Joe WhiteinEntrepreneur FirstStartup survival during an economic crisis — tips, tactics and cashflowThere’s no doubt we’re in unprecedented times, and likely at the beginning of a long journey back to normal — whatever the new ’normal’…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Joe WhiteinEntrepreneur First10x beer glass — and why this is one of the most important things to understand early as a founderThere’s a lot of talk about building something that’s 10x better in order to create a successful startup. But in my experience of working…Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2020
Joe WhiteinEntrepreneur FirstResilience, recovery time, mistakes and denial — how to be a better founderEvery founder journey is long and complex. Many also start with young founders, inexperienced operators and managers, and play out over a…Dec 21, 2019Dec 21, 2019
Joe WhiteinEntrepreneur FirstHow and when to raise venture capital from Silicon Valley — for European and Asian startupsFor most parts of the world US VC is the holy grail of venture capital — the best VCs, the best entrepreneurs, limitless capital and…Aug 1, 20192Aug 1, 20192
Joe WhiteinEntrepreneur FirstWhy your personality may kill your company — advice to founders on using psychometrics to support…When you really start scaling your company, you have to make the shift from being 100% innovation led and fighting for your life at every…Jan 17, 2019Jan 17, 2019
Joe WhiteinEntrepreneur FirstLessons from 100 seed rounds — the Bull case and the Bear caseI can’t believe I’ve never used this technique before — the bull and the bear case is such a simple trick that for me solves so many…Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
Joe WhiteinEntrepreneur FirstTalented Meanderers vs Committed Discoverers — the art of pre-seed investingI was extremely excited last week that Portify (an Entrepreneur First company from our 8th London cohort, and one that I’ve mentored now…Nov 19, 20182Nov 19, 20182
Joe WhiteinEntrepreneur FirstValuation lessons from 100 seed roundsEntrepreneur First had it’s 10th European demo day last month, welcoming in another 24 deep tech companies, this time including those…Nov 7, 20181Nov 7, 20181