Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

People seem polarized between, “that’s what it takes to succeed” to “I can’t believe what a heartless, intolerant and misogynistic company culture they’ve built.” Should we do an article on what it’s like to be a medical resident? And of course there are startups.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Pave helps companies plan, communicate, and benchmark employee compensation. Today, the company has 160 employees, more than 3,500 customers, and is valued at $1.6B. Many of the first Pave employees were hired as a contractor before converting to a full-time employee. What were you looking for in early employees?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A smooth sale depends on doing several things right Deciding to sell my business was a pivotal moment in my entrepreneurial journey. When selling, buyers want clarity. They want to know exactly what they’re buying into. Double-check that taxes, employee salaries, and other liabilities are updated as well.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Here’s what psychologists implement to improve team cohesion and maximize productivity. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Leaders want more efficient workplaces, and founders are in the unique position to set the cultural tone of their organization. Instead, ask for feedback and give it regularly to employees?—?both

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. Of course your friend’s company raised $50 million and offers it’s employees free kombucha and desk massages. What is one to do?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. What role do these people play and why is it important? Great startups have budgets. You can focus your energy on what you’re good at.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). There is a lot you can do without spending money.

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Feedough

APRIL 14, 2021

You’re not alone if you’ve ever wondered why a tech-savvy company would bother to buy a startup with no profit and a product in a completely different field. But, what is acqui-hiring? What are the possible reasons to acquihire? What are its pros and cons? Advertisement What is Acqui-hiring? What is its purpose?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

One of the things that founders have the most angst about is whom they should have on their board and at what stage of the business. Do you need a board when you first start you company? Whether or not you want to give a permanent seat largely depends on how helpful you think that investor will be.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

Found , the TechCrunch podcast where founders talk about the stories behind their startups, is nominated for a Webby for best technology podcast! Anyway, the company is doing “pretty well,” Alex reports, but as to Musk’s bid of a “38% premium over the day before [his] investment was publicly announced”? Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Jitx , a startup from three Berkeley alumni, recognized that the digital approach to board design hadn’t changed much and they saw an opening. They have created a new way of designing boards using code to describe what the board looks like. I want it to last five years with this type of battery. I need to have this radio.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

From scaling accountability and onboarding remotely to figuring out what old perks can be made socially distant — myriad decisions have been made at the hands of the employers. An early-stage startup thinks it’s time to give some of that decision-making power back to employees, too. A turnkey solution for unions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

added 528,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, but for many people in tech, this is a distinction without a difference: according to layoffs.fyi, 467 startups have let go of 64,518 employees so far in 2022. From NDA to LOI: What really happens when your startup is being acquired?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Previ connects users who want cash-back deals and ease of payment with partners that want a cheaper way to acquire customers. The easiest way to understand the startup is to think about incentives. Because it is pulled from the user’s bank account and not their paycheck, the user does not receive the cash-back benefits.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

ChatGPT, but in a suit and tie : Kyle writes that OpenAI has been looking for ways to monetize ChatGPT, its viral chatbot, and today we learned how it is going to do that. Benefits include no “unavailable” windows and an unlimited number of messages. What did you say? Startups and VC. How much would you pay for it?

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Revolution

APRIL 2, 2019

At each stop, we will host a fireside chat, a community celebration, and a pitch competition where eight startups will compete for a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. Orlando, FL | April 29 Register for free to watch these startups pitch for a $100,000 investment.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The world of accessibility has experienced a tipping point thanks to the pandemic, which drove people of all abilities to do more tasks and shopping online. Although digital accessibility has been around for decades, companies have not caught on to its benefits until recently. What does this mean for you? Here’s what it reveals.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s a decent metaphor for our startup ecosystem: Just as there aren’t enough sandbags in San Francisco to keep everyone’s house dry, rising interest rates, skittish investors and looming economic uncertainty are poised to bring valuations down even further in 2023. Happy new year! Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Groopit , an early stage startup from a 20-year Microsoft veteran, wants to help companies crowdsource data from information supplied by employees working in the field. Today, the company announced a $2 million pre-seed round led by Ascend.vc The startup has raised $3.1 Groopit web and mobile apps.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

