crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

William Hurley, 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.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 30, 2022

More than 500,000 companies are created annually in the United States, but less than 1,000 per year may be of interest to venture capitalists. To do this, startup founders need to analyze how many potential customers the product has, how much they can pay, and how their number changes over time. Leadership and team.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Like virtually the entire tech industry, I am particularly in favor of Startup Visa , which has the goal of stimulating our domestic startup community through acts to keep our foreign-born entrepreneurs in the United States. Following is a list of some of the policy initiatives I’ve working on, to various extents.

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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 Of course, this dataset is incomplete.

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Up and Running

JULY 19, 2017

The figures are more inspiring today: The 2016 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report says “there are now 11.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States, employing nearly 9 million people and generating over $1.6 And Kimra Luna, founder of Freedom Hackers , recommends to take it easy when planning business.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Claudia Freed, CEO of the Wheaton Illinois-based nonprofit EALgreen. The post Female Founder Interview – Claudia Freed, CEO of Non-Profit EALgreen appeared first on The Startup Magazine. As an immigrant student from Argentina, Ms. TSM: Fantastic!

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

William Hurley, 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.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Rossanna Ceccato is the founder of Redress, a disruptive clothing platform that helps women renew and refresh their wardrobes through dress swaps. billion pieces of clothing that sit idle in closets all over the United States while at the same time eliminating the tremendous amount of clothing and textile waste that ends up in landfills.

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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 25, 2016

As founder and CTO of several businesses, I love to see ideas become reality and build sustainable businesses that create real value. Presently, I’m focused on two businesses that I am co-founder and CTO of. Presently, I'm focused on two businesses that I am co-founder and CTO of. Ralph Rivera.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In ” At present, Version One Ventures portfolio includes startups from all over the United States and Canada. Version One Ventures does not look at founders in a gender specific light.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Funding challenges and other issues founders face in the early days of starting up were the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). Will Zell , co-founder and CEO of Nikola Labs wireless power company.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 24, 2025

For example, the United States has seen a surge of women choosing the path of entrepreneurship. From innovative founders improving healthcare outcomes in mental health to the C-Suite executives leading ambitious programs, these 10 female executives are helping to accelerate action through the strength of their work in 2025.

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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. In December 1941, the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, and Germany declares war on the United States. Leo Beranek led the EAL and went on to co-found BBN. Order Here.

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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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Up and Running

JANUARY 21, 2015

The scandal over Tinder CEO Sean Rad and CMO Justin Mateen sexually harassing fellow cofounder Whitney Wolfe ended in a million dollar settlement and horrible publicity for the company. Make sure your team (especially your leadership!) Exposing weaknesses, showing biases. These business fails have a couple of themes.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

by Jason Mendelson and Brad Feld, co-authors of “ Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist “ So, you’ve got a brilliant idea and you’re ready to launch a company. Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson are cofounders of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado–based venture capital fund.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. Requires Columbia affiliation.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

has announced that it is partnering search giant Google to support the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the United States and around the world. Both companies will jointly be investing in activities that foster innovation and supporting startups, beginning with Women 2.0 ‘s signature networking event Founder Friday.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

This investment will be dedicated to consolidate our leadership in the markets in which we are already present and accelerate growth in recently opened regions, such as Asia,” said Jon Uriarte, CEO & co-founder of Ticketbis. .

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Dan is the co-founder of Standard Treasury, a Y Combinator backed company. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Rich Karlgaard , publisher of Forbes and co-founder of the Churchill Club refereed the event. Translation: They write checks for $100 Million dollars a year.) The official title of the talk was Fresh Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Innovation and Economic Growth.)

