Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community. Connectors – who will help teams rapidly grow their networks to gain new insights from unique partners not yet discovered.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

We are looking to bring on board a versatile new team member to support the varied internal operations of the firm as well as collaborate with the partners on our external programs and communications with the broader entrepreneurial community.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Get support from credible industry groups and partners. Customer feedback, including blog comments, usability reviews, and early user testimonials, build relationships and provide credible marketing to the broader customer community. Focus on a solution that is scalable world-wide. Collaborate with customers to tune your solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

These have helped them build trust and confidence among team members, and effectively sell their message to partners, investors, vendors and customers. That only happens if you take an active role in your community and relevant business associations with like-minded people. This applies to suppliers and business partners as well.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2020

A Healthy Dose – Bessemer Partners Podcast. It’s the impact you make serving God, your family, community, and country. Get to know who they are. Some of the Life Science VC blogs and podcasts: Rock Health News – digital health VC news. LifeSciVC – Bruce Booth Atlas Ventures. The Long Run – Biotech Podcast.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 19, 2025

” Many small-business owners hesitated to embrace digital marketing before partnering with the agency. It] is being seen and responded to by community members tenfold from where we were near the end of last year, 2024, noted the companys owner and operator. An HVAC company experienced this comprehensive impact.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2020

These have helped them build trust and confidence among team members, and effectively sell their message to partners, investors, vendors and customers. That only happens if you take an active role in your community and relevant business associations with like-minded people. This applies to suppliers and business partners as well.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2020

CEO Warner Baxter believes a company is only as strong as the community it serves. As a result, Ameren invests in and builds up its surrounding regions — and the company benefits from the community’s positive momentum. If your community has robust job growth and economic development, then you’ll have more potential customers to serve.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2020

In the entrepreneur world, your perception is equally critical, except the “managers” in this world are your investors, customers, vendors, business partners, and team members. Everyone needs to realize that whether it’s in the workplace or in the startup community, business is a new world today with new rules.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

Trade shows and conferences can produce hundreds of new qualified leads for your business, as well as build relationships with industry leaders, outsourcing vendors, and potential partners. Commit to and communicate a higher-level purpose. These also will keep you better informed on new technologies, trends, and likely competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

To win in this environment, you may need to expand your leadership in industry conferences and community activities. This may require you selling exclusivity, doing channel development, or alliances with new partners. Target audience may be limited or new due to price. Another approach is to expand your scope geographically.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2021

Ignite the spark is a community of over 1,000 individuals in the energytech ecosystem in Israel with a focus on: Renewable and conventional energy sources Methods for storing energy Energy Efficiency & smart loads Cutting edges electrical Infrastructure and more. Source: Glilot Capital Partners and IVC Cyberscape ( Download ).

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2023

In my opinion, Bill Gates would have failed without his partners Steve Ballmer, and Paul Allen. Enlist community of support. You need to convince a thousand partners that they can become winners, if they join you as believers. Steve came from Procter & Gamble Co., That’s real viral marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

She and her partner, Andréa Catizone, have successfully grown the agency from a startup to a team of 40 employees over the past 12 years and recently celebrated by publishing her book Smarter(er) Marketing for Senior Living Communities. Debbie Howard (08:35.648) gone through this experience with my mother and finding a community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Keep your eyes and mind open to free sources of innovation in every ecosystem, including open-source software, university cooperative programs, and the many incubators and accelerators supported by volunteers and communities. Invest in communication skills and use all platforms. Establish a governance process to support efforts.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Over the last few years he’s been a diligent company-builder, brand steward, and community leader. We’ve found the types of prospective partners who mandate this tend to propose very cookie-cutter types of partnerships, which just end up becoming ineffective. We don’t “pay to play”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2022

