Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you are thinking of joining the rush in this direction, I found some practical insights for success in a classic book, “ Thriving in the Gig Economy ,” by Marion McGovern. The good news is that each of us now has more control over what we do, when we do it, and how we do it.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2022

Here are some tips on how to join a market research company as a young grad student. The post How Can A Young Grad Student Join A Market Research Company appeared first on Young Upstarts. Looking to break into market research companies?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Here are some things you should focus on to encourage engineers to decide on joining your startup as an ideal place to work. The post What Can Encourage Talented Engineers To Join Your Startup appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

The era of stable lifetime jobs for business professionals within a single company are gone. Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

There is additional encouraging news for aspiring entrepreneurs on many fronts, just in case you are thinking about joining the existing ranks: Valuations of successful startups have hit an all-time high. Baby Boomers are joining the fun in record numbers. million businesses in 2014.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2021

The post How To Keep Employees From Joining The ‘Great Resignation’ appeared first on Young Upstarts. Worried that your best employees will hastily break away from your organization at the first opportunity? Jeanet Wade shares her thoughts.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2022

The post Joining The Wave Of New Entrepreneurs? Entrepreneurs make the following common mistakes when starting a business. Mari Tautimes shares some ways to avoid those early entrepreneur mistakes. 5 Mistakes That Can Sink You appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2022

Join The Club; Here Are 3 Tips To Reduce The Worries appeared first on Young Upstarts. Financial stress can seem overwhelming and unmanageable if you have no steps in place. Here are three ways to reduce financial stress. The post Stressed Out Financially?

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The post Joining forces with RobCo for an autonomous and automated future appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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David Teten

JUNE 14, 2011

I am delighted to announce that I’m joining ff Venture Capital as a Partner. In addition, Michael Yavonditte , CEO of Hashable , is joining as a Venture Partner. Before making the decision to join the firm, I did some research on early-stage tech investing as an asset class. Official blog post and more details here.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 24, 2015

Matt joined Lowercase by working the scene at SXSW on behalf of CAA where he worked in business development. The viewer above (big thank you to ClipMine ) will allow you to skip forward to key moments by clicking on the contents tab on the left but to give you some insights on Matt.

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Board Effect

MAY 27, 2019

The post Questions to Ask Before Joining a Nonprofit Board appeared first on BoardEffect. Base your final decision on where the organization is now and where they hope to be within the next several years. By asking the right questions, you’ll have a good feel about whether a board position would be a good fit for you.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 2, 2012

Historically I’ve been very reticent to formally join anything, preferring to help as much as I can as an individual contributor. When my long time friend Don Dodge reached out and asked me to join the board of the Application Developers Alliance , I said yes. Hopefully I can be helpful.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Community is one of the driving forces at Foundry Group. We’ve kept ourselves intentionally small as a firm so can keep our close connection with our portfolio founders from due diligence, to investment, and throughout the lifecycle of our investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I’m sure all of you know one or more of the 200 or more young companies that are currently valued at one billion or more by investors and stockholders. These are popularly called “unicorns.” Some of the most well-known include Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat, Xiaomi, and Pinterest.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The post Joining forces with RobCo for an autonomous and automated future appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The post Join me at Terrapinn Trading Show New York, October 6, NYC appeared first on David Teten. *Your complimentary VIP pass is not confirmed until approved by a Terrapinn staff member. Feel free to reach out to Jesse Collin at +1 646 619 1810 or jesse.collin@terrapinn.com if you have any questions.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Home Books for Startups Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Resources Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Categories Air Force (9) Ardent (9) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (29) California Coastal Commission (3) Conservation (2) Convergent Technologies (1) Customer Development (98) Customer Development Manifesto (..)

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2021

The post What You Should Consider Before Joining A Cryptocurrency Trading Platform appeared first on Young Upstarts. Currently, cryptocurrencies have boomed and exploded in their populairty. People who have been in CryptoCurrency Exchange have now advanced in receiving millions of dollars […].

