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APRIL 30, 2015

Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. Especially in the early stages, so much about the company may change in how they think about product or go-to-market — and change multiple times — before raising an institutional round. first and foremost.

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MARCH 16, 2016

These companies have a long way to go until global dominance in many cases, but they are all growing, hiring, and strengthening the local community right now. This is true when it comes to early-stage funding, but also as it relates to support platforms being built by local firms to help Boston-based startups. Much more funding.

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APRIL 8, 2020

He helps early-stage startups with sales, marketing, and general “go to market” topics. Take some of that outbound effort, and task salespeople to account manager efforts. Another thing you should slow down with is hiring. So track who you want to hire, and watch, and connect with them during this time.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

When you are thinking about joining an early stage company, how should you be evaluating the risk of the overall company? How should you be weighing the presence of a great founding team versus early signs of traction? This post is mostly from the early stage investor’s perspective, but what does this mean for founders?

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JULY 28, 2015

Early-stage growth and marketing is increasingly about being able to break down a go-to-market strategy to its core components and then rapidly craft experiments, test them efficiently, scale what works, and keep on searching. Having heard their feedback and synthesizing my other discussions, it boils down to two things.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

I called the recruiter running the search and told him I was going to step down and hire a CEO. So, in order to hire a CEO, we have to give someone their first shot at the job.” Yes, it is hard to manage. It’s nice to get great valuations and hire A-players. Backupify was managed for momentum. Keep at it.

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APRIL 2, 2015

” So it’s no wonder that one aspect of an early-stage startup’s existence can be perpetually up for debate: their graphic design. These all serve as doorways to different but important audiences that a founder needs to impress, ranging from investors to target customers or users to potential new hires.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Most startups don’t have the luxury of hiring an experienced PM early in their journey. Many founders have to turn to brute force to figure it out, even when they themselves don’t have practitioner product management experience. What about bugs, UX fixes and other types of “maintenance work” that seem like the right thing to do?

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JANUARY 24, 2018

And they tell us over and over again that they just care about four things: Hiring and developing a great team. He has over 10 years experience in growth and product management and has built data-driven product teams from the ground up at multiple successful startups. Building a great product. Getting more customers.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

As a result, the interview process during the seed stage can feel a bit more meandering to the hiring manager — who is most likely the founder(s) given the size and stage of the company. Here’s what we learned… Hire a Missionary. If it’s a seed-stage hire, you should already know the person.

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