YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Do founders really need mentors? The post Do Founders Really Need Mentors? I’ve explored the answer to the question here. If you’re interested, hop in. appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

From an early age, female founder Harmony Vallejo was driven by her passion for creating a better future for the world. In this interview, we’ll explore who Harmony is and her journey from communications to becoming a female founder and CEO. The post Female Founder and CEO: Harmony Vallejo appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2023

Startup Snapshot, a data-sharing platform for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, recently released its latest report, The Untold Toll: The Impact of stress on the well-being of startup founders and CEOs. The startup grind takes a major toll on a founder’s mental health. Only 23% of founders report going to a psychologist or coach.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 26, 2022

They offered desperate founders more cash but insisted on new terms, rewriting all the old stock agreements that previous investors and employees had. W hy would any founder agree to this? No founder is prepared to watch their company crumble beneath them. VCs will stop playing this game when founders stop negotiating.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

The post [Interview] Bardya Ziaian, Founder Of Bardya Pictures Ltd appeared first on Young Upstarts. Bardya Ziaian recently embraced his life-long passion and became a film producer and actor by launching his film company, Bardya Pictures Ltd.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 13, 2022

However, you must have the right traits to become a successful startup founder. . The post 9 Qualities Every Startup Founder Must Have appeared first on Young Upstarts. It's almost everyone's dream to become an entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2023

Every entrepreneur believes in their heart that their startup is more innovative and creative than their competitors. Yet none knows exactly where creativity comes from within, or how to pick and motivate the most creative people for the team.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now. This is not meant to be a negative post, but rather a temperature check of today’s market environment and the levers founders can pull on to survive this period. What is a founder to do? Tougher times might be coming ahead. Keep your head up!

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2022

The post [Interview] Tyler York, Co-founder And CEO Of Achievable appeared first on Young Upstarts. We recently sat down with Tyler York of Achievable to talk about his journey with entrepreneurship, and the challenges of starting one's own business.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Since the inception of NextView, we’ve had a reasonably even distribution between backing first time founders and founders who had started a company with success in the past. Backing a repeat founder has some amazing positives. In a nutshell, repeat founders tend to have a leg up in building very strong early stage teams.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

By Danielle Ofek Before I was a banker, I was a founder. My journey over the last decade founding and leading startups has been a successful one, but it has also come with challenges, many of which are shared by other women founders and entrepreneurs. The numbers begin to tell the story. trillion to $5 trillion.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In almost every single investment I’ve ever made, I can think of a singular moment in my relationship with a founder that, no matter what came before or what might come after, defined our relationship. The key to having difficult conversations with founders is setting expectations.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2023

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , today we present Minué Yoshida, owner of the New York-based Yoshida Academy which offers courses to help clients in mastering public speaking and leadership skills and diversity, equity and inclusion consulting. Please send me a message and let’s connect!

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Rita Bautista, CEO of Latina Podcasters. TSM: What is the most important thing you tell other startup founders? You give so much of yourself as a startup founder, but you also exist outside of the company as well. Founded in 2019 by Ms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2020

As an angel investor and a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always disappointed to see founders who seem stressed out most of the time, and more annoyed than energized by the abundance of challenges they see in building their startup. Technology experts tend to have a very deep level of knowledge, but not very wide.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. Patrick Collison , self-made billionaire founder of Stripe. Bill Gates , founder of Microsoft. Choosing a co-founder, and hiring the early employees is key to building a successful company.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

As part of our Founder interview series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Salo Sterental, Co-Founder of the SoStereo, a marketing firm that enables brands and artists alike to unlock the marketing power of music. Salo: Zumba Fitness approached Beto (my co-founder) and I with a unique problem.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

” – Marc Andreessen In the book “ Super Founders “, author Ali Tamaseb, studied 200 Unicorns, aka startups valued at over $1 billion, started between 2005 to 2018. The 7 Traits of “Super Founders” 1. They are able to articulate this vision in a way that inspires others and generates excitement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In my experience of many years as a business founder, consultant, and executive, I offer the following list of situations that always imply a real need for people and business leadership, and have the potential for long-term positive impact to your bottom line and business success: Your business image is slipping in the eyes of customers.

