StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2025

Perhaps the best place to start is to describe what “conventional sales tactics” look like for most startups. During our research, we identified more than 50 companies where the founders proudly declared they have done “more than one hundred demos.” In each case, the answer to the question, “how many did you close?”

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

Do you want to learn how to diversify your revenue streams so you can take your business to the next level? If so, you’ve made it to the right place! When you consider the ups and downs of the global economy, it’s clear that finding new ways to improve profits is more important than ever before.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

Do you want to learn how to diversify your revenue streams so you can take your business to the next level? If so, you’ve made it to the right place! When you consider the ups and downs of the global economy, it’s clear that finding new ways to improve profits is more important than ever before.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2025

Maybe it’s freelance writing, selling handmade products, or building an app on weekends. But now you’re wondering … should you stick with a simple sole proprietorship … or take the next step and form an LLC ? On one hand, you don’t want to overcomplicate things too early. Liability: What happens when something goes wrong?

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 27, 2024

It may seem super obvious but people still think they can build complete outliers. Google was not the first search engine and Facebook was not the first social media company. Indie Hackers Courtland Allen Just look at peter levels PHOTOAI. Doing that is extremely difficult.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

But we did have some tips for how to improve email deliverability, so you can be sure your messages don't go to spam and result in long-term damage to your business email account. Table of contents What is email deliverability? You could have a perfectly designed campaign, with the right message and the right audience.

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 17, 2025

I ran into Joe Hyrkin after his company Issuu (where he’d been CEO) was been purchased by Bending Spoons. Since I’m always interested in startup outcomes – especially those where there’s a private equity-like exit , Joe was kind enough to share the backstory with me, and here with you!

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

She wound up with over $2.5mm of interest—and that’s not even counting the investors who indicated interest that we unfortunately had to ghost/slow walk (sorry!) So what about all of the above statements—things that founders widely hold to be true barriers to fundraising? Fundraising takes a long time. I’m a female founder.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

What accelerated this was the collapse of the public stock markets. You’ll notice that Harvard lost 30% of the entire value of its portfolio. If you’re interested to read a more detailed piece on how they think about this check out. Lots of discussion these days about the changes in the VC industry.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2019 alone, the robotics space saw roughly 600 venture-backed fundraising rounds, while construction companies successfully raised roughly 200 venture rounds. And we are at the concept stages of combining this activity with continuous lifetime monitoring and active operations of a building once completed.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

How I spent €200.000 on a failed startup by raising money, hiring people, and building a product no one wanted. The main reason for this is because we were still figuring out what we do and knew that it would be way too easy to completely waste the money. What led us to such an unusual conclusion? Employees are not founders.

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Dream It

APRIL 8, 2020

Jason Calacanis ( @jason ), angel investor in many category-defining companies, including Uber, Thumbtack, Wealthfront, Robinhood, and Calm, says you absolutely should. Having been at the forefront of the dot-com boom, 9/11, and the financial crisis of 2008, Jason knows what it takes to survive this downturn.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? However, there are many other ways you can work with and earn money from the industry. However, there are many other ways you can work with and earn money from the industry. You can explore all of the models below with them. VentureDeal (free trial).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Women-founded companies in the U.S. Reports indicate they secured 83% more funding than the previous year, primarily attributed to the record-setting $329 billion U.S. raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. startups raked last year. These numbers are more frightening when retraced almost a decade back.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Ideas for a startup business emerge from a variety of sources that should be thoroughly researched and evaluated. When you drive through your local community or go to your place of employment, you are coming in contact with businesses, both large and small. What are you good at?

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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. Hire the best engineers You want to hire the best early team that you can, as they’re going to be the people helping you scale and maintain velocity. These were: a.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Company closures left spaces for startups to fill, and the unprecedented environment prompted the creation and development of specific markets. Many entrepreneurs are looking for new revenue streams and the chance to finally start their own businesses. Starting a company amid the pandemic. For example, IBM’s U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Many of us invest much of our identity in what we do for a living, which means layoffs can transform social and emotional lives overnight. Slashing your spending and polishing your LinkedIn page is the right move, but investors tell me that now is still a good time to launch a startup. How much are you willing to bet on yourself?

