VC Adventure

AUGUST 16, 2020

Quick break from Covid related topics for a moment to post something I’ve been intending to write about for a few months but haven’t had the chance to commit to paper. It’s perhaps a boring topic – Options and your company’s option program – but an important one.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

Let’s see: Twitter, Tumblr, Etsy, KickStarter … not bad, hey? When I write about topics that are relevant suddenly anybody with a startup solution in that field will approach us. Not to mention USV’s investments in MongoDB (10Gen), Lending Club and a host of others. But Fred got me to see a broader perspective.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

So in this article, we’ve compiled a list of essential marketing strategies that are sure to kickstart your startup to success. For you to utilize these platforms effectively, you need to do proper research about the topic and how to execute just one social media campaign at first. Develop and maintain an email list. Sponsor an event.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

First, we should become an information publisher (kind of like me here) by finding a topic that people will pay to learn about. From borrowing from family members to Kickstarter to car loans, there are various ways to reduce one’s startup burden. 1 Information publisher. 2 Instant consultant. 7 Fund raising and profits.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

From there, the entire process took about a year, from conceptualizing our idea to launching on Kickstarter. We have now grown into an overnight hit, as we had built up a huge community of black women with skin conditions years before even launching Topicals. Thanks to Olamide Olowe, Topicals ! #5- Photo Credit: Chris Vaughn.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 27, 2020

Similar to a virtual busker’s hat, sites like Kickstarter and GoFundMe have launched some really inspirational projects. With that in mind here are three ways that content creators are utilising their online following to turn their talents into businesses and careers. Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding has really taken off in the last decade or so.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 19, 2018

they account for 30% of the decision on whether or not a panel is accepted and can really help one stick out from others with the same topic. Learn how to successfully execute design sprints to kickstart key initiatives, answer critical business questions, and create lasting organizational change within your company.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

To kickstart your career, set up a profile on popular freelance websites like Upwork and Freelancer and start building your portfolio. A website will also be essential as people will want to see your writing collated in one place so they can get a sense of your style, the topics you cover, and of course, your personality.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 27, 2014

He originally did this as a Kickstarter campaign which I supported and wrote the foreword for. When I saw the Kickstarter version, I asked if we could add to it, edit it, and publish it via FG Press. Luke Deering interviewed 150 entrepreneurs who have been through a variety of accelerator programs to get their insights.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2019

Back in March of 2015, I launched a Kickstarter campaign with these words: “Hi, my name is Eric Ries. Filled with stories from the trenches, tips, and tools for getting started and then scaling up innovation, it was available to Kickstarter backers only. I’m an entrepreneur and the author of The Lean Startup.

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Hot topics. So youve got the inside scoop on a story or topic that weve covered? Cinemaware is back at it with a Kickstarter campaign for Wings: Director’s Cut. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Disrupt SF. next story » 4moms Raises $20 Million For Its Gadgetized Baby Gear.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The most effective way to kickstart PR for your business is by subscribing to HARO (Help A Reporter Out). This is a free email newsletter service that brings together journalists looking for sources and businesses and PR agents looking for visibility on related industry topics. It is a good idea to build a media list yourself.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

But why not start with a niche event in a topic that can attract 200 people. I know that theres a lot of GroupOn bashing still in the press, but you can’t deny the kickstart its had on the local Chicago tech community. Or how about the best example – Loic Le Meur gets everybody over to Paris every year for Le Web.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 4, 2017

Independent microblogging is a hot topic right now. Manton Reece, a developer and podcaster in Austin, launched a Kickstarter to publish a book on microblogging and to spur interest in his new Micro.blog software. Within one day, Reece’s Indie Microblogging Kickstarter was fully funded.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

This made my friend Dorrian Porter ‘s KickStarter initiative to create a statue of Tesla in Silicon Valley even more poignant. I hope you’ll consider clicking that link and making even a small KickStarter contribution to support arts & innovation. Let’s never stop debating important topics. *.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The book “Crowdfunding: A Guide to What Works and Why” was put up on Kickstarter with a $35,000 goal. I have ideas about retooling this, in part by blogging regularly about crowdfunding and building an audience interested in the topic at my crowdfunding blog. — nik cubrilovic (@nikcub) September 30, 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Kickstarter and Indiegogo are good for donations. Even without a website of your own, you can publish through public blogs accepting topics of your niche such as Medium and LinkedIn. Most platforms run peer-to-peer lending sites offering business loans, debit, donation and crowdfunding platforms.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Whether it’s Zoom happy hours, TikTok dance competitions, or Kickstarter campaigns to save local institutions, we’re all craving real, human connection. Every business is made up of experts on a range of topics. A focus on local. Community is everything, especially during hard times. Image source ). Virtual experiences.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

In fact, you can find some of them on Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and other crowdfunding websites. Coming back to the topic, during the maturity stage, you are at the peak. Nothing happens. You try again. Do you think every company is able to launch an epic product in its first go? There are many failures. But do they stop?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2019

