Haystack

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

This is the story of how we invested in Fiddler Labs. To make a long and private story short, on the morning I was about to call the founders to let them know I was in, they decided to amicably part ways. use algorithms to help with school placements and other decisions which shape our lives and our children’s futures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

All of us are struggling to keep up in this age of technological acceleration, where we learn every day that we can’t trust links in our email, marketing guarantees, or phone requests from people we don’t know. We want to eliminate the intermediaries and trust our own eyes and ears, and raw data.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But we investors often allow too little slack in our estimates as well. Now: my story of investor-product-market misfit: I have one story that remains as vivid in my mind as when it happened several years ago. And we were able to secure that investment along with a partner from that firm joining our board.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 24, 2024

#3- Combination of core traits and technology Photo Credit: Balázs Keszthelyi I came up with the name TechnoLynx when combining our focus on technology with the core traits of the Carpathian lynx. and hence the word NEON – creatively delivered upon this theme of shining a bright light on our Greatest of All Time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2022

Current research is conclusive that self-esteem is linked to our sense of competence in the areas that are important to us. Part of our sense of self-worth comes from the belief and confidence that we have the ability to grow the business both today and in the future. Our short-term destiny is not always in our control.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

years ago, we met Michael and Lillian from SecondMeasure while they were in Y Combinator. We were lucky to invest not only during this time, but also doubled down in an extension. And this week, the company announced it had raised a super-sized $20M Series A financing co-led by Kent Bennett from Bessemer Venture Partners and also Goldman Sachs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

But now we carry around our cell phones and we are expected all day to be shooting video. We won't sit still for it without a story or without some emotion. I mean, do you bring this idea of narrative into your story? Steve (08:18): Yeah, even in commercials, story form is very important in video.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Seeing the tangible results of our efforts, like a client's business flourishing because of a website we designed or a marketing strategy we developed, is incredibly rewarding. It's the real-world impact of our work that keeps me driven. These goals serve as our guiding light, providing a clear purpose.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Crafting Your Leadership Story: Lessons Around the Campfire written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Tony Martignetti, a leadership advisor, coach, bestselling author, podcast host, and speaker.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 6, 2021

We got back to Boulder on a Friday, settled into our house on Saturday, and I sort of kind of tried to disconnect (but failed) on Sunday. The weather is perfect, the birds are singing, and our meadowlark is back in our meadow, chirping away. It was a fun memoir-like story of Keller Fitzsimmons’ entrepreneurial journey.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

About a year ago, a friend told us about this new work app they were using. Didn’t think much about it. Then, the same thing happened a few days later. It’s just the Bay Area echo chamber at work.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Expect to read a new story each week straight from our keynote and breakout stages. In an interview with GE’s Culture Transformation Leader Janice Semper during Lean Startup Week, Eric Ries remarked, “Listen, that's our specialty here. What is the impact that our customers need? Second, don’t simply hire your buddies.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 23, 2021

These people believe that technological developments will do more good for humanity than harm — and that our technological future is very bright. It stands to reason that few people would be afraid of technology harming us or destroying our culture when no such technology has managed to do so in the modern era.

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Brandanew

JULY 2, 2021

We are so proud to introduce our latest Children’s book and storytelling imprint, Peerbagh Stories. There are so many stories that need to be told, and there are so many ways in which they can impact us. Our aim is to make storytelling accessible and a medium of hope and excitement for children and adults alike.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 18, 2024

But now we carry around our cell phones and we are expected all day to be shooting video. We won't sit still for it without a story or without some emotion. I mean, do you bring this idea of narrative into your story? Steve (08:18): Yeah, even in commercials, story form is very important in video.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2023

Each business has a story. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may remain the same. Our patients get to us desperate for help and we're the only solution for them.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Martha Razo, author of the book, Business Diva: Stories of Women Leading in Business. and owner of Solix Business Services, both Chicago businesses, created this book to share the stories of women taking their futures and lives into their own hands.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

Olga has a great story as CEO and Founder of SHENIX , a Chicago-based fintech app company focused on financial education and advisory services for Latinas. Olga: Our mission is to address Latina Equal Pay Day and support Latinas in closing the wealth gap, the widest faced by any group in the U.S. Some resources help with this.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

Each business has a story. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. Our tagline is, Giving a handcrafted greeting card is like giving a hug! 11- Share my story with others.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

Each business has a story. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. The idea from our company came about through notice of an everyday inconvenience— why are wallets so bulky?

