Last week I finished Phil Knight’s new autobiography about his life building Nike into the world’s leading athletic brand. It made me realize that I’ve developed a bit of a habit over the past few years.
(Need feedback on your startup’s website or idea so that you’re more likely to succeed? Get on-demand feedback from your target demographic with userinput.io. You can certainly learn from failure but it’s still best to avoid it… now on with my story!)
I am publishing this letter publicly in its entirety because I feel that the contents are still relevant today. I am about to publish a post…
I recently transitioned from Bain & Company’s Los Angeles office to Opendoor in San Francisco. I didn’t have the luxury of many connections as I was switching both cities and industries. I definitely would have found a writeup of someone…
Many of us are familiar with the Startup=Growth mantra. Companies taking on venture capital are expected to grow fast. Growing fast might mean many things. In the SaaS world the conventional wisdom is that revenue should grow at least double digit month over month. This comes as a surprise to many…
This blog post will walk you through the step-by-step process on how to register a company in Nigeria with the CAC. (You can even do it yourself. But if you need help, we’re more than happy to assist!)
Seed funding is not what it used to be.
Once upon a time seed funding was about creating optionality for founders and investors alike. That time is long gone.
This is the story of a side project my business partner and I started on nights and weekends for under $10,000. Of how that side project became a controversial-yet-profitable small business doing…
I started a company two months ago. It’s the most exciting thing I’ve ever done, and if it weren’t for the embargo we’re…
As written, Measure 97 penalizes software companies for operating out of Oregon. Why? Well, here’s how it’s supposed to work: Companies, local or otherwise, pay a 2.5% tax on gross Oregon sales over $25M (note that…
Good Afternoon! Thanks for inviting me here and giving me an opportunity to interact with you all. I really…
I first met Josh at a conference in Seoul in 2012. He was highly animated (and definitely more so…
Hint: it’s not ping pong tables and unlimited vacation.
我是 Even，清華大學資工系四年級，正處在出社會與考研究所的分水嶺上。
仔細評估了自己的興趣和專長，發現我不是熱衷於鑽研高深學問的研究型人物，相反的，能夠做出產品，親眼看見使用者們因為自己的努力而改變，這樣的實踐型更吸引我。而恰巧的是，這幾年軟體創業風氣大盛，彷彿就是在指引我如此前進。
さて、前回はドル円レートが360円に固定されたお話でした。第二次世界大戦後、貿易などの世界の国際取引や為替取引で扱われる中心的な為替は米ドルになっていきました。それは単に米国の力が強かったからでしょうか？
(Originally published on SaaStr — more on that here.)
Until founders have real help on the ops side, I usually see everyone get wrong the calculation of how many…
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If you chase two rabbits you will…
Dear #cphftw startups.
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I just returned from a week in Cincinnati to attend the 2016 Techstars America Summit.
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There was a recent Ask HN thread recently about how to market and grow a side project. I posted a comment offering to chat with any entrepreneurs who’s like to have an ear to bounce off their ideas.
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一直以來，我很信奉只做一盤生意，別人稱為focus (專注)，也有些人覺得轉換行業太頻繁是代表indecisive(優柔寡斷)。直至我遇到Conglomerate這個字，心裡得到很大的釋放感。
I was just talking with good friends of mine about this very topic ( minus the AWESOME descriptor!). My friend Bill has scoffed at generational divides since I’ve known him. He is 67. His wife; 53. I’m 43. My little cohort contains us and other humans ranging in age from 19- 72 for now and it has and has always had very little to do with birth decade…
It was year 2013.
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Á miðvikudagskvöldið tókum við á móti öflugum hópi kvenna í Ungum Athafnakonum og ræddum málefni frumkvöðla á Íslandi.
They hoarded us down to “the tunnel,” then marched us back upstairs: Tornado drill at…
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On a regular basis, here in Silicon Valley, I get a sense of déjà vu when I read the tech…
Eduardo Capanema e Felipe França
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Remote Work Can Work For Tech
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I recently had an interesting meeting in Singapore with a very prominent Indian venture capital investor. The story goes that he was the #1 ranked student among all IIT’s in India back in his school days…
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This week I attended a Bitcoin meet-up in Hong Kong where a serial Bitcoin / Blockchain…
Social Capital は、Slack、Box、Intercom 等に投資しているベンチャーキャピタル。SaaS に強い知見があるとも言われている。パロアルトに本部を構え、合計 $1.21B のファンドレイズに成功している。2011年5月に設立。IPO 1件、M&A 17件の実績がある。
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Any potential opportunity starts with qualification aka the art of figuring out if you have a real potential customer in front of you. I see many forecasts filled with a lot of promises but when you dig deeper they become quickly very subjective and that…
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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) will…
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The first speaker was the VP of product at TradeGecko, Graham Kennedy, who provided his perspective on Determining…
by Paul McNabb
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About an year ago I blogged about how we first used AWS Lambda to power the video effects engine of a video ad tech product we built for a client.
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Why it’s a Good Idea to Get on with your Boss
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I wish I had started up in the US or Israel …not because it has anything to do with the govt. regulations or the economy… but simply because an ecosystem exists which encourages new ideas that challenge status quo. Success or a failure of a company is because of the ability entrepreneur, quality…
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First and foremost, we wanted to acknowledge everyone who has indicated interest to invest in Funderbeam. All credit to our recent success goes to all of you across the globe!
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By Pat Fredshaw:
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We are a game loving family and we cannot resist a new find. Today, I’m going to tell you about a new favorite game in our closet: Unbored Treasure Hunt.
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I spent my whole day out today. From 7.45am to 2.30am I didn’t go back home or anything where I can really rest.
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Cold, jiggly and colorless. In it’s rawest form it sort of looks like the part of chicken you avoid when eating wings. But with the right dyes and marketing, you can sell a billion boxes of it a year.
I DO HEREBY establish, on this merry day of 21st of October, 2016, the NUA**— Nonanonymous Unconventionals Association, open to all those that feel society has somehow prevented people to be the people that people want to be, making all efforts to…
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#JustStart project
i made my way to turn my fear into reality.nothing is impossible because man is blessed with vision which leads him towards satistaction.Finally,i decided to experience this zesty taste.
Which Goal I decided to achieve?
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Your internet site is going to be accomplished and you are prepared to start it quickly. Your future problem is locating a good web host and here you are experience a tad held back with feelings…
(Original: https://www.quora.com/Venture-Capital-Who-are-the-recent-new-VC-firms-in-fintech)
Thanks for the question.
Don’t listen to me.
I can’t really give you advice on interviewing for jobs.
That’s because (as I have written before in my blogs if you read them) I have never…
Pues qué excelente analogía que hiciste mi estimado Germán, además de la documentación bien presentada y al grano (y).
Después de haber leído tu artículo, ¿sabes qué? ¡Yo también quiero a un burro! Dado que como bien explicas NO deseo convertir mi #Startup en un ser mitológico e ilusorio, sino más bien en acciones que…
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(Original: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-important-things-for-young-first-time-entrepreneurs-to-know)
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You are not defined by your career.
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