Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Consider the case of Tradesy founder Tracy DiNunzio who could only launch her startup by giving up her bedroom for a year and earning $28,000 that allowed her to not have a full time job that year. I described that phenomenon in this post. Declining prices & margins in a small market is much less interesting. Add unemployment to debt.

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collaboration peer-to-peer networking frameworks 361

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2020

We asked members of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , a global, peer-to-peer network of 14,000-plus influential business owners, what lessons they wish they’d known to ensure ongoing success before starting their companies. Validate product-market fit. “Do Leverage others’ experiences. Learn from the successes and failures of others.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2020

Around the world, parents struggle to find a quiet space to work, professionals battle with technology, and employers assess the safest way forward. . Walton is an member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and founder of Avirtual , a company that supplies virtual employees. For all these reason and many more, we’re stressed!

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

He is the founder of Misión Ecuador , , created to benefit entrepreneurs and owners of small- and medium-sized businesses in the country, starting in the province of Manabí after the earthquake of April 16, 2016. Persistence for success in the technology industry in Bolivia. By Shannon Courtney. to herself over and over.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. He’s a star who has a very intuitive feel for technology and … no MBA.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

The truth is that each firm is different and there isn’t one standard but over the years I’ve talked with enough of my peers to get sense of how many firms work. For anything that would be considered a normal investment for the partnership most firms try to make sure every partner has seen the deal and has a chance to weigh in.

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venture capital peer-to-peer capital ventures 336

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. But without a passion for what you do I am dubious about your chances for success. Are your investors truly passionate about what you do?

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I''ve included a short list below of a few 1-2 sentence thoughts, predictions, or generally crazy ideas that I don''t think are shared by my peers about where the space is going to give you a sense of what my perspective is. Those are going to be the reporters who are most likely willing to write about you. 3) Split up the story.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

The founders had been responsible for gaining staggering scale in the past 3 years, having been trail-blazers in building a network of talent and an unrivaled understanding of the YouTube ecosystem. Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. hours of TV / day.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. 1) Your school.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

This is because founders can better manage pressure, adapt quickly, persevere and lead their teams through crises to achieve growth. Common Setbacks Entrepreneurs Face Every founder, no matter how seasoned, faces adversity. Resilient founders don’t treat failure as the end. This is entrepreneurial resilience!

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

It''s a group of her peers from the professional world--up and coming titans of finance and consulting with good salaries and not a lot of dependents. She and her co-founder Graham Gullans went around to all the other early stage investors in NYC to learn best practices, and present themselves as a good potential co-investor.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. For years I saw myself as the new guy in VC but then you wake up one day and realize that 50% of your peers have been doing it for less time than you and time has moved on.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

Let me start by saying two things: Events like this are invaluable to startups because the significant value comes from building the network across portfolio companies and the discussion one can have with your peer group. I’m going to save that for a future blog post. It is the key to “customer development” that Steve Blank talks about.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

For starters let me use “CEO” as a proxy to include her “inner circle” which might mean co-founders or might just mean senior execs of the business. The Mind of the Founder. Now you’ve got to convince your peer group to quit their respectable jobs and career arcs and join you. Of course not.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

We plan to refine our technology further to ensure it continues to meet the evolving needs of our customers. We plan to refine our technology further to ensure it continues to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Thank you so much for joiningus! What motivated you to launch yourstartup? What are your future plans for yourstartup?

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founder peer-to-peer entrepreneurship leadership 52

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

This is the case when the requirements of these events don’t actually include building a real business or product. Not only that, there’s a hugely disproportionate amount of time spent on pitching for money for these paper ideas. ” It’s true. It’s as if the plan for creating a startup is: Step #1: Come up with an idea.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

Natasha Miller is an EO member in Los Angeles, and founder and Chief Experience Designer of Entire Productions , which designs, plans and produces incredible event experiences both virtually and in person. But as a founder and CEO, where can you learn such skills while simultaneously hustling to grow your company?

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education peer-to-peer leadership entrepreneurs 244

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 11, 2010

I'll bet not too many other VCs in my peer group could name five… Go me! The other day, I unlocked the "I'm no racist" badge in the VC game. All I had to do was to name 5 black tech startup entrepreneurs in New York City when asked by a reporter to do so. Kidding aside, I did feel a totally misplaced sense of pride. Absolutely.

