VC Cafe

JULY 31, 2020

Last year I published on VC Cafe a post titled the 7 habits of highly effective people… in startups , and this time will I apply the book’s principles to the world of Venture Capital. What’s important to founders vs. VCs ( Creandum ). Covey’s son, Sean Covey. But being proactive goes beyond just speed.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Also, they are investors, startup advisors, and co-founders of Agency18, a firm that helps mission-driven companies adopt their Unsold Mindset. Listen to Nudge wherever you get your podcasts. (00:52): They're, the follow up question is the question that suddenly becomes magic, because now they're listening to the answer.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

There are only two emotions in startups — utter ebullient enthusiasm and outright terror. A founder’s conviction will help get a startup off the ground. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

So the good news is, if you can get your wedge in there, one manager levers you into bunch of bands, which is already nice and that therefore more with your effort; and it’s easier once you’re intrenched that you could be this person doing this. .” They don’t read Hacker News, so I don’t know.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 18, 2013

Good Advice (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Getting good advice is critical for any entrepreneur and fortunately there’s plenty of advice to go around. Unfortunately, not all advice is worth listening to. The reality is that entrepreneurs should not listen to the bulk of advice that comes their way.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret. My answer: you should talk about it to almost anyone who will listen. This includes investors, entrepreneurs, people who work in similar areas, friends, people on the street, the bartender, etc. You’ll refine your sales and investor pitch. Eric Stromberg.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 9, 2017

Here’s a good example – a talk by Julian Treasure on learning to speak to people so that people want to listen. Entrepreneur focuses on big business ideas, trends, and advice targeted at entrepreneurs and small business owners. Startup Grind. Entrepreneur. Gary Vaynerchuk. Behind The Brand. Marie Forleo.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

I was having coffee with the CEO of a new startup, listening to her puzzle through how to communicate to potential customers. She was an academic on leave from Stanford now selling SAAS software to large companies, but was being inundated with marketing communications advice. “My Step 2: What’s the Message? they’ll win.).

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

No matter their background or industry, the following folks have plenty of advice and inspiration to offer while future innovators compile their research: Muhammad Yunus with the Nobel Foundation , Oct. Future innovators looking to launch their own startup can easily find inspiration in her perseverance and seemingly boundless work ethic.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Goldman Sachs was an investor. I sat next to Irwin Jacobs (founder of Qualcomm) on a bus ride. We listened way too much to what the press said. We listened to the analysts tell us how we were going to change the industry. Don’t listen to what journalists say about your product or company. We closed a $16.5

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Richard Witten , special advisor on entrepreneurship to the President of Columbia University ; and Kathryn Minshew , co-founder of the popular online career platform TheMuse.com both joined me in Sirius’ New York studio and shared their version of being knocked down and coming back stronger. Broken startup dreams.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. I have a lot of good news to report on this front. You can click here to learn more.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Thirty years later we now realize that its one the causes of early startup failure. This series of posts is a brief explanation of how we’ve evolved from Product Development to Customer Development to the Lean Startup. It has become an integral part of startup culture. The irony is that few startups fit these criteria.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 4, 2010 Stop lying on stage Entrepreneurs crave information about successful startups, and they should. About half the interesting things I know about famous startups, I learned at YC dinners. It helps investors boost their profile and convince entrepreneurs that they offer value-add.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

In other words, they are facing conditions of extreme uncertainty, just like startups. Most pundits and the people I ask for advice fall into one of two camps. The old models are broken, and we do not yet have new models to replace them. Or follow all of the New York Times columnists equally?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

This approach has made him the person many companies are calling for advice during the pandemic. You can listen to our conversation on Apple podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever you like to download. The 98% repayment rate of those small loans made in good faith was perfectly aligned with his guiding philosophy: radical optimism.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Lofty AI team includes (from left to right) Jerry Chu , Alysia Silberg , Mark Keane , and Max Ball The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 Lofty AI serves both full-time and part-time real estate investors by helping them make more data-driven decisions yielding higher returns. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Consider that the average startup cost of a new business is about $10,000. So the myth of startups going from plan to funding to launch is just a myth. Most startups go from plan to launch to real world, without getting anybody else’s money to spend. Most startups are on a do-it-yourself-or-go-broke plan.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Errol Arkilic , former program director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps), now founder of M34 Capital. Listen to my entire interview with Errol: If you can’t hear the clip, click here. Something magical could happen.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I have focused this as advice to entrepreneurs building enterprise software ventures today. But you don't have any lords and masters to answer to and the pay out goes entirely to the founders and management team. He is currently Co-Founder of CapitalMarkets.com and Editor Of SaaSInsights. Learn the rule of 3.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

