TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

You’d think tech companies should be the paradigm of how to prep for leadership transitions, since they operate in such a constant state of flux. The findings may not be troubling if these respondents were millennial startup founders, years from leaving their companies. They’re far from it.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 12, 2023

“Party planner” is one of the lesser-publicized skills of successful startup founders, but it’s also one of the most important Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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OnStartups

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Arjun and I have known each other for a long time, originally when he was a member of the HubSpot leadership team. Startups are hard. If you’re a startup founder you already know these statistics and yet you are irrationally proceeding forward. He's one of the smartest people that have come through the halls of HubSpot.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” HR Leadership Startup Lessons' ” The punch line from this post was “angel yourself.” It could be a stepping stone.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We believe this consistency in leadership and intuition for where the markets were going in the heady days of 2019–2021 helped us to stay sane in a world that momentarily seemed to have lost its mind and since we have new capital to deploy in the years ahead perhaps I can offer some insights into where we think value will be derived.

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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

AUGUST 5, 2021

Under these conditions, certain kinds of people thrive in leadership roles and can take a company from ideation to production. While there’s no magic formula for what works and what doesn’t, successful startups share common traits in terms of the way their foundational leadership teams are built. If yes, for how long?

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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Looking Ahead: The Future of Founder Support I predict a significant shift on the startup support horizon as we learn more and talk more about the benefits of founder wellness. Picture someone who helps leadership handle stress and find balance through the ups and downs of scaling a startup — part coach, part therapist.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 15, 2024

After 8 years as the Managing Director/CEO of the YC accelerator, I’ve decided now is the right time to hand over my leadership responsibilities.  Effective As a result, in January I approached Garry Tan about transitioning out of my leadership role.  After

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

If you are an entrepreneur, startup founder or business owner wondering how you can best structure your pitch to acquire a VC investment, I offer some insight as to what my own process looks like when selecting a particular company or entrepreneur. That means the potential of the business’ core team as a whole and as individuals.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The announcement was so poorly handled, the company soon hired a crisis management firm and eased Garg out of his leadership role after emails surfaced in which he berated investors. Better.com says it has since hired an outside firm “to do a leadership and cultural assessment.”. By July 2021, startup founders had raised $268.7

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Gust

JANUARY 26, 2014

The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. The mentor assumes a role of a facilitator. The mentee becomes a proactive and equal partner, helping direct the relationship and set its goals. Use five-minute mentoring as one tool and stick to it with unwavering zeal.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

Startups need to refer to US customers and competitors in their pitch wherever possible. Galvanise is a great model of industry leadership to meet skill needs. A lot of attention is being paid to mental health issues in startup founders. They aren’t waiting for universities or governments to fix things.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

As investor Monique Woodard stated during a BLCK VC webinar, “You have to fix the systemic issues in your funds that keep Black founders out and keep you from delivering better returns.” Firms need to conduct training and reform on how founders are treated when their companies are being considered for investment.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

Brynne leads the hot real estate startup out of Colombia, which reached unicorn status last year with a $200 million raise. As Brynne put it to me, startup founders manage uncertainty — uncertainty in the financial environment, uncertainty in debt lines, and geopolitical uncertainty. The topic is uncertainty.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Builds leadership skills Encourages vision-setting, motivation, and team-building. This mindset is not just for business owners; it’s valuable for startup founders, intrapreneurs (employees who innovate within companies), freelancers, and even students.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2021

While the investing arm was looking for what they could do for underrepresented founders, she saw from an internal thought leadership study that less than 1% of the billions invested in startup founders are going to black founders. What do you think of less than 1%? she tells Ramon. Widening the circle.

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StartupNation

APRIL 27, 2021

In Musk’s words, “Technology leadership is not defined by patents… but rather by the ability of a company to attract and motivate the world’s most talented engineers. Unfortunately, many tech startup founders have misinterpreted Musk’s open letter as an example of how a tech business can be successful without a patent portfolio.

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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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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2020

However, as an increasing body of research demonstrates, there is another often forgotten factor that drives startup success: diversity and inclusion. Ninety percent of startup founders will not implement a diversity program. Set diversity goals tied to monetary compensation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Ariane de Bonvoisin is an executive coach to top CEOs, startup founders and VCs. She has keynoted the Oprah conference, given a TED talk, and been invited to Google, Amazon, the World Bank, Union Square Ventures and Red Bull to teach about navigating change and founder and startup wellness. Ariane de Bonvoisin.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Nick Martin, the MISSION+ CEO, said they gained a “great asset” with Lowe’s addition into their leadership team. He said that now, more than ever, startup founders are looking for someone who understands the complexities around building tech that is specific to Southeast Asia’s insurance and financial services sector.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

With over 20 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience in technology and media, Jim Lanzone has a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. Buy your pass today , and find out why Disrupt is where startup founders go to grow. She is also a founding member of All Raise and the Equity Summit.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As founder of the famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm known as Draper Fisher Jurvetson, or DFJ, Draper in 2018 introduced the Startup House concept. Today, there are more than 15 locations globally that are either hostels and/or co-working spaces aimed at traveling startup founders, digital nomads and other remote workers.

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Gust

JANUARY 26, 2014

The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. The mentor assumes a role of a facilitator. The mentee becomes a proactive and equal partner, helping direct the relationship and set its goals. Use five-minute mentoring as one tool and stick to it with unwavering zeal.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It’s not just about paying it forward Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hunter Walk: Before we dive into your company Greenhouse , give me one story from your childhood that foretold you were going to end up a startup founder. That has mainly meant really figuring out how to be a leader and continuously refining my leadership approach as the company has grown.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Nanda, Director General, Department of Industrial and Commercial Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, at the K-Startup Grand Challenge (Photo = beSUCCESS) The delegation then toured the startup campus, saw the office spaces of companies and business support organizations, and was introduced to startup business support programs.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

With so much competition, startup founders and existing corporations can no longer survive by just adding new features or marketing product extensions. Even the traditional IPO market is being disrupted by equity crowdfunding, which was just enabled under Title II of the JOBS Act. billion this year.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

While you may be resistant to attend yet another networking event (either virtual or in person), a big part of being a startup founder is having a commanding presence; you have to believe that you have every right to succeed — and then go out and do it. Stay in the know and up-to-date on best practices for leadership and management.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

There’s also timing and trends, leadership, luck, and maybe even marketing. . Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Eventually you need a VP of Product to handle your product roadmap, a CTO for engineering leadership and VPs of sales, marketing & biz dev. The “span of control” for a growing tech startup is probably 6-9 people. Leadership is actually quite difficult. Leadership Startup Lessons' What do you do?

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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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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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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Unfortunately this is all too common among the leadership of incumbent corporations. Seeing the future is also the goal of startup founders, corporate leaders and venture capitalists. When faced with confusing facts and suspicious clues, what did Yoda do? He retreated to his chambers to meditate, but he did not take action.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Acrew Capital , founded by Theresia Gouw, Lauren Kolodny, Mark Kraynak, Asad Khaliq and Vishal Lugani in 2019 Amplifyher Ventures : founded by Tricia Black, General Partner, the focuses on diverse leadership teams with a unique ability to create flywheel effects of growth in new markets. Secretary of Commerce.

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