Are there any benefits to being a Founder who came from nothing? What kind of behaviors or expectations might they have which are an advantage at a startup company and why?
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Q3 2020: 15 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds
The 11 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of September 2020
Hey Founders – Here’s How to Take a Hint From Investors
How many follow up emails should I be sending prospective investors? How do I toe the line between being consistent on my follow up and just being a straight-up stalker? I don’t want to miss my opportunity but I’m not sure how this game is played exactly.
10 Strategies That Work Best for Serial Entrepreneurs
Every startup success is a function of great people, products, and profits. But there is no magic formula on how to bring these together a second time, but there are some good insights on the parameters in a classic startup business parable, Endless Encores.
Money Doesn’t Define a Successful Startup
Why are we perfectly comfortable using money as the metric for startup success at the expense of pretty much every other aspect of our lives? When we use money as the only metric, what other compromises are we making to get there, and frankly, is it even worth it?
Key Takeaways on How to Move up the Ranks in your Career
During our recent ‘Moving up the Ranks’ Zoom panel, an amazing group of speakers across various startup industries, Gary Kleigman, Jamie Coakley, Grace Ouma-Cabezas, and Zofia Ciechowska, delved into a wealth of topics relevant to anyone in a startup environment. They shared how they progressed in their own careers, how to successfully make a career pivot, and went deep […]
7 Critical Resources For A Thriving Startup Community
The seven capital assets that are the core required to create a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and produce real economic value for your startup and the rest of us.
Optimize for the Probability of Outcomes, Not Size
Why do we talk about how big our startups could be before we talk about how likely we are to get there? What’s the point of going after a billion dollars if we can far more likely achieve a million dollars? Who’s really driving these decisions?
What We Look For In Deep Science Pitch Decks
Pitch decks come in a lot of flavors. We’ve seen five pages, we’ve seen fifty. We’ve seen them sparsely punctured with bullet points, we’ve seen what might have happened if David Foster Wallace wrote a novel in PowerPoint. Where’s the golden mean? What can you throw away and what sparks joy?