Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 22, 2018

So much happened when the Lean Startup Community came together in Las Vegas last month for this year’s conference that I’m still processing it all. The change in location not only gave us all opportunities to see and do new things, but emphasized the reality that entrepreneurship is not about Silicon Valley, or even tech.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the past, large numbers of Philly’s top students flocked to California, New York, and Chicago after graduation. Compare that figure to New York City ($75-$84), Seattle ($40+), or Los Angeles ($39), and it’s clear why startups benefit from locating here. An Abundance of Entertainment, Community, and Recreation.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Rasheed Sabar , Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Correlation One. Since their September 2018 event, 5 companies have announced raises in excess of $115 million and a 6th has been acquired. Strategic corporate investors feature heavily in this activity, including members of the AIR community. Mazy Dar , CEO of OpenFin.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 29, 2018

Mitú, specifically, which is headquartered in Los Angeles and has operations in Miami, New York, Chicago, and Bogotá, broadcasts on more than 7+ platforms from Snapchat to television. They are Influencers outpacing the reach of even Oprah and the Kardashians.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. I wanted to be a part of a community of consultants that would provide me with the opportunity to build relationships with other practitioners, share lessons learned, and periodically collaborate. Photo Credit: Will Bachman.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

They’re pioneering a new dimension of gaming that belongs to its players and building a crypto video game arcade called Arcadeum, which is a community-driven platform for decentralized games where players enjoy the freedom of true digital ownership, open economies, provable fairness, privacy, and the ability to earn real-world value through play.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2020

Today, we provide swim instruction in-home and community pools in 40 metro areas Nationwide. Our pre-covid business (Welcome Box) was to serve the short term rental community, like Airbnb, with hospitality boxes that enhance guest stays. I was interested in a new challenge and a test to prove to myself I could build my own business.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

The time has come for the Texas startup community to band together to change the world once again. This number will double by the end of 2018 as we invite new mentors from Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Capital Factory will host community events in Houston with Venture Capitalists from Austin.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Almost immediately, people started to dig what we were doing: Digital Trends named Localeur one of their favorite new apps of SXSW 2013 and other press followed. Second, I went on to raise roughly $5 million in angel investments from 100 individuals who did listen to, understand, and value my experience as a black founder and CEO.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Prominent news organizations, ranging from The Economist to Wired ( multiple times ), have been describing WeWork as an example of blitzscaling. It’s not clear that there are any significant network effects that apply to commercial real estate in general or co-working in particular. Many competitors have arisen as a result.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion ” that the best performing VC funds are based in the major venture centers (Silicon Valley, Boston, and the New York area), but their best investments are outside of those geographies. Our job is to invest in the growth areas of 2018.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Brunner (@heatherjbrunner) | Twitter Preston James Co-founder & CEO DivInc Preston is at the center of everything Diversity & Inclusion in Austin. An early Human Rights Campaign board member and longtime Austin LGBTQ leader, Eugene co-chaired President Obama’s & the DNC’s LGBTQ Leadership Council.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

It starts before the technology development even gets underway, says Stanford University computer science professor Dr. Fei-Fei Li , who is the co-founder and co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. On the education side, HAI focuses on both educating our students as well as the community and the ecosystem.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

It starts before the technology development even gets underway, says Stanford University computer science professor Dr. Fei-Fei Li , who is the co-founder and co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. On the education side, HAI focuses on both educating our students as well as the community and the ecosystem.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

BHAGs were established by management guru Jim Collins in his 1994 book “ Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great) “ , co-authored with Stanford professor Jerry Porras. In 2018, Walmart had $500.3 We started franchising and slowly expanded from Fairfield County in Connecticut over to New York.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Even after Fowler’s article came to the forefront and investors Freada and Mitch Kapor broke ranks with their silent co-investors in their now-famous open letter , things didn’t get better. CEO Travis Kalenick was caught on film arguing with an Uber driver about Uber’s new plans to lower fares. It’s male founder friendly.

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