The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The company’s founders struggled to meet with demand and order fulfillment suffered. Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. That financial support allowed Hawkers to manufacture its own brand.

Viral 157

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 157

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin. According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 244

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 244

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies. Two: the founders – are they curious, do they love to learn, and ask lots of questions?

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

Initially, you get funded by entrepreneur founders who want to develop a product, service, or solution which they think the market needs and demands. Professional Social Networking Sites. Private Equity Firms. You have a startup when your company is in its first stage of operations. Online Lending Platforms.

Private Equity 159

Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. business models. New Rules for China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30.

China 327

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 327

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The company’s founders struggled to meet with demand and order fulfillment suffered. Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. That financial support allowed Hawkers to manufacture its own brand.

Viral 78

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 78

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin. According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 141

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 141

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. business models. New Rules for China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30.

China 219

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and Founders being replaced, to their chagrin. According to one study , only 45% of Founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 240

Mezzanine Private Equity Bandwidth Metrics 240

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership. I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree. Network with other entrepreneurs.

Due Diligence 241

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Offshore Angel Groups 241

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&# And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. But I’m not the only person who does this kind of work.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership. I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree. Network with other entrepreneurs.

Due Diligence 224

Due Diligence Offshore Angel Groups Matching 224

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin. According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 120

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ).

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership. I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree – particularly if you are desperate. Network with other entrepreneurs.

Due Diligence 119

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Offshore Angel Groups 119

www.readwriteweb.com

APRIL 23, 2012

But you can still reel in good people - if youre generous with your equity. Pinterest can hire, Square can hire, Dropbox can hire - these companies have a clear demand for their products and are becoming market leaders," explains Naval Ravikant, founder of startup advice site Venture Hacks. social media. social networks.

Hiring 49

Hiring Startup Semantic Equity 49

The Next Web

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Shut up about equity and build something. Passing equity around before you’ve done anything is like budgeting your lottery winnings before you’ve even bought the ticket – at this point it’s nothing more than unicorns and rainbows as my developer would say. of an idea is 100% of nothing.

Cofounder 146

Cofounder Equity Stealth Social Network 146

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 8, 2016

Another is the point where a network or ecosystem has sufficient supply and demand that the user experience starts to work. Most networks crack this chicken and egg problem by using a hack of some kind to get either supply or demand in place.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Startup Social Network Demand 60

The Startup Toolkit

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Physical products and print-on-demand. f6s – listing of all accelerator programs (and lots of other info) and a social network for startups and angels. AngelList – social network and funding platform for startups and angels. Crowdcube (UK) – equity crowd funding. Crowd funding.

Software Review 56

Software Review Founder Widget SMS 56

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. Hulu emerged in the social networking era and yet Boxee has been way out in front in terms of creating social viewing experiences.

Video 292

Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Dan is the co-founder of Standard Treasury, a Y Combinator backed company. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. On Sushi and VC. Why is that?

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. As founders invest massive amounts of time into their start-up, how critical is it for them to come out of their “hermit caves” and network? Any suggestions?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with a large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). Company : BricaBox.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. The Laws of Supply & Demand. The most basic chart of microeconomics is a supply & demand curve. Demand represents a buyer and supply a seller. Even Sequoia. The result?

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Social network app developer and ad network. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Importantly, your brand is not what you say it is.

Marketing 162

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 25, 2012

Some of those were clearly the result of acquisitions--whether the founders lost their hunger or whether the acquiring company smothered the baby is up for debate, but Digg, Dailybooth and Turntable stayed on their own. That demands reinventing a whole product quality culture. What happened and why couldn't anyone stop the bleeding?

Web 94

Web Acquisition Private Equity Bandwidth 94

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. Having trouble meeting folks you think would be good co-founders?

Cofounder 66

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

And users say that social media has increased their access to information , ease of communication, and freedom of expression. Sprout Social research shows that 55% of people learn about new brands on social networks , and 68% agree that they enable them to interact with companies. Choose the right social media platforms.

Social Media 145

Social Media Audience Media Marketing 145

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Been there Done that This is very depressing for all future founders, or even currently early stage founders. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Programmers, and certainly not the visionary founders, are the most qualified for that task. #6 Many good freelancers are very busy right now and can be found through networking with friends or linked in. Co-founders and outsourcing work the same. Finding a co-founder will take much longer (3 months is typical).

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

– SignUp.com is an organizing platform to quickly mobilize and coordinate people in their community, school, religious organization, or other social networks. Starship was launched by the co-founders of Skype. In light of COVID-19, demand for their safe, contactless technology has boomed. Are you politically active?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60