Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

I highly recommend this strategy for any company who doesn’t care about referenceable customers. Salesforce’s success as a company early on was due to the fact that their earliest customers DID have success and Salesforce put a lot of energy into making that happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Show some energy! One strategy I sometimes employ. Startup Advice' 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. People say this all the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Tim made it clear to me that there was zero obligation on behalf of VCs in whom they invest to commit money to Cincinnati but that they were looking for funds that were committed to national investment strategies and who were interested in closer ties to the local community. I was instantly intrigued.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. You can focus your energy on what you’re good at.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

As Emma Allen points out, when you’re taking the risk and investing your time and energy into creating a new company, a strong mindset isn’t just nice-to-have. “To see the wonder in their eyes and for them to be able to bless their families by taking home food from their own harvest—that’s big for me,” Allen said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

5000 shared: Knowing what you know now, what advice would you share with your younger self? And it gives me so much more energy. We asked these elite leaders about their entrepreneurial journeys. Here’s what Tracy Call of EO Minnesota, founder of Media Bridge Advertising , which ranked No. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

I flew to San Francisco to meet with Apoorva, Brandon and Max – who were working out of a house in South Park – and after the first week of ‘helping out’ as an advisor around the office I fell in love with the team, energy, and infectious ‘just get it done’ spirit. I knew I wanted to help build it from the ground up.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

The confidence, energy, passion and humor that are hallmarks of Jonathan became muted in the pressures of needing to show financial successes to match one’s enormous product vision and ambitions. Startup Advice' I saw this first hand. I told Jonathan (and believe) that this would be the best year of his professional life.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

With the emergence of concepts such as NFT and GameFi, socialization prosperities are bringing new energy to the crypto world. Buy one here and check out the breakout sessions for trends, advice and opportunities to help grow your business. The Missing Block to Bring Crypto to the Masses. Brought to you by Vista Equity Partners.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Introducing TechCrunch+, advice and analysis to help startups get ahead. Before a startup lands its first customer or investor, its founders must invest time and energy to develop intellectual property. Brands considering a live-shopping strategy must lean on influencers. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 17, 2022

The following is my advice on how to not just survive, but thrive, during a downturn along with examples of how we’ve used these strategies. It requires investing energy and attention into crafting exactly the right roles. Rather than holding tight and offering bargains, they doubled down on their brand. Identify opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

If I’ve committed to speaking in classroom I’m going to be there and be high energy. I’m sure all the doctors are cringing much like I would if I read your fund-raising advice. I’m going to do a follow up post on: Strategies for Coping with ADD and what to make of the available ADD medicine.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Successful entrepreneurs know good time management separates mediocre CEOs from amazing ones – and strategies that work for some don’t always work well for others. ” “When I’m feeling overwhelmed and unable to work, I have several strategies I use. Here’s what they had to say: Work Out.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works. Understanding how your company will change as you move through these phases is critical if you hope to scale to a large business one day.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Stever Robbins, known on the Internet as the Get-It-Done Guy, outlines his strategies in his classic book “ 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More.” Don’t forget to delegate to other team members, and don’t be tempted by the current “crisis” to postpone the important tasks of strategy decisions and monitoring the progress of the business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. Tal adopted strategies that include sticking to a super-simple pitch, aiming to surpass his initial funding target, not taking rejection personally, and setting an unusually low investment threshold so friends and family could be a part of his success.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. But if you don’t think through your long-term strategy you can open yourself up to a host of problems that kill companies: Spending money too quickly and running into cashflow traps. Startup Advice' So our board meetings consisted of discussion about.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 21, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask startup founders and innovators from around New Zealand, What is one piece of advice you would give to people working on their first startup and why? Thomas Clyma – Cofounder. TheTestMart.