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2012

Over the years, he would go on to work his way up through the company, learning the business from the ground up, working in sales and marketing all over the United States. in 2012, previously holding positions as president and co-chairman. John Borghetti : A consummate workaholic (he works 6.5

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2011

Being an entrepreneur isn’t exactly rocket science, but in the case BlogFrog ‘s co-founder Rustin Banks, he literally is one. Interestingly, Banks also blogs about leadership. Rustin Banks is today the CEO of BlogFrog , a web-based platform that turns blogs into interest-based communities.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Wanted: High Frequency Performance Operations Specialist at Two Sigma Investments (New York, New York United States). This is meant to recognize people who motivate, rally the troops, improve morale, and provide leadership beyond their normal level. I’m also the co-founder of Stack Overflow. About the author.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Here, the 40-person Summit Series team, led by co-founders Elliott Bisnow, Brett Leve, Jeff Rosenthal and Jeremy Schwartz, is anything but “settling down.” They connected Founders Fund to Spotify, which catalyzed the music service’s North American launch. There are no streetlights or stop lights in town.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 1, 2019

He is a brand strategist speaker, founder of Sticky Branding and the author of Brand New Name: A Proven, Step-by-Step Process to Create an Unforgettable Brand Name. In the United States alone, we are registering 564,000 new small businesses every single month. This is John Jantsch, and my guest today is Jeremy Miller.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2019

You can also consider your co-pilot, whoever that may be in your life. Jackie speaks to hundreds of audiences about marketing, servant leadership, finding your passion, and achieving success in business. But sometimes it’s too cloudy and dark to even take off and we may just have to wait until the sun comes out!

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Austin Startup

MAY 10, 2021

Most recently, Georgoff was the Chief Product Officer at Main Street Hub, which was acquired by GoDaddy, and at H-E-B, the 12th largest privately-held company in the United States. His emphasis on a customer-centric approach to product was a natural fit for us,” said Ben Forgan, co-founder and CEO of Hologram. “He

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Prior to joining Oversee, he spent 10 years in executive leadership positions building SaaS-businesses that leveraged the power of the Internet as a platform for growth and efficiency. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co. in Economics from Columbia University. Mr. Geleerd has been a member of YPO since 2000.

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David Teten

APRIL 18, 2014

We continue to think keeping our doors open to non-traditional founders is a highly advantageous investment origination strategy for our members. For that reason, on May 5 in New York, HBSAANY is going to co-host our first-ever pitch night with the Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association. Details here.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2015

As the owner of a lifestyle coaching firm, I love being able to design and deliver lifestyle leadership programs to organizations around the world. As the founder of an online business in a niche domain (international MBA admissions consulting), I help applicants get into the top universities. I can’t imagine ever going back!

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

2018 set yet another all-time record for the number of paper books sold in the United States, as has been repeatedly true during the era of Amazon. Paul’s track record as a serial entrepreneur was far more impressive than either Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick or Lyft co-founder Logan Green.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2016

By Dan Streeter and Tim Brown, co-authors of “ Old School with New Tools “. As founder of Three Creative, Tim Brown has set his sights on positively impacting the lives of millions of people across the world through his books and life changing leadership programs. The possibilities are limitless. Now, Go Break Through.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2016

By Dan Streeter and Tim Brown, co-authors of “ Old School with New Tools “ Look at your phone. As founder of Three Creative, Tim Brown has set his sights on positively impacting the lives of millions of people across the world through his books and life changing leadership programs. No, I am serious… look at it.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 12, 2019

Joel Gascoigne is the co-founder and CEO of Buffer, a social media management platform. In addition to his early career as a surgeon, Dr. Larry Goren is also a well-respected entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Onsite Innovations, one of the largest providers of on-site occupational medical services in the United States.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2017

Startup activity in the United States increased in 2016, continuing an upward trend that began in 2015 , according to the Kauffman Foundation. asks Bruna Martinuzzi, president and founder of Clarion Enterprises. The perfect startup pitch helps entrepreneurs separate their companies from a growing amount of competition.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and immigrated to Austin, Texas, in 2002 at the age of 15. Her parents immigrated to the United States to provide their future children with better opportunities.

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