The Next Web

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Jordan Wright is the co-founder & CEO of Comfy, an Austin startup changing the way university students find housing. Build it and they will come” hasn’t worked in app stores for years. In today’s crowded app stores, you must put in the elbow grease to help your app show in top results.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Our Chairman and co-founder Alex Allegue pitched Pawame in the global finals of last year’s Harvard Business School New Venture Competition, Pawame having already won the Africa category. Our CTO and Co-founder Majd Chaaya and colleague Hella Bennani are representing us there at the end of January. The founders?—?Alex

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Rob Go

JULY 11, 2011

I reblogged an awesome post last week about how non-technical founders need to step thinking about “finding” a technical co-founder and “earning” a technical co-founder. Too much time to spent focused on the TECHNICAL and not enough on the CO-FOUNDER.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

A lot of entrepreneurs attended the event as evident by business cards with “Founder&# listed. Presenters: Sarah Allen (Co-Founder & CTO, Mightyverse) and Paul Lundahl (Creative Director, Mightyverse). Presenter: Jennifer Bonnett (Founder & CEO, Nexpense). Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Nexpense.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23. Yet, as Jordan examined his eyes, he observed he wasn’t blind at all. ” – Sir Fazel Abed, Founder and Chairman of BRAC, a partner of VisionSpring (I remember this during our first meeting.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 30, 2011

This is a guest post by Marc Andreessen, co-founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. Today I’m delighted to announce that legendary Internet industry CEO and executive Jeff Jordan has joined Andreessen Horowitz as our fifth General Partner. I say “legendary&# for two reasons.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

For me, the best part about it is the ability to build and grow something that wouldn’t exist without me and my co-founders. Photo Credit: Jordan Benold. Thanks to Jordan Benold, Benold Financial Planning ! #19- Being an entrepreneur gives you options in life that you wouldn’t get while being an employee.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

A lot of entrepreneurs attended the event as evident by business cards with “Founder&# listed. Presenters: Sarah Allen (Co-Founder & CTO, Mightyverse) and Paul Lundahl (Creative Director, Mightyverse). Presenter: Jennifer Bonnett (Founder & CEO, Nexpense). Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Nexpense.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Rolf Winkler wrote a piece in the WSJ about A16Z’s returns in which he says they “lag behind Sequoia, Benchmark and Founders Fund.” Simple: it is value-added for both entrepreneur and co-investor. I obviously benefit if a co-investor on a deal I’m involved with helps with introductions, recruiting and so forth. Absolutely.

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

I really appreciated the focus on authentic connections in Jordan Fliegel’s book Coaching Up! Jordan is an alumnus of Techstars, and his company, CoachUp , is a service that connects athletes with private coaches. Honing your ability to build and develop authentic connections is critical, and Coaching Up!

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2014

Marketing podcast with Jordan Harbinger. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Jordan Harbinger – cofounder of an amazingly successful business called The Art of Charm – a business with the tagline – where ordinary guys become extraordinary men.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

The Honest Company has greatly utilized the fact that Jessica Alba is a co-founder of the company to gain coverage in numerous publications. One of the most profitable examples of this is Nike’s partnership with Michael Jordan to produce the Air Jordans.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2016

By John Wechsler, Founder & CEO of Launch Fishers. The event, hosted by co-working space and community Launch Fishers , helps innovators gain perspective and empowerment from failure. John Wechsler is the founder of Launch Fishers and an active advisor to entrepreneurs and startup teams. The event’s biggest takeaway?

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

I talked to Adam Hempenstall, founder and CEO at BetterProposals , who has been using freemium for three years for his SaaS product: “Honestly, I think it was a mistake. Your product improves with time, your business team grows, and so your pricing can’t stay outdated. I was surprised to come across a beta app I had to pay for.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 17, 2018

The lightbulb moment was at Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert when Co-Founder Jordan Barnett noticed thousands of men all wearing ill-fitted women’s leggings. We had a chance to interview Ben and Jordan where we asked about their story, how they started their business and the future of Kapow Meggings.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 21, 2017

My Mama, the founder of Yuca’s Hut in Los Feliz, CA, didn’t allow a lack of college degrees or a business plan to deter her from launching her dream. Larry Page, Google co-founder.I I am co founder of GreenPal which has been described as Uber for lawn care. I’m Marty, the Co-Founder of REIZE.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 28, 2021

Mitali Chakraborty – CEO and founder of Youth Jobs Connect ( podcast ). Darryl Cobbin – Founder of Brand Positioning Doctors + The A Pledge ( podcast ). Elaine Dinos – Founder of Kindred Lane ( podcast ). Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon – Founder and CEO of Atlanta Village Market ( podcast ). The Alchemist.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 28, 2021

Mitali Chakraborty – CEO and founder of Youth Jobs Connect ( podcast ). Darryl Cobbin – Founder of Brand Positioning Doctors + The A Pledge ( podcast ). Elaine Dinos – Founder of Kindred Lane ( podcast ). Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon – Founder and CEO of Atlanta Village Market ( podcast ). The Alchemist.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. To confidently answer no, co-founder of Strategyzer Alex Osterwalder told our attendees, “What you really want to do is work more like Amazon. … When it comes time to grow your team, Jeff Jordan and Eric pointed out three hiring mistakes to avoid. It's amazing.”

