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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

If you’d still like to be running the company in 10 years time, you’re probably going to want to ensure that exit plan comes in the form of a steady revenue stream that allows you to pay off investors; an IPO instead of a buy-out; or simply opt for a different strategy – your own funds or private/government loans and grants.

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The fundamental lesson of the forces governing scaling startups

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Yet, it’s the job of a Product Manager at that mid-sized company to invent, discover, design, implement, and nurture those products — something that most entrepreneurs will never succeed at. That’s why enterprise suppliers are constantly flouting their compliance with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 and all the rest. Recruiting.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). Led By Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs. Government. Reliance on Government. Entrepreneurs vs. Government. Integration With The Rest of Colorado. Boulder As A Laboratory. Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002).

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Board and Governance issues arise from day one in most startups. Keep a close eye on your competitors but also on your peer entrepreneurs in your town; they provide the context relevant to you. Does the rest of your team measure progress the way you are? The rest will take care of itself.

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

Each of the SBIC funds were raised in the 2000 – 2002 time period. The US government, however, lost most of the $2 billion it put into SBIC firms.” It was decimated because of lack of performance between 2001 and 2009, just like much of the rest of the VC industry around the US.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas. Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they What’s bringing them here?

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8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. How much would an extra $1000 or $2000 per month help during that time? He did a little of both during the rest of the time to keep himself interested, and maintain his skills in both arenas. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. The average U.S.