Steve Blank

APRIL 26, 2022

At the turn of the century after the dotcom crash, startup valuations plummeted, burn rates were unsustainable, and startups were quickly running out of cash. They offered desperate founders more cash but insisted on new terms, rewriting all the old stock agreements that previous investors and employees had. Why do VCs Do This?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 31, 2018 At the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event , 50 diverse startups will face off before a panel of industry experts. The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event takes place within the Startup & Tech Sectors track of programming. Tell us about the tech/startup ecosystem in the Netherlands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Here are a few of my favorites sampling techniques that I have seen work out well over the years: Take a job for a while with an early-stage startup. In all cases, it pays to play to your strengths, and stick to business domains and skills you already know. Adopt the Silicon Valley entrepreneur family model.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2023

Key Takeaway: Finding a way to integrate fun and play at work is a powerful asset that benefits the employees and the company itself. Implementing this strategy and activities in the workplace could increase the productivity of your employees and work together as a team towards the common goal for the company.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

4-Rise of individuals deciding to launch startups. The trend I see in our industry is a continued rise of individuals deciding to launch startups and embrace entrepreneurship. 17- Employee burnout and productivity loss. I am working hard to communicate with my employees daily. Photo Credit: Deborah Sweeney.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

” “Mark has a vested interest in talking down valuations of startups.” Most prefer not to say this publicly for two reasons: 1) they have an entire portfolio of startups, many of whom are raising capital and 2) they prefer not to be attacked publicly or seem “anti entrepreneur.” goes into a startup.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. Especially in situations where the founders have a large position and are key employees, it is not uncommon for investors to request that they agree to have some portion of their holdings vest on a schedule.   Posted at 04:19 PM in Funding startups | Permalink.

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