Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. What about strategy? They’re great for some people and necessary for some jobs.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2020

Among the most useful frameworks I’ve found to manage a company in this era is the 2×2 matrix above. One could argue times like these all good opportunities to adopt a defensive posture: focus on product, limit GTM hiring, and modulate burn. Both are equally viable strategies. Fortune favors the bold.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

We are, indeed, in a moment in time when technology, opportunity and understanding converge toward a more caring way of conducting business at scale. To this end, the conscious capitalism movement provides a framework that includes four interconnected disciplines. The new wave of consumers is making different choices. Higher purpose.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Daniel Pink’s presentation, The Power of Regret , provided an opportunity to rethink and re-frame my mindset. I get tremendous value from the speakers and opportunities to connect with fellow EOers in our chapter. “My We talked strategy and EOS on the chairlift. This framework has really worked well for us!

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It outlines the strategies that will be employed to achieve short-term and long-term goals, providing a roadmap for growth and sustainability. A budget, on the other hand, provides a financial framework for the startup’s operations. Don’t be shy about seeking out these opportunities.

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OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

At AppSumo, we’ve tested hundreds of strategies. Today, I’ll be revealing the 5 strategies that made us over $10M EACH. Our original ad on Tim’s site Massive growth opportunities happen when you find things before the market. After the Dropbox giveaway, we realized how powerful this marketing strategy truly was.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 24, 2011

One of the cool things about being a fund that works with so many early stage companies is that bringing the whole portfolio together in one place results in a lot of collaborative learning opportunities. This can cause you to miss opportunities on both sides. One of the topics that was discussed in a breakout session was recruiting.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Let’s use Morningstar’s 5 Factors as a framework. The framework was originally created to help public market investors determine whether or not an investment opportunity afforded a defensible moat that would contribute to a superior return-profile. It’s also about establishing a competitive moat. What makes up a moat?

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2020

Among the most useful frameworks I’ve found to manage a company in this era is the 2×2 matrix above. One could argue times like these all good opportunities to adopt a defensive posture: focus on product, limit GTM hiring, and modulate burn. Both are equally viable strategies. Fortune favors the bold.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 5, 2024

From fostering a culture of trust to assigning clear task ownership, explore the diverse strategies and tools in these fourteen responses that can help ensure your team stays on track. They have an opportunity to set realistic expectations for achievable goals. But when you let people make their own decisions, then a few things happen.

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Dream It

JULY 20, 2020

To frame this scenario in the right light, acknowledge that you are starting from a disadvantage and use this opportunity to prove that your plan will work this time. In just 5-minutes, you’ll learn and be able to avoid common obstacles founders confront while raising a bridge round.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We brought on Caya (CEO of Slidebean ) to provide a smart framework on how to find the right cofounders that can hit this mark. Don’t try to sell them on the idea - it’s better to first confirm they recognize the problem and market opportunity. Approach recruitment like dating - get to know each other and flirt before you commit.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 15, 2024

14 Pieces of Advice for Resolving Conflicts Among Startup Team Members Navigating team conflicts in a startup environment requires wisdom and practical strategies. By fostering open communication, actively listening to all sides, and seeking win-win solutions, you can turn conflicts into opportunities for growth and innovation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” By streamlining processes and defining roles and responsibilities for greater accountability, increased profitability opportunities become visible and provide the potential for exponential growth.” But the No.1

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Adopt a “hire slow, fire fast” mentality for your expansion strategy. Our team at Heartcore Capital use the following framework and learnings to guide internationalization strategies for our portfolio companies. Don’t be afraid to pull the plug if things don’t work out. Complexities and costs will multiply.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

As the market looks toward the future, some venture capitalists are revamping their investing strategies, while others are holding to their current plans, with perhaps a small tweak or two. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures. Michael Anderson, co-founder, Framework Ventures.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Japanese startups stand to gain fresh prospects and opportunities as this forward-looking framework comes into effect. Japan’s Five-Year Development Strategy unveils KANSAI Startup Night Vol.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Growth and marketing expert Susan Su is joining us at TC Early Stage in July to lead a session on key strategies for finding the right users in 2021. She’ll go over how to test and bootstrap early on, develop basic frameworks for growth and how to adapt your approach for each marketing channel as they evolve.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 15, 2017

