Up and Running

APRIL 8, 2015

Q&A with Joe Maruschak, co-founder of Fertilab Thinkubator . He co-founded and is on the board of Fertilab Thinkubator, an incubator with a biotech focus. You just run into someone and start having a conversation. The post Q&A with Business Incubator Co-founder Joe Maruschak appeared first on Bplans Blog.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus. He’ll talk about making a profit and making a difference in a conversation with New Media Ventures’ Christie George. As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley. Todd Park convened the team that saved Obamacare.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

Some of these folks are founders and CEOs, but not at high-growth tech startups. Governance Moreso than a lot of actual VCs, a lot of high-net-worth folks tend to ask for board representation—even in the super early stages of a company where boards tend to be a little less formal. They might not have even made their own money.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 2, 2017

“Mission critical reading.” -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Alliance and The Startup of You In just a few weeks, my new book, The Startup Way , will be available in print, digital, and audio formats. Here’s the current list of my planned stops.

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

This is already happening, but there will be an explosion of rolling funds, operator angels, and micro investors who want to co-invest in friends, companies, and cohorts they are a part of. Maybe the founders are the micro VCs we have been waiting for? Your entire experience and process will be governed by a authentication.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 23, 2018

by Penny Garbus, co-author of “ Mining New Gold — Managing Your Business Data “ Much of what keeps a business operating and profitable lies not on a store shelf but deep inside a computer system, where critical information such as inventory, customer mailing lists, employee files, sales records and vendor information is stored.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. Celine Halioua , founder of a company called Celevity that is developing drugs to extend the lifespan of dogs, also played a key role.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 19, 2019

There’s also Substrata , an AI-powered technology company in Tel Aviv that provides critical insights on conversations, email threads, and other points of human contact. Our platform’s ‘EQ’ is higher than mine”, as Ori Manor, Co-founder and CEO, once stated. So they broke down the “art of sales” and turned it into science.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 1, 2023

We are still in the middle of the streaming wars, but its clear that casting to screens is becoming normal in our house 5/ the US power grid becomes a focus point for conversation from a major disruption due to an attack. Your entire experience and process will be governed by a authentication. 1: Failed it. 1: Failed it. all the time.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. What are the terms of their relationship with the founder?

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

We are still in the middle of the streaming wars, but its clear that casting to screens is becoming normal in our house 5/ the US power grid becomes a focus point for conversation from a major disruption due to an attack. Your entire experience and process will be governed by a authentication. 1: Failed it. 1: Failed it. all the time.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

Jeff Degraff took to the stage and wasted no time in jump-starting the conversation, “What does your innovation kill?” Since most of our lives are governed by maintenance, innovation becomes a form of deviating from the norm and creating constructive conflict.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Brunner (@heatherjbrunner) | Twitter Preston James Co-founder & CEO DivInc Preston is at the center of everything Diversity & Inclusion in Austin. Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012. What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? Here's my conversation with Brian Armstrong.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2019

New Age Meats cofounders Brian Spears and Andra Necula The Forrest Four-Cast: March 1, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Brian Spears , Cofounder and CEO, spoke about his San Francisco-based company.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I started Good Dog Labs in early 2014 and a year later I officially became a co-founder with the on-boarding of my brother Dino in 2015. Dino and I Co-Founded Good Dog Labs, with the vision of changing how the Identity and Access Management industry looks at solving major problems in addition to having a keen mission of family first.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Four uncomfortable seconds later, a smile breaks across the founder's face. In a world where everyone and their brother is "joining the conversation" (oops, I use that phrase constantly!),

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 12, 2019

Through the right data sharing, governance and public-private partnerships— we can escape healthcare’s historically unsuccessful “fix via mandate” approach, pivoting to a patient-centered, just, healthcare system. as well as strategies for founders in raising capital and marketing to the public. WHY ISN’T FEMTECH BEING FUNDED?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. Each year, we bring you new case studies from Silicon Valley startups (and beyond), government agencies, and global enterprise companies, along with expert advice from seasoned entrepreneurs and newcomers alike. at Breather.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. To that point, we are most excited when our founders are able to go from slide deck to product-market fit and Series A and beyond. We are truly grateful for your support. First check to Series A?—?congrats

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

They need to understand how governance manifests in the modern world, which is quite different than board directorships of the past. Dealing with Governance Disruptors. Boards that are wholly committed to good governance will be productive and effective. Today’s board directors need to be more well-rounded than ever before.

