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The Traction Gap Framework: Four Pillars Of Startup Success

YoungUpstarts

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. Team Architecture.

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The Traction Gap Framework: Four Pillars Of Startup Success

YoungUpstarts

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. Team Architecture.

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Traversing No-Man’s Land, The Go-To-Market Phase

YoungUpstarts

by Bruce Cleveland, Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of “ Traversing the Traction Gap “. Bruce Cleveland is a Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of the book “ Traversing the Traction Gap “. You can learn more about the Traction Gap Framework here.

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How To Build A Startup That Doesn’t Flop

YoungUpstarts

If followed, we believe it can help startup teams navigate the critical early stages of development – and avoid joining a majority of early stage companies that end up on the entrepreneurial scrap heap. Read on to discover why successfully traversing the Traction Gap is critical to early stage companies.

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

Part 2: Early-stage Regional Venture Funds. This “small business” mindset is a holdover of how capital starved early stage startups are/were in Oregon. So I launched The Big Bend Theory with Bruce Cleveland. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. Part 3: Engineering a Regional Tech Cluster.

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Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more)

Startup Lessons Learned

Three premier early-stage venture investors have joined forces to sponsor the event: Baseline , Floodgate , and First Round Capital. Three premier early-stage venture investors have joined forces to sponsor the event: Baseline , Floodgate , and First Round Capital.

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Lending to Small Business Picks up

Up and Running

While traditional loans are still available, the requirements can be difficult for many businesses—especially those in the early stages—to meet,” Campbell said. Newer options offer added flexibility and can more easily meet quick cash flow needs.”. “We’ve long believed [that] one of the keys to renewed U.S.