The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. As a founder, ask yourself – does your business actually warrant VC funding?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

She is responsible for the company’s vision and strategy for delivering innovative solutions, building an organization of the industry’s most talented people, and developing organizational excellence to deliver the highest levels of business value to its customers. Pay equity addresses equal pay for equal work. Pretty much in that order.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. 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.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

business model and team. I usually don’t back a business unless there are founders that can build, sell, and service the new solution that is being brought to market. In this case, they could build and service it but they needed a third co-founder to sell it. Like me, he is a utility player?—?someone

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Based in Amsterdam, Skilllab is co-founded by Azza El Hayek and Ulrich Scharf. Skilllab’s co-founders won the Google AI Impact Challenge in 2019. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Maria Tanjala and Irina Albita , the co-founders of FilmChain. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 16, 2020 Maria Tanjala , co-founder of FilmChain , is passionate about tech solutions that bring transparency and automation to creative industries. If you weren’t working for FilmChain, what would you be doing? film and tech?—?and

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, posted a brilliant analysis on why VCs have to look for billion dollar companies (“unicorns”) to deliver acceptable returns, and how rare it is to invest in one: “The odds are somewhere between catching a foul ball at an MLB game and being struck by lightning in one’s lifetime.”. Vertical SaaS.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Our business model changed as we realized that to become a large company, we needed to automate more than just a few marketers. Disbelief, Anger, Resignation and Acceptance My cofounders and I went through the stages of disbelief, anger, resignation and acceptance. He was now CEO of a new company in our market.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Richard Ma , CEO and Co-Founder at Quantstamp , says, “We focus on helping our customers stay safe and succeed because our philosophy is that technology is only a tool to solve people’s problems.” The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Quantstamp is a Y Combinator-backed company building the standard in blockchain cybersecurity.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Twenty eight years ago I was the bright, young, eager product marketing manager called out to the field to support sales by explaining the technical details of Convergent Technologies products to potential customers. They couldn’t keep up with the fast product development times that were enabled by using standard microprocessors.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Stine Mølgaard Sørensen, co-founder and COO for Radiobiotics, based in Copenhagen. Founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September 2017, Radiobotics recently received approval to sell its products across Europe. This will be done through multicenter clinical trials, launching more products, and closing our funding round.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods , moved his company to San Diego from the Netherlands The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 Plantible Foods wants to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible future while meeting the food needs of a hungry planet. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Quicc co-founders Jason Toevs and Mike Mathia. One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Quicc Co-Founder and CEO Mike Mathia will pitch his company in the category of Entertainment & Content Technology before a live audience and a panel of expert judges (3:30 to 4:30 pm Sunday, March 15).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The brainchild of 20-year-old CEO and Co-Founder Michael Ioffe , Arist builds text message courses consisting of a series of 1,200 character texts sent to the user daily over five to 30 days. Lately, I’ve been a big fan of Patrick Collison (co-founder of Stripe). why not teach using text messages??—?and

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The brainchild of 20-year-old CEO and Co-Founder Michael Ioffe , Arist builds text message courses consisting of a series of 1,200 character texts sent to the user daily over five to 30 days. Lately, I’ve been a big fan of Patrick Collison (co-founder of Stripe). why not teach using text messages??—?and

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Flugauto Co-Founders (left to right): Frank Noppel , CEO, Gerrit Becker , CCO, and Alexander Xydas , COO. For businesses that want to transport cargo, they offer the benefits of a helicopter, including speed and access to remote locations, but at the cost of ground transportation. Georgia Tech and Stanford.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 24, 2022

A best practice when choosing a business name is that it should make it clear to people what you do while also leaving you plenty of room to maneuver and make changes to your business model or niche positioning over time. 11- The name must reflect the product or services. Thanks to Alex Gillard, nomad nature travel ! #7-

