deal architect

MARCH 14, 2021

In the 34th (today) and 35th (tomorrow) episode of the series we have Brad Feld, Founding Partner, Foundry Group and Ian Hathaway who leads the global ecosystems business at Techstars, In the episode below, they discuss their book, The Startup.

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OCTOBER 31, 2020

I know that dates me a good bit, but it also shows that I have been hanging around startups for a long time. The honest truth is that I worked directly with him in the early days of Microsoft from my “safe” perch in big IBM, during the startup of the IBM PC. Enlist community of support. That’s real viral marketing.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

It is the hope of every startup to make an immediate impact so that you can quickly start to bring in as much money as possible and start to make your mark in the industry. Making people aware of your business will help you to start building your customer base from day one of your path to startup success. Engage the Local Community.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

Below is the first landscape of Israeli startups building the Metaverse, which we published last month in Calcalist , which helps explain our view a bit. We mapped over 50 startups that collectively raised more than $3.5 The Israeli startups building the Metaverse (Source: Calcalist / Remagine Ventures ). Gaming + web3/NFTs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2022

They don’t realize that it takes more to succeed in business or a career – it takes leadership skills to get people to follow you, including peers, a team, business partners, and customers. There is always a need for someone to take the lead in your favorite charity, community service, or family event planning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2021

These days I see a surge of new startups as businesses seem to be recovering from the pandemic. If you are not starting one yourself, the next best thing is joining one as a partner, or as an early employee. No online presence may brand you as “old school,” and not startup material. Perform an internal career audit.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The picture to the left is of Ryan Martens, Rally’s founder and CTO, giving Josie Health, the CEO of The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County , a check for $676,000. With a handful of others, including my partner Seth Levine and Cooley’s Mike Platt, Ryan helped created the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched – Startup Weekend Next. A partnership of Startup Weekend , Startup America , TechStars and Udacity , Startup Weekend Next brings four weeks of amazing hands-on training learning to build your startup to cities around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” For early-stage startups, the goodwill component can easily exceed the size of all the financial elements together, or can just as easily mark a company with good financials as not investable. Leadership brand development.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 26, 2023

Chris Heivly released Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide. I encourage you to get Chris’s book if you are a startup community builder or are interested in startup communities. Chris became an extensive thought partner with Ian, and we eventually decided to write two books.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

These disruptive technologies also have the potential for exposing your business to new competitors, including a wealth of startups that can jeopardize your core business, and redefine the marketplace. To win in this environment, you may need to expand your leadership in industry conferences and community activities.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them. On Wednesday, April 18th, I gave a keynote speech on US Startup Valuation Trends for the 1st Irish Angel Meetup. We had a lovely time in Northern Ireland.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

My partners and I, especially Jason Mendelson, have been very involved with Silicon Flatirons over the past decade. Phil’s note to the Silicon Flatirons community follows. Supporting entrepreneurs in our community is a central part of our mission. One of the key leaders in this activity is Brad Bernthal. You are awesome.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. It’s no fun for either side.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

Today we present Olga Camargo as part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series. She launched her financial practice, FARO Associates LLC (Latina/woman-owned/Minority Business Enterprise), and new fintech project, SHENIX, on her culturally-relevant financial services research and community needs. My own experience.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2020

My new book with Ian Hathaway, The Startup Community Way , is officially out. I’ve now written seven of them, all about startups and entrepreneurship. My next one, which I’ve been working on for a year with Dave Jilk (my first business partner), combined entrepreneurship and philosophy.

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Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 10, 2023

SDR Strategy & Model Checklist In the intricate world of sales development, finding the balance between art and science is crucial for a startup's success. Instead, identifying a narrow target market and focusing efforts there is key, especially for startups with limited resources.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

This is one of the many challenges that you’ll have to take head-on as the founder of a tech startup. So, let’s make things a bit easier by running through a primer on choosing the right programming language for your tech startup. Most startup founders agree that it’s best to choose people first and language second.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2020

You’re spending much of your time selling: the vision to employees, the opportunity to investors, the story to the press, the offering to the customers, the relationship to partners. Of course you’ll have lots of functional partners who basically sell as a job responsibility. Some weeks you’ll be selling more than you’re sleeping!!!

