Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1-

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

When I started Idea Grove in 2005, most PR firms had names like law firms – the name of the firm was the name of the owner or partners. The post 26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names appeared first on Hearpreneur. Thanks to Jeremy Britton, 24HourWealthCoach.com ! #21-

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. Here’s the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- As an entrepreneur, you are somewhere along a long hard, uphill climb. 1- Celebrating the little wins.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

How to be a rebel at work was the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). In 2005, while at the CIA, Don helped found Intellipedia , the Intelligence Community-wide wiki, with his colleague Sean Dennehy.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). I first met Ethan in 2005. Let me not bury the lede. I was preparing to move back to the US from London after 11 years abroad.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Personal Quest. It was at this point that I decided to start Success Partners Australia, a sales training and consulting company. Thanks Ben Lai, Success Partners ! #5 Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

It mined the data of its more than 115 million users to understand the background of entrepreneurs. SEE ALSO: The Interconnected World of Tech Companies [INFOGRAPHIC] What companies are responsible for the most entrepreneurs? Have an account? Whom is he or she connected to? Whom is he or she connected to?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I Is that when it became big? was starting. was starting. You still need the presentation to back that up.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm. It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 11, 2020

I’ve been involved in gender inequity issues since I joined the National Center for Women & Information Technology board in 2005 shortly after it was formed. I have an enormous amount to learn about racial inequality in our country and my network for and advocacy of Black entrepreneurs and investors is woefully inadequate.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. Entrepreneurs often ask me for help with their pitch decks.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Several years ago, my partner and I were busting our tails for 18 hours a day, but we weren’t really running our home services business. We motivate and coach entrepreneurs to be warriors for their businesses, for their families and for their communities. Back in 2005 under Walker, Dialpad Communications, Inc.,

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. The Exchange Fund – This allows the entrepreneurs to diversify their founders stock into other portfolio companies stock. Office Hours – Two or three partners post a sign-up sheet to meet with entrepreneurs. and Half.com.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2013

The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. “So, in 2005, we launched our very own platform.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 22, 2013

I remember our lunch with great pleasure, so when Christy and I had a brief conversation about her reaction to Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur , in encouraged her to write a guest post with her thoughts on the entrepreneurial couple and when it’s time for couples counseling. . It was 2005.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

I hired Kara as my legal intern in 2005 while I was working at a small firm doing workers comp and personal injury law. 11-Suggested by my partner’s husband. but then my partner’s husband piped up, The Renegade Writer. I came up with the name HypnoBusters by collaborating with my business partner and brother.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

645 Ventures: A New Era of Venture Capital Investing Arena Growth Partners We help great leaders build great businesses. Aspect Ventures | Aligned VC We believe that the interests of investors and entrepreneurs can and should be aligned. For most of us, we have been the only woman partner or senior executive in our firm.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. I had really positive experiences such as working with Greg Gretsch at Sigma Partners where he championed us to a partners’ meeting where we sort of got crucified. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day. And covered we did.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2017

I started my company in 2005 as a full-service marketing agency. My business partner and I are both avid travelers that met through a program called Remote Year where we got to live in a new country every month for a year with 70 other digital nomads. Thanks to Tim Burrows, Twelve Sixty Six ! #9- 9- After reading an inspiring story.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” Marketplace companies are notoriously difficult to start, so I'm constantly amazed that so many entrepreneurs chose this route. If you’re an entrepreneur, the glib answer is “no.”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Venture Capitalists typically have partners’ meetings on Mondays. So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

At the same time, his partner at his previous company – Tim Miller – was doing an entrepreneur-in-residence at a local Boulder VC firm (Boulder Ventures). I met Ryan via Young Entrepreneurs Organization – we were both in the same YEO forum. About a year after he got started, he was ready to raise a venture financing.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

My partner and I locked ourselves in a room for about 4 hours. But for entrepreneurs, there are practical implications to naming their business. In November 2005, one of my four sons was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Naming a business is one of the most important and overwhelming tasks for an entrepreneur.

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The Next Web

MARCH 8, 2014

It certainly did to me when I was an entrepreneur. On the surface, that seems to have absolutely nothing in common with the struggles of the common entrepreneur. But at the end of the day, I’ve learned that being a partner at a successful early-stage VC firm is not quite as different from being a founder as you might think.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). Partners make investment decisions. Meet in person. They’re buying you.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Lucky for you, time-strapped entrepreneur, weve gathered some tips from the pros to help you avoid some of the most common, game-ending mistakes committed by young startups. How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one? As an entrepreneur, theres a lot going on.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. Connect with our partners, e.g., Derek Holt. Now that we have 50+ partners, we want to scale. All of our regional leaders are serial entrepreneurs who are thinking about giving back. If you’re at a large company, partner with us.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. I know it’s not single-handed as he has both fantastic partners at Foundry Group and many other community leaders. Of course I have.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In his 2005 book, The World Is Flat , Thomas Friedman recognizes that the Internet has the ability to create a “level playing field” for all participants, and one where geographic distances become less relevant. Launched in 2005, Etsy is a leading marketplaces for the exchange of vintage and handmade items. annual GMV.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 24, 2019

My purpose since the beginning has been to help entrepreneurs, especially those based in Austin, as well as to clarify and solidify my own learnings. Lucky7 is named after my mom , who was an amazing woman and entrepreneur herself. And although we often celebrate the “hero” entrepreneur (e.g., Application Service Provider.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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Altgate

JUNE 1, 2009

  But I also love to follow blogs by entrepreneurs.    So with that in mind, I created a list of entrepreneur blogs.  VC bloggers are fascinating to follow.    It's an unique viewpoint and one that I find that I learn a lot from.    In compiling the list I made several exceptions. 

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

“We’re trying to find entrepreneurs who are thinking of it as another stage in the company,” he said. And maybe you heard of a tiny Linux-based mobile software designer Google bought in 2005, called Android Inc.? “Very few entrepreneurs get to the stage of creating a billion-dollar company. Chris Harper.

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2015

Venk Shukla , president TiE Silicon Valley and general partner, Monta Vista Capital. I spoke with Steve about innovation in the movie industry, and to Venk about his journey from bureaucrat in India to entrepreneur here in the U.S., and his work helping other Indian entrepreneurs through TiE, the Indus Entrepreneur network.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayserian sees what he calls “angel developing&# as a way for entrepreneurs to accomplish the same end — a product — without giving up control of their companies in the process. Have an account? “Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&# All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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