They don’t realize that it takes more to succeed in business or a career – it takes leadership skills to get people to follow you, including peers, a team, business partners, and customers. There is always a need for someone to take the lead in your favorite charity, community service, or family event planning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Ethical behavior refers to actions consistent with personal principles and commonly held values in your business community. Good entrepreneurs can make a success from almost any business idea, through a following of partners and customers. People judge you by what you do in your business, more than by what you say.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Others have seized on the opportunity to restructure their business for the future, eliminate marginal processes, and find new growth partners. You must show your appreciation with a “thank you” for the business every time, offering a reward for referrals, and doing things together in the community.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 20, 2020

I recently was in an email thread where a Black founder had a powerful and clear response to the question from one of her corporate partners. The question was: How can our (the corporate partner’s) team better support diversity in our work, particularly in our sourcing, diligence, and onboarding efforts?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

” When Elon Musk set out to build SpaceX he wasn’t greeted with enthusiasm from the space community not used to having a private enterprise challenge the government funded space exploration of NASA. Now they are partners. And that is what we’ll do.”

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 31, 2023

Whether it’s marketing yourself as an expert, writing Shopify-specific content, or partnering with other Shopify Partners, fitting into the Shopify Partners and Ecosystem is one of the crucial steps. The Shopify Experts marketplace operates with the Shopify Partner program — the actual site and community management system.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

Engage the Local Community. It is certainly important to create a strong online presence, but you should not forget about raising awareness in the local community. This is why you need to encourage people to leave reviews , which could mean incentivising this with a discount code.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

I saw these addressed well in a new book, “ The Startup Community Way ,” by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway. These guys have been building startup communities like Techstars for over 30 years, so they know what works and what doesn’t. Building a startup is not a solo operation. Cultural capital – mindset, behaviors, history.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Leveraging Social Media for Community Building Social media platforms are critical for connecting with current and potential patients. By fostering an online community, medical professionals can build stronger patient relationships and increase brand awareness. However, the key to success on these platforms goes beyond regular posting.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As a proud Houstonian and a teacher, highlight your connection to your community and your ongoing efforts to improve the world around you. To get to what’s right for you, you need a tech partner with a deep understanding of your business needs, software development experience, data engineering skills and AI expertise.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2021

What projects will the employee need to partner with other team members on? Community activism. Raise funds for a charitable mission together, as this can help align everyone around a common goal and boost team morale through community activism. Gallup advises clarifying expectations around these three key performance domains.

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deal architect

MARCH 14, 2021

In the 34th (today) and 35th (tomorrow) episode of the series we have Brad Feld, Founding Partner, Foundry Group and Ian Hathaway who leads the global ecosystems business at Techstars, In the episode below, they discuss their book, The Startup.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

Embracing a “learn once, write anywhere” approach, React Native provides a vast and supportive community, along with extensive libraries to facilitate development. By partnering with JayDevs, businesses can expedite their digital transformation endeavors and gain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

She launched her financial practice, FARO Associates LLC (Latina/woman-owned/Minority Business Enterprise), and new fintech project, SHENIX, on her culturally-relevant financial services research and community needs. Be part of a community that is looking forward to getting ahead. My own experience.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2022

There’s also a community forum where people from around the world chat when it comes to anything related to Bitcoin: Bitcointalk Forum. “We’ve partnered with Bitcoin payment service provider BitPay to make it easy for your organisation to receive Bitcoin donations.” and Bitcoin.com. Conclusion.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These influencers are more likely to partner with your nonprofit if they believe in your cause. Nonprofits should look to partner with entertainment venues in their communities. Many powerful influencers offer their services free of charge to nonprofits. Entertainment Events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2021

If you are not starting one yourself, the next best thing is joining one as a partner, or as an early employee. These days I see a surge of new startups as businesses seem to be recovering from the pandemic. It takes much the same preparation to make you the best entrepreneur, or the best job candidate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

Partner with colleagues from underrepresented groups, support their success and allow them to arrive and thrive. Be aware and fight the biases that may show up in any environment, or may come from your personal background. Counter groupthink by overtly hearing from a variety of diverse voices.

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