The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

We wanted to share some other trends we observed; Countries have startups that play to their strengths. Brazilians like to fiesta and have a huge bar and restaurant industry, startups like our Rio finalist We Go Out are helping people to find the best parties and events to go to tonight by showing you where your friends are checking in.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When I looked at my inbox this morning, I had emails from six organizations I have advised/worked with over the past couple of years (including Astia and Techstars ) announcing their partnership with the White House’s Startup America initiative.

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2014

He was joking, of course—your employees aren’t a bunch of animals struggling for survival at a watering hole in Tanzania—but they sure will act like it sometimes. Gazelles are far and away the most bountiful species of employee you’ll encounter on your startup safari. Managing Your Startup’s Wildlife. Herding Gazelles.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

His name is Tomas Pueyo. He worked at an education startup here in Silicon Valley. And in fact, The Lean Startup is very much that. One of my old Lean Startup sayings is that metrics are people too, and it came up in my conversation with Brian Chesky, too. He was not a famous author. He wasn't a media star.

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