Here is my list, based on my own
experience as a startup advisor, talking to other angel investors, and derived from the lean startup principles of venture advisor and entrepreneur Eric Ries:
We had a dedicated, collaborative team and a wealth of industry
experience as a startup and as a part of a larger corporation.
His experience as a startup company attorney taught him...
His experience as a startup company attorney taught him that something was missing — an affordable and simple way to handle any legal situation.
Not exact matches
Wheeler holds forth at length about his change in direction in an op - ed piece for Wired on Wednesday, describing his
experience as the head of a tech
startup called NABU in the 1980s
as one reason for his change of heart.
A gaming
experience my
startup created was for PepsiCo and involved using your body
as the game controller to provide input on the screen instead of using a traditional mouse or handheld controller.
After dropping out of high school to pursue his passion for technology, he gained real - world
experience as a lead engineer at photo - sharing
startup Fotolog, which ad network Hi - Media purchased in 2007 for $ 100 million.
He also has designed social games
as chief
experience officer of the boutique agency Dark Roast Media and serves
as an advisor to vFit, a 3D - printing
startup in health innovation.
Always the riskiest level on the funding food chain, venture capital
experienced its own mini-boom,
as fund - raising became easier and more ideas and innovation could be supported at
startups.
On this point, Erwiah offered her own
startup experience as an example: «In the beginning, I couldn't figure out exactly what I wanted to do... I thought, «you don't want to hire me to go to Uganda to build a house,»» she says.
It's his personal
experience, though, that such interactions between
startups are more likely to occur within small, trusted networks such
as that of Techstars or between a venture capital firm's portfolio companies.
It took me a few years to truly understand how to manage
startup metrics
as CEO of Brainscape, despite having nearly 10 previous years of
experience in economics, finance and statistics.
This will become harder to navigate
as the
startup experiences ups and downs.
What these people know — and what more Canadians need to understand — is that truly innovative companies tend to create more value
as time goes on,
as they shed the hype and tumult of the
startup phase and gain the customers,
experiences and processes needed to become global businesses.
Instead, the best lessons come from
experience, and only by adopting beneficial habits on a daily basis can you gradually attain the excellent leadership, decision - making and adaptability necessary to assure your success
as a
startup founder.
At least, this has been my
experience over the past few months,
as I have painstakingly labored over finding a name for a unique craft brewing
startup.
Talk of using the MBA
experience as a place to fine - tune an idea, recruit partners, gain access to seed capital, and finally launch a
startup is becoming
as ubiquitous
as discussions about forthcoming job interviews at McKinsey & Co. and Goldman Sachs.
Here are the top 10 pizza chains from Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list,
as measured by such factors
as financial strength and stability, growth rate, breadth,
experience and
startup costs.
In my
experience, three things can unerringly predict the failure of a
startup: being undercapitalized; not committing to a positioning; and failing to provide for marketing in the business plan,
as the day will inevitably come when investors want to see sustainable growth.
As the
startup grew and my career evolved, I used that background on the consumer
experience side to think about the best way to do marketing.
As CFO of several
startups, I've seen and
experienced the power transparency brings to any organization.
As the co-founder of payroll service ZenPayroll, here are five lessons I've learned through my own
startup experience.
Clearing a path to entrepreneurship for our best and brightest benefits everyone and boosts the economy, so if you are an
experienced business leader, consider volunteering
as a mentor or offering some of your business's resources to young people trying to launch
startups.
Todd Glider, CEO of BaDoinkVR, has watched
as startups are developing virtual reality
experiences to help people address and overcome phobias such
as fear of public speaking, fear of flying, and fear of heights.
Startups such
as Rent The Runway and ThredUp are bringing the
experience of shopping for secondhand clothing and renting expensive items for one - time use online.
As the CEO of a
startup, I've learned that it's inevitable that you'll
experience anxiety at least once every day.
From the
experience I've accrued in working with these mentors,
as well
as mentoring many
startup entrepreneurs myself, I've realized this is something you can't really do without.
