StartupNation

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Most startup founders understandably think they have great ideas. It’s also vital that enough other people notice the startup and agree with its potential. The post 6 Strategies for Local Startups to Scale Up Nationally appeared first on StartupNation. Look for opportunities to spotlight your efforts.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. has now employed the same strategy. But as a repeatable strategy for large companies to try and compete with each other it still strikes me as a wasteful strategy.

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StartupNation

APRIL 27, 2021

The reality is that Musk’s open letter launched a shrewd patent strategy that gives Tesla access to the patented technology of other automotive OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) while Tesla continues to build its own patent portfolio. Related: What Startup Founders Should Know About NFTs and Intellectual Property Protectionl.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

(In fact, my personal fund raising strategy is to attend the first meeting by myself. 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.

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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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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. Has the founder done his homework before his pitch? What’s next for the real estate tech market?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

The fact that influencers are moving their strategies to shorter-form content is a clear signal for startups to follow suit. They have likely given their content a good amount of thought, and if you’re stalking bigger brands, you can certainly be assured that many resources went towards their strategies. Let that sink in.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

On investment strategies I have “ Deflationary Economics ” 6. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

But like many companies over the past five years it hired aggressively and probably had some degree of straying off of a core strategy and some amount of excess jobs relative to its current revenue forecasts and opportunities. The truth is that Twitter is an amazing company and still has an amazing opportunity in front of it.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

.”This quote emphasizes the boldness and vision required to start a company, highlighting the importance of the founder maintaining the belief in their ability to create something transformative. As a startup founder, you may find that some aspects of your initial plan need to change or adjust.

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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. Depending on the nature of your startup, patent or design registrations may be necessary.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Previously trending tech startups in fields like BNPL, crypto and the delivery market are struggling to show the growth and returns they promised in their initial funding rounds. Simple but necessary shifts in mindsets can change the way startups and investors look at data when making major investment decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Some investors may have succeeded with this strategy but at Upfront we decided to stay in our lane. Every founder in our portfolio is there because an Upfront partner had unwavering belief in their potential and did whatever it took to get the deal done. Thank you to everybody in the community who has supported us all these years.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

We love Eano’s mission — combining a similar product sourcing strategy as Wish with technology to bring a better experience to all constituents in the antiquated construction industry.”.

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Gust

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I found a book on this subject, “ The 4 Disciplines of Execution ,” by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling, which seems to talk well to startups as well as the corporate world it was written for. No startup founder or leader can just order these changes to happen, because it isn’t that easy to get other people to change their ways.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As Santa Claus refactors his list of who’s been naughty and nice, it’s also a good time for startup founders to take stock of their investor relationships. How to solve the financial close dilemma: 3 strategies that never fail. ” How to solve the financial close dilemma: 3 strategies that never fail.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian.

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OnStartups

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Startups are hard. If you’re a startup founder you already know these statistics and yet you are irrationally proceeding forward. But getting to high growth is very difficult and requires constant experimentation with new marketing channels and strategies. 90% fail, 10% within the first year itself.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2010

I wrote a blog post about being hands on where I argued that startup founders need to be hands-on or in my words, “you can’t run a burger chain if you’ve never flipped burgers.&#. I once had a startup team pitch me for an investment where the President of the company led the first call with me on his own.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. Conquering chaos requires two key strategies: Mindset strategy. System strategies. Key ones include centralization, automation, and follow-up.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Seeing the future is also the goal of startup founders, corporate leaders and venture capitalists. In contrast to Yoda, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi combined insight and action to preserve hope for the future.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

A group of 200 startup founders, investors, associations and government members are backing a manifesto and a set of recommendations in order to create the next wave of tech giants in Europe. Today, French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an event in Paris with some of the members of this group called Scale-Up Europe.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. He says this is the most valuable time for him and recommends it to every founder. [I What is your mobile strategy?

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Onevest

APRIL 21, 2015

By Michael Whitehouse If you are considering investing in a startup company offline or online with platforms like 1000 Angels , a private investor network that connects startups with investors, the sheer number of what’s available can be both daunting and comforting. Exit Strategy: Does a startup have a clear exit strategy in place?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

He described Founderpath’s underwriting as “superior,” and said that SCP was also impressed with the company’s capital efficiency and customer acquisition strategy. . Founder and CEO Pat Matthews told TechCrunch he has known Latka for over a decade and even invested in his first startup.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

What US startup founders need to know about the R&D tax credit. For a founder who’s bootstrapping an early-stage startup, $250,000 could change their company’s trajectory. . What US startup founders need to know about the R&D tax credit. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. It might not surprise you that VCs have no problem meeting just about any startup entrepreneur and have no problems getting to know senior executives from every major company in Silicon Valley. I was instantly intrigued.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Punit set the tone with an interactive exercise that invited founders to pause and acknowledge their own presence, personally and professionally, amidst a time of global turbulence and the constant push and pull of scaling a startup, providing practical strategies for working toward balance.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

For high-achieving startup founders and entrepreneurs, marketing might feel like a no-brainer to tackle on your own. To compete effectively, you more than likely need an aggressive digital marketing strategy, which requires full-time marketing efforts by experienced and knowledgeable marketers. Not so fast.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup? Startup founders frequently ask me about the role of a board of directors. A board can be a crucial asset in an early-stage startup. It is the governing body that provides company oversight and helps set business policy and strategy.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

The universal challenge of every startup founder is to get everything done that needs to get done, and still have a life. Stever Robbins, known on the Internet as the Get-It-Done Guy, outlines his strategies in his classic book “ 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More.” To Do List Chalkboard by Mufidah Kassalias, on Flickr.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. But this strategy great depends on point 3. it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Navigating the current economic storm, startup founders have to focus on the key resource for their early-stage startup to survive and grow — the people. A good start is to track these three metrics: Startup founders have to focus on the key resource for their early-stage startup to survive and grow — the people.

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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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