Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Those were the messages from the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Anand Sanwal , co-founder and CEO of CB Insights ; and Chris Shipley , executive producer of MIT’s Solve initiative, joined me in the studio to discuss the day-to-day chaos of building a company.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. They are likely taking losses on their first project with the entrepreneur so they select carefully.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

by Saqib Ayaz, co-founder of Hire an Assistant. A person who assists a professional/entrepreneur in carrying out his business’ operations without being present at the office is known as a virtual assistant. Outsourcing of certain tasks is becoming increasingly common among entrepreneurs to save their time and money.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

Of course, given the size of this list and having kids, I really can't attend a lot of these. So, if you happen to read this and want to meet me, just reach out directly.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 5, 2018

You’ll learn all the nitty-gritty details about how to create a company and meet mentors, investors, co-founders and sponsors ready about able to help you get started. Startup Weekend HackOut is being organized in partnership with Techstars , StartOut and Lesbians Who Tech.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2014

Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit venture development organization Start Co. will be presenting 16 new startups at its Demo Day on 21 August at Orpheum Theater. teams were guided by Start Co. managing director Mara Lewis and founder & CEO Eric Mathews. ” Find out more about Start Co’s Demo Day here. .

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Now, cofounders Paul Simpson and Dominic Sutton are sharing what they learned during the ups and downs of the journey. That’s where the founder thing comes in, whereas the Angels are more focused on growth projections and risk.”. A live demo of the product is essential. StockTrim came out successful – oversubscribed, in fact.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In all seriousness, the Q&A panel session will include European entrepreneurs like Guillaume Decugis, who sold Musiwave for $125 million and is currently co-founder and CEO of Scoop.it, and Unity Technologies co-founder and CEO David Helgason (read our interview with him ).

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David Cohen

AUGUST 29, 2013

Recently, I wrote a post called “ Entrepreneurs Deserve Full Transparency ” for my WSJ series. Several entrepreneurs wrote me, but this story really stands out as a warning to do your diligence and demand full transparency. We arrived at the address only to find that it is a co-working space. None of it happened.

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Genuine VC

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Now Boston’s largest regular tech conference, every few months it draws hundreds of attendees from the entrepreneurial ecosystem – including founders, software engineers, startup executives, and investors. Accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces have proliferated in Cambridge and Boston. The origins of WebInno are humble.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 23, 2011

On Tuesday, October 18, my colleagues John Frankel, Wei Deng , Raffi Sapire , and I attended Techstars Demo Day, followed by the Bloomberg Empowered Entrepreneur Conference. David Tisch introduced the first startup, announcing that 1200 companies applied to the program, out of which 12 were selected, comprising of 31 entrepreneurs.

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View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. Many of these Founders we wouldn’t have had an opportunity to connect with if we hadn’t launched this program.

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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. Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo. Four uncomfortable seconds later, a smile breaks across the founder's face. This is Part 5 of the 5-part series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 28, 2011

From March to May 2012, the companies will co-locate in space provided by Microsoft in Seattle where they will be provisioned Xbox development kits, Kinect hardware, the Kinect for Windows SDK and space for testing and developing Kinect based applications. Eran Egozy, Founder and CTO Harmonix. David Cohen, Founder/CEO, TechStars.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

GrowthHackers founder and former Head of Growth at Dropbox, Sean Ellis , coined the term: “A growth hacker is a person whose true north is growth. In his course on Growth Mindset (part of CXL’s Growth Marketing Minidegree ), WeTheFuture.org founder John McBride describes three key components of a successful growth marketer: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. The first attention we started getting was after we launched the company publicly at Demo on September 25th of this year. A number of VC’s stopped by our booth or watched our demo on the DEMO website and we had about 5 proactive inquiries. After Office 2.0

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. Then ask questions of our panel of experts and mix and mingle with other EdTech entrepreneurs visiting for SXSW.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2012

Many were first-time entrepreneurs with no formal business training. Last weekend saw the end of the program, and the startups were then expected to prove their worth to a crowd during the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp Demo Day. Here are the 11 startups that presented at the Demo Day: 1. Will this see funding for the startups?

