View from Seed

MAY 11, 2016

Investors love the idea of backing second-time founders, especially if they have had success in their last company. etc… In addition, first-time founders I speak to often talk about how much they have learned and how they resolve to do things differently and better the next time. Is there a sophomore slump to avoid?

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Adriana Rozo-Angulo, founder of international consulting firm MAS Connections and author of The Buoyant Business: How Simplicity Can Keep Organizations Afloat in a Stormy Economy. Adriana Rozo-Angulo, President & Co-Founder, MAS Connections.

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View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

Founders do not have this luxury. Most founders are going through hell right now, and that is not going away any time soon. For investors and founders, the next several years are going to be very different. Pre-seeds will be tougher as investors gravitate more towards proven founders or folks within their existing networks.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

by Anish Sebastian and Juan Pablo Segura, co-founders of Babyscripts. Founders need seed capital to get their operations up and running, and to begin generating revenue. Ten years ago, Ward Cunningham published a Youtube video that introduced the concept of “technical debt” to the world.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 26, 2023

I referred to this in my post on incumbents vs. upstarts. We’re moving away from the 10 blue links (and sometimes 10 blue ads) and moving into something different. where rather than sift through noise to find an answer, users will generate a specific result to match their needs. Finally, there’s competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Carry minimal historical baggage.

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nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Finding a Technical Co-Founder. In the recent weeks, I have also had no less than three people email me and ask about finding a technical co-founder, which has also been a very frequent topic on the Hacker News forums. Ask former co-workers. New Web Order. 5th November 2010. #. Ideas alone are not worth a lot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

A business structure refers to how an organization is structured as recognized in a given jurisdiction. Develop a founders agreement. A founders’ agreement is a legal contract defining and governing the relationship between cofounders. What are the legal requirements for starting a small business?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. Just literally this week I had breakfast with a guy giving a reference who said, “He’s brilliant. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. In many ways that can be way more telling.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Basically these sayings are referring to people who talk a big game but then can’t back it up with action. Can your lack of interest or skill in “selling” be counter-balanced by a cofounder or team that’s great at it? Are you a founder who trained themselves to become a better salesperson? Sparkly but no quality behind it.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

I’m talking about what someone I know recently referred to as “dentists”. Some of these folks are founders and CEOs, but not at high-growth tech startups. Role When I was a lowly Analyst at Union Square Ventures, I had so many ideas for the founders we worked with. I’m not talking about active angels. Perhaps they inherited it.

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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. Last night, I went to a local “find a co-founder” meetup for RE. What It Takes To Recruit A Technical Co-Founder. Particularly if she is at what is essentially a co-founder speed dating event.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Stef Lewandowski , co-founder of Makeshift.io, which has launched apps attending.io , hiremyfriend.io domain also references “input/output”, something that Courtney Boyd Myers , founder of audience.io domain also references “input/output”, something that Courtney Boyd Myers , founder of audience.io

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ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2021

My co-founder and I consider his sister to be a trusted confidant. To give you some context, my co-founder and I operate a website called Solitaired , which ties classic card games to brain training. Instead, we build what we refer to as “painted doors.” Could this be true across the board? Conclusion.

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Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Photo of Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt with Sergey Brin and Larry Page via Wikipedia.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health. If your business is a success you are a success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders. Before You Pitch To A Technical Cofounder.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

by Humberto Farias, CEO and co-founder at Concepta. This analysis is referred to as intelligent customer profiling, one of the latest applications of predictive analytics. The digital revolution is disrupting the traditional business model for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

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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. In his course on Growth Mindset (part of CXL’s Growth Marketing Minidegree ), WeTheFuture.org founder John McBride describes three key components of a successful growth marketer: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

A week ago I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ How to Select an Ideal Startup Co-Founder ”. In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

Tim Sweeney, the founder and CEO of Epic is a long term visionary of our online future and the Metaverse. Tim Sweeney, Epic Games’ founder and CEO. Yuga Labs Pitch Deck: BAYC founders raised $450M from Andreesen Horowitz from Pitch Decks. Here we go! Epic Games. Dapper Labs.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

by Emmanuel de Watteville, co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures. If a company has no revenue model to reference or use as a guide, it will not survive the imminent four year mark that makes or breaks their business. It’s essential to dissect marketing and monetization strategies together.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 11, 2020

Given that almost all of them were with people I already knew, I don’t need to do any diligence on the organizations they are asking me to get involved in as their reference credibility is enough for me. I told Shila that I’d do the AMA and underwrite all eight founders who were not in a position to make the investment.

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Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

“Camunda was founded on the premise that making it easy for business stakeholders and developers to automate and improve business processes would have a transformational impact on organizations,” company CEO and cofounder Jakob Freund said. “It Our team consistently builds great products for our clients, with Camunda.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Most entrepreneurs start from a base of one or two co-founders, and their vision and focus is on developing an innovative solution, rather than developing people. When they need more team members, they tend to assume that these will come with the same passion and motivation that the founders feel.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The term “seed financing” refers to the stage of funding that comes from first equity. Founders often prefer to approach syndicates ahead of an angel network due to the speed with which they might receive funding. When considered, “seed funding” describes the initial sums of funds a startup raises.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2021

The sudden arrival of the global pandemic has shifted the playbook for founders and venture capitalists. As high-conviction, seed stage investors, we are inherently relationship-driven, and we value meeting exceptional founders face-to-face. I can have a wider reach and a higher volume of 30 minute meetings with founders.”.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2016

By Dan Bochichio, co-founder of Bocain Designs. Sure, it can drum up some business, but the problems come later when the person you sold to at a bargain refers you to others; they’re likely to mention the cheap price, and those referrals will expect the same.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

by Kenneth Coats, founder of eKnowID. Doing a background check on a potential partner or co-founder, while unorthodox, could bring to light small issues that could be resolved with a bit of honest dialogue. Now, don’t get me wrong: Most people don’t lie on their résumés. But those who have something to hide will hide it.

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K9 Ventures

JANUARY 24, 2017

Alex Fishman, the co-founder and CEO of Dishero, has an amazing series of blog posts on how that story played out, which I’ll incorporate by reference for anyone who’s interested in the details: My Cofounder Said: “I love what we’re doing” And We Shut Down Our Startup. A Post About Post-Post-Mortem.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I was recently speaking with some founders about their fund raising process. How do you then reference check your VC to be sure that you’ve chosen a good firm and partner? Get a reference list - Most entrepreneurs do almost no reference checks or at least do them very informally. Don’t let that be you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Most entrepreneurs start from a base of one or two co-founders, and their vision and focus is on developing an innovative solution, rather than developing people. When they need more team members, they tend to assume that these will come with the same passion and motivation that the founders feel.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

First, Felicis Ventures is committing 1% on top of every check the firm writes in non-dilutive capital earmarked for “founder development” in coaching and mental health. ” Next, Mahendra Ramsinghani has a long article in Techcrunch titled Investors are waking up to the emotional struggle of startup founders.

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