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Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

Even if you have an hour booked, the advice is the same. Implicit in this is the go-to-market strategy. Describe marketing strategy, sales plan, licensing, and partnership plans. Exit strategy. What is the planned exit strategy (IPO, merger, sale, including likely candidates)? Competition and sustainable advantage.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

After years of working in strategy and marketing, I realized that I wanted to channel my skills into a venture that aligned with my values. What advice would you give your younger self just starting out in the startup world? How did you identify your target audience, and what advice do you have for startups trying to do the same?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

To anybody who asks my advice I repeat the same line, “I don’t know whether this party will last 6 weeks, 6 months or 18 months. Exactly the opposite of what a rational investment strategy would advise. I only point out that there are side benefits of the bursts of energy, enthusiasm and investment dollars.

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Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

My view: “Spending any time or energy trying to game the ‘definition’ of your round of fund raising is a total waste. Whom you take advice from really matters. I think an easier definition is “first institutional capital” which is what most A-round VCs think about what their personal funding strategies are. Nobody cares.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Many veterans have created product ideas based on their field experience, from energy drinks to performance gear. Seek advice from experts. The 7-week program helps veterans create a business model and develop a funding strategy, and it enables them to collaborate with other veterans. Create a business plan. Market analysis.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Using examples from Airbnb, Uber and others, he shares several strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls, along with the pitch deck framework Slidebean uses with most of its clients. Dear Sophie: Any advice on visa issues for new hires? Do you have any advice? Dear Sophie: Any advice on visa issues for new hires?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out. Challenges.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

” Exit Strategies and Long-Term Planning: Building Value as the Core Focus While exit strategies are crucial, Jeshua advises founders to prioritize building intrinsic value. Jeshua’s Fundraising Strategies for Founders: Consider whether venture capital funding is essential; not all businesses need it.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

and delve into research areas such as semiconductors, robotics, and renewable energy. He subsequently joined the California Clean Energy Fund, where he led a public-private partnership focused on energy storage. An important piece of advice is to communicate issues or deviations from the plan as early as possible.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Be scrappy” is great advice for most founders, but for first-generation and minority founders, it’s often the wrong advice — and one of the most challenging things I had to unlearn when I built my first company. I was underresourced and overexerted for much longer than my counterparts and was terribly inefficient with my energy.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series with Startup Advice. Apologies in advance if it sounds arrogant – just trying to impart some realistic advice. The most important advice I can give you is – give me context. And this advice applies to any senior exec you want to meet – not just VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Ownership Matters At Upfront we focus our energy on fewer companies where we take meaningful ownership and we continue to invest throughout the lifecycle of the company. VCs have different views and strategies on this. We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k? Some prefer to get in, buy cheap and show a big multiple.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 17, 2021

Just because I understood the content creation side of the game, doesn’t mean I actually had any meaningful strategy in place. So, I had to learn the hard lesson and take my own advice to build a strategy before doing anything else. Without further ado, here are seven strategies to ensure your content converts: 1.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

The advice is to “be frugal to accommodate to the new situation and roll on.”. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

They can identify pitfalls, recommend marketing and sales channels, and give feedback on strategy and tactics. Mentors can be a great addition to a startup, as they provide wisdom and advice to emerging businesses. I learned new strategies and saw ones I thought were impossible to execute became possible.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) This bass-ackwards energy policy does and will continue to produce high and rising fuel prices.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

He recalled meeting people who helped shape the strategy of Caroo, not just those who invested, but who were successful founders and operators first. It was important to me to create a community of seasoned founders who could offer support and advice to entrepreneurs throughout their journey,” Kurt Seidensticker said via email.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Throughout, Jaleh shares advice about acquisitions as a growth strategy and evolving your product with AI. 36:30 - Do you have cautionary advice on how to think about using technologies like GPT-3 and DALL-E for founders dabbling in AI? 38:40 - What advice do you have for founders in terms of leveraging OpenAI, GPT-3, etc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 1, 2017

A: There are opportunities in this market, but far more important than getting a piece of the action when the going is good is having an investment strategy based on your life goals. Q: Do you have any advice for women entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses but also want to have a family? That goes double for entrepreneurs.

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