YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2019

by Caroline Pegden, co-founder of TempaGoGo. One of the biggest problems facing any entrepreneur is how to convince people that your idea, product or service is as great as you personally believe it to be. Every founder has a good story to tell! Make sure to check out your competitors and see which awards they have won.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Successful founders have a laser-like focus and commitment; a keen understanding of customers’ needs; and a tenacious spirit, said the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Even though there was a real need in the market it wasn’t right (the right time) for a wearable (product).

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

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. Jeremy Johnson , founder of Andela , which embeds talented software engineers on the African continent into top engineering organizations worldwide. Jeremy Johnson.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs. Products requiring changes to government regulations. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 10/31/2014.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

Tim Sweeney, the founder and CEO of Epic is a long term visionary of our online future and the Metaverse. Tim Sweeney, Epic Games’ founder and CEO. The end product of this vision is still being created but the leaked 90 page pitch deck (embedded below) details Yuga Labs’ plans in more depth. Here we go! Epic Games.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

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. Jeremy Johnson , founder of Andela , which embeds talented software engineers on the African continent into top engineering organizations worldwide. Jeremy Johnson.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

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 market our products and company. Experience.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

million seed round, we’re looking back at our journey with founders Mike Murchison and David Hariri. Just after closing Fund II in October 2014, Boris took a trip to Toronto. With Mike and David ferociously developing product and doing sales, they launched the Ada bot with early customers like Medium, Kik and Wattpad.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2016

If you’re a technical startup founder, one of the painful lessons is that it’s not enough just to build a great product. You must also understand the value the product provides customers (along with the rest of your business model.). Clay Hebert , founder of Crowdfunding Hacks. Clay Hebert.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2013

SPROCKIT 2014 , a year-round program by NAB Show and World Series of Start-Ups that showcases elite emerging companies in media and entertainment and introduces them to industry influencers and decision-makers, is again looking for startups to participate in the coming year’s program. “This year’s program is no exception.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Before graduating, I decided to forgo the finance path and instead dove into engineering and later sales and product management roles at VersaSuite (health IT) in Austin. As entrepreneurs, Tushar and I immediately knew that when product-market fit hits you in the head, you jump on it. We were infatuated with tech. Factom, Inc.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

GrowthHackers founder and former Head of Growth at Dropbox, Sean Ellis , coined the term: “A growth hacker is a person whose true north is growth. Growth hacking is about caring for and optimizing the user experience to build trust and keep customers using your product. Take the documentation productivity platform, Swimm.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2022

Paul is the founder and CEO of Marketing AI Institute, and the founder of PR 20/20, HubSpot’s first partner agency. He is the author of The Marketing Performance Blueprint (Wiley, 2014) and The Marketing Agency Blueprint (Wiley, 2012); and the creator of the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON). So Paul, welcome back.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Jeremy Goldman is the founder of Firebrand Group and the author of the book GoingSocial. I thought it might be nice to turn to my network of authors, strategists, social media executives, and entrepreneurs and ask them one question: “What is one prediction you’re seeing others make for 2014 that you just flat-out disagree with?”.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I care because by funding a product, you are giving voice to the idea that yes, it probably is necessary—and if we continue to ignore the contributions of women to the entrepreneurial space, we’re essentially concluding that their ideas hold less value. According to Fortune , in 2006, female founders were involved in only 2.95

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I started Good Dog Labs in early 2014 and a year later I officially became a co-founder with the on-boarding of my brother Dino in 2015. Adrian Mendoza from Mendoza Ventures, he is a Mexican-American investor and entrepreneur who helped transform our business from a consulting to a product company. ?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The small start-up has found that when its team members have time to pursue personal interests, they are more productive and satisfied at work. . Take, for instance, the remarkable 2014 events at Market Basket, a 73-store grocery chain based in Massachusetts. Relationships with employees need to be richer.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Inside the Mind of a Technical Founder | OpenView Blog by Larry Kim – crowdspring.co/1u7Fz1b. 5 Signs You’ve Got the Wrong Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1u17ovZ. 12 Qualities To Look For In A Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1m97mzy. What’s the Best Time to Send Email Newsletters?

