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Pitch Deck Month: The “Where Are You Going?” Slide

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Depending on the composition of the founding team, you might or might not have near-term holes in certain functions at the exec level – e.g. you’ll most likely need to bring on a CTO/VP of Engineering shortly after the seed round if you don’t have a technical co-founder.

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Accelerator Spotlight: Influencer Direct

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Founder: Dennis Chim. Influencer Direct puts the tools to create their own eCommerce business directly into the hands of influencers.” Get to know the founders. RH: Founders, please introduce yourselves. . RH: What’s your favorite thing about being an early-stage founder? Company: Influencer Direct.

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Why Investing in the Everyday Economy Isn’t Just a Consumer Strategy

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Through all of those posts, we’ve received one common question from founders: Are all Everyday Economy startups consumer-facing? Startups also can become extremely habitual for a smaller subset of business end-users. Impact First, Business Models Second. The answer is no. Alignable ).

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How to Build a Great Product Before Hiring Your First PM

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Many founders have to turn to brute force to figure it out, even when they themselves don’t have practitioner product management experience. When you have extremely limited engineering resources, it’s even more critical to stay focused and clearly set your priorities. Post-PMF: Key milestones the business needs to hit (e.g.

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