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ed Yu , CEO and co-founder of StrongSalt The Forrest Four-Cast: February 3, 2020 Is it possible for companies to protect their customers with data privacy that complies with regulations and is easy for developers to use? StrongSalt Co-Founder and CEO Ed Yu says yes it is. “Encryption sucks and we fix that.”?—?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Praxis CEO and Co-Founder Elise Smith is passionate about leveraging innovation and disruptive technologies to increase access and opportunity in the pursuit of equity. My co-founders and I all met at Stanford so Palo Alto is really where it all began. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Co-founded by Nolan Bushnell (founder of Atari) and Zai Ortiz (Hollywood creative director behind J.A.R.V.I.S. Their products range from interactive toys, board games, card games and unparalleled immersive experiences. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The software product grew from tools and processes developed by Pattern r+d, a sustainability consulting firm run by Cove.tool co-founders Sandeep Ahuja and Patrick Chopson (both building scientists and architects). If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

That’s the mission driving products like Hemafuse , one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. Yarina, Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global, was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Healthcare, one of many awards the company has received for its work.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Winding Tree Co-Founders: CEO Maksim Izmaylov (left) and COO Pedro Anderson (right). Pedro Anderson , Winding Tree Founder and COO, how running a startup is like parenting, the words he lives by, and why humility is overrated. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Neelam Dwivedi , co-founder of NeelAgil Technologies Private Ltd., With the exception of your own product, what tech trend is your team most excited about? My team consists of Co-Founder Dr. Arunagirinathan M. work at IIT Bombay. Adhimoolam, who is passionate about the next challenge of solid waste disposal.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

See Betmarkets talk about their business model in the category Innovative World Technology between 5 and 6 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Then each time one of them places a bet, the same bet is placed for the Betmarkets client. It’s that simple!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

See Betmarkets talk about their business model in the category Innovative World Technology between 5 and 6 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Then each time one of them places a bet, the same bet is placed for the Betmarkets client. It’s that simple!

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Customers went into the store either looking for the SuperMac product by name (if our demand creation activities had been effective) or went in unsure of which brand of board to buy. And the product that “talked to me&# , the loudest and most seductively, was the one that went home with me.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , PurePlus helps farmers by upcycling perfectly good fruits and vegetables, the most wasted food products, that get rejected simply because they aren’t pretty enough. This is a triple-bottom line company that makes products that are good for the health of people and the planet.

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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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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Interestingly enough, CooTek’s co-founder and CEO, Michael Wong , who was formerly from Microsoft’s R&D unit, took an unconventional route by launching in the Western market first. That’s why the free business model is so popular in China. Innovation is more of monetization and the business model.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Product releases and news. It’s a great and free resource for anyone starting, or thinking about starting, an online business. No matter the vertical, geography, business model, macro or micro trends, entrepreneurs form the nucleus of a generational company. Scanwell Health was awarded a $1.6M Stay tuned!!

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. He's the founder and chairman of the board of global partner marketing agency, acceleration partners. He's also the co-founder and chairman of brand cycle.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

Marcel is the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a company dedicated to helping agencies measure and improve their profitability by streamlining their operations and reporting systems. So if you can imagine you have a vertical access on that access, you have high value at the top. Marketing Podcast with Marcel Petitpas.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

Its latest product was an oscilloscope, the HP 150a. That year HP introduced its first computer, the HP 2116A , as an instrument controller for HP’s test and measurement products. Hewlett’s partner Dave Packard wanted to get into the computer business.) For the first 25 years HP’s business model was static.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 17, 2010

We had a chance to talk with David Mathews, CEO and Co-Founder of Spreadsy, and ask about his thoughts on the market, competitors, and the company. Furthermore, Spreadsy is looking into many other vendor verticals for future innovation instead of featuring solely deals from local businesses.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. You just have to squeeze productivity out of a rock, getting work done in every spare moment you can.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As Jerry Chu , CEO and one of the Lofty AI Founders, explains, “our results speak for themselves. But my personal favorite part about San Francisco is the energy of the startup founders and the investor network. The investors are typically more experienced with venture investing, which is great for founders.

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