Eric Friedman

JANUARY 3, 2020

8/ Deep Fakes become a huge problem for the 2020 elections. Lifted right from first rounds findings and my bias at Company Ventures, I believe that a vertically integrated tech campus is a strong nucleus for founders and corporations seeking an environment of innovation. Happy 2020! 10/ Community is a moat.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

Tom Bedecarré the founder and CEO of AKQA, the leading digital advertising agency. Steve Weinstein 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. Steve was CEO of MovieLabs the joint R&D lab of all the major motion picture studios. He runs H4X Labs. Jeff served in the U.S.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Entrepreneurs and business owners have never faced a crisis like the 2020 pandemic. It is safe to say that 2020 is the most crucial time for your business to be visible in the trendy digital era. He loves writing informative blog posts to help small business owners and startup founders in their entrepreneurial journey.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2021

The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2020 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. 2020 was an unpredictably eye-opening year that brought forth swift change, lots of uncertainty, and a shift in perspective for many. I wanted to take a look back at the most popular episodes we aired in 2020.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Biggest Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He is the CEO and founder of Social Media Examiner and the producer of one of the largest social media marketing conferences, Social Media Marketing World. Marketing Podcast with Mike Stelzner. Podcast Transcript.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. We’ll just wait until companies that last raised in 2019 or 2020 come to market.” What is a VC To Do? I can’t speak for every VC, obviously.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 31, 2019

To take place on 19-21 February 2020 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, the event will host over 3,000 attendees from over 40 countries, as well as featuring over 200 tech partners, more than 60 startups and 50 investors. The post [Event] People Matters TechHR 2020 appeared first on Young Upstarts. and 100+ speakers.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2019

As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time to take steps to start your business in 2020. Nobody wants to think about legal trouble when they launch their business, but no founder can afford to ignore this very real potential pitfall of starting a company. What’s the problem with this approach?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2020

by Rohan Thambrahalli , the Founder and President at UpstartWorks. Following 2020’s shift to remote work, virtually every business adapted in ways they’d never previously thought possible. The only thing that’s changed is deciding how to emphasize company values in light of the challenges 2020 presents us.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

2020… where to start? If you look at the prediction lists of 2020, none (or at least very few), would have foreseen the chain reaction of Covid-19 to both enterprise and consumer trends. billion (up from $175 billion in 2020) but not sustaining the 20% growth experienced in the pandemic. Twitch stats in 2020.

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Mucker Lab

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Mucker’s first meeting with Emotive happened in November of 2018, though our initial investment wouldn’t happen until 18 months later in May 2020 when we would lead their Series A. We normally tell founders we can be fast and turn things around in just a few days if needed.

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View from Seed

APRIL 3, 2019

Original research on gender diversity and fundraising amongst HBS founders. Historically, there has been a general bias against MBA founders — a skepticism around their grit and hustle. of venture capital went to companies with only female founders (Pitchbook, October 2018).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

In fact, angel investing worldwide does seem to be leveling off at around $25 billion annually, while crowd funding is setting new records, achieving over $34 billion in 2020, despite the pandemic. It doesn’t seem to matter what the founders’ projections are, or how fast they believe they will turn profitable.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2020

by Nemanja Zunic, founder and CEO of IdeaBuddy. Nemanja Zunic is the founder and CEO of IdeaBuddy , an innovative business planning and modeling software that helps aspiring entrepreneurs and startup owners to develop their ideas and turn their passion projects into a successful business. “A goal without a plan is just a wish!”

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This bifurcation of seed syndicate roles affects how Founders should approach fundraising strategy. But a Founder’s best source of fundraising information is peer Founder/CEOs who have recently gone through a similar process. My partner Rob likes to talk about “ big rocks first.”

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Friday, September 18 th from 10:00-11:00am MT – Mental Health Fireside with Brad Feld and Dave Morin : Dave is Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Sunrise whose mission is to cure depression, reduce suffering, and understand the brain. Come join us for some of these, or any of the other hundreds of events at Denver Startup Week 2020.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

2020 was a good year for Zoom. Now synonymous with video-conferencing, the company-name-turned-verb stock peaked in October 2020, a market interpretation of how the Zoom Boom has defined the daily lives of many millions throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Their latest round of 138 millions dollars, led by Viola Growth ?-Next47

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Most founders reported (in several different surveys) that knowledge and belief in their industry/sector and personal connection is one of the key reasons they would choose one investor over another. See the recent reports by Frontline Ventures and Creandum on what makes founders choose one offer over another.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce has announced its A-List award winners for 2020. On Wednesday, the Chamber announced its Spotlight Award winners: Daniel Barnes, founder and CEO of Treaty Oak Distilling, Angell Tsang, […].