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Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. GrabCAD & Professional Communities. In addition to compelling founders, we were drawn to the company by their vision for a professional community for mechanical engineers and designers. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. January 4, 2012.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 23, 2020

Today we focus on a startup making a impact on the safety of women and underserved communities with a safe rideshare application. The Startup Magazine welcomes the insights of Syed Gilani, CEO and Founder of Safr. Safr is a new rideshare startup focused on women’s empowerment through safe transportation.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

I'll bet you don't know where the Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity is. In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". Despite the attempts at seeding things way downtown, Flatiron and Soho is where tech startups grew, just like today.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Pre-swag surf group photo of HBCU@SXSW students and Spike Lee at Capital One House Over the past several years, tech communities across the United States have attempted to make significant progress towards increasing diversity and inclusion in their industries. Placement is 90%! The business model is simple.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 31, 2023

Whether it’s marketing yourself as an expert, writing Shopify-specific content, or partnering with other Shopify Partners, fitting into the Shopify Partners and Ecosystem is one of the crucial steps. The Shopify Experts marketplace operates with the Shopify Partner program — the actual site and community management system.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 14, 2020

Capital Factory’s Saturday Startup Spotlight series features intimate chats with some of the latest founders taking hold of the startup ecosystem today. 2020 is about growth: increasing brand awareness, reservation count, and Tesla partners. What do you want our community to know about eCarra? We’re creating a machine.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These influencers are more likely to partner with your nonprofit if they believe in your cause. Nonprofits should look to partner with entertainment venues in their communities. The post How to Raise More Money for Your Nonprofit appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Entertainment Events.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 13, 2020

Jay Hart , a retired 30-year veteran of the Florida police force, has spent the last decade helping communities push information to residents with his public safety focused MCALERT app. The app is a useful tool for connecting communities with important information quickly during emergency situations and community-wide events.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA).

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Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2019

Second, since we help grow startups, it’s important to note that diversity makes business sense. We’re proud to be working with local leaders to develop more consistent LGBTQ+ community events that extend well beyond Pride Month. “First, we know that promoting diversity is just the right thing to do. Check out our photo album.

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Up and Running

JUNE 29, 2015

You don’t have to do everything yourself—a partner can be an asset to your business. For this reason, you might consider working with a business partner. But, how can you find and cultivate a business partner relationship like that? Here are several places to find the perfect partner for your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

In general, this won’t happen for a new startup unless you have a good credit history, or existing assets that you are willing to put at-risk for collateral. Trade equity or services for startup help. Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Join a startup incubator or accelerator.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 13, 2020

I’ve been involved with a number of leaders in the Colorado tech community since Wednesday morning as we’ve aggressively mobilized to address the Covid-19 crisis. wherever possible we are strongly encouraging our vendors, service providers and partner businesses to take similar precautions. Every hour counts.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, niche sites including DroneNerds, GetFPV and DroneFly partner directly with leading hardware brands to provide customers wide selections of authorized components typically unavailable from mainstream retailers. The post Where to Find High-Quality Drone Parts and Accessories appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Involve customers in social causes Business owners may want to take a stance on crucial social issues and work toward making a positive change in their communities. It would help if you nourished your community so that it can keep helping your business thrive. However, knowing what the right strategies can make all the difference.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2013

As I’ve written before here at Forward Partners we work with entrepreneurs to help them launch and scale their companies in two different ways. Right now we’re looking to invest in up to two amazing new entrepreneurs or founding teams at that true startup stage. Both sides are free to walk away.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The developer partnered with the Construction of Buildings on Demand (COBOD) enterprise to bring 3D printed homes to its Shams Ar Riyadh project. Therefore, it has been very important for us to team up with the right Saudi partner for the deployment of our technology. It is currently operating in eight countries,” said Al Shelash.

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