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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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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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the process of finding, funding, and supporting startups that will transform their markets, investors can get caught up in KPIs, ROI, and other three-letter success indicators. Founders are not machines. The Startup Struggle is Real — and Shouldn’t Be Silently Endured The founder’s journey can be a lonely one.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

This article describes the entrepreneurial mindset behind successful startups, how you can develop that mindset, and the strategies to build your startup based on that mindset. Many startups are founded with great ideas but fail because the founder lacks the adaptability, problem-solving ability, or grit to push through setbacks.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

The second Startup Community Leaders Mission to the USA took place from 11-18 March 2018, with 20 participants taking part, including 14 from 11 different regional towns in Queensland, 3 from Brisbane, one from Sydney, one from Adelaide, and one from New York (assisting the Beach City film crew). Why we run this particular mission.

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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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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. There’s also timing and trends, leadership, luck, and maybe even marketing. . Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. Subscribe by email.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

But not everybody has the right skills to build a highly successful and valuable startup from scratch. 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.”

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders.

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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. In our startup we had a technical co-founder and a product co-founder/CEO.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. Very few founder CEOs go into the job ever expecting to give up their seat. But it’s actually not that simple.

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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

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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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2020

With so many startup success stories and technological advancements these days, anything is possible. 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.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Imagine a drumroll, folks, because we’re about to announce the last tranche of investors and thought leaders who will choose which outstanding startup takes the title of Startup Battlefield champion, along with the $100,000 prize and serious bragging rights. Mar Hershenson , co-founder and managing partner at Pear VC.

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Austin, Texas, is becoming the new home for large companies (Tesla), investors and startups alike. . It is now also the new home for Tim Draper’s newest initiative to help support early-stage founders: Draper Startup House Accelerator Program. As part of the program, DSH will invest up to $100,000 in pre-seed startups. .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. The founder lessons found in Uno (yes, the game). Should you trust billionaires for startup advice? When you’re deciding whose startup advice to follow, don’t focus on how much money the person has made. Let’s get to it. Sign up here.

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Between Q1 and Q3 2021, healthcare startups landed $21.3 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.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The visiting delegation experienced Korea’s startup environment around Pangyo Techno Valley, the largest startup business hub in Korea, heard examples of the best practices in startup business support programs, and discussed opportunities for cooperation with Indian startups. Indian startup napID with Manmeet K.

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Gust

JANUARY 26, 2014

The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. Invested Interests entrepreneur mentoring startup team' The mentor assumes a role of a facilitator. The mentee becomes a proactive and equal partner, helping direct the relationship and set its goals. Give it a try.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

3 lies VCs tell ourselves about startup valuations. 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. Scott Lenet. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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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.” So, if your own network lacks diversity and you rely on your network for deal flow, how can you expect to see startups led by diverse founders?

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2024

It was his mobile productivity startup Acompli (later acquired by Microsoft) which first caught my attention. HW: You’ve been a startup founder as well as an executive at larger tech companies. I don’t believe that lack of startup experience should rule someone out from a job at a startup.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

I’m excited to announce the co-founder and CEO of Habi, Brynne McNulty Rojas, is joining me on an extra-special edition of TechCrunch Live on April 12 at 12 p.m. Brynne leads the hot real estate startup out of Colombia, which reached unicorn status last year with a $200 million raise. The topic is uncertainty.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

12 Lessons Learned from Managing Investor Relations in a Startup Navigating the complexities of investor relations can be a daunting challenge for startups, especially during fundraising. We’ve gathered insights from Co-Founders and CEOs who have faced these hurdles head-on, sharing their experiences and strategies.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 25, 2021

It is also certainly correct that raising capital is extremely important to early-stage startup companies as they finance their product development and the growth they plan and hope for. The comparison of a startup ecosystem to the biological version is, of course, not a new one. And YC is CRISPR for startups. What alleles?

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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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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. Share on Twitter.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The technology building firm sought the likes of Revolut, Railsr and Draper Startup House to further its growth. Nick Martin, the MISSION+ CEO, said they gained a “great asset” with Lowe’s addition into their leadership team. The delta between what’s possible in tech and what’s brought to market is growing wider daily.

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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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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

Whether by design or circumstance, every startup will eventually get disrupted. Congratulations, you have succeeded in turning your startup into a real company. With so much competition, startup founders and existing corporations can no longer survive by just adding new features or marketing product extensions.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

The investment platform I founded and run, VenturePole, is the investment partner of HealthInc, the health tech accelerator of Startupbootcamp, the biggest startup accelerator organization in Europe. In my additional role as a mentor, I help these startups get investment-ready in the program. Keep it short. Warm introductions.

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Gust

JANUARY 26, 2014

The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. Invested Interests entrepreneur mentoring startup team' The mentor assumes a role of a facilitator. The mentee becomes a proactive and equal partner, helping direct the relationship and set its goals. Give it a try.

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