The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. 60-70% for founders. 10-20% for employees.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 12, 2019

Being a co-founder of a real estate investment company allows me to set my own objectives, determine my work hours, and reap the rewards of my actions. Thanks to Dave Munson, Saddleback Leather Co. ! #16- Some of these people, I would have never even dreamed of meeting while I was at my 9-5 job back in Europe.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

At the beginning of 2018, we almost invested in a startup with two strong founders. To make a long and private story short, on the morning I was about to call the founders to let them know I was in, they decided to amicably part ways. A few months passed, and we ended up investing in the company with one of the original founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2018

As a Jewish person I know something about this scapegoating because it is the history of my people for 2,000+ years including the Pogroms in Eastern Europe that cause my family to escape using fake passports and wind up in South America (Colombia) in search of a better life. Invisibility. I promise you won’t regret it.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. The notion of renting and sharing instead of acquiring fits into the trend towards environmentalism and conscious capitalism and is further powered by social media. And Beyond….

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The US market is worth more than $25 billion and Europe is the same. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc. Read plenty of “what went wrong” eulogies by founders and see what you can learn. So, let’s start with the basics. It it just more time that they save?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2020

In January of this year, he arrived in the US with his co-founders as part of the winter 2020 YCombinator batch. When the shelter in place orders began, Alpha found himself living in a tiny Airbnb with his other co-founders, Having just arrived from the UK to do the start up program, YCombinator. Alpha Lee : Yeah.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2013

We grab Epirot Ludvik Nekaj (pictured above), the founder And CEO Of Crowdsourcing Week , for a quick chat on where crowdsourcing is headed in the coming years for this part of the world. In Asia and Singapore, we cannot just copy existing crowdsourcing or crowdfunding platforms from the US and Europe.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Chris McCann is the co-founder of StartupDigest , the members-only guide to the tech startup world. Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). spray-and-pray?

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. She is the Founder and CEO of Volunteer Spot an online coordination app that facilitates volunteering. Bantuveris is a recognized national expert in boosting parent involvement in school and using social media for social good. Robert Dahl.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

Australia has the highest usage and penetration of social media at an average of 7 hours a month. What we’ve seen in digital…’A mashup co-creation, mass customised society’… we will inevitably see in retail…. These founders are imbuing their new businesses with the values of our time. The retailers that survive anyway.

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Transformify

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Its founder, Ryan Thorpe, is extremely passionate about the idea. Another factor is studying in Europe. On top of that, I have many other methods I am sure would interest those struggling with social media engagement and building their very own community. The community has recently joined #GoRemote campaign.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

Marketing products into international markets is not a simple task”, says Julio Oliveto, founder of Livre, an innovative wheelchair-tricycle company in Brazil. Parallel to this, social media has grown as well, allowing businesses from anywhere in the world to market to anyone,” he says. Attracting Overseas Customers.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. Our business is based on content marketing and digital media, which has allowed for our success to flourish. On that vacation, I found myself stalking my friends’ Instagram stories because, yes, I had FOMO—even from Europe. That’s right.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. Before I get into the details for founders, let me talk about options-hungry employees. Novel and creative campaigns like the recent YouTube campaign from Old Spice purportedly demonstrate the power of social in marketing.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

But you don't have any lords and masters to answer to and the pay out goes entirely to the founders and management team. He is currently Co-Founder of CapitalMarkets.com and Editor Of SaaSInsights. This is not just about social media or consumerization of software. My personal experience echoes that.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? Non of this academic stuff. you can hire for those.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. Why bootstrap? Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Now more than ever, social media channels are increasingly the norm, so further investing in community activities like meet-ups and workshops can add a face-to-face element — one that is extremely valuable. For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Jobs Welcome to Mashable!

