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Startup GrindStories, tips, and learnings from and for startups around the world. Welcoming submissions re: startup education, tech trends, product, design, hiring, growth, investing, and more. Interested in submitting? Visit our submission form here: https://airtable.com/shrShpeN89HrzCzOB
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The life, work, and tactics of entrepreneurs around the world — by founders, for founders. Welcoming submissions on technology trends, product design, growth strategies, and venture investing.
Editors
The Startup Grind Team
Stories & strategies curated by the Startup Grind global community. Interested in submitting? Visit our submission form: https://airtable.com/shrShpeN89HrzCzOB
Jonathan Selby
General Manager at Founder Shield, fostering a culture of unparalleled service and risk consulting for some of the fastest growing companies in the world.
Writers
Nir Eyal
Posts may contain affiliate links to my two books, “Hooked” and “Indistractable.” Get my free 80-page guide to being Indistractable at: NirAndFar.com
Doug Evans
Juice evangelist, plant-based nutrition advocate, CEO and founder of @Juicero. Empowering people to live their best lives.
Sean Everett
Three decades operating and advising high-growth businesses, from startups to the Fortune 500. https://everettadvisors.com
Hunter Walk
You’ll find me @homebrew , Seed Stage Venture Fund w @satyap . Previously made products at YouTube, Google & SecondLife. Married to @cbarlerin .
Austen Allred
Co-founder of Lambda School — a CS education that’s free until you’re hired https://lambdaschool.com
Narendra Rocherolle
Co-Founder of Peck. Other: Webshots, 30 Boxes. Early to Twitter and originator of little things like the retweet.
Hi Tiffany!
Walking through the second chapter of my life by asking: What can I do for the world? You’ll find the answer at http://misstiffanysun.com/about
John Greathouse
I write primarily for Forbes — published by The Wall Street Journal, Inc., Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, Business Insider, etc. I sporadically post to Medium…
Oren Ellenbogen
VP Engineering @ Forter, Curate awesomeness @ http://softwareleadweekly.com , Author of http://leadingsnowflakes.com
Russ Roberts
I host the weekly podcast, EconTalk and I'm the co-creator of the Keynes-Hayek rap videos. My latest book is How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life.
Lylan Masterman
Venture Partner at White Star Capital. Canadian-born New Yorker. Kauffman Fellow. CompSci Geek. The y in my name is pronounced as a hard i. www.lylan.com
Alex Haagaard
Disability-led design & health justice. Director of Communications for The Disabled List. They / theirs. Tip jar: paypal.me/alexhaagaard
Tom Rausch
Co-Founder @GoodWorldSolutions. Techno-optomist focused on emerging markets and the bottom billion.
Aaron Painter
I empower #LeadersWhoListen. I lead #Dynamics365 at #Microsoft in #China but personal curiosity inspires my posts; I want to share what I learn.
Vin Clancy
Author of “Secret Sauce: A step-by-step guide to growth hacking”. Founder of Magnific, Planet Ivy, Screen Robot.
Adam Grant
Wharton professor. Author: ORIGINALS & GIVE AND TAKE. NYT writer: work & psychology. Ex-diver. Arguing like I'm right, listening like I'm wrong
SheWorx By Lisa Wang
The global collective of ambitious female entrepreneurs. We’re closing the funding gap by collaborating, not competing.
Thaddeus Howze
Author | Editor | Futurist | Activist | http://bit.ly/thowzebio | http://bit.ly/thpatreon
Donna Harris
Founder Builders + Backers. Cofounder @1776. Board member @GEWGlobal. Entrepreneurs can change the world, working to help make it reality. http://t.co/gQ2mg7NS
Irina Tsumareva — Digital Consulting
Co-founder @ Kraftblick | Marketing Strategy & Implementation for Midsize and Enterprise Software https://kraftblick.com/
Gregory Brown
Business operations consultant, author of “Programming Beyond Practices” book (O’Reilly)
ethanaustin
Director @Techstars, LA. Previously Co-founder @GiveForward. Likes burritos. Dislikes injustice.
Jim Arkedis
I write about international affairs and politics, and/or the intersection there of. Follow me @JimArkedis; Pres of @indspnsableUS. See www.indispensableus.org
Rand Fishkin
@SparkToro founder, author, speaker, blogger, husband to @everywhereist, tiny Backstage Capital/Techstars investor, & feminist. Formerly @Moz.
