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A Founder's Guide: Essential Management Advice for Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

As startups scale, effective management becomes the difference between chaotic growth and sustainable success. After analyzing hundreds of posts on startup management, I’ve distilled the key pieces of advice that founders and leaders should keep in mind. Evaluate the decision-making process rather than just the outcomes 5.

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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Effectively communicating your startup’s impact metrics to investors can make or break your funding opportunities. This article presents key strategies, backed by expert insights, to help you showcase your startup’s value and growth potential. You shouldn’t be tunnel-visioned by raw data.

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An Inside Scoop on the Funding Environment and What it Might Mean for You

Both Sides of the Table

That’s how much Invoca raised and we’re announcing it today. So we brought in experience hand Mark Woodward who had taken 2 companies public and had a storied sales leadership turned CEO career where he learned in academy-rich Oracle. $30 million. But the story started more than 6 months ago.

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How to maintain engineering velocity as you scale

Y Combinator

Engineering is typically the function that grows fastest at a scaling startup. It requires a lot of attention to make sure the pace of execution does not slow and cultural issues do not emerge as you scale. We’ve learned a lot about pace of execution in the past five years at Faire.

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Learnings of a CEO: Snapdocs’ Aaron King on navigating market cycles

Y Combinator

After we closed the round, our lead investor revealed how capital efficient we had been compared to our peers. Welcome to the fourth edition of Learnings of a CEO. You can read previous editions here. Snapdocs is the leading digital closing platform for the mortgage industry. Even after YC, we didn’t raise much immediately.

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The Rise of Fractional Executives

Reforge

Table of Contents What are Fractional Executives? The “Expertise as a Service” Spectrum How Fractional Executives Differ The Emerging Full-Time Fractional Executive Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of a Fractional Executive Why Companies Should Consider Hiring a Fractional Executive Fractional Executives are having a moment – and for good reason.

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The Product Founder’s Dilemma: Balancing Passion and Practicality

Entrepreneur's Handbook

They pour their hearts and souls into their work and often sacrifice everything else to pursue their vision. They may struggle with key aspects of business such as fundraising, marketing, and leadership, and, as a result, they either need too much time to launch or never launch at all.