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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

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For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” But I also have advice for the 15% that really do want to be a startup CEO. ” The punch line from this post was “angel yourself.”

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14 Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders

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14 Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders To gain a deeper understanding of effective leadership, we asked startup founders and CEOs to share the most valuable lessons they’ve learned from successful entrepreneurs. This was great advice received from the CEO of a multi-million-dollar start-up.

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

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This is part of my ongoing posts on Startup Advice. There are people who tell startups that they should hire the most senior people that they can find. My advice: don’t. A startup CEO would never pass on that opportunity. Tags: Start-up Advice startup technology. Your solution?

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Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Reps May Not Work

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I see way too many startup founders who don’t have experience in selling and probably don’t feel that comfortable going to customers and asking for orders. This is probably because many founders are product or technology people. Take the opportunity to watch the sales process as an observer.

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The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

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I hold true to form and follow my own advice. And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. But we’re also looking at unprecedented opportunity.&#. That’s a huge difference in opportunity.&#. Yes, this is what I look like at 2am.

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Inside Batch 25 at 500 Startups

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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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Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?

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Talent – in a world where startup founders are rewarded handsomely for taking risks of building their own startup companies and where the press shines a brighter light on them, much of the early-stage company traction will come from startups. And a Final Note on Whether Silicon Valley Opportunities Remain.

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