View from Seed

MARCH 1, 2016

That story is how you recruit employees, convince customers to give you a shot, and secure funding. I find it intriguing that species not only evolve against their environment, but their environment co-evolves simultaneously against them. Co-evolution in an ecosystem is a beautiful and a relatively stable thing. Enter the Kudzu.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Founder Feedback. Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA. Founder Feedback gives you insights from the startup trenches. Applications to the Seattle Founder Institute are also due this Sunday, February 26th: click here to apply. "I Ho Chi Minh City. Johannesburg. Kuala Lumpur.

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders. This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. I want to reflect on my experience as a non-technical founder and reassess my original decision – almost two years ago – to stick to what I’m good at, and not waste time learning to code. guest author.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 2, 2022

As droves of workers settle into the new normal of hybrid work — partly remote, partly in-person — more companies are looking for solutions to keep employees’ snack cravings at bay, whether at home or in the office. The post How to Keep Employees Snacking Healthily in the Hybrid Workplace appeared first on ReadWrite.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Kaviani co-founded CoFoundersLab less than tw Shahab o years ago with the aim of bringing entrepreneurs together to launch startups. Harvard i-Labs in Boston, and with New York University’s Stern School of Business. who is the founder of Inside Edge Solutions, on the faculty of Washington University in St.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Paige Briscoe, founder of ReRoot. In my interview with Brain Berger , Founder and CEO of Mack Weldon, he told me how to approach this multichannel strategy: It’s about being really strategic around how you position your brand to your customer and what channels in which you do that. Do you want us to offer delivery?’ We did them.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Program Chair of Lean Startup Co. This year, we’re really honing in on the feedback from our past conferences, as well as our smaller, more focused conferences in New York and London this year. Lean Startup Week (Oct. 31 ( limited to the first 200 Gold Passholders.) Sign up for free here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 3, 2017

Guest post by Melissa Moore & Jennifer Maerz of Lean Startup Co. We’ve got two learning opportunities for you this spring: Join us at Lean Startup Conference New York (May 10-11) in Brooklyn for an intensive two days of specialized corporate innovator education and networking.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. Among the sites we have found most helpful with practical guides for founders: Biztree , First Search , Foundersuite , Goodwin Founders Workbench , Guides.co , Inc.com , and StartupRocket. . Previously posted on PEHub.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Winter Break week for my kid more time with her, and when she’s with her friends, more time with New Yorker magazines. What Happens When TikTok Is Your Marketing Department [David Segal/New York Times] – Was it organic? Stretching things out to a six-year vest helps to prevent co-founder abandonment.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. intrapreneurs, e.g., the employee of GE who is tasked with launching a new business. incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. equity that belongs to departed cofounders)?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2015

How did they handle the news that you were going to Ibiza for the entire summer? My cofounder, Jason Keck, heads up our tech and runs everything related to our app. With Andy in Denver, and Jason and I in New York (but only working out of our coworking space 2-3 days per week) we were already a mostly virtual team.

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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. An early Human Rights Campaign board member and longtime Austin LGBTQ leader, Eugene co-chaired President Obama’s & the DNC’s LGBTQ Leadership Council.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Kaviani co-founded CoFoundersLab less than two years ago with the aim of bringing entrepreneurs together to launch startups. Harvard i-Labs in Boston, and with New York University’s Stern School of Business. who is the founder of Inside Edge Solutions, on the faculty of Washington University in St.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

One of the impact initiatives I’m proudest of is founding Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York , a nonprofit and now the East Coast’s largest angel group. Starship was launched by the co-founders of Skype. And often, investors simply presume that the women founders don’t have that knowledge.”.

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www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Type to Add and Search Questions; Search Topics and People Startups Startup Compensation Entrepreneurship Compensation Stock Options Major Internet Companies Silicon Valley Why is there such a large founder to early employee equity drop-off? Visibility at a Series D-funded company is much different than that at a seed-funded one.

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David Teten

MAY 20, 2016

As one of the lead engineers at ff Venture Capital , I spend most of my day building custom software solutions that enhance our firm’s process–tools that range from portfolio investment management to co-investor and cap table tracking and more. We posted on our site a more in-depth overview of ff’s Tech Platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. It’s a very cool vibe at Founder’s Coop.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

This post is by Scott Edward Walker , the firm's founder and CEO. My father was raised in Brownsville , a poor section of Brooklyn, New York. Gary Vaynerchuk (the founder of Wine Library TV and the so-called " Social Media Sommelier ") made a similar point in a speech at the Web 2.0 Setting the stage.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? New York has an extremely active Meetup culture; almost every night there are 3-10 tech-focused events. Sadly, he doesn’t control our immigration policy.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Or maybe the co-founders have a poisonous relationship that will hinder the companys growth. Check out the tips below from founders, CEOs and investors alike. Then remove half." — Jonathan Wegener , Founder, Timehop and ExitStrategy. ." — Jonathan Wegener , Founder, Timehop and ExitStrategy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Boulder, CO. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2015

This was the experience of Herschel Supply Co., Christy Ng, founder of Malaysian shoe design SME Christy Ng Shoes, has two dedicated members of staff to manage the company’s presence on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. “We Remember, you’re the newbie! a Canadian manufacturer of backpacks and outdoor goods.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Funding challenges and other issues founders face in the early days of starting up were the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). Joining me in SiriusXM’s studio in New York were. Nayeem Hussain.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Leah Fessler has joined the investment team at NextView based in our New York office. . Leah joins us from Chief, the private network for executive women, where she joined as an early employee and led editorial and brand voice.

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Transformify

MARCH 23, 2020

Traveling around the world, I met startup founders, forex traders, marketers, online shop owners, travel bloggers, Instagram influencers and digital business entrepreneurs of all kinds. Small and large businesses alike are planning massive layoffs and lots of employees have already received an employment agreement termination notice.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million.

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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. Decathlon Capital.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Brett is cofounder of Kumospace, the virtual HQ for remote teams, and Charge Ventures, a pre/seed VC based in Brooklyn, NY. 18:51] Do you get pushback from people who work from home that think this is another way for employers to watch over their employees? [21:41] You can have visibility and accountability to your employees.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 22, 2024

When it happens in tech, the employees affected are likely to find new jobs in the industry, but what about less skilled workers? What happens when we can no longer believe what we see on social media (or the news) unless it is verified? There are 3.5 million truck drivers in the US alone. Time will tell. I’m not sure.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter. 3) Facebook. 6) Pinterest.

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Up and Running

APRIL 12, 2017

You even started hiring a few employees and your business grew, and it grew fast. In August of 2016, the New York Times reported that General Electric had high hopes for its new software initiative, Predix. Watch what he said here: If you want your company to succeed, you need to engage your employees.

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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. Every company I meet these days is grappling with this topic, from ESG to employee activism, to so much more.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Prior to that he started and built a media company serving small businesses in the New York area. He's a co-founder and chairman of Work Better Now, which provides talent from Latin America for US based businesses. Prior to that, he started and built a media company and serving small businesses in the New York.

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