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“Sanzo is at its best when we serve as a bridge across cultures for both AAPI and non-AAPI.” CEO Sandro Roco on building a beverage startup, what to avoid in influencer deals, & protecting the brand.

Hunter Walk

I was working at a venture-backed apparel startup for 4 years and saw the power of building digitally-native brands through Facebook and Instagram (TikTok was still nascent). who believe in our mission of bridging cultures. As people and culture evolves, so does Sanzo’s place in it. Here are Five Questions with Sandro.

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How to Build a Strong Founding Team for Your Startup: Key Roles and Responsibilities

American Entrepreneurship

Building a startup is an exhilarating journey, but the road to success is rarely a solo endeavor. While great ideas can be the catalyst for success, the team behind the idea truly drives a startup forward. Having that support system, especially in the early days of building a startup is important because it’s really hard.

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Building Scalable Startups: Strategies for Long-Term Growth

American Entrepreneurship

Eight components to successfully scaling a startup are presented in this article. If you’re wondering how to design a scalable business model for your startup, this article is a guide through the process and offers strategies to ensure your company can adapt and expand efficiently over time. What Is a Scalable Business Model?

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State embraces collaborative culture with Oklahoma Innovation Model

Innovation 2 Enterprise

“Our vision is that this state becomes recognized as a technology corridor by embracing partnerships and collaboration between our academic enterprises, our industrial complex, and supportive government programs and policies.”. OCAST and its OIM partners and collaborators never push back from the table of opportunity.

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4 Ways to Promote Team Collaboration and Inspire Innovation Within Your Startup

StartupNation

What do all startups that drive growth by embracing strategic thinking, inspiring creativity and supporting talent have in common? Team collaboration. Here are six ways to establish the foundation for collaboration and innovation within your startup: Establish a company mission. Embrace collaborative tools and technology.

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Influence Meets Innovation: How Founders and Cultural Leaders Can Work Together

Andreessen Horowitz

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey will orient your board to be less trusting and collaborative.” Five Questions with Nilam Ganenthiran, Former President of Instacart

Hunter Walk

For startups, a good Board is better than no Board, but a bad Board is worse than anything. But sometimes the CEO takes the initiative to recruit an absolute gem and that was the case with ResQ , a software startup servicing the hospitality owners and service/repair vendors. I got a text from Apoorva asking if we could reconnect.

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