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

If you’re a female entrepreneur in Austin, this is a must-join. Connect with them: on their website and join the Austin channel. The group recently celebrated it’s 1-year anniversary at Native Hostel, and the best part was realizing just how many of the people I had seen previously around Austin.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 9, 2011

He knew about NCWIT from my role as chairman and Matt and his team decided to join the NCWIT Workforce Alliance to engage in helping address this issue. Matt and his team then did something that blew me away. They provided the sponsorship of the first-ever NCWIT/Return Path Student Seed Fund.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The post Aaron Frank Joins Lightspeed as Venture Partner in Fintech appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Ben Dyer, a serial technology entrepreneur and entrepreneur in residence at the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, has joined the advisory board of Enola Labs. It is also in the process […] The post Ben Dyer Joins Austin-based Enola Labs’ Advisory Board appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Why This SEO Veteran Is Joining the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. There are so many reasons for professional service providers such as web designers and especially SEO and Internet marketing professionals to join: 1.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

Why Would an Entrepreneur Join a Venture Studio? While we were on our second cup of coffee, I told Carlos about the downside to joining a company created by a venture studio — how much equity/ownership they take. Why would an entrepreneur join a venture studio and give up the majority of their company rather than go to accelerator?

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

Did your startup join an accelerator? Now as a mentor at the Elevator program, I have the pleasure of meeting exciting early stage Israeli companies and share my own experiences with them in the hope that they won’t make the same mistakes we’ve made. What were your experiences like? Design & Dev Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

You may be able to join a larger company’s government affairs team at a more junior to mid-level, and you’ll probably find your skills most relevant to a company that works on national security-related issues. How should you think about and mitigate risk if joining a startup? Formal Board positions are harder to come by. They need you.

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David Teten

AUGUST 1, 2017

I get emails every week from mid-level and senior executives who want to join a growth company. This is the process I used when I recently joined HOF Capital. The post Ready to Join a New Management Team? So I put together some notes on how to due diligence a management team, from the point of view of a prospective colleague.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 31, 2023

At the time Melania was in discussions with Ethena about joining the startup as VP People, happily employed at a larger company but knowing she wanted new challenges. Hunter Walk: One of my favorite things to do for founders is speaking with people who are considering joining their startup.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

Moderator Kevin Landtroop was joined by Tony Perez , Director of Spark for AFWERX, Matthew Scott , Director of AFWERX Austin, Jason Ballard , CEO and co-founder at ICON3D, and Larsen Jensen , co-founder of Harpoon. what ensued was an incredibly insightful exchange about the reality of working with each other.

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Our Own Start-up

JULY 8, 2022

The post 7 Advantages Of Joining Trade Associations first appeared on Our Own Startup. A trade association affiliation provides an excellent opportunity for networking, leadership growth, industry awareness, and better exposure for your company.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2018

If you asked me why I gravitated to startups rather than work in a large company I would have answered at various times: “I want to be my own boss.” “I I love risk.” “I I want flexible work hours.” “I I want to work on tough problems that matter.” “I I have a vision and want to see it through.” “I I saw a better opportunity and grabbed it. …”.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Austin Jewelry Mogul Kendra Scott has joined the cast of Shark Tank as a guest shark. The post Jewelry Mogul Kendra Scott Joins Shark Tank as a Guest Shark appeared first on SiliconHills. The 12th season of the Emmy-award winning entrepreneurial pitch show kicks off Friday, Oct. 16th at 7 p.m. central time on ABC News.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The post Waiakea Water Joins List Of Sustainable Companies appeared first on Young Upstarts. Its product’s packaging is as green as possible. Its building is LEED-certified. They create sustainable products that people love because they work.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The post Come Join Us at Foundry Group: Hiring a Head of Network appeared first on Feld Thoughts. To apply, please contact us at apply@foundrygroup.com. We’d love to hear from you by the end the day on Friday, November 6, 2020 if you’d like to be considered.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire or better? So people ask me “How many shares should I ask for or expect when I join a startup today?” It will always be a learning experience, but it may be a bumpy ride to nowhere.

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