Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. She became part of the fabric of her community. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian. And she didn’t start her company in Northern California.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

And many of the best women founders. She was the dominant figure in my family and was both an entrepreneur and a community leader. If women can get funded to run startups at 22-25 then they can get well into their experiences as entrepreneurs before having to navigate the tricky years of balancing being a mommy with running a company.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 5, 2013

It''s embarrassing for us as a tech community. We''re supposed to be startup friendly, but the startups that want to come here and offer life improving services to the community can''t operate freely. That''s why I faceplant when New York City seems to be the toughest place for all of these new services to operate.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Education, support and sage advice are arguably as essential to startup success as fundraising. Find all that — and connect with your early-founder community — at TC Early Stage 2021. Jessica McLean, director of Marketing and Communications, Infinite-Compute. I loved that unexpected benefit.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I think that’s one of the reasons that many of the most interesting bay area startups are choosing to locate themselves in the city. And it is one of the reasons that NYC is developing a vibrant technology community. I’m sure there’s a lot of truth to that.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2021

As a country with an economy that primarily exports agricultural products, the New Zealand startup world has usually relied on funding from a community of high-net-worth individuals and family offices who probably made their millions through real estate or farming. New Zealand sits favorably on the minds of the international community.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2015

Only, a weird thing happens when you don't put your time into the community--when you don't grab a booth at Techday or Uncubed. Some startup founders seem to spend more time going to parties and meetups and tweeting more than they're selling (#hustle). Priorities, right? It's a case of your roots not getting watered.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

When it comes to online communities, I’ve seen a lot. 3413, to be exact Photo by Matt Duncan on Unsplash When it comes to online communities, I’ve seen a lot. At this point, it covers over 200 community topics and 30 platforms, helping community seekers and startup founders find online hangouts for various niches.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2022

But then when there’s a real, true owner, and you can validate that on-chain, it makes that other person look kind of foolish, at least within the web3 community,” DJ and NFT art collector Justin Blau explained in an interview on the TechCrunch podcast Chain Reaction.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 16, 2018

One of the biggest challenges that the startup founders face during the initial stage is the lack of a well-proficient, professional marketing team. A well-rounded marketing team can make or break a startup and that’s why it is essential to hire the very best. Check if they have started a group, community, or even just a blog.

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Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

When it comes to deciding what to do with technology, technical founders know what the options are and what kinds of problems are hard and which are easy. 1 Because of this core thesis, over the years we have actively done outreach to computer science majors in order to explain the advantages of being a startup founder.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

What ignites a startup ecosystem? Thriving startup ecosystems are good for the economy, good for society, and good for pretty much everyone. Successful startup communities often grow organically without any deliberate plans or resources. But ecosystem building is hard. That’s it; a simple list.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I met for coffee with one of my favorite “startup advisors” in LA. I like to meet people like this because in an hour I get catch up on everything going on in the startup community. I try to take time out of my week to occasionally meet with startup founders – even those that haven’t been introduced.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Founders are so anxious to avoid the pain of missing payroll or running out of cash in the near term that they make hasty decisions on investors that cost them later. Being aware of this bias can help founders take a balanced perspective. Build an engaged community that wants to literally invest in your success.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

My hope is that this book will appeal to a broad audience that includes entrepreneurs, policymakers, the business community and all citizens who are passionate about preserving the American dream of starting your own business for future generations. A number of local governments have also implemented programs to help startups.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

“There are a lot of [programs] that target younger women to get them into coding in high school, and there’s a lot of syndicates and founder groups for women late into their careers,” Titus said. Startup founders set up hacker homes to recreate Silicon Valley synergy. So, they started their own program. A team photo.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This isn't exactly the kind of thing that most startup founders get really excited about doing. The Chicago startup community better help these guys--consider yourselves on notice!! A lot of people would have tried to get around such a process, especially in this area, but everything this team does is institutional grade.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

By 2030, India will be one of the most important economies in the world, and the Indian startup founders of today will play a huge role in accelerating the country’s growth and global reach. The strength of YC has always been its community of founders — and we’re excited to be building YC’s community in India at this time.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 17, 2020

We’re excited to announce that Startup School (SUS) is relaunching today as a continuous program. This change will allow us to serve many more founders than the traditional annual course we’ve been running since 2017 and better support startup founders year-round. Curriculum.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We feel blessed to work alongside startup founders who are really rising to the challenge of the more difficult funding environment. Thank you to everybody in the community who has supported us all these years. We are so thankful to the LPs who continue to trust us with their capital, time and conviction.

