crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

But this is becoming less true today, as more and more entrepreneurs find their way across the U.S. There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled workforces that can support tech startups. . Boulder, CO. It’s no wonder so many entrepreneurs launch their startup in Boulder.

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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.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Helping Entrepreneurs Buy And Sell Their Agencies written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Amanda is the Co-founder at Barney an M&A firm that specializes in the digital marketing space. Since 2015, her company, Barney, has guided over 150 media, marketing & tech companies through acquisitions.

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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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Mucker Lab

MAY 28, 2020

This post originally appeared in TechCrunch back in 2015, written by our co-founder and managing partner Erik Rannala. We believe the message applies as much today as it did in 2015 when it was published. --. Some entrepreneurs think that (more) money will solve all their company’s problems. Hire the wrong people.

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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. . – Go public.

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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. Reviewing financial & operational performance. Founder’s perspective.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 12, 2019

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1-

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

It’s been 6 month since my co-founder and I started Reset ?—?a In July I spoke on a panel at 3 Day Startup Global Roundup, an opportunity that sprung out of a connection in a Female Founders Facebook Group. In that spirit, I want to share some of my top resources for female entrepreneurs in Austin?—?the

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

But this is becoming less true today, as more and more entrepreneurs find their way across the U.S. There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled work forces that can support tech startups. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 15, 2011

And these may be particularly important for those wanting to become tech entrepreneurs as, arguably, a college degree might not be the best preparation. Internships, Mentorships, and Tech Startups. As a journalism student, Scoble took an internship with Fawcette Technical Publications, which was itself a startup at the time. "If

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Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2016

Female entrepreneurs and business owners are no longer taken with a grain of salt. In 2015, businesses owned by women brought in more than $1.5 Female entrepreneurs continue to make strides in business despite the pay gap, discrimination, and gender politics which play out on both large and small stages. trillion in sales.

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The Next Web

JUNE 21, 2015

As a PR Pro, it’s hard to find a book that gives you new advice, but Jason’s unique perspective as an actual former tech reporter gives you an inside look that you won’t find from PR books written by the pros. The book should be a must-read for any startup founder considering hiring remote employees, as well as anyone who works remotely.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

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. . Lighter reports that from 2015 to 2018, the number of VC investments under $5m dropped 23% from 6,709 to 5,139. So what is Revenue Based Investing? He said, . “[W]e

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

But this is becoming less true today, as more and more entrepreneurs find their way across the U.S. There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled work forces that can support tech startups. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 30, 2014

Denis Duvauchelle is the CEO and co-founder of Twoodo , the hashtag language that lets you organize anything and everything. A study conducted by Gartner last year stated that 80 percent of attempts to gain benefits from using social collaboration tools will not be seen until at least 2015. This is astounding.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

But it’s rare that an entrepreneur or business owner doesn’t leverage their background in some way to launch their business. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. It’s usually a process.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Meet Gu Jiawei is the CEO of Ling Technology, the brain behind a truly innovative approach helping children find their passion for reading real books, far away from tablet and TV screens. During this period he spent the majority of his time in the design and research field wondering what the future of AI technology was.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Important insight – Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders – [link]. – [link].

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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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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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. 3- Due to financial difficulties in my family. I started my business when I was forced to drop out of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA due to financial difficulties in my family. Photo Credit: Will Bachman.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 23, 2022

Thanks to Mike Falahee, Marygrove Awnings Co. ! #7- Almost every industry or sector is equipped with smarter tools and technologies to empower their products or processes. Our business started due to the problems we faced as skincare consumers. As a female entrepreneur, I had to overcome several challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

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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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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Silicon Valley gets significant attention for its role in producing tech startups that often go on to see massive, international success. In the past decade, hundreds of interesting, innovative tech companies have emerged in and around Israel—and they’re worth learning from.

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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.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2016

In the last few days of 2016, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1 I was featured as an entrepreneur to follow on Oxygen Network and my segment was aired nationwide. I am co founder of GreenPal which has been described as Uber for lawn care.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 24, 2015

Jonathan Domsky (right) is co-founder and president of Kidorable. Jonathan leads the company’s sales and operations (his wife and cofounder, Liping, is the creative force behind Kidorable’s success). Fundera – Single source online funding for entrepreneurs. Fundera - Single source online funding for entrepreneurs.

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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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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For much of 2014 and 2015, I banged my head against a plane window flying back and forth between Austin and Silicon Valley while trying to raise institutional VC money for Localeur. I never did find a VC to lead a round of funding for Localeur, but two things happened by the end of 2015. but it’s true. Those were friends and families.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In the early 2000s, my co-publisher and I were writing a book on how to break into freelance writing by breaking the rules. We had a tough rebrand as we were initially founded as Trainer Communications in 1995, however we made the official transformation to 10Fold Communications in 2015. Thanks to David Batchelor, DialMyCalls ! #11-Suggested

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 24, 2020

When co-founders Hannu Rajaniemi and Nikolai Eroshenko realized their work was applicable to a coronavirus vaccine, too, they changed direction immediately. Hannu is one of those entrepreneurs who has put everything on hold to try to make a difference in a worldwide pandemic and we're grateful to him for that.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

businessname #business #entrepreneur #startup #name #compilation #instagram #ceoblognation #blog #newblog #blogpost #livetoday. A photo posted by CEO Blog Nation : I am CEO (@ceoblognation) on Sep 16, 2015 at 10:40am PDT. #1 After doing some due diligence, we decided to go with Honest Agency and we haven’t looked back since.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

The UN’s 2004 “Who Cares Wins” report was a major milestone, but it wasn’t until The Paris Agreement in 2015 that ESG took center stage, pushing companies to focus on environmental impact. Founders Alex Sandoval and Nicolas DeGiorgis recognized that downtime in the manufacturing industry is a $1.5

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