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peer-to-peer VC entrepreneurship education 271

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

Since Arrested Development is back I thought I’d resurrect Gob Bluth’s answer when he was told he needed a “business model” – he quickly figured out that he was missing one so he asked Starla, the Bluth company secretary, if she would be his business model. My take on his argument is this: 1. ” True.

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strategy startup peer-to-peer advice 401

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

From a technology perspective, so many parts of the stack have been made easier--from spinning up servers on EC2 and S3, to getting hosted Rails infrastructure on Heroku. From a technology perspective, so many parts of the stack have been made easier--from spinning up servers on EC2 and S3, to getting hosted Rails infrastructure on Heroku.

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incubation peer-to-peer communities finance 268

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We are proud to announce the close of our 7th early-stage fund with $280 million to invest in seed and early stage founders. Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

As someone who’s dedicated her career to helping small-scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, I’ve heard many skeptics say a business accelerator program is just a cover for startups looking to increase capital. On a personal level, giving entrepreneurs the support and resources to realize their potential is immensely valuable on many levels.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2021

As the founder and CEO of AmberMedia —a media company based in Berlin, Germany—Karsten has been working toward carbon neutrality for a decade. We are also looking for new technologies to use in the future—fuel cell and electric cars are an important option for us. We hope that many other EO members join forces.

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peer-to-peer energy sustainability media 203

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 1, 2016

Photo: Praveen (left), with founder of ShareShed, Daniel DuBois , an EO GSEA finalist. What inspired you to invest in peer-to-peer marketplaces? What role does technology play in the sharing economy? . Technology makes it easy to organize information and liquefy marketplaces. InvestX offers access to U.S.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 13, 2020

One of my favorite jokes goes something like this: Whenever a new position opens up, and I have to sort through a stack of resumes, the first thing I do is take half of them at random and throw them away. I don’t want unlucky people working in this department. As with many good jokes, it’s funny because it has a nugget of truth to it.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 3, 2025

Of course Screendoor has an eye towards new VCs with identities, backgrounds and networks which are ADDITIVE to the venture ecosystem to better serve founders, so while the structure of the playbook is duplicative, the people running the playbook aren’t – and that’s the key.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2025

Dubbed the worlds first human-centered AI coach, MAXIOM integrates DNA, biometrics, wearable technology, and adaptive artificial intelligence to deliver personalized guidance through simple conversationsno dashboards, no guesswork, just real-time precision advice. Maxiom Labs, Inc. Max is the future, says Blummenfelt.

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health peer-to-peer energy advice 74

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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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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investing investment peer-to-peer real estate 208

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2020

After 20 years managing the digital agency she founded , Adrienne now pursues opportunities to share her knowledge with other entrepreneurs, to grow alongside her peers, and to meaningfully explore the world. . It is no easy feat, getting a group of EO members to let go of control, and step away from their businesses and technology.

peer-to-peer 315

peer-to-peer leadership entrepreneurs opportunity 315

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Much has been written about the success of fintech and how this wave of technological innovation has changed consumers’ lives. We will look at ideas that failed to go mainstream and change financial services in the way the founders originally intended. It is worth first defining how we are categorizing “failure.”

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peer-to-peer innovation advice consulting 103

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

It’s still important advice for startup founders and something that I’m passionate about. Look at some of the uber-successful icons of Silicon Valley / Technology: Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry/Sergey, Eric Schmidt, Andy Groves, John Doerr. This is part of my startup advice series. I’m sure of that.

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advice peer-to-peer consulting startup founder 392

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

There’s Outdoorsy , a peer-to-peer RV rental company that was founded in 2015; bootstrapped by its founders for a couple of years, it has more recently attracted $88 million in venture funding. As Americans look to escape, this peer-to-peer RV rental startup is happy to accommodate them.

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peer-to-peer accelerator investing investment 102

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

so compelling (other than the fact that the CEO Sean Rad is a great young technology leader and his advisers – Brian Norgard , Dan Gould and Evan Rifkin - are some of the guys I respect most in the LA tech market.). We’re clearly in the early stages on Twitter monetization but let me offer some views on why we find Ad.ly

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peer-to-peer real estate media networking 286

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“Their work has helped expand access to credit, and we look forward to partnering with them in their next phase of growth and innovation,” said Kunal Shah, founder and chief executive of CRED, in a statement. “Our goal has been to build a trusted and credible P2P lending platform.

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peer-to-peer investing investment accelerator 98