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Setting the Startup Accelerator Pedal

For Entrepreneurs

Startups frequently make one of two mistakes: spending too much money, or spending too little money. A key job of the CEO is knowing where to set the startup accelerator pedal.

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Self-Driving Vehicles: The Future Always Takes Longer to Arrive (Part 1)

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But a realistic understanding of the potential timeline for autonomous vehicle adoption is vital to decision making as a startup entrepreneur or investor in this area. . ==. Preface: As a consumer, I am excited by the prospect of autonomous vehicles and the individual and collective benefits they can provide.

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The Startup Genome Compass Tool is Live – Why Do Startups Fail?

VC Cafe

We all know the gloomy statistics of startup success: less than 10% make it. But what is it that makes some startups fail while others succeed? Steve Blank , a Stanford professor a a startup guru will tell you that most startups don’t fail because they didn’t develop a product.

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

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500 Startups Hits the Accelerator Pedal (and Program) Again

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500 Startups makes a couple of important announcements today, including some staffing changes (the promotion of Christine Tsai to partner and the addition of Paul Singh as principal) and the recipients of two of its microfunds, the d.fund (its designer-oriented microfund) and Twilio fund (for startups utilizing the VOIP API).