Tag: Entrepreneur
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Few people did better during the pandemic than Tobi Lutke. The Shopify founder signed merchants to his e-commerce platform at a record pace, doubling revenues in 2020. It was all systems go. Lutke hired like crazy to meet demand and locked up every server he could. Meanwhile, Shopify’s stock price…
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It’s a huge moment in a startup’s life: you shake hands with VC’s and seven figures hit your bank account. But when are you ready to raise a seed round? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! One of the biggest mistakes I see founders making is trying to raise money…
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Happy Monday everyone! I wanted to share an interview I did recently on startups and fundraising with the Finance Videos Network. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! We cover a lot of great topics, like leadership, finding investors, and red flags founders should look out for. Here are some interesting…
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Many entrepreneurs can tell an amazing story. But what about the hard numbers you need to back it up? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Here are the type of figures that get me salivating: 1) Revenue growth. I like to see startups signing up customers at a rapid clip.…
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Startup founders sometimes tell me about mysterious “services” they’re thinking of paying for. That’s when I get out my megaphone and shout into their ear “Never pay for that!” Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Entrepreneurs are hopeful people. They have to be. But some scammers take advantage of that…
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PayPal processes over $1 trillion in payments every year. But its product began as an afterthought. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! The PayPal founders’ originally wanted to beam money between PalmPilots. After all, everyone they knew had a PalmPilot! E-mailing money would be a backup in case you left…
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I see a lot of awesome startup ideas every day, from plant-based salami to rocket fuels. These entrepreneurs know how to build great businesses, but often have no idea how to communicate with investors. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Some founders give me tons of details — but none…
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Like everyone else, I get invited to a ton of Zoom calls these days. Even if the information sounds useful, I often don’t have time to attend! But what if I could read a brief, accurate summary of every call in minutes? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! That’s what…
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Mark Twain is one of the greatest American authors. But not many people know he was also a venture capitalist. A phenomenally bad one. Twain lost the equivalent of nearly $10 million* in a single investment: the Paige Compositor. Invented by James Paige, it was one of the first typesetting…
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One of the hardest things for any startup is attracting great employees. But new research from Harvard Business School points to a shortcut: New research finds that job seekers are two-thirds more likely to apply to a startup if they know it is backed by a top venture capital (VC)…
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