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Bitcoin Magazine· 2025-11-19 16:30
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Parker Conrad’s Revenge Fantasy
Sequoia Capital· 2025-11-19 03:48
I didn’t think Parker Conrad would get up off the mat when he got ousted from his previous startup, Zenefits. No one in Silicon Valley did. Instead, Parker let his rage propel him into an all-consuming mission to prove the haters wrong and build Rippling, a $17 billion juggernaut that blows his prior success out of the water. Parker has advice for founders: from productively harnessing the chip on your shoulder, to maintaining fast operational velocity to why you need founder-minded people on your team inst ...
Naivety & Ambition: Building an Exciting Startup
20VC with Harry Stebbings· 2025-11-15 15:00
being extremely naive and extremely ambitious are like two of the most essential ingredients in building an exciting startup. And I think having no experience to the certain category that you're approaching can help create a certain naivity. I will say that's different from having no operating experience or no clue of how you do anything at all whatsoever.And I think we managed to have all of those different things going for us. We didn't have category exposure. We also didn't really have any idea of how to ...
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TechCrunch· 2025-11-13 17:10
The 10 companies that just launched from Betaworks latest startup camp https://t.co/aeXBJJ63iz ...
The Unbroken Startup: Lessons from the Edge of Failure | Kiran Kalakuntla | TEDxIFHE Hyderabad
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-12 16:43
Startup Failure & Resilience - 90% of startups fail [1] - 75% of companies fail within 15 years [2] - Only 7 out of 25,000 companies survive [3] - Death experiences build resilience within a company [29] Company Journey & Strategy - The company started as a platform to track the founder's father's health, evolving into a platform for 150万 (1.5 million) employees [4] - The company initially faced skepticism about the importance of employee health in India [6] - The company emphasizes acknowledging, assessing, stabilizing, adapting, and regrowing during crises [16][28] - The company repositioned itself during COVID-19 to focus on employee vaccinations, doubling revenues [23][24][25][26] - The company identifies as a "cockroach startup," emphasizing its ability to survive and adapt [27][28] Financial Challenges & Recovery - The company faced a situation with only 2,000 rupees in the bank due to financial mismanagement [13][14] - The company recovered by collecting receivables and communicating openly with the team [17][18][19][20] - The company's revenue went to zero during COVID-19 before reinventing itself [23] - The company has been doubling its revenues for the fifth year [29]
How To Recruit The Best Engineers And Sales Reps
Y Combinator· 2025-11-07 17:58
Hiring Strategy - Early-stage startups need to focus on selling their company to potential hires, not just interviewing [1] - Great candidates prioritize what the startup can offer them [1] - Effective outreach is crucial for getting replies from top engineering and sales talent [1] - Startups should prioritize selling the company during interviews before assessing candidates [1] - Closing hires quickly is essential, even when competing with Big Tech [1] Key Considerations - First hires are critical for a startup's success [1] - Startups should understand what top talent actually wants [1] - Founders often make common mistakes during the hiring process [1] - Knowing when and how to hire a recruiter is important [1]
Can you build a unicorn working 9-5?
20VC with Harry Stebbings· 2025-11-05 15:00
Can you build a successful startup by working 9-5. How do you define success. If you want to build a billion-doll business, you will not be able to do it by working 9 to5.It is very simple. Everyone hates that. And the truth is people hate that because they hate you making them feel bad.It's a little bit like when you have friends who are incredibly fit and get up at 6:00 a. m. and go to the gym and run 15 miles.They make you feel bad. The people who hate you for saying that 9 to5 won't work hate you becaus ...
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TechCrunch· 2025-11-04 16:41
TechCrunch is getting back to our roots with Build Mode, a new podcast to help guide you through the messy, unpredictable journey of building an early-stage startup.No sugarcoating. No hype. Just candid conversations and actionable advice from people who’ve been there before.If you’re building a company, or even thinking about it, this is your survival guide. Mark your calendar. Season 1 launches November 13, and you can subscribe to be first in line here: https://t.co/3s9iV1Lhyo ...