It’s based on a rigid framework that stifles the free flow of creativity that’s essential to success. There’s no doubt that math and science are essential skills to learn, but kids (and anyone, for that matter) also need opportunities to dream freely about their futures. At our head offices, we have a “Can You Imagine?”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Two firms stuck out in recent days, including Urban Innovation Fund , which closed with commitments of $101 million for its Fund III and $20 million Opportunity Fund, and VMG Catalyst ‘s $400 million Fund II. That’s how the $20 million Opportunity Fund, Urban Innovation Fund’s first in this category, came about.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Pitch your startup for an opportunity to meet with Floodgate. When evaluating opportunities, great leaders can articulate the risks of a given bet and the reasons why they can be overcome. The strategy to minimize loss is not the strategy to win. Execute on the strategy to win. Eliminate distractions.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It’s mandatory, and collaboration between AT&T and startups at all stages could push the world forward and provide the framework for innovation. It appears to be true accessibility in a framework that works with the existing U.S. He will also share his framework around strategy for founders to attain Product Market Fit (PMF).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

it’s time to map out strategies to transform your early-stage startup dream into reality. Attend both to double your knowledge, double your networking, double your opportunities. Don’t miss this unparalleled, interactive opportunity to learn best startup practices from leading experts, investors and successful founders.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The PixelEdge] workshop and canvasses provided an easy structured framework to work through our evaluation and customer discovery process. It was clear that there was more opportunity for their research and data products, but they wanted to invest their resources in promising ideas for their target market. PAD P urpose: Why innovate?

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Having a sustainable and systematic customer acquisition strategy is an essential component of success for any organization, especially as a startup. If you have a product or service to sell, you need a customer acquisition strategy. A good strategy will help you grow in a targeted and cost-effective way to attract the right customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

And when you finish the demo you can bring in the other important components such as competition, team, customer acquisition strategy, etc. Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script. Talk about the existing solutions, the market opportunity and the competition. Mobile app? Just jump into the demo after intros.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

Best practices for leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning in 2023 Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway Image Credits: Getty Images It’s critical to make every dollar count in this environment, but pulling back too much in the wrong places can reduce momentum across your entire organization.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Using examples from Airbnb, Uber and others, he shares several strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls, along with the pitch deck framework Slidebean uses with most of its clients. 4 strategies for setting marketplace take rates. 4 strategies for setting marketplace take rates. Use case/audience.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

How do you think those qualities contribute to your success in working with startups and forming strategies? Marketing strategies that help find product-market fit are very different from acquiring your first 100 customers, which is very different from scaling your customer acquisition or lead generation. What problem are they solving?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

But is it possible for a smaller open source project to find its way into this land of commercial opportunity? How to monetize open source There are multiple strategies for earning money from open source. Take PostCSS, a widely popular CSS framework built by Andrey Sitnik.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Leading the round is Framework Venture Partners, with participation from Gresham House Ventures, Sage and existing investors. Comments Neal Watkins, EVP, Small Business Segment at Sage: “Investing in high-growth SaaS businesses is core to our strategy to enable small businesses and accountants to survive and thrive.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Opportunities are simply opportunities and not long-term plans. How to fix the mistake of losing focus of what really matters: Having a clear strategy in place helps to say NO by agreeing and focusing on goals and priorities. The challenge here is that in a startup, you will probably have to adjust the strategy more often.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order. The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Studios do this by using repeatable frameworks (imagine a factory) to test these ideas and back them with funding and resources in order to launch and grow powerful, scalable startups. With larger funds also come more rules and structures around the investment thesis and strategy.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

So for example, when they want to explore a potential new customer market or introduce a freemium strategy. Often I will work with marketers who’ve never worked in a startup and they can bounce ideas or strategies off me. When joining a startup, you’re starting from scratch — new customers, new markets, go-to-market strategy.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 21, 2023

The fusion of these elements cultivates an environment of growth and transformation, making it an essential strategy for startups aspiring to unlock their full potential and thrive in their respective markets. Traditional GTM playbooks often overlook the customer journey, leading to flawed strategies when customer needs change.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Pursuing your passion is a good jumping off point, but not all passions can become profitable businesses—so opening up your eyes to other opportunities is another pathway to start a business. If you are well-skilled in a particular industry, you may have the opportunity to identify a new solution to existing problems.

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