Hunter Walker

MAY 17, 2024

“Admirer from outside of the cap table” is how I approached Kieran Snyder , Cofounder of Textio. It’s also not an accident that, upon stepping back from being Textio’s CEO, I’ve built a sizable exec coaching practice working largely with early stage founders. HW: nerd processor, your weekly newsletter , is great!

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

In 2018, there were more than 7,450 breweries in the U.S.—well While Dan heads up operations, his brother Stephen is head brewer, and their team also includes directors of finance and brand, respectively. The more complex the operating structure of a business , the more information and time required.”. Watch your finances.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2022

My co-founder and I started our labor-only moving company as the first movers ourselves. We want to leave an impact on the communities we operate in and the employees on our team, so we even offer them networking and internship opportunities. Thanks to Lucy Bedewi, Veronica V Sopher ! #4- 4- To leave an impact.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. With KOYA, you can easily treat your co-worker to a class at their favorite yoga studio in New York or surprise your partner with a personal message at the park where you first met. Thanks to David Tile, Article-Writing Co ! #23-

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Brunner (@heatherjbrunner) | Twitter Preston James Co-founder & CEO DivInc Preston is at the center of everything Diversity & Inclusion in Austin. Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2022

Xenia is the CEO and Co-Founder of Planable, a content review and marketing collaboration platform used by over 5,000 teams behind brands such as Hyundai, Christian Louboutin, Viber, and United Nations. Xenia has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and she spoke on the Innovation Stage at Cannes Lions in 2018.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Similarly, my research on venture capital portfolio operations found that Portfolio Operator VCs such as Andreesen Horowitz , First Round Capital , ff Venture Capital , and Google Ventures are hiring unusually large teams and structuring them in traditional pyramids. Our job is to invest in the growth areas of 2018.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 2018, Taobao GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) was a staggering RMB2,689 billion, which equates to $428 billion in US dollars. We estimate that the global GMV for ride sharing was over $100B in 2018 (including Uber, Didi, Grab, Lyft, Yandex, etc) and still growing handsomely. billion of GSV (gross services revenue) across 2.0

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

These are individuals who are truly steering the pack with their excellence in operations, experience, and revolutionary ideas. Gifted Healthcare is listed as one of the Country’s 2018 Fastest-Growing Staffing Organizations by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). is listed as 2018’s 100 Most Influential People in Staffing.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 26, 2017

She is the former Chief of Technology and Research at Manufacture NY and the Founder of Skinteractive Studio, a fashion tech studio working with startups including Thesis Couture, Dropel Fabrics, Kenzen, Mycoworks and Wonderwoof, and with past clients including Google, Intel, and Ringly.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2020

I got one of those in 2018, mere months after I started at data.world as their first growth marketing and demand generation hire. In that unannounced meeting, Brett Hurt, our CEO and co-founder, laid it out for us. Choose the model that aligns best with your business: How complex is your marketing and sales operation?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2018

Eighteen months later, I’m keynoting at conferences and serving clients in London, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Vancouver, and 50 other cities,” says Logan Young, the co-founder of BlitzMetrics, a Facebook dashboard and advertising company. Learn, Do, Teach: Build Your Expertise First.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

What was your approach to picking co-founders, and what advice would you give entrepreneurs on this? I think having a co-founder is very important. I’ve seen people succeed as solo founders – but I think not having a co-founder makes an already hard journey that much harder. The rest is history.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Lighter reports that from 2015 to 2018, the number of VC investments under $5m dropped 23% from 6,709 to 5,139. 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 13, 2018

JD Weinstein , head of Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem in Austin; Karen Kilroy, entrepreneur and CEO of Kilroy Blockchain; Sabrina Wojtewicz, co-founder of Bunker Labs; and Sara Chapman, Director of Entrepreneurship Strategy & Partnerships at Dell will discuss how both startups and corporations can work together and find the right fit.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 27, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 27, 2018 Humans crave community. In March 2018, SXSW content approached this issue from multiple angles, including taking a look at the lessons from a female-driven community, the importance of building team spirit and the impact of a very, very early online community.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.

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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. The reality today is that capital is more available than ever and entrepreneurs have become more sophisticated, so founders are looking for more than just cash from their venture backers.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 5, 2018 SXSW has announced 50 finalists for the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event. What does Pawame hope to accomplish in 2018? Turkana is home to Kakuma refugee camp, one of the largest refugee camps in the world, with over 200,000 residents and where we have been operating since October.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 30, 2018 At the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event , 50 finalists from around the world will make their pitches before a panel of judges. What does Sceenic hope to accomplish in 2018? What kinds of people is your team looking to meet at SXSW 2018? What are the goals for Sceenic for SXSW 2018?

