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What matters: Insights from our venture network
This is the fourth of a multi-part series authored by The Startup Collaborative cofounding team: The Death (or Evolution) of Startup Accelerators and Incubators as We Know Them! We are fresh off an investor roadshow to Chicago and St. Louis, thanks to the support of our partners at Husch Blackwell Omaha, Chicago and St. Louis…
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Why Isn’t Your MVP a Prototype?
This is the fourth of a multi-part series authored by The Startup Collaborative cofounding team: The Death (or Evolution) of Startup Accelerators and Incubators as We Know Them! __ Would you build a house before you knew how many bedrooms you needed? Would you buy a car without first deciding if you were in the…
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Startup messaging: Your story is your strategy
This is the third installment of a multi-part series authored by The Startup Collaborative cofounding team: The Death (or Evolution) of Startup Accelerators and Incubators as We Know Them! –– Your startup’s story IS your startup’s strategy, at least according to Ben Horowitz. We tend to agree at The Startup Collaborative. Casting a vision, clearly…
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The world needs more co-founders
This is the second of a multi-part series authored by The Startup Collaborative co-founding team: The Death (or Evolution) of Startup Accelerators and Incubators as We Know Them! __ It’s fitting that my favorite band is Kings of Convenience. Two musicians. Two acoustic guitars. Two voices that sing as one. The duet is a work of…
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Eliminate Zombies: Launch with 20 customers in sight
This is the first of a multi-part series authored by The Startup Collaborative co-founding team: The Death (or Evolution) of Startup Accelerators and Incubators as We Know Them! –– It astounds me when a want-to-be entrepreneur spends the better portion of a meeting talking about their solution. When asked, “Who is your buyer?” they stumble and…