As managing partner of Blumberg Capital, David Blumberg is a respected investor, with two decades of
experience investing in early - stage tech
startups.
In my
experience as a digital media professor and a
startup founder who has attended the past 10 CES events, I usually discover a handful of new devices and services that make running a
startup a little easier, faster or more efficient.
As the former managing editor of
startup - oriented site BetaKit, a key member of networking service Sprouter and one of Marketing Magazine's 30 Under 30, Bury has had hands - on
experience with the growth and evolution of crowdfunding.
Entrepreneur Jen Medberry parlayed her
experiences from Teach for America
as well
as her computer science background from Columbia University into an education
startup dubbed Kickboard.
But in my
experience, it's surprising at how little time we
as investors and
as board members and
startups as management teams spend thinking about how to create the best team dynamics.
In our instance it's thought leaders in sales, marketing, social media, social selling, social business
as well
as customer
experience, entrepreneurship and
startups.
As early as 2006, TechBA began to select batches of Mexican startups to take part in an exchange program in Silicon Valley, to experience the entrepreneurial buzz of «the Bay,» and bring this energy back to their own early stage ecosystem
As early
as 2006, TechBA began to select batches of Mexican startups to take part in an exchange program in Silicon Valley, to experience the entrepreneurial buzz of «the Bay,» and bring this energy back to their own early stage ecosystem
as 2006, TechBA began to select batches of Mexican
startups to take part in an exchange program in Silicon Valley, to
experience the entrepreneurial buzz of «the Bay,» and bring this energy back to their own early stage ecosystems.
Bottom line:
as an investor it makes no sense to invest in
startups if the terms at which you're doing so are off - market or are terms that
experienced investors would turn down, such
as buying common stock or securities which can artificially cap your returns.
He actively invests in technology
startups across the world
as an angel investor, is a member of Galata Business Angels and shares his entrepreneurial
experiences and forward - looking views on technology in organizations such
as MIT Sloan School, Stanford GSB and TEDx.
Member
startups enjoy world class support resources — including legal, accounting, PR and dedicated recruiting services — at free or discounted rates from premier growth partners
as well
as access to a deep,
experienced bench of mentors and advisers across our programs.
Kai's
experience as founder and
startup corporate incubator make him a perfect fit to run Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund, which funds diverse founding teams.
Former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander's
startup, IronNet Cybersecurity Inc., has raised a sizable round of venture financing
as it seeks to leverage its founder's government
experience to defend customers against sophisticated hackers.
He brings more than 10 years of
experience working with entrepreneurs and
startups as both a founder and a venture capitalist.
Drawing from decades of
experience with cutting edge technologies, both
as a founder and an operator, Beyda looks to invest in
startups and later - stage companies solving real problems with cutting - edge technology.
She has work
experience in both corporate companies
as well
as small tech
startups.
As for whether, given her own experience, Massenet might well think it's better as an investor to stay out of a startup's way, she says she doesn'
As for whether, given her own
experience, Massenet might well think it's better
as an investor to stay out of a startup's way, she says she doesn'
as an investor to stay out of a
startup's way, she says she doesn't.
It's a completely different
experience to work in the
startup world
as a woman than
as a man.
He has proven
experience scaling
startups to fast - growing and successful businesses, serving
as CEO and COO at InterTrust Corporation (sold to Sony and Philips for $ 450 million) and
as a General Manager at Microsoft.
Based on our
experience researching
as well
as working for and investing in
startups, we think this is a good list.
With more than 10 years of
experience working closely with
startups, and previous
experience as Senior Vice President of Business Development at...
Xing Meng has extensive
experience as an entrepreneur in building
startups in the fields of artificial intelligence and online gaming.
He has over 10 years
experience developing and managing technology platforms for
startups,
as well
as serving
as CTO of two he co-founded: PokerNearMe (acquired by PokerAtlas.com in 2014) and Listsanity.com.
A first
experience as a Business Developer or Pre-Sales in a
startup would be greatly appreciated