YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2020

by Simone Semprini, CEO & Co-Founder, TourScanner. It is no secret that transportation is a sector that generates pollution and CO 2 emissions. Most of the major conferences, exhibitions and trade events in the world have been canceled or postponed. Effect of the lockdown in the travel industry.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You are a “digital native” with a strong interest in new technology and have hands-on proficiency with many online tools for managing social media interactions, event production, and project management. You have 2-4 years of professional experience in marketing, social media, event coordination, or business operations. A Final Note.

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Operations Hiring Seed Stage Software Review 227

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? I attended events. ” As far as “terms” go I’m 100% aligned to have the most vanilla, founder-friendly terms I can. It was a fun period for me because everything was new and I was curious.

Early Stage 361

Early Stage Deal Flow Investment Bankers Technical Review 361

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

” Almost all startup founders experience a deep and prolonged sadness after selling their company , even when the sale is an outrageous success. The answer is important and fundamental for all startup founders, whether or not they ever intend to sell their company. A startup is the founder’s personal identity.

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Software Review Startup Cofounder Search 295

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. Planning and dealing with extra-ordinary events: M&A, fund raising, crises.

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Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 13, 2020

How to Bring In-Person Events Online written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. As the co-founder of Entrepreneurs HQ, Liam is a specialist at making it easy for people to create their own virtual summits and online conferences to grow their email list, authority, impact, and revenue. Like this show?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

by Kevin Manship , co-founder of Gamer One. Deloitte’s research shows that 40% of Gen X gamers and 30% of women gamers watch esports events every week. Facebook hasn’t said exactly how many VR headsets it’s sold under its Oculus brand, but Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey says the number is “well over” 10 million units.

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Software Review IP Technical Review Cofounder 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Investors want to know how and when they might see some return on their investment, since startups require some event to show value. In fact, this context is your best opportunity to attract a co-founder who has the business skills and interests that are complementary to your technical strengths.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

by Kathryn Petralia, cofounder of Kabbage. Businesses are actively seeking virtual business conferences and webinars (47%), virtual networking events (44%), advice and resources about leading through a crisis (44%) and learning ways to de-stress and stay mindful (42%). Cash Flow is Top of Mind.

Small Business 147

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

How to recognize when it’s time to pull the plug on your startup idea, and why founders can’t operate afford to operate in a vacuum were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Dan Miller , co-founder of Level Therapy , provider of mobile therapy sessions. Dan Miller. Brian Zuercher.

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Columbus Entrepreneur Cofounder Ohio 249

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

I wrote about my experience in this post and why I enjoyed this event more than most. ” The event seems to be more focused on 6pm – 3am than it does to people sitting and watching panels. Or riding a crazy party bus and sitting next to Aaron Batalion the co-founder & CTO of Living Social. Nom nom nom.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? I attended events. ” As far as “terms” go I’m 100% aligned to have the most vanilla, founder-friendly terms I can. It was a fun period for me because everything was new and I was curious.

Deal Flow 347

Deal Flow Early Stage Investment Bankers Technical Review 347

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 15, 2014

How we think about the many facets of marketing: branding, positioning, events, advertising, and special projects we haven’t announced yet. And, if you grant my indulgent inclusion in that pantheon, I did the same as WP Engine took off, with a noticeable decrease in early 2012 and relatively little in the past twelve months.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

by Matt Martin, Co-Founder and CEO of Clockwise. Last, create calendar events and name them after the task you want to accomplish during that time. Creating calendar events with start and stop times for each task helps you battle perfectionism by deciding ahead of time when you need to wrap up a project.

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Management Cofounder Software Review Employee 232

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

I read commentary or Twitter or blogs and realize that there are also strongly held convictions that there are these evil VCs who do terrible things to mostly altruistic founders. And of course we help with business development introductions and with fund raising events. Often we are asked to get involved in executive-level recruiting.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

started because the company founder was upset after he struggled to find new content for his daughter to watch on YouTube. Leading a company as a solo founder is a similar experience. I recently spoke with the founders of InfluenceLogic , a Phoenix-based software company. Online video service Pluto.TV

