Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

I meet with dozens of entrepreneurs a week. When I get funded,” the entrepreneur thinks, “I can build a prototype, hire a development team, go to market, scale more quickly, and beat my competition.” And that they don’t set your co-founders or key employees against you in meetings. By Francine Hardaway, Ph.D.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Austin Diversity Evangelists Mellie Price Director of Diversity Capital Factory Managing Director, Health CoLab Dell Medical School Mellie Price is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, venture capitalist, and now university commercialization disruption at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

As entrepreneurs, Tushar and I immediately knew that when product-market fit hits you in the head, you jump on it. 2) Security — we store all private keys in cold storage on air gapped computers. We’d also like to highlight two notable investors who participated in our first close: David Johnston began investing in Bitcoin in 2012.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

He is co-founder of international start-up community event organisation 3beards and founder and director of Albion Drive , a fully integrated communicaitons agency for entrepreneurs and challenger brands. If it is, then Australia does start to look appealing as a startup destination both as a founder and an investor.

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Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

However, the lack of funding opportunities has forced many entrepreneurs to seek funding abroad. I met Innocent Moranga, the founder of the Founder Magazine , at a round table peer group at CEOWorld. All this inspired Innocent Moranga to found the Founder Magazine. The next step would be to secure funding.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

One of the things I found most valuable from participating in the Founder Institute was a lesson about the Golden Circle by Simon Sinek. Up until today, I consider all four a must-read for any entrepreneur or anyone looking into entrepreneurship. secured their seed round in only 2 months. For me, these books were great guides.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. What do you get when a successful entrepreneur becomes a VC and then starts blogging about his experiences? His blog is full of personal stories, gentle advice, and guidance that will be useful to any startup founder.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

So, I’d like to start by sharing the story of a female entrepreneur who did experience VC funding success—but still also felt the impact of the biases held by the industry. According to Fortune , in 2006, female founders were involved in only 2.95 Teams of male and female founders and the implication for team composition.

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2016

Here are 11 tips from the Young Entrepreneur Council that will help you attract the eye of an angel investor or a VC, and make your business a more appealing investment. Investors want proof that your idea is going to work, and nothing proves this better than having real, paying customers. Have co-founders.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2017

“The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer. It takes guts and gumption to leave behind the familiar and secure 9 to 5 job, start something new from scratch, and be completely accountable for its fate. percent entrepreneurs do not find working for others to be appealing. According to StartupBros : 60.3

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2019

Image via Flickr by watsonsinelgin With the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the odds of success equally low, more and more entrepreneurs are starting multiple companies concurrently. Other prolific entrepreneurs, like Richard Branson and Elon Musk , simply have several startups on the table at any given moment.

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Alexia Tsotsis is the co-editor of TechCrunch. She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. Founder Stories) Aereos Chet Kanojia Urges Entrepreneurs To "Go For The Difficult Problems" [TCTV].

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. Our portfolio company Ring had a new “security doorbell” which is truly a new market. Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The Milestones Angel Investors Care About. The most important principle of startup fundraising that every entrepreneur needs to know is: raise enough capital to achieve a set of milestones that will allow the company to attract the next round of investment. Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. Intellectual Property.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Numbers that high are probably leaving entrepreneurs everywhere wondering what they need to do to get a bigger slice of that pie. Small business leaders salivating at the idea of getting a big cash injection from an angel investor need to slow things down a bit and focus on their own company first.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

By Alan Lobock, co-founder, Worthworm. As an entrepreneur, you’ll face a bevy of challenges. As an entrepreneur, every time you seek money in exchange for ownership, you will face the challenge of setting a reasonable and defensible PMV. I’m an entrepreneur – not an accountant?

