Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. If you are a typical startup operation, consisting of an unpaid founder and co-founder, both working part-time, outsourcing is not likely the solution to your resource constraints.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

Timo Rein is the cofounder & CEO of Pipedrive , and was previously the cofounder of Vain & Partners - the leading Sales Training company in the Baltics. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion' If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re an American, and that means you don’t know how good you have it.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator , one of the many, many startup accelerators in Europe, is taking the first class of startups who’ve graduated from its six-month program stateside this month.

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The Next Web

JUNE 7, 2014

He is the co-­founder and CEO of Quote Roller and PandaDoc. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion How-To''s' Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. I wasn’t looking to work for an American company. As many will tell you, immigrating to the US is really tough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Companies in Asia and Eastern Europe can still provide direct cost reductions of up to 75%.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

He is co-founder of international start-up community event organisation 3beards and founder and director of Albion Drive , a fully integrated communicaitons agency for entrepreneurs and challenger brands. If it is, then Australia does start to look appealing as a startup destination both as a founder and an investor.

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The Next Web

JULY 15, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. Today he begins a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber.

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders. This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. The problem with non-technical founders is that they don’t know what they don’t know, until they’re in way too deep. Enterprise. CrunchBase.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Though, this article is not a reflection on the fundamentals of unicorns—rather, I am using them as a proxy for situations in which founders have executed on big ideas. 38 unicorns, or 1 in 4 (24%), have at least one MBA founder. 63 MBA founders are represented among the 157 unicorns. Key Insights. Red Ventures (HBS, Wharton).

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now. This is not meant to be a negative post, but rather a temperature check of today’s market environment and the levers founders can pull on to survive this period. What is a founder to do? Israeli Tech Review Q3 2022 (Source: IVC Online and Bank Leumi ).

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure. Yes, we must be sensible with public money but does the risk outweigh the benefits of growing and keeping good companies in Europe? There are opportunities to get a feel for running a team, validating an idea, choosing co-founders.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

female founders. founder friday. Lessons learned from female founders and women entrepreneurs. Startup Quote: Wendy Tan White on Building a Successful Startup » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder. Tweet By Elizabeth Knopf (Co-Founder & CEO, Sorced). Conference 2012.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 5, 2023

Recently, the medical diagnostics company Neko Health, which was co-founded by Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, was successful in acquiring €60 million ($65.4 As Neko Health continues to spread its operations throughout Europe, it inspires optimism for a future in which healthcare will be preventative, easily accessible, and individually tailored.

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The Next Web

JUNE 19, 2012

Under the relatively fresh ‘TNW Profile’ banner, we regularly shine a light on great European entrepreneurs and startup founders, to learn more about their journey and their business, and what drives them personally. Me and my cofounders Joanna Socha and Mariusz Lusiak just got into Y Combinator. What are you currently involved with?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. If you are a typical startup operation, consisting of an unpaid founder and co-founder, both working part-time, outsourcing is not likely the solution to your resource constraints.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 12, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Find the right co-founders and advisors.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

He started the Stanford Honors Co-op in 1954 which allowed companies in the valley to send their engineers to Stanford graduate engineering programs. And while the Soviets are fighting the Germans in massive land battles in eastern Europe, until the allies invade Western Europe in June 1944, the only way the U.S.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. It’s part two of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Co-Up , mobilesuite , Raumstation.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Speakers include: - Kareem Amin, Co-Founder, Frame. - Rami Essaid, Co-Founder & CEO, Distil Inc. - Yao-Hui, Founder, The Hatchery. - Andrew Mitchell, Managing Partner, ZIG Capital. . Europe-Maghreb renewable energy projects are creating new investment opportunities.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

by Monica Eaton-Cardone, Co-Founder and COO of Chargebacks911. Monica is the Co-Founder and COO of Chargebacks911® , a global risk mitigation firm helping online merchants optimize their profitability through chargeback management. The world is in a state of uncertainty.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

