Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

I was introduced to Apoorva , the founder of Instacart, in the spring of 2013 by my close friend/business school neighbor Rafael Corrales. Apoorva was looking to bring on a non-technical co-founder as he entered YC, and my epic bad decision was not to jump at the opportunity to join Instacart at that moment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Stéphane Nasser is co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses. VC websites by David Teten and Sam Sabin , co-founder of Hireblue. Almost every VC says that they invest in the “best” founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Contributed by Marina Byezhanova , an EO Canada Bridge member in Montreal and the founder of Brand of a Leader , a personal branding agency that builds and scales the personal brands of entrepreneurs who inspire and make an impact. We then welcomed him into an EO Accelerator class. Here is his story. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

When you look at a deal so much of what you’re trying to understand are the skills, resiliency , work ethic, motivation and team dynamics of the founders. Nothing blows up great opportunities faster than founders who are constantly fighting. Ask about the criteria above. look at their portfolio list.

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MARCH 28, 2011

It's not about what our fund return criteria is. If you're going to take the entrepreneurial plunge, do it for something that, when you can't find a single investor, or your site crashes in the middle of your PR launch, or when you're fighting with your co-founder, you know is worth the struggle. You are the entrepreneur.

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APRIL 2, 2012

The problem is that the program simply attracts only "the best"--a group of entrepreneurs who, at first, self select and believe they fit this criteria and then displays whatever patters Paul Graham and his team believe to be indicative of success. I like what Chris Sacca tweeted about it: "I admire how easy fundraising is for founders today.

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MAY 16, 2024

Then, they need to figure out a way to project that brand up above the venture community, like a Bat signal calling for the best founders to come and pitch them. What if you could draw that same-sized opportunity around a different set of criteria—not a vertical, but a theme that affects multiple verticals? Data wasn’t a sector.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

You could ask 500 founders in NYC whether I’ve invested in them and still not hit any of the 60 that I have written a check to. Plus, anyone that does actually find your e-mail is probably spamming you with deals that aren’t in your sweet spot, because you don’t put any criteria out there. In the VC world, it’s hard to fake a job.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

Do you think when the founder of Spanx wants to raise money for her next consumer product, investors are going to ask her for a PDF? Partners generally don''t ask for decks if you check off this criteria because, honestly, we rarely read them ahead of time. Are you accomplished? Interesting? Thought provoking? Well connected?

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Score Create and weight a scoring system for how well each idea aligns with the PAD.Define and weight any other criteria of your choice, such as cost , feasibility, risk, and so on.Team members individually and privately scores each idea against the criteria. Feasible –Can this be done with existing people and budget?

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Dream It

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Rule #1: Founders must enforce organizational discipline Great new ideas and feedback can come from anywhere: your customers, prospective customers, partners, engineers, and even competitors. If any criteria for a feature to be usable is missing, then you do not have your true MVP. It’s as simple as that.

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MARCH 27, 2016

It's a largely administrative job full of sniffing out contacts, vetting them for basic criteria, and creating opportunities. When you agree on a message, you might even give them an account with the founder's e-mail alias to send messages from, because who wants to get an e-mail from an RPD (Recruiting Pipeline Developer)?

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs. Policy Details: Startup SG Founder stands out as one of the most popular schemes, extending funding of up to $50,000 SGD to startups while providing access to valuable resources and mentorship programs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Ben Boissevain is the founder of Ascento Capital , a boutique investment bank that provides advisory services for M&A, capital raises and valuations to technology companies in the U.S. Acquisition criteria. Prior to approaching targets, it is important to establish detailed acquisition criteria. Ben Boissevain. Contributor.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $100,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections WILMINGTON, Del. The video answers frequently asked questions regarding the competitions requirements and judging criteria and includes commentary from 2024 winner Megan Pillsbury of Dunya Analytics.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

However, a fear of long sales cycles, heavy compliance requirements, and opaque organizational structures preclude many early stage founders from pursuing this go-to-market channel. As the seller, you will learn the user buyer and technical buyer’s decision criteria during the POV, or Proof Value, demonstration.

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AUGUST 29, 2016

Oh, and make someone from your 25 person Moldova tech team your co-founder. Don't forget to tell all your founder friends about our ultra-pre-pre-seed program. It doesn't pay to look at it any other way--and I think too many founders focus on the investor as the problem versus their pitch or their company. We love early."

