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[Interview] Patrick Mackaronis, Director Of Business Development At Brabble

YoungUpstarts

Pat grew the business so successfully that by his senior year, he had moved the operations from his dorm room to an off-campus office, had a staff of 17 full- and part-time employees and over 100 business accounts. Patrick Mackaronis: Everyone has different terminology for certain things when it comes to investors.

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Startup CEO (OnlyOnce- the book!), Part III – Pre-Order Now

OnlyOnce

Chapter 15: Managing Remote Offices and Employees…Brick and Mortar Values in a Virtual World, Best Practices for Managing Remote Employees. Chapter 17: Creating a Company Operating System…Creating Company Rhythms, A Marathon? Chapter 17: Creating a Company Operating System…Creating Company Rhythms, A Marathon?

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When Not What

Austin Startup

There’s likely to come a time when you need to hire an industry veteran, or the best rainmaker in the field, or a hands-on and wizened operations person to make sure you are meeting customer expectations. In tech startups you may not have any employees watching the clock, but you can be sure they all pay attention to the calendar.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

A corporate investor can provide diversity on the Board as someone who thinks differently from independent VCs. Corporate venture funds are often referred to as ‘strategicinvestors because of the unique benefits they bring to the table. Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

Perhaps, when things settle down a bit more, those companies will even raise series A capital from traditional institutional sources to expand the product features, beef up the operations team more fully and make progress in finding initial product-market fit. Fuzzy Governance.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

Perhaps, when things settle down a bit more, those companies will even raise series A capital from traditional institutional sources to expand the product features, beef up the operations team more fully and make progress in finding initial product-market fit. Fuzzy Governance.

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Stanford Doctor's Business Plan Diagnosis

Growthink Blog

But Harrison didn't achieve financial success by performing medical evaluations, operations or teaching. One of Harrison's companies received early funding from a strategic investor (a large corporation). > Get compatible partners and employees. Rather, Harrison achieved enormous success as an entrepreneur.