Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. To confidently answer no, co-founder of Strategyzer Alex Osterwalder told our attendees, “What you really want to do is work more like Amazon. … LESSON #3: Avoid these three hiring mistakes. First, do not hire someone just because they have the domain expertise.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

One of the most obvious to me was Nanit, that was brought to our firm by my colleague Jordan Hudson who met them team, fell in love with their founders & technology, and encouraged us to invest. It also helped that Jordan was about to have a baby of his own — Slim Shaney- who is now more than a year old (as is our investment).

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

What key hires do you need? The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Presenter: Jennifer Bonnett (Founder & CEO, Nexpense).

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

What key hires do you need? The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Presenter: Jennifer Bonnett (Founder & CEO, Nexpense).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Our Chairman and co-founder Alex Allegue pitched Pawame in the global finals of last year’s Harvard Business School New Venture Competition, Pawame having already won the Africa category. Our CTO and Co-founder Majd Chaaya and colleague Hella Bennani are representing us there at the end of January. The founders?—?Alex

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 21, 2017

My Mama, the founder of Yuca’s Hut in Los Feliz, CA, didn’t allow a lack of college degrees or a business plan to deter her from launching her dream. Larry Page, Google co-founder.I 8 – You cant change the world working part time. You can’t change the world working part time.

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