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Hitch, the ride-sharing company launched by University of Texas at Austin students in 2018, has expanded to Florida. The Austin-based company has already facilitated 60,000 rides in Texas, said Kush Singh, the company’s co-founder, and CEO. It operates in every major Texas city. We were thinking […].

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

But during this period, many founders and investors do prize growth above most everything else. Secondary transaction liquidity also starts to become a reality for founders and early investors. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics. Snapchat goes public in 2017 and Spotify succeeds with a direct listing in 2018.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I gained nearly 20 pounds during those two years, in part because of the growing frustration I felt when I would leave yet another meeting with VCs who I felt didn’t genuinely listen to, understand, or value my experience as a black founder and CEO. Those were teachers, accountants, consultants, entrepreneurs, and community leaders.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Tsai got the idea for Pani when he helped to install a water pipeline in 2018 that delivers clean water to rural areas to Nepal. He had previously invested in Tastebud, which Tsai co-founded and served as vice president of product. Joshua Baer, founder of Capital Factory. Brett Hurt, founder of Bazaarvoice and Data.world.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The product often has an army behind it including customer support representatives, account managers, development operations managers, engineers, quality assurance analysts, designers, researchers, data scientists and more. Hunter Brennick , co-founder and COO of Landing Lion , emphasizes humility and listening for product managers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Ming is the former chief of staff and strategy advisor to co-founder Jack Ma for over a decade, and outlines five key steps for automating decisions today as follows: Log and use consumer behavior and product transaction data. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/17/2018. The efficiency gain is tremendous.

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View from Seed

MAY 28, 2020

Much of the food supply chain has operated the same way for years, and technology has created ample opportunities for innovation and improvement across the entire supply chain. Meat processing companies across the country have paused operations at plants where workers have tested positive for COVID. Dairy Alternatives.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Greylock investor Sridhar Ramaswamy , who co-founded search engine startup Neeva , says it’s more important for startups to think about creating a product that is useful and resonates with people before worrying about whether a large incumbent is doing it. They’re both fruit, but they’re very different in terms of how they operate.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Greylock investor Sridhar Ramaswamy , who co-founded search engine startup Neeva , says it’s more important for startups to think about creating a product that is useful and resonates with people before worrying about whether a large incumbent is doing it. They’re both fruit, but they’re very different in terms of how they operate.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Eighteen months ago, San Diego-based MergerLabs was born out of CAPTARGET, a leader in private equity deal origination, owned and operated by Gabe Galvez. Co-founders, Laura Maly and Michael Anderson, struck a deal with Galvez that led to the acquisition of Merger Labs , effective January 1, 2018.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Even after Fowler’s article came to the forefront and investors Freada and Mitch Kapor broke ranks with their silent co-investors in their now-famous open letter , things didn’t get better. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway. It’s male founder friendly. Founders have to reckon with that. They got worse.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

If I was an aspiring entrepreneur, I would take a vacation during RISE week and attend as many sessions as I could (author’s update note: sadly, RISE is no longer operational). The teams are made up of founders who are dramatically younger. The teams are made up of founders who are dramatically younger.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

BHAGs were established by management guru Jim Collins in his 1994 book “ Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great) “ , co-authored with Stanford professor Jerry Porras. In 2018, Walmart had $500.3 In 2018, we refined our BHAG to include a due date. What’s a BHAG?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2018

Unfortunately, in my years since as a small business advisor, I have seen too many founders squander this asset through a lack of understanding of some basic legal and operational issues, or by handing out nominally “free” stock to the wrong people at the wrong time. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/12/2018.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 10, 2022

I love working with great people and as a venture capitalist, am fortunate the number of founders I’m impressed by far exceeds our investment capacity. Here’s an example of a founder that I’ve known for a while who recently raised a seed round with different firms than ours. fundraise came about & why it didn’t include me (yet).

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 19, 2017

When I met Catherine Vaughan , cofounder of Flippable , I knew this was a group to support. Catherine Vaughan: My co-founders and I met while working on the Hillary Clinton campaign in Ohio. That being said, we realize that we’re able to reach a new audience with a fresh voice, so do operate independently from the DNC.

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