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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

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. Founder’s perspective. I know there are bad investors who do bad things.

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Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010

SoCal CTO

One of the highlights of my trip was a startup dinner which included Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of 37signals. Pivoting - Chris Dixon , June 14, 2010 My Hunch cofounders and I frequently ask ourselves: “If we were to start over today, would we build our product the same way we had so far? Now I have.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

According to Mark Hauser, the rising costs of healthcare and growth of the aging patient demographic in the region made the company well-positioned for growth within the market, and in researching the company he found that it had a very favorable reputation and was in line with Hauser Private Equity’s mission to invest in stable, quality companies.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

William Hurley, the 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. Boulder, CO.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Mike Falahee, Marygrove Awnings Co. ! #7- Our founders were tired of being lied to and ripped off by overpriced, green-washed brands filled with unnecessary chemicals. I founded What's Good Los Angeles to be a cultural and entertainment source that focuses on the best of the best that Los Angeles has to offer.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

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. Los Angeles.

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I’m Excited to Welcome Aaron Batalion to Lightspeed!

Lightspeed Venture Partners

One of my favorite things about the tech industry is that reputations and relationships matter. He said yes, so I found myself in Los Angeles during the first internet boom. These are some “smart and scrappy founders” he told me, keep an eye on them. We were able to invest!