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Why More Funding Won’t Magically Fix Your Startup

Mucker Lab

This post originally appeared in TechCrunch back in 2015, written by our co-founder and managing partner Erik Rannala. We believe the message applies as much today as it did in 2015 when it was published. --. Before you indulge in marketing, sales and blinged-out offices, find product-market fit. It’s an art.

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The Digital Transformation Is Affordable For SMBs: Where To Start In Your Digital Strategy

YoungUpstarts

by Humberto Farias, CEO and co-founder at Concepta. SMBs no longer have to choose between hiring an in-house data science team or off the shelf enterprise analytics software. This means finance, operations, sales, and marketing departments as well as leadership can all access the same data.

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5 Ways To Be A Leader In Social Commerce

YoungUpstarts

by Tal Segalov, CTO & co-founder of Mintigo. Last year, Twitter announced that it would unveil its Buy Button in the first quarter of 2015, cementing the role social commerce will play in the way businesses must market their products to consumers. Hire the right marketing team.

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Checklist To Find The Startup Partner Of Your Dreams

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to startups, I often get asked what to look for in an ideal co-founder or business partner. For example, a technologist needs a strong finance person or a strong sales person who is willing and able to make decisions. Thus partnership decisions are much more critical then employee hiring decisions.

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Helping Entrepreneurs Buy And Sell Their Agencies

Duct Tape Marketing

Amanda is the Co-founder at Barney an M&A firm that specializes in the digital marketing space. Since 2015, her company, Barney, has guided over 150 media, marketing & tech companies through acquisitions. 16:06] Does hiring an advisor also come with a team of legal and financial advisors?

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Decathlon Capital.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Most founders have a strong sense of what they’re trying to achieve. They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” We try to hire deeply analytical associates to can help companies problem solve and who make us better investors. A Sense of Purpose.