TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Over the last 15 or 20 years, Boston has built an ecosystem to rival Silicon Valley and NYC, making it a place where startups can launch and grow and thrive with a deep pool of talent in their own backyard.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

The corollary of that is that I suspect a lot of founders don’t really know how venture capital works. As a startup founder, you’d never dream of selling a product to a customer you don’t truly understand. That’s a problem for a number of reasons.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Afore Ventures launched a common app program back in January; as of eight weeks ago, it has received 1,600 startup applications, or around 200 applications a week. Is it time for a Common App for startup founders? The investor pool has grown from 10 investors, to 30, to 52 individuals or firms.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

However, the journey can be a steep learning curve and present numerous challenges, especially for first-time founders. This article explores five of the most common mistakes startup founders make and how you can steer clear of them.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Rami Essaid is co-founder and CEO at Finmark , a technology company that provides financial planning and modeling software for startups. He previously was co-founder and CEO at Distil Networks, a bot attack mitigation company acquired by Imperva. Rami Essaid. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

If you know other successful startup founders, talk to them — they will make intros if they believe in your vision. Unless you’ve been circulating in the startup ecosystem for a long time, odds are your list of founder buddies or investor friends is pretty short. You don’t need an intro for that.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 30, 2023

My conversation with 15-year-old founder Eric Zhu Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 2, 2022

If you don’t understand accounting, you won’t even know if your startup is succeeding or failing Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The highs and lows of Q3 venture capital data for women startup founders by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch. So far, mixed-gender teams have also been able to secure the same percentage of capital they raised last year, around 17%.

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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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Startup founders need to be data-informed, not just ‘data-driven’ by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch. Filtering data to accurately depict operations and performance ensures that you’re comparing apples to apples.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 10, 2023

Knowing how to use the right tools at the right time can be the difference between epic failure and meteoric success. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 20, 2023

There are 5 good reasons to build a startup and 1 bad one Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 7, 2023

Apparently, the most important entrepreneurial skills are also the most surprising. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

Washingtons Premier Connector of Tech and Policy Leaders Welcomes the Next Generation of Innovators that includes Delta Force, an annual cohort designed to support 6-10 of DCs most promising startup founders. Regulatory and Policy Intelligence to navigate the evolving landscape of cutting-edge industries.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Entrepreneurs are always stressed that they’re not making enough progress, but it’s because they’re measuring progress the wrong way. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

In this challenging fundraising environment, more startups than ever are turning to alternative financial solutions such as debt. Despite the negative connotation associated with debt, a startup should not view it as an act of desperation during downturns, as TechCrunch’s Kyle Wiggers and Alex Wilhelm have recently noted.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 21, 2023

When a startup founder is trying to raise money, they know they should use referrals to get introduced to investors. But those referrals are hard to get! Usually entrepreneurs try cold-calling investors or asking investors they know to make referrals. Investors ignore cold-calls.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

I am VERY careful in board meetings and in startup pitches to tell entrepreneurs, “I feel very strongly about my opinion on this topic. I’m pretty sure I’m right based on my own experiences as a startup founder for reasons A, B, C. But I can’t say for sure what will apply to your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

We have an entire generation of startup founders who don’t have muscle memory from getting their burn rates back into shape from 2008/09 or 2001-2005. It’s easy to love the boss when everything is going well. When things are hard the best leaders have teams that will rally around them. Some companies have to go first.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We sourced and received applications from hundreds of Black, high-growth startup founders from all over the country and held workshops and discussions about the challenges they face, all of which culminated in a virtual pitch competition.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 11, 2018

When I was a startup founder, I had this same issue. That's when I had a conversation with Max Ventilla, the founder of AltSchool, who at the time was running Aardvark. Max was telling me how he was interviewing 4-5 candidates a day, which stunned me.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

Or maybe your strategy isn’t to go pitch them again but rather to invite them to an entrepreneur dinner that you’ve organized in the private room of a local restaurant and you’d like to invite them to meet 12 other startup founders. You’re the host so you lead the table discussion, seat placement and follow ups. You’re in control.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Regardless of the risk Camber Creek is mitigating for the operations of their real estate LPs, they have to make a venture return commensurate with the risk they are taking on by making an investment in a startup.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Startup founders always need help. We love giving tourists directions and everyone’s got a local business they frequent where they know the owner that they’re hawking neighborhood newbies. Qualified people need to be willing to help—and not just help their friends.

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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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500

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Startup founders often have ambitions not just to make money, but to change the world. So, how do we help these founders accomplish these goals? Enter ImpactAIM Indonesia, a program forged from a partnership between 500 Startups and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? If I don’t commit to millions of dollars of acquisitions I will … die? Chief Vesting Officers)? The Aqui-hire Business.

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500

MARCH 25, 2019

My journey with 500 began eight years ago as a startup founder in Batch 3. At the time, 500 was a fledgling early stage investor just beginning to establish itself in Silicon Valley.

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Gust

JUNE 16, 2023

And even those who do make it have their regrets: The average SaaS founder walks away with 20% equity in their company, with some hitting numbers as low as 1% or 5%—not much when you consider the overall emotional, financial, and spiritual investment founders make into their companies.

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Founder Bounty

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The best accelerator out there with billion dollar exited startup founders.   Morning Brew An Ok newsletter which has everything from business to startups. Founderbounty One of the best ones around Founderbounty has it all from proven entrepreneurs, and very interesting case studies on how to build a business.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

To be fair, investor opinions on this vary and we’ve all seen the proverbial hoodie or casual attire of startup founders. In the moments before the meeting, look in the mirror, and ask yourself, “Do I look like someone who should be trusted with millions of dollars?” But pandemic or not, you need to dress the part.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital. In France in some ways it was worse because if you failed as a startup founder you shouldered personal liabilities that don’t exist in the US under our bankruptcy laws.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we share: Why your pitch deck has one minute to sell investors on your startup The 7 types of startup founder, and why it matters to you Let’s do this. The Intentional Founder? —?You

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

ExactTarget’s co-founder, Scott Dorsey then started a new venture studio and fund, High Alpha, which has backed dozens of startups in the greater Indianapolis area. Of course, few startup founders will list becoming a tentpole, or even helping to renew their community, as among their top short-term goals.

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The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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

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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.” ” The punch line from this post was “angel yourself.”

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