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Gust

JULY 8, 2012

In the last year, there has been a resurgence of interest, some say a bubble, by both angels and VCs, in a pre-Series A kicker to identify promising startups with seed funding, before major equity has been given away. Early-stage startup. Every startup is early-stage to someone. Business accelerator.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. Lots of community discussions.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Register Philippines-based Nila Capita l is the country’s inaugural student venture fund, officially launching with new opportunities for Gen Z startup founders. They aim to collaborate with fellow young trailblazers and guide their startups toward success.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

SDAC is about community building as much as portfolio expansion. Angels collaborate with peers, meet interesting founders, and are on the frontlines of exciting new ventures that build businesses, support families and build wealth in communities. It’s inclusive, transparent, and welcoming. It’s inspiring,” says Luckhurst.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

This mindset is not just for business owners; it’s valuable for startup founders, intrapreneurs (employees who innovate within companies), freelancers, and even students. Engage influencers, bloggers, and communities in your niche. Creates resilience Helps entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty and failures.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5 Now, two years later, the leader of that club, Steph Mui, is trying to replicate that playbook in the form of a venture-backed startup, and solo entrepreneurship.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 19, 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 innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Rick Kiessig – Cofounder. Talk to your potential customers as soon as you can.”

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree – particularly if you are desperate. The investment community in any geographic area is not that large, and most investors have relationships or knowledge of most of the others. Talk to other investors.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 27, 2024

Now reaching its tenth anniversary, the venture firm has a community of 625,000+ members, many from top universities such as Harvard Business School, Cornell, and others. The membership community will be a resource base for the Women’s Fund, a women-centric network that will help source, invest in, and support top female-led startups.

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Founders Coop

JANUARY 11, 2023

Aviel and I are both self-taught VCs: the parts of the job we learned as founders and operators of our own companies covered just a fraction of what it means to be effective money managers, fundraisers, board members and trusted partners within the tight-knit community of professional investors. Here’s to the next fifteen years!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

Jonathan Strauss took this issue head on in a blog post that I believe every startup founder should read on “ Replacing Oneself as CEO.” ” “After 3 and a half years of fusing my self-worth with the success of the company in the crucible of startup survival, it was impossible to tear them apart without pain.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2022

Venture capitalists and founders across all fundraising stages spoke to current investment strategies when it comes to investing in this cohort of startups. But having 20 to 30% ownership of a token or of a network is very bad and frowned upon by the community. And web3 is all about the community.”.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, as she began working and learning about the local transportation needs of Detroit’s residents, Robinson recognized the opportunity to not only make a difference in the mobility sector, but to also be involved in a meaningful way in making positive change in her newfound community. “I other cities in the country.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The other market segment which has understood the advantage of being able to access a rich talent pool of elite talent is startups. A startup founder in San Francisco is more likely to be able to quickly find talent and scale her team in Krakow, Toronto or Hyderabad than she would back home—and at a third of the price!

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Derrick Miles, the company’s CEO and founder, clarified, “We have been able to provide new revenue for community pharmacies if you were not a customer of that community pharmacy at that time. We are bringing community pharmacies new patients by offering concierge delivery.” However, brilliance is not enough for success.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

As part of the Insights from the Field campaign, I wanted to hear from other ecosystem builders in the field about their approaches to DEI, and hopefully identify specific techniques that they’ve incorporated in their communities. Building Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Communities of Color. It’s not an afterthought.

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