Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Many successful entrepreneurs learned how to run a business as they built one, and they had the educational benefit of being able to make mistakes and learn from them as they went along. These nine websites will help you track down the appropriate entrepreneurs. There’s no substitute for experience.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 31, 2016

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs “why they started their businesses.”

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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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. Are These Your Slides? I quickly leafed through them and replied, “Sure they’re our original slides.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 28, 2008

We pitch to potential partners, vendors, publishers, conferences, employees, and even lawyers. Most of the times I have seen pitches fail, it is not because they are poorly written, or that the entrepreneur lacks passion. whats the launch plan? Youre not one of those are you?) It is because they dont answer the right question.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Cofoundr This simple forum is intended to help entrepreneurs build teams and solicit advice from a pool of like-minded people. Cons: People advertising services, looking for advice, seeking investment capital, and looking for cofounders are all dumping their comments into the same place, which can make it hard to browse.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS How to pick a co-founder by Naval Ravikant on November 12th, 2009 Update : Also see our 40-minute interview on this topic. Picking a co-founder is your most important decision. but it’s manageable.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

For young aspiring entrepreneurs at the drawing table trying to discover what you’re passionate about, you will most likely agree that being your own boss, making your own hours, setting your own rules, and living on “easy street” is the primary objective. She should know. Homejoy was named one of the Hottest U.S.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

female founders. founder friday. Lessons learned from female founders and women entrepreneurs. Startup Quote: Wendy Tan White on Building a Successful Startup » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder. Tweet By Elizabeth Knopf (Co-Founder & CEO, Sorced). Conference 2012.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs. Beware The Consultant John Greathouse – Posted in: Cash Flow Management , Launching Venture , Strategic Planning. One of the best things about being an entrepreneur is that there are no rules. Thanks for visiting! You can do anything you want with your time.

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Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

My partners and I have blogged about some of these including Invited Guest , Golazo , Authentic , and Tribe. We love meeting entrepreneurs who take this blank canvas approach when thinking about disrupting markets. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2022

Edward has been coaching and advising start-up founders, Fortune 10 executives, and heads of state for over 15 years. He also has a new book launching on June 21, 2022, called — Leading With Heart: 5 Conversations That Unlock Creativity, Purpose, and Results. And he's also the co-author of a book. So Edward, welcome to the show.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Replicate what I was doing for others. We saw that many food entrepreneurs had these same problems. My co founder Jonathan Hill realised how important good food was due to his father passing away from eating poorly.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

My own fascination with podcasts began with a warm recommendation from Pablo (founder of Antidote ). In September 2000, the first system that enabled the selection, automatic downloading and storage of serial episodic audio content on PCs and portable devices was launched [6] from early MP3 player manufacturer, i2Go. itunes.apple.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. I’m in Seattle this week.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. Entrepreneurs often ask me for help with their pitch decks.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Fell in Love. I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. We have an amazing co-parenting style that works for both of us, and we’re both happy. Image Credit: Nick Gray.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

My own fascination with podcasts began with a warm recommendation from Pablo (founder of Antidote ). In September 2000, the first system that enabled the selection, automatic downloading and storage of serial episodic audio content on PCs and portable devices was launched [6] from early MP3 player manufacturer, i2Go. itunes.apple.com.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

When mud runs were becoming fads, I tried launching my own mud run series. We saw launching our own business as a way to work together, have fun and surround ourselves with smart, kind makers who wanted to have some impact on the world. 18- To be recognized in the category and sector. Thanks to Anurag Dwivedi, Rocketium ! #4-

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www.instigatorblog.com

MARCH 2, 2010

The Board probably existed beforehand, but was made up only of the founders. Venture capital firms like to see CEOs with strong support (beyond the Board of Directors) and that’s what the Advisory Board is there to do. Once funding takes place, the angels or VCs will want a seat at the table. There’s no surprise there.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. Why do I do it?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Interestingly enough, CooTek’s co-founder and CEO, Michael Wong , who was formerly from Microsoft’s R&D unit, took an unconventional route by launching in the Western market first. Asia Entrepreneur Insider Mobile Analysis and Opinion china Europe Mobile Apps Profiles and Interviews startups United States'

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

You may know him as the founder of Soylent, the nutrition company he started in his kitchen and scaled nationwide. Many of you will know Robert as the founder of Soylent, which he started out of his kitchen and then grew into a nationwide phenomenon. I'm general partner at MarsBio VC and Director of The Corona Initiative.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. Stock Quotes. more in Tech. link] [link] --> By JOANN S.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. The timing is perfect, there is more than a little overlap with Vivek Wadhwa’s guest post on venture capital earlier today. and Google. No phone system. No legal muck.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin are the founders of a company called Bitwise. Here's my conversation with the founders of Bitwise. I am the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries. Irma Olguin : My name is Irma Olguin, I'm the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries. So what are we going to do?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2015

Crosscut Ventures has just announced their 3rd fund and clocking in at $75 million , which will be focused heavily on Los Angeles – FTW. Like many entrepreneurs, the founders of Crosscut quit their well-paid jobs in the belief that LA’s moment was about to arrive and they spent years on low (sometimes no) salaries to prove it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

A great product enables customers, developers, partners, and even competitors to exchange their unique currencies in combinations that lead to financial success for the company that organizes them. A minimum viable product in this category must answer the question: does my media content or channel command the attention of a valuable audience?

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs. Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You John Greathouse – Posted in: Entrepreneur , Strategic Planning. Successful entrepreneurs have a bias toward action, as illustrated in Tom and Huck. infoChachkie. Thanks for visiting!

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. So how do Israeli ventures scale up? The founders have started companies before. Sixty-three percent of startups currently scaling up are run by Israeli entrepreneurs with prior founding experience. We think so. billion in 2013.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

“The country’s main strength remains the excellent and improving capacity for innovation, the category in which Israel came in 6th place, which rests not only on highly innovative businesses but also on the availability of high-quality research institutions and is reflected in a high number of patents,” stated the report. Diversified U.S.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, I describe this in part as the “Social Network” effect… not just the movie itself but the example of Mark Zuckerberg and many other high profile young founders as role models ( who can forget this image? )

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2009

But entrepreneurs can be great spouses and parents. Biological Clocks After Convergent and now single again, I was a co-founder of my next two startups; MIPS and Ardent. Product Launch Our first daughter was born about four months after I started at SuperMac. Our circumstances were unique and your mileage will vary.

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