the electrification of everything.”. ‘Jay’ TechCrunch.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Buckminster Fuller Competition : The Buckminster Fuller Challenge is an annual international design challenge awarding $100,000 to support the development and implementation of a strategy that has significant potential to solve humanity’s most pressing problems. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The Bill Warren, CEO of Peeps Democracy , Inc.,

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We are people-first, values-driven, multi-strategy, always-accessible. Bonfire Ventures leads Seed rounds for business software solutions company founders transforming the industries they target. . Campus Founders Fund. Blue Collective. Bonfire Ventures. specializing in seed, series A and early stage investments. Gen Z Scouts.

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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 other platforms’ strategies seemed directionally pointed at exclusive content, not building platforms. There’s nothing like the energy you feel when building a startup with everyone in the same room.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Among the trends our survey respondents identified were e-commerce, blockchain and crypto, healthtech, energy, mobility and climate. Local investors tend to invest 50% to 90% of their fund into local startups, “but we do look at deal flow in all Nordic countries,” said one. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy?

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