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. ” Fire, Ready, Aim. He just hired Meg Whitman. The result?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

by Pratik Dholakiya , Co-Founder of E2M and MoveoApps. Pratik Dholakiya is the Co-Founder of E2M , a full service digital marketing agency and MoveoApps , a mobile app development company. Pratik has spoken at NextBigWhat’s UnPluggd, IIT-Bombay, SMX Israel, and other major events across Asia.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Idealistic founders believe they will break the mold when they scale, and not turn into a “typical big company.” Or it’s fatal because that was a co-founder. If there’s a 5% chance of significant misunderstanding, that event doesn’t happen often. Everyone can know everything.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2021

My co-founder and I consider his sister to be a trusted confidant. To give you some context, my co-founder and I operate a website called Solitaired , which ties classic card games to brain training. In our card game research, we learned that the earliest card games were meant to teach players about historical events.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Now that you’ve gotten the round done I’d love to get together at your convenience and learn more about your business so I’ll be ready well before you’re next fund raising event. Almost every deal I’ve ever funded I’ve gotten to know the founders over time. I do understand.

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Early Stage Startup Venture Capital Seed Stage 360

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

Co-mingling personal and business funds and accounts creates legal risk and tax liability, and makes your efforts look like a hobby. Participate in networking platforms and events for support. You need to recruit advisors, key partners, and cofounders well before approaching investors. This is the time for pivots as required.

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Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Silicon Valley LLC 184

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

This Maker Movement has now spread across the world, spawning hundreds of events and companies, including Maker Faires, Makerspaces, Hackerspaces, and Maker Film Fests. Makerspaces and hackerspaces have sites and events, including education and training, where people with common interests can meet, socialize and collaborate.

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Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Wiki Cofounder 153

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2019

by Blake Heron, founder of Skills Co. Instead, you can prove yourself to be a team player by mentioning the projects or social events you have been a part of. Blake Heron is the founder of Skills Co , an online platform where users can learn new skills from industry experts through video master courses.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Based on our history, we can see that unprecedented events have the potential to cause permanent mass changes. In fact, according to Founders Forum’s survey of 400+ startup owners, 94% of the respondents were already working from home before the pandemic. Remember the 9/11 attack? Image Credit: pixaby. Better retention rates.

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Technical Review Startup Belgium Software Review 200

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? In Q3 302 exit events took place, amounting to $14.0

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

” — Phil Norton, Founder of Leave Dates In today’s digital age, software subscriptions have become integral to business operations. Cut Meeting Expenses “When possible, have virtual meetings to reduce travel costs and make the best use of meeting spaces for crucial events.”

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Software Review Technical Review Retention Cost 138

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. This is a recap of the more insightful tweets and comments from the event.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

Last September (2020), six months after the 1st lockdown, my co-founder Vladimir Blagojevic and I decided to run market research to figure out what challenges B2B companies face and how they solve them. No surprise, during this time, many B2B businesses were struggling to adjust to a world without physical events. Let’s dive in.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2019

by Caroline Pegden, co-founder of TempaGoGo. Some events, such as the British Business Awards , require you to write a lengthy ‘essay style’ submission which require careful thought. Every founder has a good story to tell! Unfortunately, you cannot simply copy and paste from one application to another.

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Technical Review Startup Balance Sheet Early Stage 147

Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

million seed round, we’re looking back at our journey with founders Mike Murchison and David Hariri. Intrigued, Boris reached out to Mike Murchison and learned that he and his co-founder David Hariri were building a social network to help others solves problems online. . We love this story.

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Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley Stealth Term Sheet 150

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

OCTOBER 8, 2014

It’s not accident we have so many great startups targeting commerce including Tradesy, DailyLook, NastyGal, Honest Co & JustFab just to name a few. And LA is the largest retail & trade employment metropolitan zone in the country.

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Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

Funding Follows Growth and Acquisitions The big fundraising event in this space in the first part of 2021 was Camunda and their $100 million series B round. Some of these firms spend most of their effort targeting other market segments (e.g. Appian, which is very much focused on branding as a low-code software vendor).

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

The information needed to make decisions is all around them: in their communities, at events, and at the end of a Google search. Elevate your founder and employee personal brand. Take SparkToro founder Rand Fishkin. Since co-founding Moz in 2004, Rand has continually put himself out there as a public face.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Luke Campbell – Cofounder. Startup founders should connect with other founders at similar stages to them, and ones who are a few steps ahead.”. ” Abbe Hyde – Founder.

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