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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

by Emmanuel de Watteville, co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the company’s founding team members, and those they hire at the ground zero stage of development. Before sealing the deal, the final step is to learn whether or not the company’s founder is willing to pivot in the future.

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Don’t Roll out the Red Carpet on the Way out the Door

Both Sides of the Table

Ryan was the most talented technologist we had hired at BuildOnline. We hired Ryan at a really young age and without a tremendous amount of prior experience. We had a strategy of hiring people really young because we couldn’t afford to hire too many senior people. Ryan is now in his 30’s (old fart).

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through this stage can help you minimize the chances of failure although identifying the problem first can be a great way to create a long-lasting strategy. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings.

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The Austin Startup Diversity and Inclusion Pledge

Austin Startup

The centerpiece of the pledge is the Walker Rule, which is inspired by the NFL’s Rooney Rule, which was created by the late Dan Rooney in 2003 and is now supported by his son, Art Rooney II, President of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the years following its implementation, the number of minorities hired to fill head-coach roles doubled.

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How to Get Funding from Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban and Other Stories

Up and Running

Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. In case you haven’t heard of the website before, it allows you to register and hire professional consultants with top-tier qualifications, at a fraction of the cost you might otherwise have to pay, and in a fraction of the time.

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30 Compelling Reasons to Start a Business

Up and Running

For Will von Bernuth, co-founder of Block Island Organics, a family-run sun care startup, the flexible schedule allows him to help his parents. There are some monetary incentives to starting a business as well, says Fernando Campos, co-founder of Topwick, a members-only journal site that offers insider pricing on certain brands.

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17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading

Up and Running

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. Probably the grand-daddy of VC blogs, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has been posting every day since 2003. His blog is full of personal stories, gentle advice, and guidance that will be useful to any startup founder. A Smart Bear.