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View from Seed

APRIL 3, 2019

Original research on gender diversity and fundraising amongst HBS founders. Historically, there has been a general bias against MBA founders — a skepticism around their grit and hustle. of venture capital went to companies with only female founders (Pitchbook, October 2018).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Additionally, research has revealed that the average age of the founders of technology companies in the United States is a surprisingly high 39 - with twice as many over age 50 as under age 25. In every one of the last 15 years, Boomers between the ages of 55 and 64 have had a higher rate of entrepreneurial growth than Gen-Y, aged 20–34.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Each engagement is personally undertaken by their founder and principal, Mitul. Mitul Ruparelia – Founder, Citius Partners. The post Leading Business Transformation – Featured Founder Mitul Ruparelia appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 28, 2023

The post Why Yanni Hufnagel, Lemon Perfect’s Founder And CEO, Calls His Fruit-Infused 5-Calorie Water, “Magic In A Bottle” appeared first on Young Upstarts. Yanni Hufnagel has built a juggernaut in the beverage industry by focusing on attributes that would make Lemon Perfect stand apart from its competitors.

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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. Olga has a great story as CEO and Founder of SHENIX , a Chicago-based fintech app company focused on financial education and advisory services for Latinas. SHENIX Founder and CEO, Olga Camargo. That’s fantastic, Olga.

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VC Cafe

MAY 17, 2023

But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains” Steve Jobs (from Chapter 8) I got to meet Uri Levine, the founder of Waze and Moovit, through his involvement in the Zell Entrepreneurship program at Reichman University. It starts from how founders pitch their startups.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The post Dynamic Stars Co-Founder Brad Zackson’s Exclusive Tips For Purchasing Real Estate In A Tight Market appeared first on Young Upstarts. What should you do when buying real estate in a tight market? Brad Zackson shares some tips to secure your investment.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Martha Razo, author of the book, Business Diva: Stories of Women Leading in Business. Martha Razo, CEO and Author The post Female Founder Interview: Author and Business Leader Martha Razo appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Scholarships are important for college-bound startup founders, as they can help reduce the amount of debt you have to take on and give you the freedom to focus on your business. The post Benjy Grinberg Explains The Importance of Scholarships For College-Bound Startup Founders appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This Has Helped Me Succeed As A Founder. Building work spaces that honor living processes and relationships is essential to successful outcomes, says Libby Hoffman. The post How I Work Is As Important As What I Do. appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In my experience as an advisor to entrepreneurs, business startup founders most often point to a shortage of funds as the primary cause of their startup failure. In fact, this problem is so common among business startups, that is has been tagged with the name “ founder’s syndrome ” or “ founderitis.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

People who have been followers too long as an employee don’t realize how hard it is to be a leader. Every new entrepreneur has to initiate the right actions to be perceived as a leader in their chosen business domain by their team and by their customers, or the road to success and satisfaction will be lost along the way.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

For the next entry in The Startup Magazine’s founder interview series , we are featuring Alejandro Russo, founder of Candela Mamajuana. TSM: What is the most important thing you can tell other startup founders? Alejandro Russo, Founder & CEO, Candela Mamajuana. Every minute becomes more impactful. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Relationships are the key to survival and success for entrepreneurs, and first impressions usually turn into lasting impressions. As an advisor to many early-stage entrepreneurs, I caution them to always be prepared for that chance meeting with a famous investor, a potential partner or an industry guru.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

By Roei Samuel, Founder and CEO at Connectd. Much like a train journey has multiple stops where passengers get on and off at different stations, startup founders and startup investors are largely on the same track, just at different stops along the way. And there are clear reasons for this beyond mere experience in growing a company.

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Gust

MAY 10, 2023

The post Founder Spotlight – Transforming Recruiting to Matchmaking for Increased Efficiency and Engagement appeared first on Gust. Traditionally, the hiring process focuses on whether a candidate's skills and experience match the job description, and the process of screening candidates can be labor-intensive.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Founders, who are already under immense pressure from many directions, now have to contend with that dynamic for themselves in an uncertain business environment, connected only by video conferencing and email to their teams, investors, and customers. The post Founders Mental Health in the Time of Covid appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Frontline Ventures conducted a survey of 206 global startup founders , revealing which factors are the most important to pre-seed and seed founders when choosing between VCs. Understanding of the sector is the most important factor for founders when choosing a VC in seed/pre-seed.

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