Marketing products into international markets is not a simple task”, says Julio Oliveto, founder of Livre, an innovative wheelchair-tricycle company in Brazil. I’d never thought an investment at the start would make such a difference”, said Jessica Krauter, co-founder of Buah. Attracting Overseas Customers.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In 2016 alone, 300+ “machine intelligence” (AI + ML) startups in Europe raised over €1.4 Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Orcam was created by the founders of Mobileye (NYSE: MBLY and one of Israel’s largest IPOs ), Prof. Billion in VC funding.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Eric) In a bar in Amsterdam in 2005, my two cofounders and I came to the sad conclusion that startup we tried to built for two years was doomed. My co-founders decided startup life wasn't for them. Product Launch After some financing-related delays, the products went on sale in Europe and Asia in the summer of 2008.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

You only had to look around little Techloft to meet people from, amongst others: Israel (of course), the US, UK, France, Venezuela, Canada & Eastern Europe. With special thanks too from Stevan Litobac, Co-Founder & Head of Product. . All in a 2000 sq ft shared workspace. For me, this is the magic of Israel.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. People who can add strategic value to your business (e.g.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

On a rainy day in Providence we tracked Andy down just as he was leaving for a trip to Europe. We told Andy we’d talk further when he got back from Europe. Unlike Intel chips, MIPS chip architecture also made it possible to plug in a math co-processor. A few days later Gordon became a founder.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Along with Ben Rogmans – Saleduck’s CTO and co-founder, the two have spearheaded the movement towards expanding Saleduck in five countries within Southeast Asia and are now looking towards furthering the platform’s presence in more countries within the region. Giving the wrong company perks and benefits.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 10, 2019

Veronica Sósa, founder of Business Fit International Magazine, Business Fit Magazine and SHE (Seminar for Hispanic Entrepreneurs in Europe). “I I want people to learn that co-creation is one of the most important things about being a leader. Brian Marshall, founder of Transformational Growth Partners (TGP). “

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2014

In a survey conducted in Europe, 60% of respondents said intentional late payment was the major cause of hikes in DSO. A speaker and writer on the subject of business finance for five years, he was co-founder and director of Futurebooks, a firm providing financial services to technology startups across the Asia-Pacific region.

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Alexia Tsotsis is the co-editor of TechCrunch. Founders Den co-founder and angel investor Zachary Bogue has joined forces with seasoned big data VC Matt Ocko , Metamarkets founder Michael Driscoll and Prismatic CEO Bradford Cross to launch Data Collective , the world’s first Big Data-only early stage investment fund.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

What’s quickly becoming the go-to technology conference in Europe, one of Spain’s most prominent platforms VDS has announced that its 2024 event will be held in Valencia under the theme “Embracing evolution: Invest in the leaders of tomorrow”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

It’s my hypothesis of why so many founding teams have 3-4 founders. I’ve seen many first-time founders who had fallings out with their co-founders, had lawsuits, had investors bail on them, lost market momentum. But I’ve been thinking a lot about failure in the past year or so. Yet failure smells.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. 60-70% for founders. 10-20% for employees.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

into Europe. Firstly, there are many videos on the No Fear community that would apply to entrepreneurs, but the one they must watch is the one with Peter Vesterbacka, one of the co-founders of Rovio – the company that made the game Angry Birds. But the capital of the world is going to be in Asia in the coming years.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2012

The start-up scene within Europe and particular in the UK is growing fast and brings with it many competitions. In the Flat-Club database of start-up competitions, over 85 have been included within Europe, totalling an average of almost 2 competitions a week to enter. Make sure you get some inspiration for outstanding video pitches.

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VC Cafe

JULY 30, 2012

Speakers include Naval Ravinikant (co-founder of AngelList), Dave McClure (500 startups) and Adeo Ressi (founder Institute) providing different angles to the pitch. 6) Equity Crowdfunding – I’ve covered the different types of Crowdfunding on the post Startup Equity Crowdfunding grows in Europe.

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