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If you're living or working on the Northshore, you should check out Palette Northshore and consider membership. It's not only a great spot to work from, there will actually be people on-site to help grow your business. #value #entrepreneurship #foundingmember

At the recent Founders N' Funders event, I got to see our founder Eduardo Henriques give a quick 30-second pitch for Ponder.ly - a really exciting glimpse into what we're building. For those interested in seeing the full pitch and learning more about our AI-powered consumer intelligence platform, Eduardo Henriques will be presenting at the upcoming Pitch Deck Review Session on May 20th. This is a great opportunity to observe his pitch to a panel of startup experts who will provide valuable feedback. As a co-founder, I'm really passionate about the problem we're solving - enabling brands to ethically collect customer data and generate deep insights, while empowering consumers to control and benefit from sharing their information. Our approach using interactive branded data communities, gamification, and AI is truly innovative. I'd encourage anyone interested in disruptive marketing/research technologies to sign up and check out Eduardo's pitch. It will give you a window into how Ponder.ly is pioneering the future of transparent data exchange between brands and customers. Looking forward to getting more exposure and feedback as we continue growing Ponder.ly into a game-changing platform! Thanks to Jeff Erickson with Founders N' Funders because without his support and unconditional belief in startups like ours, we wouldn't have opportunities like this. Supportive ecosystems play a vital role in nurturing entrepreneurship and innovation. Registration link: https://lnkd.in/guFgMib4 Tanner S. Zyanya Bejarano David Reyes Jose Octavio Carrillo

To get the right advice, you need the right advisors 🗣️ If you’re ready to bring an advisor on board to help grow your startup, we’ve got the paperwork sorted 🤝 Check out our Advisor agreement template via the link in comments 👇 🌟 This resource is part of our series highlighting the top ten resources from Open Source VC to help founders shortcut company-building firsts. Keep an eye on our socials to see what’s next 👀

Here are my top 3 takeaways from today's panel on "From Concept to Market: The Hardtech Journey": - The idea of building a hardtech startup alone is a myth. - Validate the product market fit at every step of your hardtech journey. - Build a solid roadmap because hardtech is not simple. Thanks to my fellow panelists Artmiz Golkaramnay, Diana Horqque Ratto and Suzie Dufour for a great discussion and a big shout out to Startupfest and Garage&co for hosting this first #HardtechFest! Looking forward to tomorrow - come and see me if you want to dive deeper into these topics. BXVentures #hardtech #venturestudio #climatetech.

This is such important topic to discuss and one that we don't speak enough about for founders and startups. I am thankful for my friends, Charley, Garrett, and Dan, for their willingness to share their experience and stories. Also, a huge shout out to Lisa for being our moderator! Let's go! #startuplou #givefirst #founderfirst

The best way to know what the privacy and consumer class action landscape is going to look like in three years is to know what businesses are coming down the pike. I'll be interested to see what nuanced consumer and privacy related issues arise from these pitches.

📣 Coming to Slush? Check Business Finland side events on 20-21 Nov ▶ foreign companies & investors are welcome to collaborate with the Finnish companies & ecosystems: 20 Nov: Climate tech for built environment – go-to-market 20 Nov: Startup in Finland 20 Nov: How to Engage with Leading Companies' Ecosystems 2.0 20 Nov: Finnish Quantum Tech and Investor matchmaking 21 Nov: Innovating your next Big Thing in Finland 21 Nov: New Business from Remote Sensing Data – Investors and Companies Get Together #EENCanHelp

"COVID saved our business" - is a bold claim to make for any startup! Yet, as you read through the story of SpacetoCo and its founders, you'll soon understand their dilemma was also a huge opportunity to capitalise on. I was very fortunate to speak with Daniel Franco, who generously shared his time to give us a candid look at the past 8 years of SpacetoCo's startup journey. He shares some invaluable insights for startup founders, especially around: - juggling full-time work while building a startup - rebuilding your product multiple times - acquiring their first clients and scaling To get the full break-down, make sure to read the article 👇

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Sam Altman on how to get your first 100 users “Everyone thinks they’re going to put up this website, tell one person about it, and it’s going to take off like wildfire. But that’s not what usually happens.” Source: Stanford Online --- We curate the top 1% of startup advice from the world’s best founders and investors. Join 7,000+ founders who read the free newsletter at https://lnkd.in/dNtku53e