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2020

When I think of brand affinity, I think of brands like Apple, Starbucks, Jordan. I was brainstorming names with my co-founders CTO Jesse Forrest and CMO Matt Reilly. When the connection you have with your customers becomes an emotional connection, it is called brand affinity. That is why the word Affinity was chosen.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 22, 2015

He's direct, focused, and he gave me great feedback on what to teach about how to get teams working together at scale--so great that I roped him into giving the talk, and eventually co-founding the meetup group that CTO School became. Jordan Crook's comparison to Clubhouse as Salesforce for developers is spot on.

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Ben's Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2011

From Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz: Over the last several weeks, there have been erroneous reports in the press that my partner Jeff Jordan and/or I might become an operating executive of Yahoo in some capacity.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

However, t he main thing is to start with the right space—and one that will be bigger than what you think you will need, says Jason Jordan of Propel Insurance. “I Word of mouth is no substitute for market research, says Ben Price, co-founder of Hard Knocks Brewing, a small brewpub in its second year of operation.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2013

Two-time entrepreneur Jordan Eisenberg, founder of UrgentRX warns that, “Few things in a start up are more important than carefully managing cash. While the founders of a company might be willing to forgo a paycheck for months on end to get their business up-and-running, their employees may not be so eager to make that sacrifice.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 24, 2011

This is a guest post by Jeff Jordan, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. They were joined by a third co-founder, Nathan Blecharczyk, who brought programming expertise. The website is clean and very intuitive—not surprising, I guess, when two of the founders are designers. Talk about a business with humble roots.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 4, 2022

Photo Credit: Jordan Duran. Thanks to Jordan Duran, 6 ICE ! #3- It took a lot of creative meetings between my co-founder and I before we came up with meaningful names. Our swimwear line was designed with all-female bodies in mind because we want all of our customers to feel laid back and relaxed in our swimwear.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 19, 2021

As a CEO and founder, I work with employees, contract individuals, and other business owners who are genuinely stellar, and I love being part of the small business dream. Photo Credit: Jordan Smyth. Thanks to Jordan Smyth, Gleamin ! #18- Thanks to Stephen Gary, Flashpacker Co ! #25- Thanks to Stacey E. Burke, Stacey E.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2023

Dave is also the co-founder of Sanku , a company that developed the only successful technology to fortify grains with lifesaving micronutrients in rural African mills. He's a co-founder of Sanku, a company that developed the only successful technology to fortify grains with lifesaving micronutrients in rural African mills.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

However, the main thing is to start with the right space—and one that will be bigger than what you think you will need, says Jason Jordan of Propel Insurance. “I Word of mouth is no substitute for market research , says Ben Price, co-founder of Hard Knocks Brewing, a small brewpub in its second year of operation.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Successful people from da Vinci to Michael Jordan have noted that people would be very surprised if knew how hard these masters worked to achieve what they did in their careers. Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg once said, Your goal should never be starting a company. Thanks to Jeff Miller, AE Home Group ! #11- 11- Stay Hungry.

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Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2013

Google was a private company and their CEO and co-founder was visiting his and my alma mater in Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan, where I had just graduated a few months prior and was bumming around getting my own startup off the ground.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

One of the most obvious to me was Nanit, that was brought to our firm by my colleague Jordan Hudson who met them team, fell in love with their founders & technology, and encouraged us to invest. It also helped that Jordan was about to have a baby of his own — Slim Shaney- who is now more than a year old (as is our investment).

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 20, 2020

My Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh and I discussed this in depth in a new episode of Greymatter. A classic but frequently misunderstood dictum for founders is that they should fail fast and celebrate failure. That’s like hiring a coach who’s never played the game, but still thinks, “Hey Michael Jordan, you need to listen to my advice.”

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

So my co-founder, Amit Vij, and I built a new database from the ground up, centered around massive parallelization combining the power of the GPU (typically used to quickly process and generate graphics in video games) and CPU to explore and visualize streaming and historical data in space and time—an approach that we then patented.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Teams that just two or three weeks ago seemed to be foundering pulled off some amazing comebacks. Professor Jeremy Weinstein , a co-instructor for the class who recently served as deputy U.S. I started looking forward to each Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Thursday’s season finale did not disappoint. Team Space Evaders: Reducing space junk.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders. Author : Jordan Cooper. Furthermore, founders become highly emotional about their companies.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Teams that just two or three weeks ago seemed to be foundering pulled off some amazing comebacks. Professor Jeremy Weinstein , a co-instructor for the class who recently served as deputy U.S. I started looking forward to each Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Thursday’s season finale did not disappoint. Team Space Evaders: Reducing space junk.

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