Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. He has a new book out called — Moving to Outcomes: Why Partnerships are the Future of Marketing. 9:14] How do I find partners? [12:58]

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Since then, we’ve served 500+ unique customers, worked with 10+ space partners, pivoted our business model from B2C to B2B, signed on advisers, and have raised money from outside investors. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?kudos kudos to ya’ll.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

by Bruce Cleveland, Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of “ Traversing the Traction Gap “ As we continue our exploration of the Traction Gap Framework® – a step-by-step approach that startup teams can use to go from ideation to preparing to scale – I will walk you through the principles.

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Framework Architecture Cleveland Early Stage 127

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

And not keep investors informed about changes to your business model can have serious consequences. How to recognize when it’s time to pull the plug on your startup idea, and why founders can’t operate afford to operate in a vacuum were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Dan Miller. Brian Zuercher.

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Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 248

YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2019

by Bruce Cleveland, Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of “ Traversing the Traction Gap “ As we continue our exploration of the Traction Gap Framework® – a step-by-step approach that startup teams can use to go from ideation to preparing to scale – I will walk you through the principles.

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Framework Architecture Cleveland Early Stage 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Thus the top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be to build and highlight their “dream team” of co-founders, executives and advisers, to attract the biggest and best investors. Investors look for “street smarts,” or examples that didn’t come from a school book or a corporate process.

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Sweat Equity Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Software Review 152

VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2012

In his book “ Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ “, Daniel Goleman covers in-depth this relatively new area of research. make a copy of this Google doc template of the Business Model Canvas to re-jig who your users, collaborators, channels and business model(s).

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Engineer Technical Review Software Review Startup 145

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. AskAnything.VC

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Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

Austin Startup

AUGUST 22, 2018

Co-owner and founder Michael Heyne said that people didn’t understand the original name, a reference to doner kebabs (which isn’t even available on the menu anymore). Brand-Building for People who Build Brands I came across a monograph about Unimark , the legendary brand identity company co-founded by Massimo Vignelli.

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Design New York City Cofounder Bankruptcy 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

In addition, creating a business requires leading and interacting with other people, including partners, investors, and customers. Yet there are clearly some positive steps I can recommend for getting you (and him) over the bridge: Find a co-founder who has been there and done that.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

TLDR: Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits , authors of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development are back with a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur. From Lean Startup Machine , Lean LA and San Diego Tech Founders , to countless speeches and workshops, I have seen the impact that their leadership has had first hand.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

And not keep investors informed about changes to your business model can have serious consequences. How to recognize when it’s time to pull the plug on your startup idea, and why founders can’t operate afford to operate in a vacuum were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Dan Miller. Brian Zuercher.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. business model and team. I usually don’t back a business unless there are founders that can build, sell, and service the new solution that is being brought to market. I could write a book on this post alone. There is usually a way.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 24, 2019

I’ve thought a lot about writing a book over the years. You can buy her book at her website, Guardians of the Forest , and it is the perfect gift for children ages 4 to 12. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. We leveraged the Software as a Service business model to stress that last S?—?

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Software Review Cofounder eCommerce Austin 48

Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. Yesterday I was having a discussion with one of our executives on the strength of network effects inherent in the data.world business model. 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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Hearpreneur

MAY 4, 2019

David Kidder explores this in his new book and tries to help companies deal with this change through his firm, Bionic Solutions LLC. We’ve worked at the CEO level with a dozen Fortune 500 partners and are thrilled to have this opportunity to share our learnings in our new book, New to Big. Who doesn’t want to be bionic?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It needs all the trappings of a successful business as well. Shira Sue Carmi, the founder of Launch Collective, reminds us that the business of launching a clothing brand is as important as the artistry: Fashion is amazing in the way it balances art and commerce, but it’s a business. Plan for Manufacturing.

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Small Business Administration Social Media LLC Technical Review 133

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? same as the old boss.