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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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David Cohen

DECEMBER 10, 2012

It will begin in March of 2013 and conclude in June with two investor demo days; one in Portland and one in Silicon Valley.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Husband and wife co-founders, Todd and Laure Fisher founded CallTrackingMetrics in 2011 in their basement and together have grown it into an Inc. My guests today are Todd and Laure Fisher, their husband and wife co-founders of Call Tracking Metrics company. Marketing Podcast with Todd and Laure Fisher.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I was absolutely blown away by the companies at Demo Day last week along with the reaction and support of the Seattle tech community. My five favorite startup pitches from TechStars Demo Day. But what was really remarkable to me was the tone in the room during, around, and after demo day.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2022

Paul is the founder and CEO of Marketing AI Institute, and the founder of PR 20/20, HubSpot’s first partner agency. He’s also the co-author of a new book launching in June 2022 — Marketing Artificial Intelligence: AI, Marketing, and the Future of Business. Marketing Podcast with Paul Roetzer. So Paul, welcome back.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

by Meng Weng Wong, co-founder and social engineer at JFDI Asia. You’re supposed to demo the business, not just the product. The investors who come to Demo Day might nod politely when you talk about the features of your product. Many of our mentors are entrepreneurs who have built, from scratch, a successful business.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 6, 2013

At the demo day, Tine Hamler, CEO of the company said it was seeking £250k to increase the sales and marketing team, and spread the word about Peekster even further. Tank Top TV was at the demo day looking to raise £400,000 in seed round funding. Apps Entrepreneur Insider News Roundups' Featured Image Credit – Wayra/Flickr.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

So without further delay: Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event that has featured Boston’s BEST founders. The Grand-daddy.

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

The CEO is ideally a successful serial entrepreneur who has taken a startup all the way to an exit. See Should you co-found a company with your friend? My role will depend on team composition, but most likely, your team has the great majority of equity and I’m a non-employee cofounder. . However, we’ll consider first-time CEOs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 12, 2020

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Emily Heyward, the Co-founder and Chief Brand Officer at Red Antler , the leading brand company for startups and new ventures. Emily was named among the Most Important Entrepreneurs of the Decade by Inc. and one of Entrepreneur’s Most Powerful Women of 2019.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

While finding product-market fit is important, getting the rest of the business model right is the difference between and a great demo and a great business. 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.

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

The CEO is ideally a successful serial entrepreneur who has taken a startup all the way to an exit. See Should you co-found a company with your friend? My role will depend on how the team is coming together, but most likely, your team has the great majority of equity and I’m a non-employee, non-salaried cofounder. .

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event with Boston area founders. DartBoston: A vibrant community of young entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

With time and attention scarce, it’s difficult for entrepreneurs and small business owners to upgrade or learn new skills. There are terrific free YouTube channels for entrepreneurs and small business owners and many online schools and sites offer free or low-cost online courses. ” Body Language for Entrepreneurs.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 23, 2010

The 2nd Capital Factory Demo Day is coming on September 8th. We will have 300 investors, press, and technology entrepreneurs in attendance to watch the launch of the 5 companies from our 2010 program. We will also have some keynote addresses and other speakers, including: Naval Ravikant, who is an entrepreneur and investor.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 19, 2010

I’ve known and worked with Andy since 1995 (I was on the board of his first company – Abuzz – which was acquired in 1999 by the New York Times) and am awed by the amazing things he’s doing in Seattle these days, including Founder’s Co-op , RevenueLoan , and of course TechStars Seattle.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 7, 2013

By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News At Longhorn Startup Demo Day last week, Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet, co-founder of 3Com and professor of innovation at UT, interviewed Billionaire Mark Cuban, co-founder of Broadcast.com and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 30, 2017

But as with education, that bundle of resources can be unbundled, and that’s what’s happening among entrepreneurs who don’t need or want the “full package.” Background / Related Reading: Founder Education Gatekeepers and Ecosystems What is the purpose of universities? First-time entrepreneurs often start out with virtually no network.

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