If the business you are about to start is in a niche that already has a thriving community, this might work in your favor by crowdfunding your business through platforms like Indiegogo or Kickstarter. His educational background in family science and journalism has given him a broad base from which to approach many topics.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

SEO is the most confusing topic for budding new entrepreneurs looking to kickstart their online presence. The final thing to mention on this topic is that, if you do decide to do SEO yourself, you need to make sure you’re optimizing for actual search terms. But web design and SEO is really rather simple.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 20, 2021

Kickstarting a new business or running a growing business is a grand undertaking—there’s no doubt about it. Within the physical structure of the business space, the topic of heating and cooling comes into play. Business ownership and management create a slew of tasks and decisions to make on the daily.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 30, 2014

It also allows team members to search through conversations by keyword or topic. GigaOm’s Derrick Harris used BigML to analyze what makes a successful Kickstarter campaign , and discovered that smaller crowdfunding campaigns with a wide base of supporters are the most likely to succeed.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Your reader will actually need to learn something from your blog, so choose interesting topics that will convert traffic. It will take time to build up a reputable brand, but you can give it a kickstart from your side. Be sure to be very specific with your content, though. Take the pet retailer example.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We actually launched it on Kickstarter. So really the approach, you know, back then, wasn't, you know, back then we could say, is there a podcast on this topic? Dan Franks (01:59): Yeah, so at that time it was, you know, kind of a community gathering. That thought it was a good idea. There's a good chance. John Jantsch (06:14): Yeah.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Besides, in the age of Kickstarter and Indiegogo, it would be better to supplement invitations for crowdsourcing or crowdfunding with real interactions with people who can become potential investors. It will not be easy inviting potential investors to attend a webinar but it’s worth the try. As an Idea Crowdsourcing Platform.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

That is one of the biggest problems in enterprises. -- During our recent webcast on Lean analytics with Alistair Croll and Ben Yoskovitz, co-authors of Lean Analytics , they discussed some of the topics Alistair will cover in his December 11 conference workshop. Both of those are forms of experimentation.

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Babbling VC

MARCH 11, 2012

This all became evident to me from the amount of noise (positive) you hear about two very specific funding options in the US: AngelList and Kickstarter. So, back to the original topic: If you look to the US, who's doing the most innovative stuff in the financing space? In my opinion, it's AngelList and Kickstarter. Kickstarter?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Have a look at some of our money saving tips for further information on this topic. Not too long ago, I stumbled upon a Kickstarter campaign called Run an Empire. Primarily reading outside of business, helps him come up with new ideas and draw new correlations between topics. Make people’s lives easier.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We actually launched it on Kickstarter, so really just kind of throwing it against the wall to see if anyone else was out there that thought it was a good idea. So really the approach, you know, back then wasn't, you know, back then we could say, is there a podcast on this topic? There's a good chance it isn't.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

But before we dive into the topics you should blog about. The main principles behind blogging for your startup, which you’ll notice from the topics below is to deliver value, build trust and position yourself as a thought leader. Five Topics For Startup To Blog About: 1. Find out who your audience is. Best Practices and Tips.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

off topic. but eisenhower had his reasons -- for one thing, the mission was carefully planned and managed by seasoned battle-hardened grown-ups. and only raw and green raw recruits will run towards machine gun fire. Living on the Edge: What OMGPOP’s Stunning R. [.] on a whopping 20% of iOS devices. Semil Shah. Brad Nickel.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 19, 2017

So when she launched a recent Kickstarter for Aloe, a self-care app , it felt right to jump in and support her. HW: I backed your Kickstarter for Aloe, a self-care app. After the Inauguration, I decided to share my tool and start building this new community around a topic that is so important, especially now.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

So much so that we all know what the hot spaces to be involved in are: Wearables, 3D printing, Web of things, Drones, Crypto currency, Crowdfunding, and those other ones I’ve left out… Get a Kickstarter project going with one of these topics in the header and it seems like the funding job is already half done.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

This is a key factor in many of the successful kickstarter products. Think of a topic you know that you have down cold. Belief that you have something unique, that the world, or part of the world, really does need this new thing/method/service. 6… The journey is the reward. This is the most important trait of all.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 29, 2017

I spoke at the inaugural Ethereal Summit in Brooklyn on May 19th on this topic, stating that there is undoubtedly a bubble in the market, driven by speculation. These are similar to Kickstarter projects but provide a (potentially) liquid, tradeable ownership asset. I also said that I think these ICO’s can eventually change the world.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 26, 2012

On the panel were the two founders of Super Mechanical (creators of Twine) which is an awesome project that used Kickstarter for its initial financing (and that I’m an excited supporter / customer of.) I had a fun day and wish I had found more IAP courses to help teach and participate in this trip.

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