Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. Every time I talk to someone about the work we do at Founders’ Co-op , I have to first explain that we don’t really care about technology or business ideas per se. This has not been our experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

In marketing materials founders often refer to their customer base as a “community”, but there’s a huge gap between having customers and creating a community. 92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Based on early results, founders can make changes. Peer-to-Peer Lending Peer-to-peer (P2P) funding is usually done through a P2P website such as LendingClub, Kiva, Funding Circle, or Zopa. Funding a startup can be challenging, especially if you’re new to the game. There’s lots of competition.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

My thesis is that it will become a major I/O computing metaphor or as this field is sometimes referred to HCI ( human-computer interaction ). Today I am so excited to announce our latest investment in the category —  Nanit  — which is a smart baby monitor. The objective behind Nanit is to help parent “sleep more and monitor less.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

It’s still important advice for startup founders and something that I’m passionate about. This is part of my startup advice series. This post isn’t going to be popular. I’m sure of that. That’s OK. And I care more about the debate than trying to be popular. And it’s important because it’s true.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

She is the co-founder of Brand of a Leader , the personal branding agency for entrepreneurs. I remember walking into the room one morning and fellow attendee Robyn Rosenberger, founder of Tiny Superheroes, said she believed in me and told me to keep going. Entrepreneurship is a blend of many skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. This has prompted many people to question whether advertising “in stream&# and on Twitter is a good thing or a bad thing. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Atman Capital, a year-old early-stage venture firm partially backed by about 20 founders, is sweetening the deal for these individual limited partners. It promises to give credit to any one of them who refers a successful deal to the venture firm in the form of some carried interest in the firm’s own profits. and Latin America.

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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. 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. Here are some techniques for making the assessment: 1.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Open banking refers mainly to payment accounts, while open finance, Finantier’s specialty, covers a larger gamut of services, including business lending, mortgages and insurance underwriting. Being “underbanked” doesn’t mean that someone lacks access to financial services.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

The startup plans to use the Series C, which brings its total raised to $170 million to date, to expedite its global expansion, make acquisitions and increase its headcount, Charlie Sanghoon Shin, co-founder and CEO of Greenlabs, told TechCrunch. It also built smart farming software and hardware for farmers. Series B round. Series B round.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5 The startup isn’t sitting too far from companies like AngelList, which is unbundling the founder experience, and Republic, which is trying to make it easier for anyone to invest in startups. Like, a hiring bounty system.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. To help our founders in transition. Versatile VC runs a no-cost community for founders in transition, “ Founders’ Next Move.” Versatile VC runs a no-cost community for founders in transition, “ Founders’ Next Move.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It gives founders the tools and accountability to take their business to the next level. I was referred to EO Accelerator by a former EO member and applied to the program in 2015. I was referred to EO Accelerator by a former EO member and applied to the program in 2015. How did you hear about EO Accelerator?

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Co-founders Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker never wanted to charge consumers for access to Duolingo content, a purpose imbued throughout the company’s culture. As its meandering route to monetization will demonstrate, Duolingo isn’t mission-oriented, it’s mission-obsessed.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Its “Web3 Investment Clubs” product, which TechCrunch covered in January , lets users spin up an investment group with their peers by pooling their capital together and voting on how to allocate the funds. Web3 startup Syndicate ‘s goal is to demystify the DAO (decentralized autonomous organization).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With over 1 billion Facebook Marketplace users per month , Nymbull founder Jackson Wegelin doesn’t think that’s necessary for peer-to-peer transactions. He refers to it as “lock it, list it, leave it.”. If the buyer is satisfied, they complete the payment through the Nymbull website to get the unlock code.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. We may as well get compensated for referring them to others. Alpha Partners , Proof VC ) which share the carry earned in their coinvest to the referring party.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

There were no ground rules other than to specify that ‘people’ could be founders, politicians, LPs, etc and that it would be default attributed but anonymous if they desired. This difference comes from the outlier returns driven by backing founders who are different. More to come in batches of five answers each post.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL start-up hub. “Do I just YOLO’d it,” says Joe, a popular term in the game developer community, referring to giving something a go and working it out as you go along. Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The event was predicated on legislation passed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, promoting female participation in the Japanese economy – the policy is widely referred to as “womenomics.” Fujiyo Ishiguro speaking at the Brookings Institute. When asked what motivated her, Ms.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