Nathan Kontny
Y Combinator alum. Created Draft (http://draftin.com). Watch: https://youtube.com/nathankontny. Previous: Highrise CEO, Rockstar Coders CTO
Chris McCann
Partner @RaceCapital, former community lead at Greylock Partners, founder of StartupDigest
Shannon Lee Byrne
Co-founder of AdultDecisionsMGMT.com, band manager, freelance writer of copy and editorial
Alex Siman
A blockchain and smart contracts developer. Polkadot.network Ambassador. Work at Joystream.org. Founder of meetup.com/Polkadot-Ukraine
Whit Harwood
Media and Tech junkie. Always trying to find what’s next. Baseball addict. True Detective apologist. Old Bay evangelist.
Hilary Howe (née Szymujko)
Passionate about helping and investing in early stage founders / Previously MD at @Brinciot, Investment Mngr @Seedcamp, head of @blueprint_hk
A Simple Life
On a journey towards a simpler life. Thoughts on solitude, contentment, books, mindfulness, Zen, Financial Freedom, and investing.
Loic Le Meur
Entrepreneur, pilot, kite-surfer and paraglider. Subscribe to my new newsletter http://loiclemeur.substack.com
Lewis Howes
NYT bestselling author, top podcast host, entrepreneur. Former pro athlete & 2 sport All-American. Dirty salsa dancer. USA National Team Handball athlete.
Steve Bryant
Content Ops and Strategy for brands and agencies // thisisdelightful.com // now with more newsletter: stevebryant.substack.com
Marie Prokopets
Co-founder of FYI and Product Habits. Maker of things. Occasional psychic. One with the universe.
Billy Frazier
Principal experience designer, writer, and leader who’s fumbling forward through a creative career while helping others do the same. fumblingbook.com
Dakota Shane Nunley
Content Strategy Mgr @ Udacity | 180+ articles published on Inc. & Forbes | Author | www.dakotashane.com. I help brands tell their stories to drive big results.
Ryan MacInnis
Product Marketing at LinkedIn. Ex Twitter, Notarize, Voysis (acquired by Apple), Boston Globe. Alum: HKS, NYU, UMass Lowell. Runs on ☕️ and Celtics 🏀
Kimberly Harrington
BUT YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY (out 10/5) and AMATEUR HOUR | The New York Times, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The Cut | kimberlyharrington.me
Vladimir Mićković
Co-Baby @ juicymarbles.com • Branding Consultant @ people.ooo // Artist • Writer • Poet // vladimirvladimir.com
Micha Anthenor Benoliel
Connecting reality to Web3 @nodlenetwork @clickdeepreals , founded Open Garden and FireChat
Carlos E. Perez
Author of Artificial Intuition and the Deep Learning Playbook — http://linkedin.com/in/ceperez https://twitter.com/IntuitMachine
Tony Morosini
Product & technology exec, focused on fintech, payments and banking products — @tonymo on Twitter.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Creator https://tyastunggal.com and co-founder of https://himalayas.app. Past: Spaceship’s first employee and PM at UpGuard.
Esko Kilpi
Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again. -André Gide
Annie Maguire
Freelance Conversion Copywriter. Digital product creator. Aspiring comedy writer. This could get weird.
Roger Ehrenberg
partner @ebergcapital. owner @iasportsteam & @marlins. founding partner @iaventures. @thetradedeskinc @Wise. @UMich @Columbia_Biz. family man. wolverine. 〽️
Abhishek (AJ) Ratani
Father and Husband, Entrepreneur, World Traveler, Technologist, Feminist, Former President and CTO @ Red Ventures and big Razorback fan!
Christian Heilmann
Maker of web things. Ponderer of new technology. Lover of simplicity. Portfolio: http://christianheilmann.com — http://developer-evangelism.com
jose Luis Rodriguez
Love my work endless opportunities for growth — VP. Business Intelligence at a Commercial Bank and Principal Data Science at a Private Consulting Company
Liz Wolfe
libertarian writer | austin, tx | writes on drugs, feminism, due process, free speech, and a gazillion other things that piss both sides off
Sergey Vasin
I’m a partner at a private equity firm. I’m passionate about data analysis, business management, and scaling start-ups. I’m fond of SaaS, fintech & blockchain
Medha Agarwal
General Partner @Defyvc. inception, seed + Series A. Proud @HarvardHBS @Harvard @Redpoint @Radlwtcrew @Bainalerts alumna. Recovering New Yorker, loving SF
Jerry Lu
investor @advancitcapital | prev @lux_capital, @youtube, @facebook | alum @wharton, @berkeley | fashion enthusiast, music curator, netflix foodie
Ryan Metzger
CEO, co-founder @getridwell. Prev @MadronaVentures, @zulily. Fan of Northwestern, the Seahawks, and any news on the return of the Sonics.