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Brandanew

JANUARY 26, 2024

As a community-oriented nonprofit, it’s necessary now for us to move forward with intention and finding our big why. This enables us to review things and serve our community. Often this is an […] The post Building Your Brand Story: Setting up a think day and power of questions appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Building a solid support network has also been instrumental; surrounding myself with passionate and talented individuals who share our company's vision fuels my motivation. These goals serve as our guiding light, providing a clear purpose. Moreover, I stay motivated by directly engaging with our customers.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners on their best business or entrepreneur turnaround story and here are the responses. #1- One of my favorite success stories is from GM Motors. General Motors comeback is by far the most striking success story in business turnarounds. 1- General Motors. Photo Credit: Ryan Jeffords.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 16, 2023

One of the lessons we’ve learned in building HiHello is to recognize and filter out fake / scam engineering candidates from our recruiting pipeline. We’ve also seen some of the common Hispanic names in our candidate pool. The fun part comes when you start to ask questions about their personal story.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Brand marketing paints this picture for them through story. And this room full of people needs to understand the personas, problems and capabilities that are core to our value story to deliver it the right way.” [via Define (What is your story mission? Ideate (How can you give your story more depth with intersectionality?);

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 3, 2024

This is a game changer in so many levels, one I started writing about in 2019 (when we at Remagine Ventures made our first investment into HourOne). These stories are not fully written yet, and we should not write them off, but their timeline has certainly shifted.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2023

1- By recalling our impact Photo Credit: Ori Fruhauf Entrepreneurship is hard, no doubt, and we all have our bad days. What keeps me motivated is the positive impact I have on the folks who use our services. For me, motivation comes from the impact I can make in the lives of our clients.

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Version One Ventures

MARCH 3, 2021

ICYMI, here is a list of our posts on why we’re excited about backing these startups. In helping our portfolio startups go through the announcement process, we’ve compiled some suggestions to guide you in putting out your message and making sure it gets amplified in the right way. A good press kit should include: .

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Here are their responses: #1- Publishing a source magnet content Photo Credit: Andre Oentoro In 2024, our team aims to publish a source magnet page about animation in marketing. This survey-driven content is new to us and strives to attract organic traffic and backlinks to ultimately build brand authority in our niche.

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Brandanew

APRIL 1, 2024

In this month, we delve into multigenerational relationships, cultural nuances, and our broader theme of family ties. Our maker box members will receive their story toolkit on this theme. Our folk story this month comes […] The post April Maker Box On Family Ties And a Writing Camp for Kids!

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Eric Friedman

MAY 1, 2023

Then about two years ago, I reunited with one of the smartest CTOs I know and we began connecting our old engineer network with early stage companies that needed to ship faster. At the same time my partner at I started down the path of putting out a way for engineers to tell their story better, a platform to show off their skills.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2020

If we clarify our message, customers will listen.” This has to be defined so you can agitate their desire and invite them into a story that tells them why they need your product or service. If there’s a story without a problem, there’s no story. What changed after purchasing/using our products/services?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

Our company name, Momentum Property Solutions, was heavily influenced by our previous jobs. My wife and I both worked as mechanical engineers, so we wanted a name that paid tribute to our profession. Not only does our name look back to our history, but it looks ahead to our future goals. ParamountQuote.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by ActiveCampaign Try ActiveCampaign free for 14 days with our special offer. We have one of our board members, Randy Zuckerberg, so she's featured in the book. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2021

So when she told us that she’s uncomfortable providing her email address to companies—including ours!—and and didn’t want more email clogging up her inbox, it made us stop in our tracks. We dug into our data and quickly discovered that our users shared her sentiment. To do so, we emailed a small subset of our users.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 27, 2023

2- Confidence Photo Credit: Adriana Watson For Villanova Contour, our word of 2023 is ‘confidence'. We have worked tirelessly to build our brand over this year, with an aim to promote our work as specialists in Fat Freezing, a relatively new procedure in Australia. Thanks to Jeff Lasselle, Boosting Leadership ! #2-

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

10:00] The second principle is to reframe your negative stories. Well, what we've found throughout our lives and careers is that people have a to-do list. And so our system recommends that people go one year out. And so our system recommends that people go one year out. Lisa McCarthy (04:06): Our system.

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