As a startup founder you always look to improve yourself. You read a lot, you try to get better at everything you do. This means that you …
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2 Tips to Get You Into Accelerator Admission and Startup Competitions
In the past two years, the ones that are closely connected to MavenHut, I've applied to different competitions and accelerators (ok, one …
Financing for an Idea: Get Your First Prototype
I got a question in the email yesterday related to the article about next steps after the idea he asked where could he get financing for a …
LinkedIn Pitch Deck, Explained by Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, pitched with this specific deck to raise money from Greylock. He explains in depth the context and …
You Had the Greatest Idea Ever, Now What?
I always have brilliant ideas. We all do. Those ideas that "if I would do it, if I had the time" would change the world. Or those ideas that …
Blindspots and Co-founders
We all have blind spots. Things that we think we know and we actually don't, moments when we just miss some opportunities. As an …
Huge List with Tools for Entrepreneurs
While reading some stuff recently I've found an article by Steve Blank (the author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany), a huge list of tools …
Raising Money and Buying a Business: Two Unrelated Articles to Read
The interesting thing about these two articles is the fact that one is about startups (high growth) and one about lifestyle business. The …
First Day of School and Entrepreneurship
School started yesterday. And, for the first time in about 20 years, I've been present to the first day of school. Not as a student, …
Founder Profile: Mihai Micle, Freshome
Freshome is one of the most well known design blogs in the world, reaching 4 million pageviews monthly. I've known Mihai since before …