The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

While entrepreneurship and startups have spread tremendously in Europe, a lot of aspiring young entrepreneurs leave Europe for the United States. Very little will stop a true entrepreneur from trying to reach his or her goals, including uprooting their entire life and moving it across the ocean to optimize their chances of success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2011

They also favor entrepreneurs who are experienced in starting a company, and experienced in the business domain of the startup. All professional investors know that entrepreneurs who start a business without a written plan almost always fail. That means they need to know you, or someone they trust who does know you (warm introduction).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2015

But, for the rest of us, don’t believe the Silicon Valley myth that all you have to do is sketch your million-dollar idea on the back of a napkin, and investors will line up to give you money. An entrepreneur who can’t manage a plan, probably won’t be able to manage the new business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2013

They also favor entrepreneurs who are experienced in starting a company, and experienced in the business domain of the startup. All professional investors know that entrepreneurs who start a business without a written plan almost always fail. entrepreneurs startups angel investors business' All you need is one. Marty Zwilling.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle. The incubation period is very short and intense, usually intending to drive entrepreneurs from ideas to marketable products in a matter of months.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2012

They also favor entrepreneurs who are experienced in starting a company, and experienced in the business domain of the startup. All professional investors know that entrepreneurs who start a business without a written plan almost always fail. That means they need to know you, or someone they trust who does know you (warm introduction).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2011

Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle. Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2010

The only down-side I have heard is that many business incubators used to be notoriously high-pressure environments where a lucrative exit strategy was more important than the half-baked products. Tags: entrepreneur startup incubator business. A successful startup is more about the right people than the right amount of money.

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Scott Edward Walker

MAY 20, 2013

“The number of private companies across Silicon Valley that is mature is at an all-time high.” “Why did so many successful entrepreneurs and startups come out of PayPal?” “I don’t have an exit strategy; I have an entrance strategy.” ” - @venkyganesan [link].

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

By 1931, with the combination of superior financial management and a astute brand and product line strategy, GM had 43% market share to Ford’s 20% – a lead it never relinquished. This time in what would become Silicon Valley. Durant was an amazing entrepreneur. It has happened to many entrepreneurs.

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Small Business Force

OCTOBER 22, 2017

As an entrepreneur with multiple startups I founded; as CEO or senior executive of several small companies that either were public or went public; as an investment banker for dozens of small business clients; as an angel investor in various startups and small business opportunities. Underestimating the process and the time it takes.

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Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

I’ve also built my own pitch decks and presented to major Silicon Valley VC firms over the years and have learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t. Most entrepreneurs are very focused on their product when instead they need to be focused on their customers and the problems those customers face. Exit strategy.

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