StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

If you are an entrepreneur, startup founder or business owner wondering how you can best structure your pitch to acquire a VC investment, I offer some insight as to what my own process looks like when selecting a particular company or entrepreneur. Also by Diane Yoo: The Venture Capital Diversity Gap.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN – The Forge North startup coalition announced the first close of the MSP Equity Fund – the first-known venture capital fund of funds in the country designed to invest across race, place, and gender.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

With over 20 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience in technology and media, Jim Lanzone has a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. He also served on the National Venture Capital Association board of directors. Buy your pass today , and find out why Disrupt is where startup founders go to grow.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Register Venture investment is a high-stakes game that demands vision, persistence, and adaptability. Although venture capital is often viewed as a maze, there are those who have paved the way, making the journey smoother for others. Despite the prevailing economic chaos, Mr. Kim embraced the challenge with fervor.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Scott Lenet is president of Touchdown Ventures. 3 lies VCs tell ourselves about startup valuations. Is there a creed in venture capital? Unfortunately this is all too common among the leadership of incumbent corporations. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. Yes, Yoda got Kodaked.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Looking Ahead: The Future of Founder Support I predict a significant shift on the startup support horizon as we learn more and talk more about the benefits of founder wellness. Picture someone who helps leadership handle stress and find balance through the ups and downs of scaling a startup — part coach, part therapist.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify Boston has had a thriving tech startup ecosystem for a while, but things can change fast. Boston remains a vibrant startup and VC market in 2023. My email is: rudina@glasswing.vc.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

leadership in critical technologies through fundamental research in key technology focus areas, such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and advanced manufacturing; (2) enhance U.S. Certain areas with high levels of venture capital activity are excluded from the calculation of funds allocated to a participating state.”.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Tobias Liebsch , Co-Founder, Fintalent.io Lead With Data for Investment Traction As a startup founder seeking investment, one major challenge I’ve faced is effectively communicating our vision and potential for scalability to prospective investors with limited time.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The announcement was so poorly handled, the company soon hired a crisis management firm and eased Garg out of his leadership role after emails surfaced in which he berated investors. Better.com says it has since hired an outside firm “to do a leadership and cultural assessment.”. Capital is a commodity.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Underrepresented folks in entrepreneurship and venture capital, including women, people of color and LGBTQ individuals, are often led to believe we must be overqualified to start a business, join a VC firm or become an investor. Related: How Angel and Venture Capital Funding Shape the Future of Innovation. Keep it short.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

Specifically, for a round that suggests an IPO might be imminent, I want to know that at least some of the folks in leadership know how to pull that off or at least have support from people who have IPO experience. Having a diverse leadership team doesn’t happen by accident; it’s a concerted effort in hiring and team building. .”

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

According to a recent USA Today survey , more than 50% of today’s college students want to be entrepreneurs, and more than 1,200 startup incubators have sprouted up around America like dandelions in summer to assist the legions of hopefuls. This newest form of fundraising, while limited to just accredited investors, is expected to top $2.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Can your startup support a research-based workflow? Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working. As we found out researching this piece, the public venture model highlights some of these limitations — and may be able to alleviate them in part.”. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin. All of that is true.

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StartupNation

MARCH 2, 2021

But I think the average business, when you look at Main Street businesses, even biotech, for example, other technology businesses, seasoned entrepreneurs tend to do better because they build a base of knowledge over time that’s critical for some of these businesses, but they also build leadership skills. They build leadership skills.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Register When starting a company, founders often underestimate the amount of time and energy required to fundraise. Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. Another common mistake founders make when raising capital is mishandling equity.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Ariane de Bonvoisin is an executive coach to top CEOs, startup founders and VCs. She has keynoted the Oprah conference, given a TED talk, and been invited to Google, Amazon, the World Bank, Union Square Ventures and Red Bull to teach about navigating change and founder and startup wellness. Ariane de Bonvoisin.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

And while anecdotal evidence tells us massive companies are built by young founders like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, data tells us otherwise. What’s the number one most common difference between founders of seed-stage startups and founders of billion-dollar startups? Sometimes, the biggest one is your first one.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Startups and VC. If you’re a startup founder, money – specifically, your own wages – can be a sticky point. Spoiler alert, there are some profit shifts that led to layoffs and leadership transitions. Here is where you can catch up on the whole Better.com saga. Instagram is testing NFTs with some of its creators.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One of the five student-led venture funds at the University of Michigan, the Wolverine Venture Fund is the first student venture capital fund in the nation. Founded in 1997, the fund’s mission is to enrich student development by providing education through hands-on experience while achieving returns on capital.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. How Star Wars will help you raise capital for your company.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 1, 2019

You’re investing your time, reputation, network, and probably also capital. So I recommend use the framework of an investor: Venture capital investing checklist. Joining An Early Stage Startup? Here’s How Startup Founders Should Offer Employee Equity. How to assign stock options in early-stage startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

So then when I wanted to go into venture capital, they said, “You can’t do that, you need to be in EIR.” So when I got into venture capital, I thought, “Well, what can I do that’s different?” ” “Okay, well you can be an operating partner or a venture partner.”

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Is Venture Capital Right for Social Ventures?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We believe this consistency in leadership and intuition for where the markets were going in the heady days of 2019–2021 helped us to stay sane in a world that momentarily seemed to have lost its mind and since we have new capital to deploy in the years ahead perhaps I can offer some insights into where we think value will be derived.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups are more likely to face an uphill climb than their white, male counterparts, but their challenges stretch well beyond systemic bias and a general lack of access to capital.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to former employees of human resources startup Free Agency, CEO Sherveen Mashayekhi’s leadership style is holding the startup back as he seems to care more about demanding loyalty and controlling his employees than building a company. The company agrees that Mashayekhi did address this with new team members.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As founder of the famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm known as Draper Fisher Jurvetson, or DFJ, Draper in 2018 introduced the Startup House concept. We look for really great founders who are building big companies and have huge ideas,” Wiegand told TechCrunch. “It’s

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 26, 2022

To help you make your elevator pitch effective, we asked startup founders and business owners this question for their best examples and insights. There are several elevator pitch examples to learn from that may help you create your own pitch in a way that brings out the essence and uniqueness of your startup business to your audience.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Hear from these newly installed execs about what their leadership means for OnlyFans. TechCrunch Startup Battlefield — Session 2. with Nisha Dua (BBG Ventures), Jenny Fleiss (Volition Capital), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures) and Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon (All Raise). Yes, Chief.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

Venture capital is supposed to make a high multiple of return for the risk. Today's startup founders and leaders are more empathetic than ever before and to be successful in managing more diverse workforces they will have to be. They will expect nothing less of their investors. Or these NYPD officers who took a knee.

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