Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2013

In the entrepreneur world, your perception is equally critical, except the “managers” in this world are your investors, customers, vendors, business partners, and team members. Everyone needs to realize that whether it’s in the workplace or in the startup community, business is a new world today with new rules.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

The newest model was passed into law recently via the JOBS Act , and won’t even be available until the end of this year or maybe mid-2013 in the USA, while waiting for the rules to be finalized: Startup equity crowd funding. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Software crowd sourcing.

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www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

Social Media Community Management Social Commerce Social Integration Social Media Smarts. 7 Social Media Tactics Your 2013 Budget Needs to Succeed [Research]. To get your 2013 marketing plans on track to increase revenues, here are seven social media tactics based on solid research that you need now. How will 2013 compare?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

In 2013 the funding landscape changed with the JOBS act. All of these attributes will effectively benefit the entrepreneurial community. Melissa Thompson is the founder and CEO of TalkSession ( www.talksession.com ), an online counseling company which launched in April 2013. Now, how do we become successful founders?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2014

What do we want our partners and clients to say about us? And Clint Hurdle, the 2013 manager of the year for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is well known for the love he has for his players. Your employees — and the community as a whole — will appreciate that you’re willing to sacrifice company time to make the world a better place.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

This milestone is always a great forcing function to reflect on the past year, my contributions to the startup community, as well as my overall goals. I’ve now been in VC for six full years, and I’ve written reflections dating back to 2013 when I started my journey as an analyst. The first week of September is my VC anniversary.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013).

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

I believe I am qualified to talk about this as I spent ~6 years at Google in strategic partnerships (commerce), as head of Campus London (Google’s first physical startup hub), Head of Google for Entrepreneurs Europe (now called Google for Startups) and eventually general partner for Google Ventures.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Summit Partners and TA Associates have leveraged their origination programs to move into later stage buyouts. Acquirer/ Investor. ff Venture Capital.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. As of March 2013, one billion, (B!), One more thing to ponder… One hundred hours of video is uploaded into YouTube every single minute, as of May 2013. Tap into YouTube Community / Media Platform. How cool is that!

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2018

Before graduating, he had signed a lease to a retail space not far from the college campus, creating a restaurant that would cater to the college students with deliveries as well as the local beach community.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2015

Give back to the community. Companies that engage in the community and get involved in various community or charitable events are likely to interact with potential customers. Furthermore, community-involvement and providing funds to charities strengthens a company’s public image. Reduce unnecessary costs.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

The most common ways in which the Fortune 500 are working with the startup community at scale is through corporate VC arms, contests, packages of benefits geared to startups, and accelerator programs. I worked with our intern team to look for the Fortune 500 companies making the strongest effort to reach out to the tech startup community.

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The Next Web

JUNE 19, 2012

My partners are making all that possible, it’s pure teamwork. I was helping to build the product and company in the initial years, then we had to divide responsibilities more clearly when we were raising the first round of funding and my ex-partners Bart and Pawel moved from managing Applicake to managing Future Simple full-time.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1 They are both coach and cheerleader.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. Wednesday, April 24th, 2013. AngelList also partnered with SecondMarket to create an investment vehicle for these investments. Disrupt NY 2013. Disrupt NY Hackathon 2013. Austin, TX.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Pre-swag surf group photo of HBCU@SXSW students and Spike Lee at Capital One House Over the past several years, tech communities across the United States have attempted to make significant progress towards increasing diversity and inclusion in their industries. Placement is 90%!

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ConversionXL

JULY 15, 2014

Affiliate marketing is a performance based form of marketing – You as the merchant have a product/service to sell and me as the affiliate/partner am promoting your stuff for a piece of the action. billion respectively) in 2013. while my partner, the drop-shipper, will take care of actually making and shipping of the products.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

Back in October 2013 Simon-Kucher & Partners , a global marketing & sales consultancy, published a survey that found 33% of shoppers did not name prices as the primary driver for online shopping. of all US album sales in 2013. Trust me, I was surprised too. ). image source.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It partners with sales to close more revenue, informs product teams to deliver better products, and in some cases, co-owns demand generation activities with marketing teams. Founder Nathan Barry launched in 2013 to help creators sell their books and courses but failed to meet revenue goals and eventually stalled. Image source.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

