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How to Break into a Senior Business Position at a Growing Startup

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2) You’re not a specialist—so a company at that stage would be hard pressed to hire you as a head of sales or marketing, for example, because there are plenty of people out there who already have that specific skill set with startup leadership experience behind it. You’ve got to bring something valuable—like talent, money, or visibility.

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Startup Accelerators: Bundled and Unbundled

Austin Startup

Background / Related Reading: Founder Education Gatekeepers and Ecosystems What is the purpose of universities? And you can verify from certain founders (not pragmatists) that the right accelerators do deliver on that kind of experience; that the accelerator was “ life changing.” It depends on whom you ask.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Signal is a fundraising tool for founders run by NFX Guild, which identifies the most relevant VCs for you. . to motivate their angel community to support their startups. Pitchbot.vc are using AngelMob.co

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech: 2016 Update

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These companies have a long way to go until global dominance in many cases, but they are all growing, hiring, and strengthening the local community right now. On the early-stage side, this includes groups like Assemble , founded by Michael Skok, John Pearce, and C.A. Want businesses with massive reach and international presence?

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship. Don’t leave anything out just because you and your co-founders already talked about it.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

The video game and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality industry actively hire for people with design, screenwriting, and other visual arts skills. Some AI companies hire people with comedy-writing and script writing experience. Create a Yale-affiliated angel group, under the university’s official auspices.

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How to Get into Venture Capital - An Update

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Another case in point, Spark Capital just hired Kate Bolin --someone that had been interviewed at a portfolio company of theirs that had made a good enough impression that they labeled her as someone to stay in touch with. Christina Bechhold didn''t forget that--and so she co-founded her own angel group.