Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site.

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New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 202

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2011

All nominations were required to present to a panel comprising distinguished individuals of the ICT (infocomm technology) industry, CIOs of user companies, investors, academics and senior government officers, as part of the judging process. Y-Find Technologies co-founders Ting See Ho, Melvin Yuan and Han Yang. Digital Media.

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Singapore Technical Support Cofounder Mobile 238

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site.

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New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

YoungUpstarts

MAY 22, 2016

If you are developing your startup with a partner or co-founder, failing to create a detailed business partnership can cause serious legal ramifications later. Rights to buy back shares of co-founders if they decide to leave the company. Failing to create a clear and detailed business partnership. Salary entitlements.

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Intellectual Property Startup Cofounder Technical Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2017

Ask Bill Gates and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen about their first business, Traf-O-Data. They tried to make traffic signals intelligent way back in the early ‘70s, but found out that it takes more than technology to change government bureaucracies. They show resilience. Embrace the need to constantly innovate and change.

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Advisory Board Social Media Cofounder Technical Review 120

David Teten

OCTOBER 9, 2020

I’ve broken them into three buckets: A) Voting and census; B) Push media companies to inform Americans accurately; and C) Outreach to your employees and community. B) Push media companies to inform Americans accurately. Evaluate the media venues where you advertise to check if you’re comfortable with their biases.

America 60

America Technical Review Social Media Community 60

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. Founded in 2012, FINEX Cast Iron Cookware Co. It just feels right,” says Mike Whitehead, FINEX founder. Look to the government. How a now-famous web company got funded by Mark Cuban.

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Cofounder Green Small Business Administration Business Plan 137

ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

According to Rolf Illenberger, co-founder of VRdirect, a virtual reality platform in Munich, none of the big European tech companies are currently relevant to the future of the Metaverse. However, he also admits that they face major challenges. Europe has also lagged behind the US in venture to finance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site.

New York City 120

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Four uncomfortable seconds later, a smile breaks across the founder's face. This is Part 5 of the 5-part series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches. Frightening honesty. Making Oprah cry.

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Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This is a great initiative by UK government to digitize the construction industry. The government has compelled to all construction sites to be on BIM (Building Information Modeling) level 1 and soon to be on BIM level 2. Mostly, the startups are in the area of media, art and design and 3D video games.

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Artificial Inteligence Germany Startup Hungary 50

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium.

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Social Network Networking Los Angeles Fractional CTO 150

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Edelman’s annual study on the state of trust in institutions, industries and media. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

VC Cafe

MAY 2, 2023

Theme 1: The Power of Generative AI The first AI talk was by Greg Brockman , co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. The first one was Sal Khan , founder of Khan Academy. It’s hard to summarise a whole week in a short blog post, but I wanted to share a few thoughts on key themes from the conference and what I learned.

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Generative AI ChatGPT Cofounder Russia 167

NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In 2014 Niesh co-founder, Jae Yoo, now 26, had $10 in his bank account, and had to choose between printing past papers for exam study, or feeding himself. Download the ecentre study “Where To Grow”, including a checklist for founders wanting to go global, at [link]. The post Go global or grow local?

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Global New Zealand Incubator Startup 51

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.

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New Zealand Founder Technical Cofounder Kenya 109

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Intro to the Austin EdTech Startup Scene Come meet Sean Duffy , founder of EdTech Austin and let him tell about everything going on in EdTech in Austin! Join us at this interview and hear how WWE co-founder Linda McMahon fought back from bankruptcy to build her company into a publicly traded entertainment and media powerhouse.

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Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

There is a complete process that governs the startup lifecycle including inception to exit. You are looking for cofounders that can help you build a product. You have finally found a cofounder that can take care of the startup. Make sure you have links in the media to spread your message. cases you will fail. Commitment.

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Startup Technical Cofounder Merger Early Stage 113

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

They co-founded it with former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. 12:44) A look at the three waves of requests coming from government. (14:06)

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New Jersey Government CTO America 60

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. We’ve received numerous constructive comments, both privately and on social media, from attorneys, VCs, and CEOs who are well aware of the problem (including several who are experiencing it in real time).

