ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 19, 2019

Before we take a plunge into the Startup culture of India, let us first try understanding what exactly a startup is, and how does it function? Then we will tell the evolution of startups in India and the story until now. What is a Startup? How did India utilize its resources to become a startup generating machine?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 9, 2020

Why Startup Communities are Essential written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Brad Feld, c0-author of a new book The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. Brad is also a co-founder of Techstars.

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Transformify

MARCH 23, 2020

Traveling around the world, I met startup founders, forex traders, marketers, online shop owners, travel bloggers, Instagram influencers and digital business entrepreneurs of all kinds. It was a growing community of people who enjoyed their digital nomad lifestyle.

Technical Review 132

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There is a wealth of resources that are unique to this town and a vibrant community of hackers, product designers, business people, and investors at various stages in their career. Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. HBS Startup Tribe. The Grand-daddy. Next major event?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Q1 2020 marks Reset ’s two year anniversary, from when we had our first conversation about how we could help distributed teams find affordable space to meet and work. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?kudos kudos to ya’ll.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised money from VCs and 7.7%

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

Data sources include the publications, competitors, influencers, podcasts, and communities that your audience engages with the most. With industry trends identified, your next step is to identify relevant communities and conversations. Collect data sources for quantitative insights. Conduct content-driven client interviews.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. If you’re following Tesla, you might be interested to know that Sloan wasn’t the founder of GM. The founder of what became General Motors was William (Billy) Durant.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 1, 2023

This makes for “taking” a game community easier, and introduces new complexity for big game studios I talked about this a bit on the Deep End from On Deck. -1: I still want this to happen, but as I love to tell founders Hope isn’t a strategy. If communities are a moat, now they are even more important to protect.

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

This makes for “taking” a game community easier, and introduces new complexity for big game studios I talked about this a bit on the Deep End from On Deck. -1: I still want this to happen, but as I love to tell founders Hope isn’t a strategy. If communities are a moat, now they are even more important to protect.

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home Events Calendar Job Board Startup Resources Archives About Contact Interested in an Open-Data Contest in Baltimore? Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

On October 15, Capital Factory hosted the Latinx in Tech Summit, where over 100 founders, investors, executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the city gathered together for an inspiring and insightful afternoon. Despite not having formal coding skills or startup experience, Pamela became a founder by using Facebook as her platform.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Why has growth hacking so strongly resonated with the startup community? The real answer is that the phrase “growth hacking” caught fire because of its particular emphasis on growth, which determines the life and death of every startup. Startups are facing growth challenges that were not apparent a few years ago.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Here are their breakdowns of the costs and time investments to create 10 of the world’s hottest startups. And that involves processes, structures, feedback loops, analytics and a community.”. Suddenly, those multi-million dollar financing rounds that startups raise don’t seem so outrageous! 1) Twitter. 3) Facebook. 4) WhatsApp.

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Tutorial Day At #RailsConf » Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail. 13, 2011 13:30 in Startups. Last night, I went to a local “find a co-founder” meetup for RE. Let’s face it; the make up of your team is absolutely critical to the success of any startup.

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Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2018

Talent may be evenly distributed but opportunity most definitely is not. We have some data on all of our members and more data on our Accelerator startups, but we know that it is incomplete. Diverse in this context means “not a white male,” members are coworkers in our community and investments are Accelerator startups.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Half of these startups will demo their talents on Saturday, March 10, and the remaining 25 on Sunday, March 11. The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event takes place within the Startup & Tech Sectors track of programming. The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event takes place within the Startup & Tech Sectors track of programming.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Time will tell.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Rossanna Ceccato is the founder of Redress, a disruptive clothing platform that helps women renew and refresh their wardrobes through dress swaps. I have been continually impressed by Sarah Hawley, the founder of Growmotely. Henrique co-founded Brex, a financial service and tech company based in San Francisco, California.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Once again, we are grateful to have the opportunity to work with so many amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, and other collaborators to bring the boldstart family together. 2017 Recap.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

From paying attention to fees to balancing what works for you, here are 13 answers to the question, “Is crowdfunding for startups a good idea? While these fees may seem reasonable at first glance, they can add up quickly and significantly impact the amount of capital that the startup receives from the crowdfunding campaign.

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Genuine VC

DECEMBER 3, 2014

The benefits have been touted previously : an anchor for attracting and retaining talent in Boston, as well as a breeding ground for the next set of great Boston entrepreneurs and founders. This entrepreneurial HubSpot spirit has — and will continue to have — a ripple effect throughout the Boston early stage startup ecosystem.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

You might have started searching for a tech-oriented co-founder to help you launch your idea, only to find that your startup can’t afford the ongoing salary for a skilled software developer. The question is: Does a startup need permanent tech staff right away or can you get things off the ground without one?

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 27, 2017

Here’s a question I recommend founders ask Seed or Series A VCs during their fundraising: “What’s a risk you’re more comfortable with than the average VC?” Here are two: We’re more comfortable with certain types of founder risk (first time, non-traditional) than some funds. Technical risk.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2020

This struggle pales in comparison to what the Black community is suffering through. We must educate ourselves on the systemic issues the Black community faces and has faced regularly. Statement linked here and outlined below: We are a community in pain. Black Lives Matter. Police reform and reparations are urgently needed.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Guest Post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co., Here’s the thing about The Lean Startup methodology. Our customer-first, rapid trials-rapid discovery ethos is adaptable to all varieties of mission driven, enterprise, and startup companies around the world. At The Lean Startup Conference on Nov.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

GrowthHackers founder and former Head of Growth at Dropbox, Sean Ellis , coined the term: “A growth hacker is a person whose true north is growth. Startups need to survive and thrive on a shoestring budget, which is why it’s based on rapid experimentation. Why do people think growth hacking in marketing is controversial? The result?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 10, 2019

Over the years, I’ve written about my belief in the importance of giving back to your communities and #givefirst. EFCO started as an experiment here in Boulder, not unlike Techstars and Startup Week / Weekend that got their start in our backyard. We are pleased to be able to help expand the mental health resources in our community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

That’s why investors acknowledge that two co-founders are often better than one -- with one focusing on the technical solution, and the other focusing on defining and building the business model. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Rick Boerebach is a co-founder of ZEEF.com , a curated link directory built by passionate experts. He has a background in affiliate marketing and development and is a startup enthusiast in general. Affiliate marketing can help your startup rise above the clutter and increase your revenue. What is affiliate marketing?

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Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

I’ve observed what may be an emerging trend, at least in some startups, that I find somewhat unsettling. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

O perations – We work closely with a pool of preferred service providers who address the operational challenges of early-stage companies: accounting, financial modeling, sales acceleration, legal and regulatory needs, insurance, real estate, engineering, and community building. This is roughly comparable to PRNewswire’s distribution service.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Howdy Austin mural commissioned by Ride|Austin Here is your home page to get started and meet all of the people you need to know to plug into the Austin tech startup scene?—?the the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends. What do you do until we’re hanging out in person again?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2021

That’s why investors acknowledge that two co-founders are often better than one -- with one focusing on the technical solution, and the other focusing on defining and building the business model. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 31, 2022

Similarly, Louis Vuitton released a game named Louis the Game to commemorate the founder’s 200th birthday. As a result, we have the distribution of 3D buildings to any metaverse, incorporated into websites or even social media channels. Players may play as Vuitton and locate some of the 30 NFTs hidden inside the game.

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