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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

He tells the story of how he was out of cash, stressed out, nobody in LA or Silicon Valley would give him money, he had finally found an investor in Minneapolis but his venture bank was going to shut him down for breaking a “covenant&# in their agreement by not having enough cash in the bank. Confidence is good, cockiness is not. •

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Why There’s A Startup Boom In The US Midwest

The Startup Magazine

Ann Arbor, Columbus, Detroit, and Minneapolis have continued their rich vein of form, spitting out Midwest startups and raising venture capital at insane rates. They understand that with the emergence of remote work, they can compete globally for talent, rather than restricting their hiring to their operational geography. .

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The Top Nine Challenges Of Growing an Entrepreneurial Business And How To Tackle Them

YoungUpstarts

The 54 companies in the study operated product and service businesses, had been in business on average 9.6 Some of them, such as Eyebobs in Minneapolis, Trilogy Health Services in Kentucky, Defender Direct in Indianapolis, SecureWorks in Atlanta, and Mellace Family Brands in California, were well-known companies. Hiring smart.

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Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable

Duct Tape Marketing

Her first book, Unemployable: How I Hired Myself details her life story and guide to financial freedom. Every year inbound brings together leaders across business, sales, marketing, customer success, operations, and more. We're gonna talk about her first book, Unemployable: how I Hired Myself. Like this show? That's right.

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When choosing Austin’s next City Manager, find a tech-forward candidate

Austin Startup

It presents a unique opportunity to hire a candidate who represents our community’s values and brings a forward thinking mindset to addressing Austin’s civic challenges. The City of Austin operates as a council-manager form of government, where City Council sets the policy and budget and the City Manager implements both.

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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

But they weren’t really in Silicon Valley at the time—they were in Boston, Minneapolis, New York. Also the adage As hire As, Bs hire Cs—absolutely true—be careful of the company you keep, And what goes around comes around. We brought in all operating guys—all had done startups, all had technical backgrounds.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. 20% initial ownership. One third of them are growing over 50% y-o-y. —– TinySeed.

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