Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We’ve designed this to mirror the thought process of an entrepreneur building an AI product with an enterprise use case. Because sales cycles can be long and complicated, entrepreneurs are most secure when they can find a champion who will keep the process moving through hiccups and obstacles. Transparency is critical.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

Working With A Chinese Factory, Hardware Entrepreneur Edition. It was just a matter of time until an intrepid Chinese entrepreneur with a tech background decided to take on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. So it was just a matter of time until an intrepid Chinese entrepreneur with a tech background decided to take on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

The competition intensified further last year when American incumbents Beyond Meat and Eat Just entered China. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. LG’s exit from the smartphone market comes as no surprise. Image Credits: Fenwick.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

In a perfect world, the answer is no, because realizations equal investments, so you are self-sustaining. Surely, we can reinvent and push ourselves forward as much as we push our entrepreneurs. We always wanted to see if we could create the next thing that would help entrepreneurs be more successful. I don’t get it!

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Startups often overlook market research, specifically the market-in approach, but it is a crucial component of a successful, sustainable growth strategy. In-depth market research and analysis is necessary for startups to identify opportunities, develop strategies to take advantage of those opportunities, and then execute.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

The most dangerous strategy for any platform company is to price too high – to charge a greedy and overzealous rake that could serve to undermine the whole point of having a platform in the first place. High rakes also create a natural impetus for suppliers to look elsewhere, which endangers sustainability.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

Jarvis Johnson [00:23:38] – Yeah, I think it’s just healthier because the point that I was getting at with that, is I hit a breaking point where I was like, this is no longer sustainable, because I don’t see my friends, or anything like that. I think the relationship between creators and entrepreneurs is very similar.

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