Vaishali Badgujar
Content Marketer | Know SEO Thing | Link Building | WordPress | HubSpot Inbound Certified Marketing Professional
Andrew Frawley
Advocating for well-being and mental health through politics ~~~ Past: #2 hire/Director of MKTG Andrew Yang 2020 Presidential
Richard Purcell
Independent national security/foreign policy analyst and freelance writer living in Washington, DC. Follow me on Twitter at @SecurityDilems.
Rachel Daydou
I have worked in China for 7 years and have been involved in the Shanghai startup scene for 3 :)
Charmaine Abalajon
I’m a Product Manager at Checkout 51, I’m also an accountant. I love data but I love learning about behaviour more. Come say hi @charmaine_a.
Guillaume TESSIER
Sharing my journey towards killing the enemy within. So that I can bring value to the ones that matter => Dad/Husband ❤️, Entrepreneurs…
John Occhipinti
Partner @ Relay Ventures, Strictly Mobile Investor, Board of Pubnub, Moj.io, Automat.ai and Kiip
Rafael Belchior
R&D Engineer at Blockdaemon. Opinions and articles are my own and do not necessarily reflect the view of my employer. https://rafaelapb.github.io
Ganes Kesari
Co-founder & Chief Decision Scientist @Gramener | TEDx Speaker | Contributor to Forbes, Entrepreneur | gkesari.com
Saptarshi Nath
Co-founder at @airboxr. Formerly EiR at @join_ef, co-founder of @OvercartInc, technologist (sic), gamer, big fan of great UI/UX, ex-Consultant.
Jonathan Carrier
Co-Founder of ZipCharge, thought leader in mobility, smart transportation and intrapreneurship
Dave Masom
CPO @ Conserv, former VP, Product @ Pack Health. London, UK → Birmingham, AL. Writing about product development, social impact and psychology.
Robyn Ward
Startup Coach/Company and Community Builder/Investor. Mentor@Techstars, BoD@Women Founders Network, Entrep Teacher@USC
Kelli Palm
Kelli is the lead product manager of kiosk solutions at CityBase, working with government and utility payment kiosk clients.
The Unilever Foundry
We are @Unilever’s global startup collaboration platform, partnering with the world’s best startups to accelerate business innovation globally.
Appsee
Qualitative app analytics lets you watch user session recordings and touch heatmaps for every screen, for a deep understanding of UX + user behavior. Appsee.com
Marlon C. Nichols
Founder/Managing Partner @macventurecap, @KauffmanFellows, fmr @intelcapital @CornellMBA, @Northeastern, Pro-athlete, Jamaican born! Culture+Tech = new mkts
Silicon Valley Bank
Helping innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. Financial services for companies in innovation centers around the world.
Deanna Rampton
A business woman and entrepreneur. Editor-in-Chief and content writer at Startup Grind. Editor http://Due.com and Editor Entrepreneur.
Jeff Jaraved
Engineer, brand strategist, and co-founder at Heurist - the brand developers. I’m on a mission to marry engineering to marketing. Wish me luck.
Nathan Resnick
Currently CaffeinatedCX.com + Founded/ Exited Sourcify.com + One of the only nontechnical solo YC founders + EO Utah
Steve Chong
COO at Projector PSA (www.projectorpsa.com) and a bit of geek when it comes to managing professional services and SaaS-based businesses.
CultureAPI
Most work problems are people problems. When the right people are in the right roles anything is possible. We’re all about making that happen www.cultureapi.com
Editor in Chief
Michael GasiorekFounder, writer, nomad. CEO @ TruthCartel.com + EiR @ dlab.vc | Explore, learn, create, contribute | Former Editor-in-Chief @StartupGrind. Writes when provoked.
Tim Jackson
Startup founder, former Economist and FT journalist, CEO coach, and seed VC at www.walking.vc
Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)
EO is a global network exclusively for entrepreneurs. At EO, we believe in the power of entrepreneurship to transform the human story.
Imogen Watson
VC & Partnerships Lead for the Startup Program @ Startup Grind. Building the Investor Program and bridging the gap between the world’s best startups and VCs.
Sandun Weerasinghe
Seasoned software engineer & manager, with 12 years of experience in the distributed software development industry.
Jonathan Woahn
Founder Coach & Startup Advisor. Husband. Father. 4X startups. Entrepreneurship, web3, leadership, and self-actualization enthusiast.
Mike Scott
Co-founder and CEO of NONA | Dad & Husband | Business Coach | Entrepreneur | Writer | Cyclist | Runner | Habit optimiser.
Jade-Ceres Violet D. Munoz
A digital marketer, a startup co-founder, a Book Fairy, a mom, and a writer. Based in New Zealand. Follow me at: https://www.newsbreak.com/publishers/@561036
Luba Yudasina
Founder www.loka.dev | ex-Product Manager and Software Engineer @Airbnb, | YouTuber (Life of Luba) | Opera Singer
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