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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Most startups equate the process of fundraising to dating – founders have to typically kiss a lot of frogs until the find the right fit. Climate tech – We have a fair chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change if startups offer commercial solutions to decarbonize society or remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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Why You Should Embrace Opposing Views at Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

What could you learn from looking at your competitors or other tech startups in a different way? Or you think their startup is a passing fad and yours is the real deal? I was at a dinner about a year ago with a few VCs and startup founders. I hear views like this all the time. The topic of FourSquare came up.

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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second.

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Where are the opportunities for machine learning startups? [guest post]

VC Cafe

This is an underserved application area in terms of number of startups. It needs to help us to discover and curate content that is relevant to us from all the noise. Like any ‘hot’ area, though, it’s hard to differentiate between multiple startups with ostensibly similar offerings. Atlassian, readying itself to float ).

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What I noticed in 2013

Start Up Blog

I’ve been reviewing my notepad from 2013 and thought I’d share my insights into what’s changed and the big issues from my perspective in startups, business and technology. This year I signed up to a number of email newsletters which provided a haven of curation in my areas of interest. Phablet anyone?

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May Your Help Be Wanted

Austin Startup

My suggestion to you as a prospective mentor is to align yourself with a program where there is some thoughtful curation of the matchmaking process that adds needed bias in favor of the best possible pairings. It’s a cruel game, and it doesn’t necessarily end up with the best matches. No founder has time to train you. Your choice.

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5 Tips for Opening Your First Storefront

The Startup Magazine

To help you navigate through this next phase of your business, we’ve curated our top 5 store opening tips for opening your first physical location: Tip #1: Legal Logistics. While price is obviously an important factor for any startup, it should not be the main thing driving your decision making. Foot traffic. Space for inventory.

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