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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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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Pierre encourages interested investors to get in touch with commercialisation offices to start a conversation about upcoming opportunities. Wellington UniVentures’ latest deep-tech spin-out, Advemto, cofounders Professor Justin Hodgkiss (left) and Peter Lai.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Change agents inside a corporation or government agency know how to build consensus and be a rebel at work. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Don Burke has worked 24+ years in the Federal government.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This is a great initiative by UK government to digitize the construction industry. The government has compelled to all construction sites to be on BIM (Building Information Modeling) level 1 and soon to be on BIM level 2. The government here fully supports startups to grow and stay by providing funds and a stage to grow.

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JUNE 29, 2020

fast.ai , the company he co-founded with Rachel Thomas and Sylvain Gugger is working to "radically democratize" deep learning by making it accessible to people beyond the tech world through courses, software and other methods. You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google, or wherever you like to download podcasts.

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VC Cafe

MAY 2, 2023

Theme 1: The Power of Generative AI The first AI talk was by Greg Brockman , co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. The first one was Sal Khan , founder of Khan Academy. It’s hard to summarise a whole week in a short blog post, but I wanted to share a few thoughts on key themes from the conference and what I learned.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 4, 2019

Conversely, the integrated mindsets, mechanics, and methodologies of entrepreneurship and venture capital are designed and calibrated to discover new customer needs and devise innovative and new-to-the-world solutions. The MBA-driven methodology they use is about taking something big and making it bigger.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Intro to the Austin EdTech Startup Scene Come meet Sean Duffy , founder of EdTech Austin and let him tell about everything going on in EdTech in Austin! Join us at this interview and hear how WWE co-founder Linda McMahon fought back from bankruptcy to build her company into a publicly traded entertainment and media powerhouse.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Co-founder Dennis Grishin shared insights into what the company offers. This protects data against misuse, hacking and government access. My co-founder Kamal Obbad and I were inspired by his vision of a personal genomics revolution. What are your goals for Nebula Genomics in 2019?

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 12, 2023

People absolutely love using its conversational interface to fulfill their information needs. Sridhar Ramaswamy, my fellow investor at Greylock and the co-founder of Neeva , released a demo video last month about how Neeva has been working intensely on exactly that. But, already, we have magic! The transcript follows.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Our fall webcast series concluded on a high note with three extraordinary conversations about the origins and implications of Lean Startup. Kent, a veteran programmer, a founder of the Agile method and the creator of Extreme Programming, came armed with anecdotes and lessons from his own experience, as well as a few questions for Eric.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

How HelpKitchen began The idea for HelpKitchen began with a conversation between Eric Ries and Jeff (founder and CEO of Twilio) and Erica Lawson. Fortunately, Jeff Nobbs (one of the pillars of the HelpKitchen team) is the co-owner of Kitava , a restaurant in San Francisco.

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David Teten

AUGUST 1, 2017

In a group, the more extroverted personalities will dominate the conversation, but they’re not always the most insightful people. For ideas on what to ask, see The Master List: Questions to Ask Potential Co-Founders and 8 Issues You Need to Discuss with Your Startup Co-Founder. CULTURAL FIT.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Census data directly drives the number of congressional representatives you’re entitled to and allocation of government dollars into your local school system, fire department, roads, and other community infrastructure. It also facilitates a productive conversation beyond our echo chamber. Focus on local politics, not national.

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