London-based Habitual , a healthtech startup which offers a weight loss program aimed at people with type 2 diabetes (or prediabetes) that combines “evidence-based” food replacement with digital support to help people manage and even reverse the condition (so they can be medication free), has closed a $2.3 million seed round.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 13, 2021

3 Ways to Set up New Senior-Level Hires for Success in a Hypergrowth Start-Up How we’re doing it at monday.com Created by the author Successfully retaining senior managers is challenging in hypergrowth start-ups like monday.com. External hires can add new energy and a fresh perspective to your start-up.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

“The auto industry needs to develop more advantages when confronting Tesla’s marketing today, so they are paying more attention to autonomous driving,” Momenta’s founder and CEO Cao Xudong told TechCrunch. For reference, Pony.ai It seems to have chosen well. Ethics in the age of autonomous vehicles.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Walton helped it raise its first millions in venture capital, making her one of the few dozen Black female founders to do so. Walton eventually applied, and got accepted, to Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), a prestigious program that produces founders and top executives. Even if it was just for a few months.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 29, 2020

An ecosystem builder is a champion for others…” Whether they’re referred to as cheerleaders or champions, many of the Unsung Heroes we interviewed believe that singing the praises of others and amplifying the voices of others in the system is central to being an ecosystem builder. This shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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Feedough

JANUARY 11, 2021

Katherine Hays , the co-founder and CEO of Vivoom, claims that while VCs are comfortable investing in what she calls “girl stuff” – like renting dresses and selling baby wipes, they seem to underestimate women when it comes to tech-related startups. But making a mark doesn’t come as easy to women in this world as it does to men.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

It’s identical to what’s happening in Africa: Less than 1% of all VC dollars went toward startups with one or more women founders last year, according to The Big Deal , which details investments in Africa. Why aren’t female founders getting a bigger piece of the pie? Fara Ashiru Jituboh , co-founder and CEO, Okra.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Luckily, I had the support of numerous advisors, mentors, and peers, who helped share their tribal knowledge and lessons to propel Supademo to a successful outcome. It’ll be a valuable tool for founders exploring a fundraise this year (or during any economic downturn). Day 0–3: Do you want to do this? Are you doing it for the glory?

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 30, 2023

Founder and CEO Aaron King and his team have expertly navigated fundraising and market cycles. Founder and CEO Aaron King and his team have expertly navigated fundraising and market cycles. After we closed the round, our lead investor revealed how capital efficient we had been compared to our peers. So, we raised our Series A.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The result is a zoomable, digital image that CEO and founder Itai Hayut argues will allow peripheral blood smears to be done remotely, and bring down the costs of these procedures in the first place. Founded in 2015 , Scopio is an imaging company looking to re-imagine a common blood test called a peripheral blood smear. Image Credits: Scopio.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

More money for the edtech boom: Munich-based StudySmarter , which makes digital tools to help learners of all ages swot up — styling itself as a “lifelong learning platform” — has closed a $15 million Series A. The round is led by sector-focused VC fund Owl Ventures.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

Being an effective founder means questioning current paradigms, asking ‘Is there a better way to do this—and am I the person to do it?’ That line of questioning led Mittal and co-founder Boris Silver to build FundersClub in the way they did. Silicon Valley has no monopoly on innovation; it happens everywhere.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. It is natural to feel this way.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

As a fund that activates new angel investors, the goal is to provide exposure to a wide variety of industries, deals, and founders. By: Amy Duncan, Fund Manager - San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) III The number of accredited angel investors in the U.S. has held steady at around 300,000 for the last ten years.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Impact enterprises refer to SMEs (small-medium enterprises), SGBs (small growing businesses) and micro enterprises operating at the crossroads of entrepreneurship and social and/or environmental impact. Our mission is to build locally rooted and globally connected entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com spoke with the founders of Maison de Papillon , Danielle Salinas, and Shriya Bisht about their journey and how a strong partnership has helped their business. Smart Hustle Small Business Podcast · Power Of Having A Partner In Your Startup – Maison De Papillon founders. What happened?

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