ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

I will say the one thing we tell all our portfolio companies is to get fit and lean in. So the “get fit” part of it is whatever your circumstances are today, lean inwards a little bit, do some introspection, and figure out which part of the house requires some cleaning up. I like the get fit and lean in. Jonathan Siddharth .

Partner 132

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2012

For example, Oxford Entrepreneurs now claims to be the largest student society at Oxford. These entrepreneurs soon find out it is not. But for these entrepreneurs this is a minor detail. Prioritizing what to do is something many entrepreneurs are less qualified to do. But the noise. They can figure these things out later.

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Metrics Nigeria Ratchet Churn Rate 68

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. At Flow Capital, we use HubSpot’s sequences and workflows functions to automate a bulk of our emails and internal tasks. Another provider which identifies email addresses of strangers is Contactout.

Technical Review 78

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Since I first started writing about vanity metrics , I’ve met more and more entrepreneurs who are struggling with a simple question: how can I tell a vanity metric when I see it? Even worse, entrepreneurs are faced with a constant barrage of vanity metrics from competitors and other companies engaged in PR. Is that really news?

San Francisco 154

San Francisco Metrics Lean PR 154

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

I actually use LivePlan and I mentor entrepreneurs all over the world. I have some entrepreneurs who are in Gaza, who are in Cairo, who are in New Jersey, and I’m in Oregon. As an entrepreneur I would say 50/50. Then referral rates and opt-out rates. This is my biggest thing really, is having solid mentors.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60