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Even after the unprecedented year that we had in 2020, the VC markets picked up in 2021 and founders raised 157% more capital in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the previous year. De Santis Breindel asked CEOs what was the top evaluation criteria when choosing a VC firm. Global VCs have invested $268.7 How does it bring value?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

million in a seed round led by Global Founders Capital, with participation from Great Oaks and Humbition. PCOS is currently diagnosed with the Rotterdam criteria, which means a patient must have two of the following three conditions: irregular period, excess androgen or polycystic ovaries. Rachel Blank, the CEO and founder of Allara.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

Hear from founder and CEO Jen Nwankwo and investor Jory Bell, from Playground Global, about how to fundraise in the bio/health tech sector and use that financing to your advantage. The founder/investor duo will also give their live feedback on startup pitches from the audience. talking to founders and the investors who finance them.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

David Cancel, a five-time entrepreneur and author of the book "Conversational Marketing," is CEO and founder of Drift. But no matter your conviction, you must test those hypotheses against a consistent set of criteria. David Cancel. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. Video and messaging enable remote work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

Are you a founder or start-up owner who is ready to advance to the next stage of growth? Our startups, by contrast, just need to meet minimum required criteria in order to gain equal access, equal exposure, no external equity participation and no tying down with stakes in their startup journey.”.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Vinod Khosla told me, “Send me anyone that meets this criteria.” :) Martin Mignot from Index echoed that sentiment. You're competing against other top tier VCs for your deal flow--as top founders look to get backed by top investors. You can call BS quickly by carefully listening to founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

By the late 80s, Verne Harnish approached my father about being the honorary founder of YEO (in those days, you had to be Y for young). As for me, I met all the criteria of YEO—a 20-something-year-old doing more than US$2 million per your year—apart from having at least 15 employees. So they changed the criteria so I could join!

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Most founders consider two possibilities when thinking about their exit strategy: IPO or acquisition. However, the process of startup M&A likely remains shrouded in mystery for founders who have never seen it first-hand. Once you are closing and negotiating the terms of a deal there are three criteria you should look for.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Oriana Papin-Zoghbi is the CEO and co-founder of AOA Dx , which is developing a non-invasive ovarian cancer diagnostic biopsy test. As a minority female entrepreneur and co-founder of a women’s health startup, ensuring diversity within our cap table has been a must — and has proven instrumental to our success. Share on Twitter.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. I always tell others to beware of uncoachable founders. Also by Diane Yoo: The Venture Capital Diversity Gap. Concluding remarks.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2020

In fundraising conversations, founders are candid. Founders share the growth story of the business before the onset of the virus, and few of them have the visibility to project end of year performance. When asked about the decision criteria for selecting a venture partner, one founder replied with a single phrase: speed to close.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

To build trust and keep employees engaged, managers should optimize existing engineering resources , says Ammar Bandukwala, co-founder and CEO at Coder. ” asks Daniel Faloppa, founder of Equidam. Dear Sophie: How do we qualify for each of the O-1A criteria? How do we qualify for each of the O-1A criteria?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 15, 2019

Alex is the founder and CEO of BerniePortal, the founder of Bernard Health and an EO Nashville member. In general, there are five criteria that will help the HR department evaluate the best time and attendance system for their needs. A recognized expert in technology, HR and benefits, Alex is the founder of Bernard Health. .

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

T-Hub’s Space Tech Incubation Program targets the empowerment of ten carefully selected Spacetech firms across India, employing criteria such as founder experience, product innovation, and robust business models.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2021

Oakes is the CEO and co-founder of i4cp , the leading HR research firm, and has been a pioneer in the human capital field for the last 25 years. In creating the stories, the team chose what to share based on a few criteria: Does the story fit into one of the company’s values, such as execution or innovation?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

Dear Sophie: How do we qualify for each of the O-1A criteria? Dear Sophie, Our startup will be sponsoring my co-founders and me for O-1A visas. How do we qualify for each of the O-1A criteria? Dear Sophie: How do we qualify for each of the O-1A criteria? Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch. Extraordinary Entrepreneur.

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APRIL 7, 2019

In short, they’re offering Certainty on Demand— a term coined by Michele Serro, the founder of Doorsteps. If your job fits their criteria, they’re selling the certainty that at the end of X time, you will definitely have a new bathroom.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Whether you’re in people ops, a founder or seeking a job in Silicon Valley, I would love to answer your questions in my next column.”. Sophie Alcorn.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 8, 2023

They were recognized as among a few private companies in the small lending business that can satisfy strict investment criteria by VOI and MEF IV in terms of social impacts. Since its formal launch in 2009, VOI has disbursed over $300 million in sectors that include renewable energy, clean water, healthcare, education and agriculture.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

Shanea Leven is co-founder and CEO of CodeSee , a developer platform that helps developers and development teams better understand codebases. Raising money is catastrophically challenging for female founders, and even harder for Black female founders.”. Shanea Leven. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Women are still behind.

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