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Founders: You should be sending a monthly update to your stakeholders. It's amazing to me how few actually do this. Here are a few reasons why this is so powerful: 1) Investors that weren't ready to invest before will see your momentum and some of them will be ready to set up meetings later. If you're not updating them this cannot happen. 2) It give you discipline around metrics tracking and keeps you honest to yourself about how your business is doing. 3) Since so few are doing this you will stand out as more competent and organized than other founders. Some templates you can use to get started: Techstars:  https://lnkd.in/gYEcAJAP Founder Collective:  https://lnkd.in/gs-bjKg6 YC:  https://lnkd.in/gGCQAhJZ

We were warned about the vale of sorrow that may follow Techstars graduation. A lot of companies find themselves lost once the program is over, without the cadence of weekly momentum meetings, peers around, and so many smart people engaged in their success. And I must admit... I don't feel this way at all! I do miss the vibe of being around all those amazing folks, but: 1) we're rolling out a long-awaited interface update with advanced country navigation, 2) a top-notch Harvard collaboration is finally running their study on Besample, 3) we just hit 450 users and keep growing, 4) our revenue has doubled MoM, and 5) I've had over 20 investor calls in the past two weeks with more than half interested in our upcoming round. Plus, it's great to finally be with the family! Accelerators have their name for a reason: we actually feel the acceleration. Thank you Techstars for helping us create the momentum! I hope it'll stay with us for a while. (My only problem is the extreme heat of Tallahassee: it's in the 90s, baby Darwin is all red and sweaty!)

🦄 Our mission is to help budding founders to organize themselves in a chaotic period when starting a tech company and provide them with know-how, advice, contacts and space for questions and discussion. Thank you Vestbee for featuring us on your blog! Learn more about our 🌸 Spring Accelerator 2024 in the article and apply for the acceleration program for European founders (link in the comment). #aceon #aceonaccelerator #springaccelerator #apply #skyisnotalimit

I sat down with Maelle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, a global accelerator and one of the world's most active pre-seed investors. Founded in 2006, Techstars has backed almost 4000 companies, and 9000 Founders, with a combined portfolio market cap of $105B. Some of their invested companies include Remitly, Chainalysis, DataRobot, and Alloy. We discuss:   - Trends and lessons learned at Techstars after 16 years, countless programs, and backing 9000 founders - Why VC is in dire need of reinvention and how it could improve to better serve founders - How Techstars has been able to scale internationally and across programs with a partially decentralized approach - Types of Founders that SHOULD NOT Apply to Techstars - A deep dive into Maelle’s impressive background as a former founder and operator… and a lot more! Matt Oppenheimer Laura Spiekerman Tommy Nicholas Ian Hathaway

🚀 Astounding stats, fellow innovators! 📈 The big reveal: Top public tech juggernauts have outshone the elite VCs over a 15yr sprint! Simply snagging shares in the tech's Fab Five could've netted you a 10x return. That's north of a 25% IRR—VCs are quaking! 🤯 🧩 Now, link this to #NoCode - it's our investment in innovation, minus the eye-popping funds. 🛠️ With no-code automation, we harness that top-tier tech momentum, democratizing creation & crushing barriers. 🚧 🌱 As the tech empire balloons from 10 to 25 trillion in the 'venture forecast', let's ride that wave 🏄 with smart, streamlined no-code solutions. Think big, build smart, and let's outpace the old school elite with agility and acuity. 💡 #Automation #NoCodeRevolution #TechInvestment #Innovation #FutureOfWork #TechTrends

On your way to Slush or sitting at home sending emails? Stop whatever you are doing at 3pm GMT today and come watch (literally) the future unfold in front of your eyes. Whether you're an #angelinvestor, #vc or #founder - the online Deeptech Demo Day 2023 awaits you. Some final stats: 400+ registered attendees 170+ applicants 50+ VCs powering the initiative 100+ investors already signed up to watch 11 finalists pitching between 15:00 and 16:30 GMT 4 judges (Deeptech VC General Partners & a Unicorn founder) 1 exclusive market insight 📈 1 Winner to be decided today 🎯 Plus Zoom-powered networking mingling with folks in #deeptech from all over Europe. And investors attending all the way from the US too! Are you ready for that pitch final adrenaline rush? Sign up and join us today for the Deeptech Demo Day 2023: you'd regret not stopping by 🤫 https://lnkd.in/eiyiqueH --- Powered by Silicon Roundabout Ventures + Frontier Deep Tech

Calling all VCs and Founders in NYC! I'm hosting the 'Brewing the Future of Web3, Coffee Meetup' this week in NYC during TECH WEEK by a16z. An Intimate and Curated, VC and Founder session to connect, share ideas, and fuel your hustle with the most amazing coffee. If you are around, I would like you to join us! Link in the comments. #NYCTechWeek #Web3Data

🌎 ✨ Thrilled to have showcased EQBR Payment Solution for Enterprise at #Consensus2024 in Austin, TX! 👏 Big shoutout to Soon Kim for his dedication and hard work in representing us at #Consensus2024! His efforts on the PitchFest stage garnered significant interest, and we're eager to dive into further discussions. Also big thanks to our team at EQBR, partners CoinDesk, and #GoogleCloud for their support in making this happen. Stay tuned for more exciting updates and news in the coming months! 🌟 #EQBR #Blockchain #PaymentSolution

When it comes to the most active accelerators, two names stand out: Plug and Play and Y Combinator, each with over 2,000 deals from 2020 to 2022. Techstars follows closely with over 1,600 deals. These three are veterans in the field, with Y Combinator pioneering the accelerator model in 2005. Their extensive deal volumes highlight their significant impact on the startup ecosystem, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship on a massive scale. Plug and Play, Y Combinator, and Techstars lead the accelerator space with impressive deal volumes, shaping the future of startups globally. #Startups #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Accelerators #YCombinator #PlugandPlay #Techstars #VC

The Pathways to Tech Recap: The Pathways to Tech event was truly an insightful event, as we had the pleasure to meet industry leaders and CEOs of successful startups and have them share their journey with us. A huge thank you to these incredible speakers for taking the time out of their day to connect with us and share their journey with us. • Dustin Beadle - Director at Lattice, Former Director at AMD • Logan Havern - CEO of DataLogz • Nabeel Alamgir - CEO of Lunch Box • Shariar Kabir and Miguel Acero - CEO and CTO of Ruby YC23 I had a longer post but LinkedIn won't let me submit it as it exceeds their character limit. So here's one key takeaway that summarizes the event from my perspective: One common theme I noticed among the speakers is how they spoke about failure and their experience with failure. Every single one of them has encountered failure and faced rejection and faced obstacles. What separates them from the rest is how they reacted to their failure and rejections. They were persistent on their journey and kept trying with different approaches. All it took them was one “yes”. So as they said, embrace failure, learn from your failures and grow from your failures.