StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Underrepresented folks in entrepreneurship and venture capital, including women, people of color and LGBTQ individuals, are often led to believe we must be overqualified to start a business, join a VC firm or become an investor. Listen to constructive criticism, and learn from useful feedback, but always carry a dignified bearing.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In 20 years of working for startups, I’ve never seen as many plot twists and turns as I have in the last several months. But, from the perspective of raising capital, 2020 has not been an awful time to be a startup founder. The world has changed, but the fundamentals of raising capital are the same.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. Don’t wait…the early bird gets the…SAVINGS: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200 before prices increase on April 1 — that’s no joke. Here are just a few examples of the topics we have on tap.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

For early-stage startups looking to hire new talent, it’s not enough to make one-off decisions about pay as each new employee comes on board. I would say that the fidelity of information that we’re most focused on is actually how your compensation is constructed, or what we call total rewards,” Mavram said.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Can your startup support a research-based workflow? Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working. Traditional VC models “can foist artificial time constraints on investors and force them to focus their deal flow into particular stages for fund-construction reasons,” Alex and Anna write for The Exchange. “As

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. Don’t wait…the early bird gets the…SAVINGS: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200 before prices increase on April 1 — that’s no joke. Here are just a few examples of the topics we have on tap.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 12, 2013

When you''re a startup founder, taking your foot off the gas when you know you have something that customers want is incredibly hard. I''d love to hear about tips, good resources, and experiences from early sales team members of startups. Venture Capital & Technology' Who has built the best sales teams in NYC?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! How Star Wars will help you raise capital for your company. Is Venture Capital Right for Social Ventures? *

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2022

On the venture side, Overdorff told Anita that from what he’s hearing , VCs “are trying to make their funds last longer” and as a result, “there’s an unknown of where it goes.” Handle.com raises $10M Series A for construction payment compliance. In other news. Image Credits: Mila Ferrell / Cervin.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

What’s going to happen to those semi-vacant office towers, some of which are still under construction? There’s a lot going on: The venture capital market is redlining its engines while public markets remain sympathetic to growing, unprofitable companies. Dear Sophie: I’m a startup founder looking to expand in the U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Specifically in the case of the development and introduction of an innovative product/service, constructing an MVP can save a lot of time and money when starting a business. Investor Funding Many startups are begun with the anticipation that outside funding will be needed in order to be successful.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Tobias Liebsch , Co-Founder, Fintalent.io Lead With Data for Investment Traction As a startup founder seeking investment, one major challenge I’ve faced is effectively communicating our vision and potential for scalability to prospective investors with limited time.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital. When you’re an early-stage startup that hasn’t raised any institutional money you end up doing almost every job function of the company yourself. Our first big round of venture capital (our A round) was a whopping $16.5 True story.)

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Is Venture Capital Right for Social Ventures? Congratulations! J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2022

Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse portfolios. That’s the reality most startup founders face: They’re routinely bombarded with feedback from investors, customers, peers, mentors, family, friends, and sometimes even random people on the internet. Early-stage fundraising is a tale of two planets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

And startups such as Grammarly, Ajax, People AI and Preply, backed by some of the world’s biggest VCs, are scrambling to support employees and operations amid the invasion. What I’m hearing from sources is that startup founders are mainly offering financial assistance to employees who are in Ukraine or neighboring countries.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

We’ll be talking operations, hiring, fundraising and more, hitting on key topics for a new generation of startup founders. When should founders follow the hype? How can founders construct an investor pool that reflects their values? When should they ignore it? Let’s talk about it.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Our electric power infrastructure is old, aging and not secure,” said Abe Yokell, co-founder of the energy and climate-focused venture capital firm Congruent Ventures. The future of construction tech. A skilled labor shortage is piling on top of the construction industry’s traditional challenges this year.

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