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Using The Friend Paradox to Maximize Your Effectiveness at Startup Networking Events

Tom Tunguz

Walking into a room and working it by building a network person by person is an essential part of entrepreneurship (and venture capital). That room might be filled with potential customers to sell, investors to woo, candidates to hire, or in my case startups seeking capital. But Ferenc Huszár has a better way called the Friend Paradox.

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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

SaaStock

Because, as she says, building a startup is simply much more fun. She has been around the globe, working in startups and digital agencies in Brazil, Germany, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong. Diane is also passionate about everything startup, digital transformation in our lives, and psychology. The reason? Diny Gomes. Lisa Zhang.

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Recognizing and praising the right achievements

SaaSHolic

In the startup world, “success” has long been measured by the ability to attract venture capital, secure large rounds of funding, and achieve high valuations. I’m not here to say fundraising is meaningless for startups nor that it’s a piece of cake to get done.

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Influence Meets Innovation: How Founders and Cultural Leaders Can Work Together

Andreessen Horowitz

On the flip side, athletes, entertainers, and C-level executives also ask what they should expect when investing in technology startups and working with founders looking to build the next big thing. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. Getting in touch with the investor directly (always the gold standard!)

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PODCAST 164: Sales Lessons From a Former Jehovah’s Witness with Kyle Racki

Sales Hacker

Entrepreneurship isn’t in your genes [5:59]. The framework for leading a startup to success [20:45]. Learn how the team follows up with every lead in record time and how they turn people that attend virtual events into prospects. Entrepreneurship isn’t in your genes [5:59]. Show Agenda and Timestamps.

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SaaSholic at Brazil at Silicon Valley – Day 2

SaaSHolic

— Technology Trends and The Importance of Bold Leadership Vinod Khosla , Julio Vasconcellos TL;DR: – Entrepreneurship is key to driving human progress and innovation, requiring individuals to take bold risks, embrace failure, and persist through challenges. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed the original talks!

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Should founders join incubators?

Tom Tunguz

We had a conversation about the role of incubators and accelerators (or the moniker of your choice) within the startup ecosystem. Given the volume of first time entrepreneurs and the broad growth of interest in entrepreneurship, I think these programs are invaluable. Yesterday, I spoke at Columbia Business School.