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

“Jam City is a bit like Zynga, but unless you are a mobile-gaming aficionado, you might not have heard of it,” he writes. At the time, the company was riding high after signing a deal with Disney to adapt some of the media giant’s intellectual property, which includes brands like Marvel, Fox and Pixar.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

How Web3 startups should deploy their limited marketing resources Photo: Burst Almost $2 trillion of market value has disappeared from the crypto industry in 2022, taking with it much of the buzz around Web3. Before considering growth, however, it’s important to understand what growth means for your project. and their budgets?—?have

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

It’s not limited to any particular size of company, either — everything from fledgling startups and scaleups , to billion-dollar public entities such as Netflix have all “downsized” or put their hiring plans on pause this year. unicorns and public companies revealing inaugural or upsized offices in the U.K.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

But, most funds raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But, most funds raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But in business, you want a lot of partners.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

How to Leverage SEO to Drive Traffic to Your Startup’s Website In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, leveraging SEO is crucial for driving traffic to a startup’s website. Dive into the collective wisdom of these professionals to boost your startup’s online presence. Impressively, our impressions rose to 240K.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This article is the third of four installments in our new series, How Fintech Companies Can Simplify Their Funding Strategy. In this series, we have explored a variety of funding options for startups looking to launch a new financial product as well as terms to consider when negotiating your first warehouse facility.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

The pandemic has just pushed edtech mainstream, but language-learning startup Duolingo had already spent the past decade figuring out how to build a successful edtech app. Want this kind of coverage on a different company or sector. Amid the IPO gold rush, how should we value fintech startups. Thanks for reading!

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

After all, once your company goes public, you’ll be expected to justify every dollar you spend. In board meetings, we scrutinize the efficiency of sales and marketing (S&M) spend, costs of goods sold (COGS), and general and administrative costs (G&A). And finding inefficiencies in overhead (e.g.,

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

They were in the Summer 2015 batch of YC and you can check them out at SecondMeasure.com. You can find Michael on Twitter @mikebabineau and Kevin is @ilikevests. You can find Michael on Twitter @mikebabineau and Kevin is @ilikevests. 00:00 – What idea did Mike apply to YC with? 4:00 – From project to company.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

As they say below, the future of work is uncertain and Miami is becoming more attractive as workforces disconnect from office buildings. As they say below, the future of work is uncertain and Miami is becoming more attractive as workforces disconnect from office buildings. Where do you see Miami’s startup scene five years from now?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 14, 2015

There are 14 powerful secrets to supercharging your business and doubling your company’s profits. However, you must first make sure you are in the right industry. It doesn’t matter how good your company is, how well you do marketing, and how hard you work if the industry you are in is dying.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Now tech companies across industries are poised for an even better year, according to more than a dozen investors we talked to in the country. Other investors felt that a broader range of industries, like fintech and biotech, would eventually produce the biggest companies in the country. What’s your latest, most exciting investment?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As you review the summaries below, please note that there’s a video at the bottom of every Disrupt story that includes the panel and interview. Duolingo CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn has appeared at TechCrunch Disrupt before, but this year was his first time representing a public company. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Hey, founders between gigs: What now? If you exited your last company for airplane money and are now independently wealthy, congratulations! If you want to build another company, just self-fund. If you want outside capital, VCs will chase after you to invest. . So what should you do?

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Reforge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Most every marketer is familiar with A/B testing, but few have a consistent framework for prioritizing what to test. Most every marketer is familiar with A/B testing, but few have a consistent framework for prioritizing what to test. Find the right combination of memes – visual cues, catchy tunes, key phrases – and you win.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

15 Approaches for Delegating Tasks in Startup Teams Delegating tasks effectively is crucial for the growth of any startup, so we’ve gathered insights from founders, CEOs, and other key leaders to uncover the factors they consider when assigning tasks. This alignment is pivotal.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

Well, it depends on where you look. If you look at the stock market, the view isn’t very good: the charts are all down and in the red, and all you can see are psychedelics companies tottering by, doing their best to impress cynical investors.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 22, 2024

Should I eat the cost of my genAI features, or pass it along to customers? 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. That said, your early usage and customer personas can give you insight into both of these vectors.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Peloton CEO steps down, employees fired en masse : After reports broke that Peloton was halting production of its hardware due to falling demand, some sort of reshuffling of the home exercise company was on the horizon. Call it the McKinsey tax , if you will. And in case you missed it overnight, the Nvidia-ARM deal is kaput.

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