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. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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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

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. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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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

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

David Teten

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Census data directly drives the number of congressional representatives you’re entitled to and allocation of government dollars into your local school system, fire department, roads, and other community infrastructure. Evaluate the media venues where you advertise to check if you’re comfortable with their biases.

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America Technical Review Social Media Community 60

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies? What are the risks and rewards?

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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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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. Gayle King is co-host of CBS This Morning. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re you’re going to take some hits.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

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

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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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.

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America DC Startup Aggregator 144

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.

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Miami Technical Cofounder Community API 80

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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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New Zealand Founder Technical Cofounder Kenya 109

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

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today. And Beyond….

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. I’m an architect turned entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Cheekd a mobile dating app that makes missed connections obsolete. Thanks to Katie Wagner, Katie Wagner Social Media ! #9

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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

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I use my social media and massive amounts of public outreach to bring awareness to my program (my Instagram grew to 12,000 engaged followers). I was tired of reading about dog food company recalls every time I opened up the news or social media. I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business.

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Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Like many cities that foster thriving startup communities, Madison benefits from strong university and government support (the latter in the form of a 25% tax credit for angel investors and a 2% forgivable loan for startups), as well as a number of entrepreneur-friendly events organizations.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Social Media Incubator 149

Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2016

Once you do that, Tim Frie, co-founder of Norman & Page Real Estate says, “You have just as much opportunity as any other agent at any other firm. For Morgan Franklin, a real estate agent with United Real Estate , the secret ingredients were video and an active social media presence. “I

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Reputation Cofounder Naming Business Plan 60

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala understands how trade, aid, private investment and government support all impact an economy differently. Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media. Anil Gupta: India’s hidden hotbeds of invention. Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money — and love.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

. - Alejandro Velez and Nikhol Arora , Co-founders of Back to the Roots. Neil Thanader , CEO and Founder of LabDoor. In 2010, I co-founded Kiip, a company at the intersection of two hotbed markets: mobile gaming and advertising. Brian Wong , Co-founder and CEO of Kiip. Monetizing mobile health.

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Cofounder Marketing Entrepreneur Mobile 119

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Over 500 tech executives, startup founders, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs came together for an unforgettable day of in-depth discussions, workshops and a $200,000 surprise. Throughout the day, attendees shared some of their favorite moments from the Summit across social media. On Monday, October 1?—?the

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davetroy.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Dave Troy: Fueled By Randomness Design, Entrepreneurship, Economics and Software home Twittervision Flickrvision About @davetroy ← Start By Taking Action A New Plan for Economic Development → In Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Cofounders Find YOU! And I’ve promised to talk about what it takes to find cofounders. Run with it.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2016

by Samar Singla, founder of Click Labs. The on-demand economy may have been spurred by the big names that have frequent mentions in social media or otherwise: Uber, Airbnb and the whole shebang. Co-operation and Synergy. A simple glance through their website gives dedicated focus to safety and security for consumers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Prior to co-founding Foundry, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and is also a co-founder of Techstars. Key Takeaway: The first time many founders see the inside of a board room is when they step in to lead their board. [12:15] Brad has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Build a technology company without a tech cofounder – [link]. Why you should have a co-founder – [link]. 35 great social media info-graphics – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Build a technology company without a tech cofounder – [link]. Why you should have a co-founder – [link]. 35 great social media info-graphics – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

′ It’s more meaningful than the ‘mile-wide and inch-deep’ type of connecting we associate with social media. It’s based on sharing and co-creating, not self-interest. It’s easy to send an email message, and it’s really easy to like, to share, to follow in the world of social media.

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