A lot has changed since 2013. Last year, NextView co-founder and partner David Beisel asked our portfolio startups which service providers they use to make up the nuts and bolts of their businesses, which he published as the first edition of a potentially recurring resource. More Snaps were Chatted. More Things became Internetted of.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

At the same time, his partner at his previous company – Tim Miller – was doing an entrepreneur-in-residence at a local Boulder VC firm (Boulder Ventures). There are hundreds of paragraphs I could write about all of the amazing things Rally Software has done for the Boulder Startup Community and for the extended city of Boulder.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

They were founded in 2013 and have only grown since then. They've partnered with celebrities and musicians to target the younger demographic while making sure to push their ads harder during specific times of higher stress such as the US election or during the pandemic. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2023

Before starting GreenPal, I had a traditional landscaping business which I sold in 2013. I was passionate about the idea, and with my partner, we launched a review platform to help consumers and companies build communication bridges and achieve successful outcomes Thanks to Michael Podolsky, Pissed Consumer ! #6-

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2013

I was getting ready for a Google Hangout back to my office with my partners and I noticed something about an explosion at the Boston Marathon on twitter. My partners were all shaken also – Seth lived in Boston for many years, Ryan has done several marathons, and Jason just did his first marathon last year in Detroit.

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Board Effect

JULY 5, 2021

The Giving Pledge went global in 2013, and philanthropists from 25 countries have since made commitments through The Giving Pledge. We’ll get you started with a few “what if” scenarios: What if your board could recruit more representatives from the communities they serve?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When Slack opened its private beta in 2013, it did so with 8,000 people ready to try it. Early adopters became Canva’s marketing team, sharing designs and experiences with colleagues: “Social currency in the sense of our community has always been incredibly valuable for us. On its official launch in 2014, it had 15,000 daily users.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Both ways are great, I’ve tried both, but personally I wouldn’t try to start something again without partners. Stefan Tirtey, Partner at Doughty Hanson Ventures , created this document with Berlin early stage investors. And your first community person is not likely to be your VP Marketing.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 27, 2017

FanWide organizes in-person game watch parties and develop local fan communities for every pro and college team at sports bars nationwide, who pay us to bring them new customers through bidding in a patent-pending event auction marketplace. Thanks to Symon Perriman, Fan Wide ! This is especially true for small businesses.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. In fact, it’s quite the opposite - making sure you have the same goals as your financing partner is probably the best thing you can do as an entrepreneur to maximize your chances for success.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In 2013, CSG was named one of the top 100 I.T. For Scott, that means going out into the community and networking. Corporate Partners. In 2013, CSG was named one of the top 100 I.T. For Scott, that means going out into the community and networking. Our Guests. Scott Spiro . Credibility is everything. Tony Lillios.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

One of the company’s smartest moves was introducing “Netflix Original” movies and TV shows, first launching House of Cards in 2013 to much success. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. BMW introduced subscription fees for their cars, creating revolutionary changes in the conservative automotive community.

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Up and Running

APRIL 13, 2015

In fact, according to the latest statistics, a growing number of small-to-medium-sized businesses (3% up from 2013) plan to invest in their websites rather than any other digital tool. So, they need to represent a company’s mission and communicate the right message through both content and visual elements. Community or brand blog.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Last night it was finally time for Wayra demoDay 2013 – a chance for the fledgling startups to draw interest and offers of cash from a crowd of more than 200 investors. Alongside the likes of Accel Partners, Balderton Capital, EC1 Capital and Passion Capital, TNW spent the evening at Wayra London to bring you our favorites.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 1, 2013

As 2013 begins, I encourage you to adopt one of my deeply held beliefs, that of “ give before you get.”. It’s a core tenant of the Boulder Startup Community, which I discuss extensively in Startup Communities: How To Build an Entrepreneur Ecosystem in Your City. A mentor says, simply, “how can I help?”.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Ventures selected by the Hong Kong based initiative will be invited to attend a 4-day program in Hong Kong from January 24-27, 2013 to meet potential investors and partners, identify growth opportunities that Hong Kong can offer, and network with other fellows. We seek to celebrate and support do good and do well ventures. “We

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