But if you want it in it’s full V1 glory read on … You’ve never been a CEO but might like to be one some day. And if you want to be a CEO one day you need the messaging to reflect that. But not everybody has the right skills to build a highly successful and valuable startup from scratch.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2021

When it comes to meeting compliance standards, many startups are dominating the alphabet. From GDPR and CCPA to SOC 2, ISO27001, PCI DSS and HIPAA, companies have been charging toward meeting the compliance standards required to operate their businesses. It makes sense that startups want to tackle compliance first.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 15, 2022

Today, more than 200,000 businesses use Gusto for payroll, employee benefits, talent management, and more. YC’s Anu Hariharan sat down with Gusto co-founder and CPO Tomer London to talk about building for new customer segments and the future of embedded finance — sharing advice for startup founders and CEOs along the way.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

This is related to what you can do once you are inside the application, and Oso , an early stage startup, has created an open source library for developers to make it easier to build authorization in their applications. Where top VCs are investing in open source and dev tools (Part 1 of 2).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. I have also held jobs at companies where we engaged directly with current and past customers to ask them what they wanted. How to build a product advisory council for your startup.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 24, 2021

Jill Soley, an executive at Issuu unpacks how we can get more startups to not fail. The scary startup failure rate. The focus is mostly around marketing, because this is where so many startups fail. The keys to startup marketing. These steps apply to entrepreneurs, particularly to tech startup founders.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

On September 28, LinkedIn released its Top Startups list, which is its self-described annual ranking of 50 emerging U.S. Here’s what I found out: Seven fintech companies ranked in the top 50: Brex (No. Drilling down, I learned that among the seven fintech startups that made the list, there are 125+ open roles. 4), Ramp (No.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Leading the round this time was Tiger Global, with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 participating. Next-day package delivery startup Veho valued at $1B following $125M Series A. In addition to the hiring, the extra capital will enable the company to provide better benefits for its employees and to go after potential strategic acquisitions.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

But one startup is on a mission to make taxes less…well, dreadful and an actual benefit. Mountain View, California-based Neo.Tax wants to apply machine learning to business taxes, upgrading them “from an ancient pain into a modern advantage.” This time last year, the company had nine employees.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

There’s no textbook-approved technique for building a startup engineering team: in the early days, everyone wears several hats. I asked Ron what surprised him the most while reporting this story, and he said it was the fact that Visa’s failed attempt to purchase Plaid last year made it easier for them to hire new technical talent.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Tortoise co-founder Dmitry Shevelenko: ‘You can’t do too many things at the same time’. From the outside, a startup that makes multiple pivots might look like it lacks direction. Dear Sophie, I live in India and run a startup here, but most of my clients are based in the United States. What are my best options?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 23, 2023

Having founded multiple startups across various industries, I’ve gone through this discovery process for dozens of startup ideas, potential features, and market opportunities. Compile a discovery questionnaire of non-leading questions focused on identifying problems related to what users “ actually did” rather than what they “would do.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. Why do people think that buzzwords are going to interest audiences? what do you think they’d want to hear about?

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Now, I have spent the last two months analyzing what all these guys do, and I still can’t figure it out. One thing I do know is that our paper company lost 110 million dollars last year, and I’ll bet that half of that was spent in all the paperwork going back and forth between all these vice presidents.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 9, 2022

What more could you ask for? Just keep your head down and do the work!” Don’t be ungrateful for what you have!” The memos for every product decision were available for all employees to read. It was like getting paid to do an MBA. So I wanted to transition into Product Management where I could lead these efforts.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

I’m incredibly grateful for the amazing customers and employees who brought us to this milestone! Whether you’re running a business, prepping to launch a startup, or dreaming of an entrepreneurial future, I hope these reflections help you on your journey! 2005 / Ask your employees for feedback. I was nervous!

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Marketing automation is all about optimizing your campaigns to reap all the benefits of digital marketing. Also, 74% said that its most significant benefit is that it allows them to save time during the campaign. Aside from these numbers, you are ready to get marketing automation tools if you want to: Reduce staffing costs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

Baird not only wanted to replace inefficient systems that burned fossil fuels, he also wanted to create high-quality, stable jobs for folks who were often left behind by the economy. “That’s when I realized if I was going to do green buildings in low-income communities, I’d have to do it myself.

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