David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. Among the sites we have found most helpful with practical guides for founders: Biztree , First Search , Foundersuite , Goodwin Founders Workbench , Guides.co , Inc.com , and StartupRocket. .

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Bigfoot Capital. Key elements: .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2015

As an advisor to startups, I often get asked what to look for in an ideal co-founder or business partner. Many of the entrepreneurs I meet prefer to focus on the technology, so they desperately need a people-oriented partner for balance. Too many entrepreneurs later see their partners as working against them.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. There are just as many bad entrepreneurs who do bad things. Founder’s perspective.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. Absolutely not.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Founded in 2015, Niesh provides an app designed to meet the challenges of the modern university student, and now offers both a suite of services for brands to connect with the youth market and deals to make every student’s life easier. The Kiwi startup quandary appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. It didn’t work. “We

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Business ventures build on top of one another like Lego towers — they don’t spring Athena-like from the foreheads of entrepreneurs, no matter what some may claim. Lauren Bush at Under30CEO , April 21, 2011 : Lauren Bush, co-founder of FEED Projects, discusses how she applied her entrepreneurial skills to the nonprofit, social justice sector.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2017

It doesn’t matter if it has been said before and repeated numerous times, quotes can give you the fire you need to be a better entrepreneur or learn how to handle a difficult situation. Below are some of those quotes sent in by entrepreneurs throughout the country. #1 There are many highs and lows to being an entrepreneur.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. Our co-founder/CEO, Kathy Bartlett, has more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, holding positions in a range of industries, from finance to restaurants.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Startup Magazine continues our Founder Interview series with entrepreneur Richard Lavina, Co-Founder and CEO of accounting services platform, Taxfyle. Prior to founding Taxfyle in 2015, Richard worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor. Richard Lavina, CPA, Co-Founder and CEO of Taxfyle.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

What have entrepreneurs been up to since then? These shares propelled him to billionaire status in 2015 when the firm’s market value soared. Peter is the founder of Bay Street Capital Partners. Guss is 28 years old and he is the co-founder of Octane Lending. Ten years have passed since this crisis occurred.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 23, 2022

I soon realized that I had as much passion for teaching as I do about finance and investment, and I knew that I had acquired the kind of insight that could help transform the lives of business professionals who were looking to survive in investment banking roles. Thanks to Mike Falahee, Marygrove Awnings Co. ! #7-

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Most founders have a strong sense of what they’re trying to achieve. They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” We tend to stick by founders in tough times and often roll up our sleeves in the darkest hours. A Sense of Purpose. Team Building.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Tim O’Reilly’s recent article, “ The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy ,” makes an impassioned argument that the ideas in our book, Blitzscaling , encourage entrepreneurs to behave in ways that are irresponsible or even dangerous in the pursuit of what he characterizes as “runaway growth.”

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2016

Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. Once you do that, Tim Frie, co-founder of Norman & Page Real Estate says, “You have just as much opportunity as any other agent at any other firm. He also advises aspiring entrepreneurs to look into getting liability insurance. Step 5: Getting financed.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 16, 2017

The mark of a bad entrepreneur, as we know from The Hard Thing About Hard Things, is simply that you quit. Good” entrepreneurs keep going no matter what. The typical advice around what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur is in actuality a recipe for disaster. It will take months, and in some cases years, to recover.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

Listing the co-founders initials and adding Realty would project the same old. I chose DevBev Co. Thanks to Devin Beverage, DevBev Co. ! #6- My co-founder and I came up with our company name by getting really drunk one night. Basically we charge 1% per side on a transaction instead of the normal 2.5%

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Version One Ventures

MAY 24, 2016

billion in financing in 2015 (with 395 deals). Over the past month, I’ve spent a lot of time in NYC, Toronto, and Ottawa for board meetings, conferences, meetings with our founders, re-connecting with co-investors, and meeting new entrepreneurs. And VC money is rolling into NYC: NYC companies received 5.95

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

These people are true founders and entrepreneurs just like any venture backed company. Our brick and mortar has only been open since November 2015. HW: How have you financed your business to date? BS: As co-founders, Suzanne and I are equal business partners 50/50. How did it all begin?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

The reality today is that capital is more available than ever and entrepreneurs have become more sophisticated, so founders are looking for more than just cash from their venture backers. You've seen how venture capital works from both sides--as an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist.

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Spencer Fry

APRIL 17, 2017

It wasn’t enough at the end of 2015 to have a working prototype and a handful of customers to somehow take over the market. As a bootstrapped startup, the only accountability you have is to yourself and to your co-founder if you have one. More respect from other entrepreneurs. Having great accountability.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

These people are true founders and entrepreneurs just like any venture backed company. Our brick and mortar has only been open since November 2015. HW: How have you financed your business to date? BS: As co-founders, Suzanne and I are equal business partners 50/50. How did it all begin?

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K9 Ventures

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Put differently, there are some founders for whom failure simply isn’t an option. I am so proud and honored to recognize one such founder from the K9 portfolio today. Sooinn Lee is the founder and CEO of LocoMotive Labs. Yet she doesn’t fit the Silicon Valley stereotype of an entrepreneur.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2016

Entrepreneurs are continuously discovering that if you find a place, you can create a company. We had the chance to speak with Sassa to learn more about her background, SISU, and the amazing finance pathway SISU has followed. Network with other entrepreneurs and learn from their experiences.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

We motivate and coach entrepreneurs to be warriors for their businesses, for their families and for their communities. While many people want to learn about finance and investing, current forms of financial education (especially for young people) can be hard to digest. co” URL or name, Walker approached Yahoo! 27- Unusual way.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep. One-Page Business Pitch Template.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Most first-time entrepreneurs aren’t prepared for the challenges they will face building a startup, and yet they wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. How founders find the determination to push through tough times was the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Jacqueline Ros.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Jay Townley is the co-founder and partner of Gluskin Townley Group, a consulting firm with over 75 collective years of experience in the bicycling, research and retail industries. There are different insurance requirements, financing issues to work through and extensive technical product training, just to name a few.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. business #entrepreneur #startup #story #why #ceo #ceoblognation #CEOs #hearpreneur. business #entrepreneur #startup #story #why #ceo #ceoblognation #CEOs #hearpreneur. Start our FREE Business Blogging Course! 7) My Blood.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Jay Townley is the co-founder and partner of Gluskin Townley Group, a consulting firm with over 75 collective years of experience in the bicycling, research and retail industries. There are different insurance requirements, financing issues to work through and extensive technical product training, just to name a few.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Jay Townley is the co-founder and partner of Gluskin Townley Group, a consulting firm with over 75 collective years of experience in the bicycling, research and retail industries. There are different insurance requirements, financing issues to work through and extensive technical product training, just to name a few.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Most first-time entrepreneurs aren’t prepared for the challenges they will face building a startup, and yet they wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. How founders find the determination to push through tough times was the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Jacqueline Ros.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Across the country, the pandemic forced many of them to close their operations temporarily – or permanently – and the continued economic uncertainty threatens to kill the ambitions of entrepreneurs who planned to launch businesses but now must put their dreams on hold. By 2015, the U.S. Take care of the finances.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Rebecca Kacaba , CEO and Co-Founder of the capital raising platform DealMaker (DealMaker.tech). Rebecca: As a founder, raising capital is extremely difficult. TSM: What inspired you to start DealMaker?

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 2015, Eddy Lu and Daishin Sugano launched GOAT , a marketplace for the exchange of sneakers. Swing Education was founded in 2015 with the objective of creating a marketplace for substitute teachers. Instawork was cofounded by Sumir Meghani in San Franciso and was a member of the 2015 Y-Combinator class.

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