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survey

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Mercury Raise 2024 Survey: Founder Challenges, Fundraising Trends, and the AI Hype Cycle

Dec 23, 2024

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Mercury Raise 2024 Survey: Founder Challenges, Fundraising Trends, and the AI Hype Cycle

“The peer connection that founders have? It’s almost trauma bonding.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

rusty ralston

+21

Rusty Ralston and Jay Patil of Swell VC: A Hands-on Approach to Building Startups

Dec 22, 2024

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3 min read

Rusty Ralston and Jay Patil of Swell VC: A Hands-on Approach to Building Startups

“People determine the outcome of a company.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

emerging investor

+18

Seed-stage Valuation Insights from Lightspeed's Nnamdi Iregbulem

Dec 17, 2024

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Seed-stage Valuation Insights from Lightspeed's Nnamdi Iregbulem

“A lot of the pitches I get are basically two people, a PowerPoint deck, and their dog."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

PMF

+18

MaC Venture Capital's Marlon Nichols Shares Seed-stage Insights for Future CEOs

Dec 12, 2024

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MaC Venture Capital's Marlon Nichols Shares Seed-stage Insights for Future CEOs

”You are the expert. We're a sounding board. “

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+17

From PhD to CEO: Sahil Agarwal of Enkrypt AI Shares Essential Lessons for Aspiring Founders

Dec 10, 2024

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3 min read

From PhD to CEO: Sahil Agarwal of Enkrypt AI Shares Essential Lessons for Aspiring Founders

"Don't pitch a technology. Pitch a story."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

GenAI

+14

Transforming Practical Wisdom into Iconic Brands with David Placek

Nov 25, 2024

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Transforming Practical Wisdom into Iconic Brands with David Placek

“We create a vessel that will carry the story into the marketplace.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+22

How to run a board meeting in 60 minutes

Nov 1, 2024

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3 min read

How to run a board meeting in 60 minutes

“Our motto is: ‘go towards where it hurts.’ Go fix it.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+17

Starting up in stealth

Oct 31, 2024

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3 min read

Starting up in stealth

"It’s much harder to be mediocre at a small startup," says TigerEye CEO/co-founder Tracy Young.

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+19

“El talento no tiene código postal.”

Oct 22, 2024

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“El talento no tiene código postal.”

La capitalista de riesgo Laura González-Estéfani habla sobre la creación de startups fuera de Silicon Valley

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

emerging investor

+21

“When I was in the Bay Area, I realized that talent has no ZIP code.”

Oct 22, 2024

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3 min read

“When I was in the Bay Area, I realized that talent has no ZIP code.”

TheVentureCity’s Laura González-Estéfani on building outside Silicon Valley

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

sri chandrasekar

+21

Point72 Ventures’ Sri Chandrasekar on the coming Series A crunch

Sep 12, 2024

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3 min read

Point72 Ventures’ Sri Chandrasekar on the coming Series A crunch

“I think we're six to twelve months away from the trough of disillusionment.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

customer discovery

+16

Using an AI co-pilot to kickstart your business

Sep 6, 2024

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3 min read

Using an AI co-pilot to kickstart your business

“Entrepreneurship, especially at the early stage, is an extremely multidisciplinary task.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

M&A

+19

Allie Garfinkle of Fortune's 'Term Sheet' talks tech reporting, startups and AI

Aug 28, 2024

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Allie Garfinkle of Fortune's 'Term Sheet' talks tech reporting, startups and AI

"I actually write every day, because I want it to feel urgent.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+23

Lessons for early-stage AI founders from Pryon CEO Igor Jablokov

Aug 27, 2024

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Lessons for early-stage AI founders from Pryon CEO Igor Jablokov

“Tech is as perishable as fruits and vegetables you can procure from Trader Joe's.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+22

TDK Ventures President Nicolas Sauvage on building successful deep tech startups

Aug 26, 2024

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3 min read

TDK Ventures President Nicolas Sauvage on building successful deep tech startups

"There's no doubt in my mind that no one can forecast the future."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

500 global

+18

Making the leap: Entrepreneurial insights for tech workers and immigrants

Aug 23, 2024

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3 min read

Making the leap: Entrepreneurial insights for tech workers and immigrants

"You're going to have to be creative," says Stoovo CEO/co-founder Hantz Févry.

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+22

“Our strategy is not investing to buy... it is not our end goal.”

Aug 14, 2024

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3 min read

“Our strategy is not investing to buy... it is not our end goal.”

Exploring early-stage trends with Kevin Weber, managing partner, Amex Ventures

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+18

“When we started, AI wasn't a thing.”

Aug 6, 2024

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3 min read

“When we started, AI wasn't a thing.”

VAST Data CEO/founder Renen Hallak on early-stage customer discovery + acquisition

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

startup

+15

Felicis' Viviana Faga on early-stage AI brand development + investment tactics

Jul 17, 2024

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3 min read

Felicis' Viviana Faga on early-stage AI brand development + investment tactics

"Be brief, be bold, be gone. Get your point across and then move on.”

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+14

Transcript | S2E2: Drew Glover of Fiat Ventures: Capital-Efficient Growth and Discovering Diverse Talent

Jul 12, 2024

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3 min read

Transcript | S2E2: Drew Glover of Fiat Ventures: Capital-Efficient Growth and Discovering Diverse Talent

"A lot of founders... assume that all money is good money."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

entrepreneurship

+15

Transcript S2E1: Inside Intel Ignite with VP & GM Tzahi Weisfeld

Jul 11, 2024

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3 min read

Transcript S2E1: Inside Intel Ignite with VP & GM Tzahi Weisfeld

"Our mission is to accelerate groundbreaking startups. It's about the startups."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

VC

+17

S2E1: Inside Intel Ignite with VP & GM Tzahi Weisfeld (UPDATED)

Jul 9, 2024

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3 min read

S2E1: Inside Intel Ignite with VP & GM Tzahi Weisfeld (UPDATED)

"In order to fit the program, you need to be willing to come and learn."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

devops

+16

Episode 10: Two repeat founders share long-term strategies for building sustainable startups

Jun 18, 2024

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Episode 10: Two repeat founders share long-term strategies for building sustainable startups

Advice from Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra and DevRev CEO Dheeraj Pandey

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

entrepreneurship

+14

Episode 9: From research to reality with Sorcero CEO Dipanwita Das

Jun 7, 2024

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3 min read

Episode 9: From research to reality with Sorcero CEO Dipanwita Das

"My TAM calculation was a bit amateur in the early years."

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson

entrepreneurship

+13

Transcript | Episode 9: From research to reality with Sorcero CEO Dipanwita Das

Jun 7, 2024

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3 min read

Transcript | Episode 9: From research to reality with Sorcero CEO Dipanwita Das

"Someone we know suggested we use the frame, 'minimum lovable product.'"

Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson
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