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Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 26, 2021

I had been in the NY tech scene since 2008/2009 and was just, generally, trying to be helpful to founders, investors, etc. Before becoming a founder, I worked at Aviary for two years and then Dwolla for two years (the latter with my future cofounder Michael Schonfeld ). This just helped speed certain things up.

Miami 81

Miami Technical Cofounder Community API 81

Austin Startup

AUGUST 24, 2019

Brant Barton, my co-founder, and I had left Coremetrics to start it together. Brant, as my skeptical co-founder (a trait that I really valued as his business partner), asked, “But what if this is a biased population?” A tsunami of social media was about to hit society and commerce would never be the same.

Software Review 48

Software Review Cofounder eCommerce Austin 48

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2018

by Carmen Jacob, co-founder of UpJourney. ” That is the biggest lie told by social media; not intentionally, but, more and more acute. People, these days, can fall into depression because of the social media. There is no entity to govern the validity or honesty of what is written online.

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Cofounder Social Media Internet Advertising 145

David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. We also do a lot of cross-sector collaborations: bringing in for-profit, government, nonprofits, etc. Startup America is an example.

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

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. Here's my conversation with Lenore Estrada.

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San Francisco Government Technical Review Community 60

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

This post was written by Sarah Milstein, co-host of The Lean Startup Conference. Often, in very young organizations, those people are simply the founders. Last year, the co -founders of B ack to the Roots talked about their innovation accounting and how they were ignoring sales metrics in order to grow.

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Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

Presenting in the Entertainment and Content Technology category at 3:30 pm on Sunday, March 11, Sceenic will talk about its Watch Together SaaS solution, which enables media companies to create interactive co-viewing experiences for dispersed viewers. media market. That it’s like Coachella meets a tech summit. In the U.K.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends. Find the Connectors , the Angels , the Venture Capitalists , the Founders , the Professors , the Hackers , and the Legends you need to meet and get some hints about the best ways to meet them. Here is your COVID-friendly cheat sheet.

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Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Idealistic founders believe they will break the mold when they scale, and not turn into a “typical big company.” Or it’s fatal because that was a co-founder. Some idealistic founders believe the root cause of scaling issues is the “command-and-control” organizational structure.

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Government Startup Cofounder Technical Support 223

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 31, 2016

Both me and my co-founder, Abhishek, met in first year of collage (IIT-Bombay). With our new business, my co-founder, Shalyn Dever, and I decide the types of services we want to provide, lead a team of more than 15 people and create our own opportunities. Thanks to Ashley Cisneros-Mejia, Chatter Buzz Media. #8

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Entrepreneur India Cofounder Technical Review 48

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. The institutions that governed our lives before are under extreme stress, and the cracks and gaps in the system are becoming rifts and fault lines. Alpha Lee : I'm Alpha Lee, a co-founder of PostEra.

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Artificial Inteligence Open Source Cofounder Design 60

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. And some of it could be in development.

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Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

by Jason Humphries, co-founder of Good Pharma Dermatology. Venturing overseas is challenging and there have been recent calls for the government to further support trade associations to help local SMEs in Singapore expand in this region. What are the secret ingredients needed to take your company beyond Singapore’s shores?

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Singapore Global Marketing Cofounder 100

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2016

by Ankita Sheth, co–founder of Vista Rooms. In November 2015, Facebook Founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted his paternity leave plans. The news was received enthusiastically and immediately garnered more than 300,000 encouraging likes, over 15,000 appreciative comments and media attention.

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India Cofounder Sweden Aggregator 100

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2017

The end user of the application was those who recycled, however, the recycling and reward redemption process required partnerships with recycling facilities, local businesses, and government agencies. Those partners paid for a membership with Recycler Spotter. The success of a startup is based on the value it provides to its stakeholders.

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Technical Review Distribution Redemption Demand 96

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

For instance, Columbia has launched a variety of explicitly interdisciplinary centers in recent years, including the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute , Columbia Data Science Institute ; the Brown Institute for Media Innovation ; or cross-school courses such as Columbia Business and Engineering’s Research to Revenue course.

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