How to Absolutely, Positively Get Seed Funding Every Single Time
Only serial founders with strong domain knowledge, track record and traction get funded quickly. For most founders, raising a seed round is a lot more work, but there is a method to the madness. We...
View ArticleThe Top 4 Secrets to Success for Early Stage Founders
The following post was originally posted on Brunchwork. Seasoned entrepreneur and investor Alex Iskold recently spoke at brunchwork. If you are involved in the startup scene, especially in New York,...
View ArticleToo Late to Accelerate
Today’s Founder Friday post comes from Joseph Fasone, founder and CEO of Pilot (NYC ’15). Pilot was lucky enough to participate in the Techstars NYC Winter 2015 program. It was an amazing experience...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Next Goal, Milestone, Task?
We spend a lot of time talking to Techstars founders about focus. We talk a lot about saying ‘no’ to things that don’t matter. We talk a lot about not chasing too many things at once. We try to give...
View ArticleHow to Navigate the Minefield of Motherhood and Career
Are you a female founder juggling a startup and kids or thinking of having a baby soon? Allyson Downey, co-founder of weeSpring (NYC ‘13), knows how tough it is to navigate pregnancy, parenthood and...
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7 Calendar Tips for Startups
I once had the pleasure of hearing Lou Gerstner, former CEO of IBM, speak. Something he said stuck in my head: “Never let anyone own your schedule.” It’s simple, it’s obvious, yet it’s genius. Over the...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Your Fundraising Is Not Going Well
One of the worst things that can happen to a CEO of an early-stage company is to be in the state of perpetual fundraising. Here is how you can tell that it may be happening to you: You have been...
View ArticleWhat is the API for Your Startup?
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. I was recently chatting with one of the Techstars founders and found myself asking her – What is the API for your...
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5 Tips for Startup Engineering Teams
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. Every single company, and startups are no exception, depend on software. Software went from being critical to every...
View Article12 Ways to Give Back Time to Others and to Yourself
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. Time is one of the things we, unfortunately, don’t have more of. As the amount of information we have to deal with is...
View ArticleUnderstanding Network Effects
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. I am a big fan of A16Z podcasts, and they just released terrific episode on Network Effects. Network Effects is an...
View ArticleComo sempre e positivamente conseguir investimento seed todas as vezes
Só fundadores de série com conhecimento forte de domínio, e tração obtém financiamento rapidamente. Para a maioria dos fundadores, levantando uma rodada de investimento sede é muito mais trabalho, mas...
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How to Generate Ten Demos Per Week with Sales Outreach
A few months ago, at Gorgias (NYC ’15), we decided it was time to open up our beta program to more companies. Therefore, we started looking for companies that we thought could be a good fit for our...
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My Summer as a Techstars NYC Associate
Earlier this summer, I joined Techstars as an Associate to continue my passion for working with entrepreneurs and early-stage companies each day. Over the past five years, I’ve worked with...
View Article8 Tips for Dealing with Competitors
Competition is a strange topic. It is both underrated and overrated. This may seem like a contradiction, but it really isn’t. Startups often don’t spend enough time understanding the market and spend...
View ArticleWhat is the Customer’s Elevator Pitch for Your Startup?
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. I had a pleasure of interviewing Moisey Uretsky, co-founder of DigitalOcean (Boulder ’12), a close friend, and one of my...
View ArticleApplications Open Today for Techstars Global Programs
Applications are now open for the Techstars accelerator. Apply now to join the Techstars network with more than 10,000 mentors, investors and founders. Deadline to apply is April 9, 2017 for the next...
View ArticleThree Basic Principles Founders Can Follow to Achieve Quality Results
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. We are all in the rush these days. As founders, we want to literally do more faster all the time. As we rush, we may get...
View Article7 Tips for Raising Capital in a Slower Market
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. We’ve talked a lot here about raising seed capital. Even when capital is readily available, fundraising is still not...
View Article30 Questions Investors Ask During Fundraising
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. We’ve written a lot here about fundraising and how it is a complicated, and at times, confusing process. To fundraise...
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