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2016

by Krista Morgan, CEO and co-founder of P2BInvestor. Full disclosure – any kind of financing comes with costs, whether it’s interest payments, equity, and/or your very valuable time which, as an entrepreneur, is the thing you will always wish you had more of. Angel Investors.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

UbiQD Founder and CEO Hunter McDaniel, PhD, explained more about how UbiGro works. From security inks to sunlight harvesting with windows, your product range is wide. We are focused on agriculture, but if a partner comes to us or if resources are available, we will also work on other exciting use cases like security inks.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The concept poses both great benefits and significant challenges to entrepreneurs. If you’re a startup entrepreneur, you risk facing a competitive disadvantage if you wait too long to expand your operations. With that in mind, here are four tips for entrepreneurs looking to expand globally.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2014

By Paul Jackson, founder of Worthworm. For new or young entrepreneurs, understanding the realities of the startup world often comes as a shock. Some entrepreneurs will choose to bootstrap their venture the best they can, while others will turn to trendier options such as crowd funding or a startup accelerator to get off the ground.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

To give you a better idea of what entrepreneurs in this industry are thinking about during each phase of the startup process, I interviewed SaaS entrepreneurs from all over the world, including our own COO Noah Parsons. Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. Solve a problem you can relate to.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

When starting a business, it’s typical to look for venture capital, angel investors, and even co-founders to help get the company up and running. You don’t have to worry about securing and keeping funders happy. Instead, knowing how to bootstrap your startup might be a better option.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 24, 2017

You never know—you may just get a potential investor out of it like Michael Litt , co-founder of Vidyard. Many seasoned entrepreneurs are happy to share their knowledge and opinions—you just have to ask! Many entrepreneurs waste a lot of time and resources on their idea, only to find no one wants to buy.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Numbers that high are probably leaving entrepreneurs everywhere wondering what they need to do to get a bigger slice of that pie. Small business leaders salivating at the idea of getting a big cash injection from an angel investor need to slow things down a bit and focus on their own company first.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

This panel will bring together experts to discuss how we secure data, yet remain productive and take advantage of new innovative technologies? How can entrepreneurs make their pitch stand out from the rest? Date: Sat March 10, 2018 Time: 12:30 PM? Date: Sat March 10, 2018 Time: 5:00 PM?—?6:00 Sunday 3/12 4pm.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

When entrepreneurs gather to swap war stories, whether they’re meeting in person or virtually, one of the biggest categories of horrific tales are bad board stories. Every entrepreneur I know has them; I’ll even share a few of my own in this essay. Right now, our whole bet is on the CEO and the founders and making them successful.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2017

by Karla Friede, CEO, co-founder, and member of the Board of Directors at Nvoicepay. Earlier this month, my co-founders and I raised our sixth round of venture capital funding for Nvoicepay. However, we do know that only about nine percent of entrepreneurs in venture capital backed technology startups are women.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Webinar Description: Entrepreneurial and Investment Opportunities in Fintech You’re invited to listen to a webinar, hosted by Growthink co-Founder and Managing Partner Jay Turo, where a select group of Fintech entrepreneurs and investors will share how they and their companies are winning in this incredibly dynamic space.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur? Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. We need more.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 19, 2013

In the process of raising funds to create and develop a business, entrepreneurs make many statements to those they seek to attract as investors. How much skin do you and your fellow founders have in the game ? By: Arthur Lipper. Order all 3 Berkonomics books for $49.95,a a 33% discount. www.berkus.com.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2017

See Also: How to Secure Funding for Your Startup (with INFOGRAPHIC). You’ll have an advantage with this round because your idea aims to actually help people (it’s not an “Uber for hamsters,” as one entrepreneur I spoke to joked). Beyond your initial cornerstone investors, build further on a diverse group.

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BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

We each independently fell in love with enterprise software 20+ years ago as seed investors (cos like gotomeeting/Citrix, greenplum/EMC, livperson/IPO LPSN) and founders (workmarket, onforce/Adecco, spinback/buddymedia/salesf0rce) and are now benefiting from the ecosystems, knowledge and network that we’ve collectively developed.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

At this year’s FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections.

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