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

Meg Wirth and Allyson Cote, founders of Maternova. The business model is innovative and unique, and the business itself serves as a fantastic “how to” example for entrepreneurs looking to start a social, mission-driven business. See Also Robot Paper: What It Takes to Start a Comic Book Business.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. We were obviously wrong about Untitled Partners’ ability to grow through the subsequent downturn. #19 13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders.

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Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

It dawned on me that the plans were a symptom of a larger problem: we were executing business plans when we should first be searching for business models. So what would a search process for a business model look like? So I wrote a book about this called the Four Steps to the Epiphany.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

Founders Dilemmas: Equity Splits. The following is an excerpt from HBS Professor Noam Wasserman’s new book, The Founders Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup. Noam is one of a rare breed of business academics: he studies entrepreneurship using a rigorous empirical approach.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. Bob Fabbio was the founder and CEO of eRelevance and he was the man in the arena here?—?and For all of us Austin fans, I’m talking about Cotter Cunningham, the founder and CEO of RetailMeNot. But I digress?—?this and I bet he’ll be back. or break?—?the

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Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. Speak with potential customers, speak with industry experts, speak with potential partners?—?validate The first post was sent to me by Josh McClure, the co-founder and CEO of Real Massive, who I first referenced in my Lucky7 post about Lola Savannah.

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www.tangosource.com

MARCH 8, 2012

You are here: Blog > Finding a technical co-founder: Youâ??re Finding a technical co-founder: Youâ??re Business. |. re trying to create a new product as a non technical person, it might seem easy at first, until you start looking for real technical partners. As a potential technical co-founder, thereâ??s

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. The reality today is that capital is more available than ever and entrepreneurs have become more sophisticated, so founders are looking for more than just cash from their venture backers. but globally.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

What is it, and how should founders think about it? note: We’d like to be extra clear that founders should not take on venture debt if they don’t have 100% visibility into repaying the loan, as banks that need to recoup their loan my force the company or you as the guarantor into liquidation or bankruptcy. Business model?

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Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

I had already been freelance writing for several years and decided to turn it into a business, creating content, ghostwriting, and teaching businesses to use storytelling and Cause Marketing through keynotes, trainings, and my books. I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 9, 2021

Looking back, I believe that Jeff is one of most iconic, successful founders and CEOs of all time. These innovations are impactful, but there are also ample opportunities to innovate purely on the business model. That’s a statement of business innovation, not technological innovation. THE CORE OF GREATNESS: FOCUS.

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Leadership Technical Review Cofounder Later Stage 42

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live … the show were Jason speaks with entrepreneurs looking to improve their businesses. Listen to this episode if you want to hear about a founder who has a product and users and paying customers … and is trying to figure out how to take his company to the next level and grow faster.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Greylock investor Sridhar Ramaswamy , who co-founded search engine startup Neeva , says it’s more important for startups to think about creating a product that is useful and resonates with people before worrying about whether a large incumbent is doing it. But also think about it in terms of business model.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Greylock investor Sridhar Ramaswamy , who co-founded search engine startup Neeva , says it’s more important for startups to think about creating a product that is useful and resonates with people before worrying about whether a large incumbent is doing it. But also think about it in terms of business model.

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Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 20, 2020

That’s one of the reasons why Ben Casnocha and I advised people to adopt ABZ Planning in our book, The Startup of You. My Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh and I discussed this in depth in a new episode of Greymatter. A classic but frequently misunderstood dictum for founders is that they should fail fast and celebrate failure.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Social Network Jordan 69

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

When the going gets rough in business, you’ll need the motivation to keep moving. A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- Thanks to Alfredo Cernuda, Sir Hemp Co.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn. By now we had found a few customers and learned a lot more about the market from them and other prospects.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. So far I have shared with you 9 simple steps to start your own tech business ((don’t miss part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 ). Brad Feld wrote a great book about Venture Capital. 60-70% for founders.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

by Charles Cridland, Co-Founder and Technical Director of YourParkingSpace. When money changed hands, it was in person – I had no way to take commission or charge for the booking service through the original platform. I partnered up with Harrison Woods, then-Managing Director of Primal Parking.

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