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Earlier this month, I asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council about the top events for founders in 2014. We asked 20 women of YEC the following question: What is one must-attend conference or event you’re looking forward to in 2014, and why? Kelsey Meyer , Influence & Co. . Empact Showcase 2014.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 27, 2018

According to Forbes , in 2014, 95 percent of the 2.1 Start a business: Product conversion. One of the best ways to make money from your patent is to create and sell the product you invented. One of the best ways to make money from your patent is to create and sell the product you invented.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Along with building a product and a company, you need to build social momentum and buzz. Initially, your staff (even if that’s just you and a co-founder) will be your greatest asset in locating and connecting with your audience. Product and culture . Startup Example: Coin. Strategy Adopted: Referral-loop.

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David Teten

JUNE 3, 2014

For the third year in a row, ff Venture Capital is co-sponsoring the New York Demo Day for Georgia Tech’s Flashpoint Accelerator, along with HBS Alumni Angels of NY. I hope you can join us at the SUNY Global Center, 116 E 55th St, June 11, 2014, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Most of the success stories in business marketing circles these days involve product and service companies thinking and acting like media companies. Pulizzi is the winner of the 2014 John Caldwell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Content Council. Podcast Transcript. Podcast Transcript.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In 2014 Niesh co-founder, Jae Yoo, now 26, had $10 in his bank account, and had to choose between printing past papers for exam study, or feeding himself. Download the ecentre study “Where To Grow”, including a checklist for founders wanting to go global, at [link]. The post Go global or grow local?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2018

How we got into Y Combinator (OwnLocal W10) OwnLocal received seed funding from Y Combinator in 2010 and has grown to work with 279k+ businesses through 3,500 local newspapers This is a repost from my self-hosted blog that mysteriously disappeared in 2014. My co-founder had been a longtime HN user, and had applied to Y Combinator in the past.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

Yoav Vilner is the CEO and co-founder of Ranky.co , a growth hacking and online marketing team. If you are one of TNW’s many readers, there’s a good chance you might be a product owner, creator, or the marketer of one. Fast forward to 2014. So, what SHOULD you do in 2014? Next: So, how can you remedy this?

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2017

We’d never had anyone pay us for a product or a service. Writing up a contract is especially important if you’re working with co-founders. Sales dropped dramatically in a matter of weeks, and still haven’t gone back to their 2014 high. We’d never hired anyone. We didn’t even know how to write a business plan.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A finalist in Augmented and Virtual Reality , which will pitch at 3:30 pm Saturday, March 9, Tunnelware is a product of DigitalTwin Technology, founded in Cologne, Germany, which aims to create digital twins of civil infrastructure. What have you found most essential to communicate about your product?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Boulder, CO.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

by Donovan Janus, founder of 17hats. Join a co-working space or camp out in a coffee shop. Spending 23 hours a day in one building is punitive, not productive. Janus launched 17hats in October 2014 after a short 4 months in development. Find your tribe. Get involved with group exercise of some kind. Is Your Boss a Jerk?

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JANUARY 9, 2014

No clear vision or purpose This should be the starting point for any startup founder, but it’s often overlooked. Having a clear focus means it’s easier to communicate what your product is and who it’s for. One thing we make a point of doing with each product we work on at Spook Studio is to make a list of things we won’t do.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 31, 2013

ReadWriteReflect offers a look back at major technology trends, products and companies of the past year. Real companies making real products that real people, you know, spend real money on. The service is a productivity tool that combines a variety of APIs to enable your online accounts to communicate with each other.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2017

All product industries are different and meet the needs of differing markets. The business models not only have to have the potential to scale, they also need to have demonstrated product acceptance, be post-revenue, be innovative within their space, and meet timing criteria for broad market acceptance.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2020

by Juan Pablo Segura, President and Co-Founder of Babyscripts. Juan Pablo Segura founded Babyscripts in 2014 with the vision that internet enabled medical devices would transform the delivery of pregnancy care. As the president of BabyScripts, Juan-Pablo has focused his efforts on business development, sales and fundraising.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2015

In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. The Internet has also transformed banking for small business owners, particularly when it comes time to apply for business loans and other financing products. Types of Alternative Business Loan Products.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In spite of this, private equity funds have used the rallying cry of efficiency to hijack corporate strategy and loot the profits that historically would have been reinvested into research and development and new products. Smart companies are always looking to make their current products better – and there are many ways to do this.

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