Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

What do you get when a successful entrepreneur becomes a VC and then starts blogging about his experiences? He covers broad topics such as net neutrality, but also dives into the specifics of starting a company, touching on things like hiring and employee retention. Interested in venture capital investment?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

The outdoor industry wasn’t helping itself, so he did what all entrepreneurs do: start a business to solve the problem. It’s difficult to be an entrepreneur — whether you’re a recent college graduate or have managed multiple companies. It’s why the average age of an entrepreneur is 42 years old. Solve the rest later.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Most entrepreneurs I meet are reluctant to disclose anything about their idea to investors before getting a signed confidential disclosure agreement (CDA). Yet I can assure you that people who are paranoid, or want to avoid all risks, won’t be happy as entrepreneurs, so it’s all about balancing the risk-reward scale.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

As there was no venture capital, these early startups were funded by early sales to weapon systems prime contractors and subcontractors. Within a decade, the rise of venture capital in Silicon Valley enabled startups to find commercial customers rather than military ones.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. Chris Dixon, Partner, A16Z, observes , “ Success in VC is probably 10% about picking, and 90% about sourcing the right deals and having entrepreneurs choose your firm as a partner”.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2018

Having a fantastic idea for a business venture is only the first step – if you want to succeed as an entrepreneur, you will need to develop a diverse skillset, especially in the early days of your company when you are likely to be personally involved in the decision making around all key tasks and procedures.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? Convertible notes have both features in them but for some reason entrepreneurs don’t understand it. It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. We raised a seed round.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital! I talked about some of that here. So I like that bit, too. And headlines.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Personal loans from individuals, employees and board members. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues. This could work to get you legal or accounting services, but won’t get you cash to pay employee salaries. Personal loans are certainly an option, but should be avoided if possible.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

But this is becoming less true today, as more and more entrepreneurs find their way across the U.S. Increasingly, these metro areas are regularly appearing in rankings of the best cities in the United States for startups and entrepreneurs. It’s no wonder so many entrepreneurs launch their startup in Boulder.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in. Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. After the crash, venture capital was scarce to non-existent. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

Seed venture capital firms can make more significant follow-on investments to keep or increase their equity stake in the company. When a company’s business model is more developed than just an idea of a product or service, it is typically ready to seek seed-stage venture financing, also known as early-stage venture capital.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. —— I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. 9-to-5 Venture Capital.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But I recommend entrepreneurs and prospective business builders consider the Agency Builder model. So an entrepreneur forming a startup studio benefits from having experience in the industry sector they hope to serve. Following the digital agency model for a startup, studio offers significant advantages to entrepreneurs.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

As an entrepreneur at heart, I often innately grasp the potential of entrepreneurs and ideas that I meet with. It is the human capital involved, both internally with company teams and externally with advisors, boards and investors, that is going to differentiate which startups survive and become the disruptive businesses of tomorrow.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2019

Amongst all the hustle, several women entrepreneurs have made their mark in the business industry. of venture capital investment in 2018. Another reason that makes it difficult for women to gather adequate funds is more than 89% of investors are male in the Venture Capital World, who often overlook women entrepreneurs.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2016

Looking for some venture capital funding to fuel the growth of your startup? The process of attracting large dollar donors can be an intimidating one for entrepreneurs that are doing it for the first time. If you do not have your product to the point where you can sell it, you aren’t ready to go after venture capital.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Although some founders take venture capital in exchange for equity, that’s not the only way to do it. To learn more about the pros and cons of venture capital — and founders’ funding alternatives — I caught up with Mark McKee. Anderson: So is venture capital the right approach for most startups?

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Early in your startup’s development, you’ll likely be low on capital. Even if you have an angel investor or a venture capital (VC) firm backing you, you’ll have an abundance of expenses, limited income, and a finite amount of time before the money completely runs out. Employees are Your Largest Investment.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2013

Two of his latest articles talk about entrepreneurial density and venture capital. The Connection Between Venture Capital and Diverse, Dense Communities. For a long time I’ve suggested that an interesting measure of entrepreneurial density would be ((entrepreneurs + employees of startups) / total population).

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2016

We received a venture capital investment. Our little business grew from four employees to over 30. We didn’t even know they were doing it. The next five years were a whirlwind. We hired a CEO to help us build the business. We did projects with the Australian Federal Government and McAfee. In 2010, the “we did it” moment arrived.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In the last few days of 2019, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- Thanks to Debjeet Gupta, G220 Ventures ! #13- 13- Educating budding entrepreneurs. The end of every year is the opportunity reflect on a 365-day journey. 1- Massive growth.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

VENTURE CAPITAL. ENTREPRENEURS. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. But Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Roberts, a former engineer… Read More.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

But this is becoming less true today, as more and more entrepreneurs find their way across the U.S. Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Every potential early-stage Venture Capitalist should take a year and do it before he or she makes partner. Venture capital as a profession is less than half a century old. Early-stage Venture Capital firms grow their partnerships in different ways, some hire: partners from other firms. Here’s why. ——-.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Entrepreneurs are often seen as visionaries who, with a great idea, hard work, and a lot of dedication, built a business empire from scratch. No entrepreneur can truly find success without a supportive team and an excellent environment to get the company off the ground and grow it. . by Arnold Katz, Empire Movers. Austin, Texas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A critical stage for most first-time entrepreneurs is getting their idea developed into at least a prototype to validate their technology. Be a small business of no more than 500 employees, including affiliates, located in the United States, and organized for profit.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2018

In today’s business environment where innovation and technology converge and the modern day entrepreneur has more support and incentive than ever to begin their dream startup company, more often than not discussions about state and local business taxes have a similar tone: “The company is losing money; we don’t owe any taxes.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Personal loans from individuals, employees and board members. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues. This could work to get you legal or accounting services, but won’t get you cash to pay employee salaries. Personal loans are certainly an option, but should be avoided if possible.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Ultimately, Nokia’s difficulties will turn out to be good news for Finnish entrepreneurs. Finland itself has significant engineering talent, and is also attracting entrepreneurs from Russia and the former USSR.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often have to deal with people who are convinced that they must get me to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before they begin talks about their new venture. Some entrepreneurs avoid the patent process, since patent details become public once a patent is issued.

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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). whether that’s partners or employees that you bring on.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million-dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). Funding or rollout stage. Growth and exit stage.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2018

But that’s the conclusion of a provocative research paper, Asymmetric Information and Entrepreneurship , that explains a new theory of why some people choose to be entrepreneurs. The authors’ conclusion — Entrepreneurs think they are better than their resumes show and realize they can make more money by going it alone.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Helping Entrepreneurs Get To Where They Want To Go Faster written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn launched Hello Alice with the goal of helping entrepreneurs thrive with access to funding, resources, mentorship, and more. Marketing Podcast with Carolyn Rodz. We never have.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Paul Bianco, CEO of Graphite Financial *, says, “Entrepreneurs are characteristically optimistic by nature, and often present their board best-case-scenario budgets and projections. I encourage entrepreneurs to correct course with a re-forecast early and often. Entrepreneur Jeff Magnusson provides a sample agile budgeting workbook.

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