And the startup ecosystem is dependent on those wild Barry-Bonds-juiced-up-on-a-million-steriods-style home runs to keep functioning. Co-founder and CEO Jason Goldberg said this was the first of several companies he’s started that was so intensely personal, he couldn’t imagine ever doing anything else. 0 people listening.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Because I know how important quality advice can be. I love startups. Why do I do it?

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

As early stage investors, our goal is to eliminate as much risk as possible with the least amount of cash spent. I started thinking about this yesterday when Jeff Fluhr, founder of Stub Hub spoke at my San Jose State class. I liked the founders and considered making a personal investment, but ended up passing. ► 2011. (7).

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www.davidgcohen.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Cohen Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of TechStars. s the second of my series of posts on my top twelve startup tips from TechStars this summer. To further the process, they begin to listen to and react to the thoughts of investors as a way of gaining favor. Hi, I'm David G.

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Ben's Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

As a reminder, none of the following is investment advice, nor is it a solicitation for investment in any of our funds. Jeff: So, Annie, as the author of one of my favorite books, what motivated you to do a sequel — your new book, “How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices”? I have news for you. How do you decide?

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Want to start a startup? October 2009 (This essay is derived from a talk at the 2009 Startup School.) I wasnt sure what to talk about at Startup School, so I decidedto ask the founders of the startups wed funded. Im in the unusual position of being able to test the essays I writeabout startups.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Investors Companies. Analyzing 32 Startup Failure Post-Mortems to Find the 20 Top Reasons that Startups Fail. After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. Startups are hard.

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

Local venture investors and/or companies offer cash prizes for the winners. In exchange, these VCs/companies get early looks at new deal flow and offer aspiring entrepreneurs feedback and advice on their business plan. to compete. If you are outside of Silicon Valley, you ought to jump into them with both feet.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

But, the good news is, if all these people could start a brewery, then you can too—as long as you know what you’re getting into and have a solid business plan for your brewery. In part one of this brewery startup guide, we’ll look at planning, location, equipment, and relationships. That has ended up serving us well.”.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

"I really like that resilience word," Robert Rhinehart told me in our conversation about his new organization, The Corona Initiative. You may know him as the founder of Soylent, the nutrition company he started in his kitchen and scaled nationwide. I felt like the news was just moving on from one crisis to the next.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2014

The good news is, most people aren’t willing to take that gamble, so when you move forward despite your fears, you’ll automatically set yourself apart from the crowd. And what’s going to happen if you do get a new job? So my advice is this: Don’t play it safe. Be willing to look like a fool. Sweat the small stuff….

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Many people have reached out sharing knowing and kind words about our journey and choice to wind down our venture, as well as their appreciation for my choice to pull back the curtain on what is statistically a common road for many founders. New business are hard: 50% succeed in the first 5 years Startups are hard: 10% succeed?—?only

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Problem was, I seemed to suck at the whole startup thing. Rather, I didn’t have anyone around me familiar enough with startups to tell me that I was doing it all wrong. So for this first post, here’s the best advice I can give you: join an awesome founding team and get your product out the door ASAP. Remember: keep it simple.

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Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

We Don’t Need Domain Experts When I looked around at our executive staff, there wasn’t a single founder who was a gamer. Given my fiduciary responsibility to my board and my investors did his blasé answer force me to grab him by the collar and scream, “Snap out of it, we’re in trouble!” They think the games stink.”

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www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. Stop asking for advice. Since I was a new entrepreneur, I knew needed a lot of advice. As I reached out to successful investors and entrepreneurs, I made each of them signed my nifty NDA. Some wouldnt, so I just asked them for general advice.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The myth about pivots is that they are an exception: something undesirable that happens because a startup went seriously awry, and which you should strive to avoid. You can listen to the episode here. Microsoft went from MS-DOS to Windows to Office to many new reinventions, including Azure.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch. You’ll be the only startup there. No one funded us.

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