Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. But it also created two big problems for Techstars as a business: cash flow and brand identity.

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500

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Under no circumstances should any of the below content be construed as legal, tax or investment advice from 500 Startups or any of its affiliates. Alluva at 500 Startups: What it was really like being a part of Batch 25 In March of 2019, Alluva was accepted into Batch 25 of 500 Startups.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. However, what is often direly needed is how to appeal to investors and raise smart money — knowledge that is essential for fundraising and a master key to building, accelerating and scaling your new venture. Franklin D.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Silicon Valley’s undisputed leading startup accelerator is Y Combinator. Firstly, demographics: The average Y Combinator founder that created a unicorn was 28.1 However, the average Y Combinator founder of consumer technology unicorns was 22.5 of co-founders did not go to university. fresh out of college).

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Y Combinator

APRIL 12, 2023

If you want to learn more about what it takes to start a startup – or how to get a job at one – join us: Join the YC Summer Conference You'll have the chance to connect with YC startups across various stages and learn from the founders’ experiences. Apply to join us!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

TechCrunch Live is thrilled to be hosting an event featuring Boston-local investors and founders. Investors will speak on the best way to raise capital from local firms, and they’ll talk about what sort of startups are most likely to get funding. REGISTER HERE FOR FREE We need your help! In Conversation with MassChallenge and.406

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 17, 2023

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founder: Craig Rowland Business: Sandfly Security Founded: April 2018 HQ: Canterbury Can you tell us a bit about your business?

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This decline has also become evident in startup accelerator programs shifting their focus on later-stage scale-ups that provide higher returns. Yet, founders bet their company’s success in finding small investment rounds in these unfavourable conditions.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

This week on Equity, I interviewed T2 co-founder Sarah Oh , who is building a Twitter rival after working at Twitter as a human rights adviser. By joining the consumer social wave today versus before anyone even thought in characters and retweets, the co-founder thinks they get to factor in more of the nuance. At least most of you do!

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 1, 2023

Vlad Kozul 1) Focus on building out an MVP without capital This is what startup accelerators like techstars and antler will teach. Having been through accelerators the one thing they will help you with this and it will help you move faster and quicker. Learn new skills.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 6, 2023

If 2022 was the year of the startup layoff, 2023 is going to be the year of the wind down. It will suck — for team members, for founders, for customers of these companies, and for their investors — but by the end of the year we’ll have gotten through the toughest part of the correction. 2022 is done. 2023 shouldn’t be status quo.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

500 Global, formerly branded under 500 Startups , has an accelerator that competes with YC. Both outfits look to back early-stage founders with money and advice in exchange for equity. YC has backed over 3,500 founders, while 500 Global has backed more than 2,800 founders, according to each institution’s websites.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

In May, the accelerator advised its portfolio founders to “plan for the worst.” ” “You can often pick up significant market share in an economic downturn by just staying alive,” top startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in an internal e-mail to its founders this week.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2022

As history often reminds us , due diligence matters from a human perspective — and vetting a founder beyond their ability to attract talent can save firms from headaches or legal woes. Traditional investment that prioritizes pedigree and culture, or the “art” of a founder, has left out an entire class of historically overlooked individuals.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

. “If you can’t generate demand locally, it is usually even more difficult to generate demand overseas,” Lim said, adding that many good Series B/C startups he has come across already have significant traction at home before they embarked on overseas expansion. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

He specialises in information technology, telecommunications, intellectual property and competition law, and provides advice on privacy and other regulatory compliance issues. He attended 2 of our Startup Catalyst missions to Europe. Head on a Startup Catalyst mission or nominate a team member to. The Startup Catalyst effect.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

“This is about financial services for freelancers,” co-founder and CEO Lilac Bar David said in an interview. That list of past backers includes Zeev Ventures, Foundation Capital and the Google for Startups accelerator.) Down the line it will also be expanding into invoicing, payment management and credit (e.g.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

The accelerator offers some standard support: a speaker series that includes founders from Mercury, Flexport and NerdWallet, office hours with experts, wellness resources, hiring support and desk space. The advice is a lot like one size fits all,” Mohnot said. “We YC is built for scale.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence. I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. 4 strategies for deep tech founders who are fundraising.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2022

You can often pick up significant market share in an economic downturn by just staying alive,” top startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in an internal e-mail to its founders this week. The advice was one of ten bullet points in a memo meant to help companies navigate the economic downturn crushing tech.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Each story is based on an interview with a founder or investor who addressed some of the most common startup dilemmas. Predictably, they’re mostly focused on the how and why: How do I get into an accelerator? How to kick the 10 worst startup habits with Fuel Capital’s Leah Solivan.

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