YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

by Kenneth Coats, founder of eKnowID. It’s imperative to perform a due diligence check before entering into any business relationship — especially for an entrepreneur. In the past few years, big names, including Yahoo! Now, don’t get me wrong: Most people don’t lie on their résumés. Research shows they’re not alone.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

You have two founders and it was agreed that one would get the CEO role so the other needs to call themselves president or COO. Many times they also pick up product and tech, too. Often times you find the CEO who really just likes to do product or tech. Similarly I talk to CEOs who can’t do a sales pipeline review with me.

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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. I've never been around this many Latinx in tech. We have the opportunity to grasp this particular space.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. TWTFelipe is the founder of TWTApps , who had developed some really cool add-on applications for Twitter to extend its functionality. university in math or science&# (Thomas Friedman).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. Very few founder CEOs go into the job ever expecting to give up their seat. It’s your baby. You took the biggest leap of faith.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. The lack of team cohesion and respect for individuals has probably been one of the biggest weaknesses of Zynga – at least from nearly EVERY employee I’ve ever talked to who worked there.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

Some food banks saw demand 3-4x normal, just as their volunteer base shrunk due to worries about COVID-19 infection. We’re hopeful that by sharing our story, others in the tech and philanthropic world can get some ideas for ways they can use lean principles to help their communities through this trying time.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2023

Humanizing the Workplace: Building Strong Employee Relationships written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Joey Coleman In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Joey Coleman. Questions I ask Joey Coleman: [02:42] what’s the real cost of employee turnover? [04:04]

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2021

by Andy Prakash, founder of Privacy Ninja. And only a few days ago, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) launched a digital signature feature on the SingPass mobile app to provide “greater convenience” for its more than 2.1 million users, enabling them to sign digital documents in less than two minutes. The culprit?

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View from Seed

MARCH 1, 2016

That story is how you recruit employees, convince customers to give you a shot, and secure funding. Investors and smart hires will always do appropriate diligence before investing money and time, but they won’t bother doing that unless they are excited about your story. In that moment, language and naming “clicked” for Helen.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. There will be less employees and more solopreneurs. Even non-tech companies will transition to a digital space. The future of entrepreneurship for the vast majority is like ‘freelancing'.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. ” Fire, Ready, Aim.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

By Kathryn Petralia, Kabbage co-founder and COO. Since co-founding Kabbage Inc. Review your business finances. Before pursuing any financial options, thoroughly review your records to ensure your business is best-positioned for loan approval. Be cautious before borrowing from family and friends.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

What tech stack should a microinfluencer use? Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. We market to four populations: High-potential founders. High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Summer is always the time when large numbers of new participants in the tech ecosystem arrive and start to get their bearings. It’s also surprisingly difficult for students to get plugged-in to everything that is happening in the local tech ecosystem. For example: Dropbox, Reddit, and Birch Box, to name a few. Next major event?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. Having a simple background in sales and marketing , he came up with attractive employee benefits.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Anyone who has sat stymied with their cursor blinking in a “username” field knows that coming up with a name is harder than you’d think. We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!) to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. How Do I Start? Ask yourself: 2.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 3, 2021

Iconic companies that have achieved phenomenal success include Microsoft, Apple, Google and Intel — every one of these companies had a couple of founders. Having multiple co-founders can lead to personality clashes. Many businesses go through tough times including now iconic names such as SpaceX.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

What’s the name of the company? Dan: The name of the company is Member Desk. So Member Desk is a virtual and yet it can also be physical, literally sitting in the front of the co- working space inexpensive way to do that for pretty much any organization. e.g., “Thanks @TheDaveCollins for sponsoring #SmartBearLive!”

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled workforces that can support tech startups. . The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. Boulder, CO. The Kauffman Index recently named Miami the second most entrepreneurial city in the U.S.,

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

Not only is he a visionary thinker who was ahead of his time in terms of understanding the potential of technology, but he's also an incredible leader and motivator. A very successful entrepreneur and one that is inspiring to me for many reasons are Micheal Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club. 6- Muhammad Yunus. 12- David Karp.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 3, 2020

I hope our products at Tipsy Elves do that for people every day, but in 2020 I’m making a more intentional effort to bring joy daily for the people around me and for my employees. More conscious effort to remember the power of showing gratitude, especially to our employees. Thanks to Cathryn Lavery, BestSelf Co. ! #7-Make

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Amanda is the Co-founder at Barney an M&A firm that specializes in the digital marketing space. Since 2015, her company, Barney, has guided over 150 media, marketing & tech companies through acquisitions. Questions I ask Amanda Dixon: [1:14] What’s the story behind your company name? [1:57] Like this show?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2015

by Andrea Martins, co-founder of GreenSocks. He may have been named by Silicon Valley thought leader Paul Graham as one of the five most interesting startup founders since 1979, but Sam’s curious penchant for wearing t-shirts over long-sleeve shirts suggests that he’s definitely too young for me.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

He is the co-founder of Boast.ai, where he leveraged the Community-Led Growth model to bootstrap the company. He is also the co-founder of Traction, a community empowering over 100k innovators through connections, content, and capital. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! This is John Jansen.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 13, 2011

Have you ever said to yourself, How in the world did [insert name of powerful business executive] get to where he is? It’s important to remember that achievements are often less dependent on your technical know-how and more dependent on how you organize and think. Editor’s note: Read our review of “The Benevolent Dictator” here.).

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Also, they are investors, startup advisors, and co-founders of Agency18, a firm that helps mission-driven companies adopt their Unsold Mindset. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! They are the bestselling co-authors of The Unsold Mindset: redefining what it means to sell. Like this show?

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Carolyn serves as the co-founder and CEO of Hello Alice. Hello Alice is a free, data-driven, and multichannel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while increasing owner success rates. Follow HelloAlice on Twitter.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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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. He belongs to that Mount Rushmore of American CEOs, along with names like Carnegie, Ford, and Jobs. When you’re that great, you only need one name). That’s a statement of business innovation, not technological innovation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled work forces that can support tech startups. The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality. Los Angeles.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

In this final post, I’ll review the foundational building blocks that all companies must continuously measure, refine and optimize if they are to avoid hitting the rocks where so many other startups meet their ruin. We advise founders and teams to build systems and processes with the right foundation early. Product Architecture.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2019

Henrik and I co-founded Fisker Inc. in 2016, as an advanced e-mobility and automotive technology company with the mission to develop world-class, emotionally-compelling vehicles featuring the most forward-thinking automotive technologies in existence. Thanks to Chas Cooper, Rising Star Reviews ! #9-

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 3, 2011

New guidelines on how entrepreneurs can satisfy the employer-employee relationship requirement for an H-1B visa (see the second-to-last question about sole owners). I’ve been working on this issue since I wrote the post The Founders Visa Movement on 9/10/09 (all my posts can be seen in the category summary Startup Visa on my blog).

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 17, 2017

Unfortunately, it is the sad fate of certain candidates due to the fact that their interviewers are biased, whether it is blatant or concealed. The ATX Diversity in Tech Meetup , lead by Ricardo Sánchez , recently met at Galvanize for a great event discussing interview bias and how to create a blended team.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2023

4- To provide reliable funding solutions Photo Credit: Fred Winchar As a co-founder, president, and CEO of MaxCash Title Loans, I have a passion for providing access to financial resources to those in need. 15- To make money on my terms Photo Credit: Shantell Young My name is Shantell Young.

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