Gust

JUNE 8, 2014

Experts on this subject, including Yael Zofi, in her book, “ A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams ,” has identified eight key characteristics of high-performing virtual teams that I have observed, and every startup founder should understand and enable: Members exhibit a global mindset – they look outward, not inward.

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Onevest

APRIL 23, 2015

Something that we state to our members at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, is that If you are a new investor in the startup marketplace, then you will need to quickly familiarize yourself with each round. This is why series A investment is often sought by startup founders.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

They can take 2-3 minutes of time away and cause you to miss key insight investors need to make more informed decisions. To be fair, investor opinions on this vary and we’ve all seen the proverbial hoodie or casual attire of startup founders. Technical issues like these distract investors from your pitch.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 4, 2021

boom, a startup is born… And if you take a long view of their [founders] career, they’re missing out on the depth of things, experience, and authenticity of experience that I think informs the most interesting category-defining companies out there.” founders could build startups for the long term, based on these trends.

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The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Join Seraf for an engaging and informative webinar on VC investing in BRICS countries, with an emphasis on the exciting opportunities in Brazil. This event is tailored for venture capitalists, startup founders, and investors eager to delve into the high-growth potential within Brazil's dynamic market.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 24, 2023

From trying to take on too much by yourself to overlooking crucial elections, here are nine answers to the question, “What are some unhelpful tax mistakes that every startup founder should know and avoid?” When a startup founder receives equity, it is typically granted over a vesting period of several years.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Most founders prepare a deck, ask a few friends and investors whom to meet, get a few introductions and just wing it. As a result founders often meet the wrong investors, waste time on those who ask for more information. Any information that creates a compelling next meeting is worth doing.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

And trust me when I tell you that 90%+ of the people can’t wake up every day with the uncertainties and insecurities that startup founders face. Most employees want cruising altitude, most founders live in take off mode. Dilution / valuation. It is not out of a desire to hide things or be deceptive.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2011

“My desire for this “Opposing Views Reader” is related to my concern about information cascades. And that has had me thinking about the tech sector and how dismissive both startup teams & VCs can be about both their competition and the “hot” companies in any sector. How about “agree” and “disagree” buttons?

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

What you want when you're taking on these kinds of risks is trust--trust that you're dealing with a team that is eyes wide open on the changing environment and trust that they'll make informed decisions on where to push limits and where to back off. I met Edward and Brian from SeedCX last July.

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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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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. Unfortunately, this Shark Tank-style approach often backfires.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Kara shared seven lessons she’s learned in her 15 years as a startup founder of one of the most successful beverage companies in the US. She learned that her best source of actionable information came from people in other, related industries. She’s inspiring entrepreneurs with her new book, Undaunted. Identify the problem.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 21, 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 startup founders and innovators from around New Zealand, What is one piece of advice you would give to people working on their first startup and why? TheTestMart.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 5, 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. Matt Miller – Founder. ” Samantha Gadd – Founder. BrakeAce. “My

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Gust

JUNE 23, 2014

The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. Since a startup by definition is not a recognized brand, you are the brand, based on the social media culture of today. No person and no blog puts your startup at the bottom of a long list.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

However, despite the immense volume of valuable data generated from these trials, searching and collecting relevant information has proven to be an uphill battle due to limited digitization efforts. Through these programs, I had the opportunity to learn essential information about starting a business.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

They learn how to assess startups’ products, management, market opportunities and business models; how to perform due diligence, evaluate an investment pitch, and make informed investment decisions. SDAC is about community building as much as portfolio expansion. It’s inspiring,” says Luckhurst.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

Successful startup founders do not spring fully formed from the head of whatever god or goddess keeps tabs on entrepreneurs. Here’s the great news — TechCrunch Early Stage, taking place April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts, is designed to help both early and future founders accelerate the learning curve.

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Gust

MARCH 30, 2014

Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. Try to adopt a business name that provides some information about what your business does. Avoid unusual spellings. Give a clue.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

What we’re doing at Meebo is trying to socially enable websites by allowing them to immediately get not only the social graph information but to do useful stuff with it. And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. I hadn’t quite thought of things this way but it made sense.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Paul Graham’s assertion that “any startup founder can tell you the most common question they hear from investors is not about the founders or the product, but “who else is investing?&# When I’m in, I’m in. rings true to me. Investors who commit early deserve to have a lower price.

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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. Use the information you learn to refine your product, approach, and pitch.

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Gust

JANUARY 26, 2014

I’m definitely not proposing the “traditional” style of mentoring, where the goal was a one-way transfer of a broad range of knowledge or information. The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. Most people learn best from making mistakes, so you have to let them fail sometimes.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Startup founders can start positioning themselves now to be acquired in that wave. This is an exercise in setting your plot line, and while you may never actually activate all these relationships, what you share with a potential financial advisor will likely inform the process later on. How can you avoid this unnecessary fate?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Every business needs to track fundamental financial information, but the data typically lives in a variety of silos making it a constant challenge to understand a company’s overall financial health. DataJoy , an early stage startup, wants to solve that issue. “I spend my life in the board meetings.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

. “Even after I left Google, I was trying to think more about if the Googles of the world are experiencing this pain, what does this feel like to an early-stage startup just starting to have this conversation for the first time?” ” Mavram mused. . WTF is a 409A?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I’m considering either having my startup sponsor me for an O-1A visa or self-petitioning an EB-1A green card. Savvy Startup Founder. As a startup founder, the critical and essential role you play at your startup should be easy to demonstrate. Under your leadership, how much funding has your startup raised?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Non-profit organizations such as Asan Nanum Foundation , established by Hyundai Group, and D.Camp , as well as startup founders and executives, including the co-founder and former CEO of Krafton, Gang-Seok Kim , also joined Sopoong’s climate fund, Han continued.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. To generate growth in a startup, it is almost always necessary to raise external capital to run the necessary. In order to understand startup governance, you need to understand risk and reward.

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Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Here are a few examples: Setting up the business.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There’s so many companies targeting startup founders and their wealth – there’s literally a new one launching every month or two all backed by big name VCs, but no one is focused on the business owner that is otherwise doing well but is not a startup founder or a startup employee,” he said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

, it’s time to map out strategies to transform your early-stage startup dream into reality. If there’s one thing every early founder needs it’s information, and you’ll find it in abundance at TechCrunch Early Stage 2021.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 1, 2022

Ukraine must defend itself on two battlefields: physical and informational. with information about the current situation and ways to help Ukraine. his project accumulates information about blood donors all over Ukraine and coordinates the blood donating process. We are trying to do as much as we can on both.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

About 87% of candidates on its platform disclose their demographic information (which it says is 7x the industry standard), according to the startup. It’s not about getting someone’s gender or ethnicity based off of their name, or to inform the hiring decision without candidates knowing,” Herman told TechCrunch. “It’s

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Red Rocket

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I recently got connected to Alyssa Hitaka at TopTierStartups.com , a new content site rich with startup related news, tips and interviews with startup founders. I was curious what her startup founders were seeing, in terms of the best marketing strategies they are successfully using today.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Just two days — with only a handful of tickets remaining — until TechCrunch Early Stage drops invaluable knowledge on the newest generation of startup founders in San Francisco on April 14. The agenda is jam-packed with reality-based information that early-stage and aspiring founders need to know but often struggle to find.

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