This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I’ve spent the last three months talking to dozens of e-commerce founders, investors, and industry experts about what happened to the e-commerce industry and, most importantly, where we go from here. Consequently, when it comes to investing in e-commerce, you’ll hear many VCs say they’re “waiting for the dust to settle.” How did we get here?

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

Kevin Bulger is an entrepreneur and investor with a diverse background spanning startups, sustainable ventures, and international tourism. Originally from the United States and now based in Arusha, Tanzania, Kevin is the founder of iRideArusha , a motorcycle rental and tour company that offers immersive adventures throughout East Africa.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

led by Founder & CEO Jonathan Webb ?—?rang Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor. I used to joke that the company moves at “the speed of Jonathan,” referring to the founder’s incredible impatience with the status quo.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The founder of Parachute, Ariel Kaye , had a clear vision for what she wanted to disrupt and how she thought she could do it. and a differentiated feel in terms of fabric, design, sustainability, etc. You see sustainability of farms as a key attribute in The Bouqs or Green & Blacks chocolate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Contributed by Shawn Johal , an EO member and former president of EO Montreal, who is a leadership speaker, bestselling author of The Happy Leader , and founder of Elevation Leaders , a business growth practice helping companies 10X their business valuation. Obligations like paying off short-term expenses and debts require working capital.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2013

If you really want to impress a startup founder as a potential employee, or you want to be a smart investor, you need to know the right questions to ask. These are the questions that get past the hype of a founder “vision to change the world,” and into the realm of real business strengths, weaknesses, and current health.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

STACS co-founder and managing director Benjamin Soh told TechCrunch that STACS is targeting a network of more than 30 institutions by the end of this year. GreenSTACS launched last month in a collaboration with Bluecell Intelligence to help companies certify and monitor green and sustainability-related loans and bonds.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

” We’ve also received great feedback on a recent guest post about bootstrapping options for SaaS founders written by a founder who’s actually done it. They’re aimed squarely at early-stage founders and workers trying to solve long-term problems. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

To provide insights into the role of partnerships in new business development, we asked 13 CEOs and Founders for their expert advice. Ironically, that experience with our partners has given them the trust to become our clients and refer other clients as well. I refer them web-design clients, and in return, they refer me SEO clients.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2023

More posts by this contributor 5 sustainable best practices for bootstrapped startups You’ve sold your company. The benefit to founders is that if one angel refers you to their group, other angels in the group will often invest as well.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

” The company, founded by the nieces of the founder at the Bebe fashion brand ( with a market cap north of $100 million as I’m writing this ), announced it raised a $4.5 “I’ve always been passionate about sustainability and climate. ” Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization.

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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. Aviel and I know something about this.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For our purposes, organic growth refers to internal efforts to increase revenue, like speeding up output, expanding product offerings, building infrastructure and customers, and hiring staff. Essentially, businesses can grow in two ways: Organic and inorganic.

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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.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

Consider coworking if there’s interest in flexible options outside the home, or a need for greater collaboration,” Amanda Lewan, founder and CEO of coworking space Bamboo Detroit, said. Members frequently collaborate, hire one another or refer work through our community. It’s not just a space. Green Garage Detroit.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

Great teamwork will be your sustainable competitive advantage Photo: Pexels Many leaders have high IQs, and some also have high EQs (Emotional Intelligence). teams usually outperform individuals or groups of individuals) but very few Founder CEOs are skilled at creating a high-performing senior leadership team. It’s got harder!!

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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. Suddenly, success isn’t defined merely as cash-flow breakeven with a long-term sustainable business. It has to be an exit of some sorts, and a big one at that.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Diligence cycles have extended, better relationships with founders can be formed, investors can enter new spaces with more preparation, and a thoughtful approach to early-stage venture capital can emerge,” Kareem added. Grow in a way that’s smart and sustainable for the long run,” advises Michael Sidgmore, a partner at Broadhaven Ventures. “We

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

While Mr Eazi learned the ropes of starting a company and scaling products during his time at Phonetrader, he also got to understand investment dynamics from Chika Nwobi, the founder of L5Lab and current chief executive of Decagon , an engineering talent recruitment platform, after attending several investor meetings. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

. “Now more than ever, consumers value convenience, flexibility and sustainability when they shop for and use products. The fresh funding allows us to bring these possibilities to even more people across the world. Kreos Capital issued the debt.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

They are also often founders of successful businesses with plenty of experience in return on investment. VCs provide guidance and mentorship and test your company’s direction by assessing its sustainability and financial potential. On the other hand, crypto lending can also refer to crypto-backed lending.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

MilkRun founder and CEO Julia Niiro. It is time to tip the scales back to sustainability based on small and mid-sized farmers. Niiro also said she was excited to bring on Spark Capital as the lead, referring to the venture capital firm as “a true backer of big visions and ideas.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Speaking to TechCrunch via email, co-founder and CEO Naveen Verma said that the proceeds will be put toward hardware and software development as well as supporting new customer engagements. EnCharge AI , a company building hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge , today emerged from stealth with $21.7

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Founder and CEO Seun Alley , in a statement, said the company plans to use the seed investment to deepen its work in Nigeria (which has a $10 billion transport and logistics market) while it considers expansion — from Q4 2023 — into other African markets, including Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2024

“We identified an unexplored space in the entertainment industry driven by an increasing demand for audio fiction and crafted a playbook to address this opportunity across every key market,” said Rohan Nayak, CEO and Co-Founder of Pocket FM.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Of course, we are referring to that time of year when all the startup chaos continues apace, and we are just hanging on for dear life to see how it all ends, clinging to our cups of hot chocolate, as holiday-appropriate music is wrapping around us like a warm blanket. PDT, subscribe here. It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Founders and mentors/advisors (aka “fellows”) associated with the program include former policymakers, engineers and VCs, including former engineers at Google DeepMind, Songkick tech builders, an ex VP of Policy for Facebook, a former U.K. pre-seed to help industrial manufacturers do sustainability reporting.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

There’s also been an increase in syndicates and investment groups consisting of Africans at home and in the diaspora, as well as an increase in the number of founders of later-stage companies who are now investing in other founders,” said Kola Aina, general partner at Ventures Platform. How does this affect the investment landscape?

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money? What are the top 3 questions that you always ask the founders?

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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. .” Advocating, Championing, Cheerleading. “An

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

School transportation hasn’t changed much in the last century, despite the fact that it’s often referred to as the nation’s largest mass transit system. m also hopes to use the capital to further expand into new markets and districts, according to the company. More than 26 million children in the U.S. as its next target.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 22, 2024

At the growth stages in particular, founders need to be mindful of their unit economics and margins. We often hear these founders ask: how can I capture the value created by genAI? Some of this will be more art than science, since founders are still figuring out what value genAI delivers to customers and how much it costs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Still, revenue modeling remains a challenge for founders. The problem is that it likely won’t lead to sustainable growth; as the saying goes, what got you here won’t get you there. In between, there is typically a phase of uncertainty and missed results that Ross refers to as “the hot coals.”

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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. Octane: EO Accelerator is EO’s program for first-stage entrepreneurs. How did you hear about EO Accelerator?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

No need to reinvent the wheel, just use these tried-and-true strategies for sustainable growth. It’s a sign of future potential and sustainability. At its core, product-market fit refers to the sweet spot where your product meets the exact needs of your target market. It’s about establishing a strong presence early on.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

“We sharpened our go-to-market motion in 2022 and saw a clear acceleration in the business,” Memfault co-founder and CEO François Baldassari told TechCrunch in an email interview. “We’ve always been focused on building a long-term sustainable business,” François said. million cash infusion in April 2021.

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