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Textio’s Founder Kieran Snyder on the Two Advantages Startups Have in AI (While Remaining Skeptical Of The Funding Gold Rush)

Hunter Walker

“Admirer from outside of the cap table” is how I approached Kieran Snyder , Cofounder of Textio. If 2024 Kieran could whisper something into the ear of 2014 Kieran, what would you have told her about the difference between leading a team vs leading a company? But that’s not really how we saw ourselves when we started.

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Why Solving Big Food & Healthcare Problems Will Yield Spectacular Companies

Both Sides of the Table

We believe that it is incrementally harder to differentiate on simple Internet products or mobile apps and while great companies are built doing this, our goal as a fund is to try and fund things that can be 100x returns if they work. We’re not Pollyannaish about this. We can’t wait to see what the next few years bring.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. how to build an initial sales organization.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood. 3- Sam Walton.

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Is It Too Late To Start A Podcast?

Duct Tape Marketing

Dan is the Co-founder and president of Podcast Movement, the world’s largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. Look, if you work in sales, wanna learn how to sell or just peek at the latest sales news. And that's where we started in 2014. Marketing Podcast with Dan Franks.

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What To Know Before Starting A Podcast

Duct Tape Marketing

Dan is the Co-founder and president of Podcast Movement, the world’s largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. Jason Bay is a leading sales expert, and he talks with other leading sales experts to get you the information you need. And that's where we started in 2014. This is John Jantsch.

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How to Make the Perfect Startup Pitch

The Startup Magazine

All of this comes after startup activity reached its lowest point in the last 20 years in 2014. asks Bruna Martinuzzi, president and founder of Clarion Enterprises. Capture their desire with something new, differentiate yourself by your unique value — what can your company offer that no one else can?”.