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. One of its champions includes Jason Goldberg, the co-founder and CEO of online design retailer Fab.com Inc.,

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In 2016 alone, 300+ “machine intelligence” (AI + ML) startups in Europe raised over €1.4 Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Orcam was created by the founders of Mobileye (NYSE: MBLY and one of Israel’s largest IPOs ), Prof. Billion in VC funding.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I’m sure this would be a popular choice for many, given his presence and reach on social media, but my dream mentor is Gary Vaynerchuk. Melody McClusky, co founder and CEO of StyleSeat, would be my dream mentor. Thanks to Jason Scott, JS Digital Marketing ! #2- 2- Melody McClusky. Photo Credit: Gene Caballero.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

After thinking about how much I enjoyed helping her business grow and learning all I could about business structure, marketing, SEO and social media to name a few, I decided to take these new skills and help other small business owners. The life of entrepreneurship is definitely overly glamorized on social media.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

However, the word “tomedes” is also a word in the Galician language in Europe, meaning “to take”. After another passing conversation, we decided to take on the nickname and share our story through two social media accounts. Our use of Tomedes as our brand name has brought with it meaning.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

Here are some of the most interesting facts about female founders as well as startups. She is also the author of Social Media Mastery: A Comprehensive Guide to Strategic Growth and is the founder of “The Authority Matrix”, which is a powerful tool used by Fortune500 executives that utilizes employee advocacy and influence.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 23, 2017

I co-founded Designhill in 2014 with my brother Rahul. and Europe—we have surely come a long way. However, we beat the odds, and at present we enjoy a powerful social media presence on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Local timings play a great role in how many people read or interact with a social media post.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. 10:44) The moment the company went below 1x growth for the first time since it was founded as the pandemic hit China and then Europe. (11:50) First the news out of China, then Europe, then here in the U.S. I hope you will.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Denis Duvauchelle is CEO and co-founder of Twoodo , helping your team organize itself using simple #hashtags. However, step outside of that bubble into Europe, Africa and Asia and you’ll find that an almost-copycat service done in a local language is niche enough to make you a sweet business. Mergers and acquisitions anyone?

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thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

Social Media. After giving the applicants just 10 days to submit, Graham received an amazing 227 applications, which just goes to show the unbelievable drive that the young would-be founders had. But what of those eight members of the first Summer Founders Program; Y Combinator’s “First Batch”? Follow us on Twitter.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 29, 2020

So, when the crisis hit, he was already primed to approach it as a founder, as a maker, as a builder, but that doesn't explain the whole story, because many of us could have done what Radu Spineanu did, and yet he's the one that actually did it, and that's another thing I think is so important about a crisis. I was in Eastern Europe.

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gigaom.com

JUNE 18, 2012

Sachin Kamdar is an NYC entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Parse.ly. NewNet Q4: Platform mania and social commerce shakeout NewNet Q3: Facebook remakes headlines in social media Flash analysis: future opportunities for Pinterest. Next What we are listening to: Jason Hirschhorn, Media ReDEF.

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VC Cafe

MAY 5, 2010

Cotendo hopes to ride on that wave, by offering solutions to high-volume transactional enterprises, online retailers, financial services companies, advertising networks, professional news and social media sites. To has recently opened an office in Europe.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2017

It has been heart-breaking to see progress reversed and social & racial tensions exacerbated unnecessarily. Much of the focus on the public discourse has been how social media and the polarization of information sources has worsened the problem. I text Walker & Co. I am inspired by his dedication.

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

As CEO and co-founder Naval Ravikant tells me, when he and co-founder Babak Nivi started VentureHacks a few years ago, their goal was to educate companies on how to negotiate venture term sheets. Mendelson: Why Social Media Is B t [TCTV]. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

The Co-Commerce Revolution – Well it isn’t really a revolution, more of a devolution. The co-commerce era is here and defined by the 3 C’s – Collaboration, Conversations and Creativity. He said that Western Europe is the most behind in the world at realizing this. The top down era of one size fits all.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2020

Akash Bakshi , Nadja Mannowetz , and Andrew Bartynski are the co-founders of University of California, Berkeley-based YourChoice Therapeutics. 21:16) Moving drug compounds from Europe to the US after the flight embargo and what the data showed. (22:57) 35:24) Andrew on what comes after social distancing. (39:27)

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