Clearly Sarah thought the team and the product at Pinterest was special, but so does every VC who does a deal. You wouldn’t try to convince your firm to write the check if you didn’t believe that the company had that kind of potential—but clearly they don’t all make that leap. After my time as
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Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is hard: Who should you talk to? How do you get their attention? Looking for DoD customers How do you know if they have money to spend on your product? It almost always starts with a Program Executive Office. The Department of Defense (DoD)
Developing a successful presence on Yelp involves a multifaceted approach that combines understanding the platform’s unique features with strategic engagement. In this article, we will explore t What is Yelp, how does Yelp work, and the key features that can enhance your business profile. By diving into these areas, you’ll gain valuable insights on how
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There’s a lot going on this week and next for entrepreneurs and startup founders. We’ve curated a short list below; for a full listing of everything that’s going on this week and next, check out this week’s Startup Digest! While you’re there, you can sign up to receive the digest in your inbox every Monday
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HTC was once a dominant player in the smartphone market, pioneering innovations and being one of the first companies to adopt Android. However, several factors contributed to its decline from a major competitor and its story is a cautionary tale for other companies who don’t heed the lessons of HTC’s failures to stay atop. 3
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This week has been a full-on week for me, a two day event with the startups on the accelerator programme I run and then three days back to back 30 min calls with founders in deeptech, AI/web3 and agritech on customer discovery. I feel exhausted. But I also think what an incredible opportunity. I was
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There’s a lot going on this week and next for entrepreneurs and startup founders. We’ve curated a short list below; for a full listing of everything that’s going on this week and next, check out this week’s Startup Digest! While you’re there, you can sign up to receive the digest in your inbox every Monday
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Two of my children started new schools this week – one senior, one 6th form – both were dreading the change in their own way; something I empathise deeply with. I actually love the idea of change but the reality less so – facing new people and places and the whole conscious incompetence puts me
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My colleague and serial entrepreneur, Scot Wingo, of ChannelAdvisor, Spiffy and Triangle Tweener Fund fame, recently posted on LinkedIn, how hard it was to scale a business. He referenced data from a book by Verne Harnish, the founder of Entrepreneur’s Organization, called Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It . . . and
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