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Women founders actually raised less money last year than in 2020 with female founders securing just 2 percent of venture capital in the U.S. […]. Smile a lot and wear a great outfit, those are a few pieces of advice given to women pitching their tech startups to investors. But even that doesn’t seem to work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2020

According to TheStreet , US IPO market results in Q2 2020 posted a strong bounce-back from Q1 with 58 IPOs, after a slow start due to the Covid19 pandemic. Most startup founders voluntarily exit or are pushed out, and the fun is gone. Everyone dreams of becoming a billionaire overnight. Analysts want escalating profits.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 30, 2020

Rosenstrauch, Founder and CEO of FUEL Partnerships. Walmart reported online grocery sales of over $900 million in March, an increase of 21% from February 2020 and an astounding 99% increase from March 2019. Rosenstrauch is the Founder and CEO of FUEL Partnerships. The marketing mix will adapt as well, both online and instore.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2021

“It has been awe-inspiring to see so many people take the leap towards business ownership as a means to change their lives and follow their dreams, especially in the face of such adverse conditions,” said ZenBusiness CEO and co-founder Ross Buhrdorf.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2021

by Andy Prakash, founder of Privacy Ninja. Recently, for instance, one of the three thrusts included in Singapore’s Cyberspace Masterplan 2020 is geared towards empowering the cyber-savvy population. The increasing pervasiveness of online activities have led to a greater demand for interconnectivity.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

Last September (2020), six months after the 1st lockdown, my co-founder Vladimir Blagojevic and I decided to run market research to figure out what challenges B2B companies face and how they solve them. Here is what their founder Leo Mirsky told us in the early beginning of the collaboration: Marketing was a mystery to us.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

It’s been growth ever since, and in 2020 the company pitched for funding to scale up. In early 2020, Sutton set up meetings through cold and warm outreach over email, LinkedIn, and networking through angel and tech start-up groups. A company is more than the CEO / founder, so tell your angel investors who’s in your team.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This year, you may resolve to be more productive and do your best work in 2020. Founder of Productive Flourishing, Gilkey helps professional creatives, leaders, and changemakers take meaningful action on work that matters. The post 3 Resolutions To Be More Productive And Do Your Best Work In 2020 appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Sapient’s Sam Parks and Martin Koch have developed a smart outlet system for commercial deployment The Forrest Four-Cast: January 28, 2020 If Sam Parks , CEO and co-founder of Sapient Industries , weren’t working for his startup, he’d be working as a scientist, using his background in nanotechnology as an applied physicist.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Those in such tricky financial situations may be thinking of taking out a payday loan , however, while this is certainly tempting given the time of year, one startup founder urges consumers not to go down this path, as expensive forms of credit can end you up in more severe financial problems. households.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 4, 2018

By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News At South by Southwest 2018, Ingrid Vanderveldt, chairman, and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 movement, launched MintHer, a financial resources network for female entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2020

Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/17/2020. Thus I recommend to every inventor and every entrepreneur that they take a hard look at their personal strengths and interests, and not be hesitant to solicit a complementary partner who can make one-plus-one equal three, and get all of us where you want to go in business a lot faster.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2020

These two approaches will define our lives behind 2020. But the lockdown has also created a few niches for startup founders that no one thought of before. Since February 2020, it is the number one platform for all kinds of events: from birthday parties and blind dates to university classes and even city council meetings.

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Stereo , launched in 2020 and is based in LA. Capuccino – an audio social network launched in July 2020 by French founders. If you’re a seed and pre-seed founder working on innovative products in this space, you don’t need to wait for a warm intro to contact Remagine Ventures.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Pete Martin , founder of CEO of Votem , and classic rock drummer The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Paging Iowa elections officials! One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Votem is a revolutionary election management company that aims to give democracy back to the people. What is your top goal for Votem for 2020?

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2020

These two approaches will define our lives behind 2020. Since February 2020, it is the number one platform for all kinds of events: from birthday parties and blind dates to university classes and even city council meetings. And this is one of the niches for a startup founder to investigate. What to expect from 2020 and beyond?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Michael has had several entreprenural journeys including a Principal at Elevation Financial and Co-Founder at Inboud Back Office. Are there any trends for 2020? Michael has had several entreprenural journeys including a Principal at Elevation Financial and Co-Founder at Inboud Back Office. Are there any trends for 2020? *.

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Eric Friedman

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash In 2020, Marc Andreessen published a profound essay in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that became a rallying cry for startups called; It’s Time To Build. A lot has changed since the middle of 2020, but much has remained the same. I wanted to take things a step further.

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