Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2019

This lesson was first shared at Lucky7 on November 13, 2013. I made very few edits to the original post, mostly in the area of readability and grammar (not in substance of content): I’m shocked that more startups, including their Boards and investors, don’t thoroughly check references. especially in the area of sales?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

This lesson was first shared at Lucky7 on May 17, 2013. Step Five: Have the humility and self-awareness to surround yourself with great mentors, from your angel investors, to your VC investors, to your Advisory Board, to your Board of Directors, and to your CEO or executive coach. You are really going to need them.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

I was having conversations with an entrepreneur and then a group of high school students this week about the ridiculous myth of entrepreneurs being risk-takers that “just jump off the cliff and build their wings to fly on the fall down”. This lesson was first shared at Lucky7 on June 12, 2013.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As I’ve helped entrepreneurs find their own product-market fit and connected them to potential clients, investors, and Advisory Board members, I’ve spent a lot of time telling them about the “cool kids”. 16 and 23, 2013. In The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #10 , I cover the most proven way to hire well?—?it it isn’t easy.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

In 2013, we started thinking hard about the future of Foundry Group. In 2013 we raised a fund called Foundry Group Select. The conversation around AvidXchange brought to light the magnitude of the opportunity we have to invest in interesting companies outside of our early stage portfolio.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2018

At Bazaarvoice, we practiced vulnerability by reading books like Fierce Conversations and having training programs around them. One of my good friends, Autumn Manning, won this year and I recently did a podcast with her on company culture. So here we go with the fourth lesson from The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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VC Adventure

DECEMBER 9, 2015

In 2013, we started thinking hard about the future of Foundry Group. In 2013 we raised a fund called Foundry Group Select. The conversation around AvidXchange brought to light the magnitude of the opportunity we have to invest in interesting companies outside of our early stage portfolio.

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