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Improving Your Startup Success - from Gordon Daugherty (Shockwave Innovations) - mailchi.mp/ecaf9683f3a8/h…

Improving Your Startup Success - from Gordon Daugherty (Shockwave Innovations) - mailchi.mp/b63ec5486389/h…

Improving Your Startup Success - from Gordon Daugherty (Shockwave Innovations) - mailchi.mp/9211f5b137d0/h…

The survey from my article about the 8 personas of successful entrepreneurs now has more than 250 responses. I'm surprised Conservatives ranked so high and Hustlers and Inventors ranked so low. Survey responders should mostly be entrepreneurs. Article: wp.me/p9WJ5p-Zq

Many acquisitions require achieving certain results post-acquisition in order to get paid the full exit valuation. It's called a "performance earnout" and it comes with several important nuances. My golden rules for acquisition earnouts is here: wp.me/p9WJ5p-1PV

You don’t want to miss Austin’s HOTTEST startups in ONE PLACE at the SAME TIME! Get ready to dive into Austin’s startup community and hear pitches, meet founders, & learn all about what the ATX startup scene has to offer. Register TODAY! hubs.ly/H0ZS7DW0 #ATXStartupCrawl

What does it mean to scale vs grow your company? @gordondaugherty , cofounder and president of @CapitalFactory is here to help you understand the difference. #startup #entrepreneur ow.ly/YnJF50GwllS

Know anyone that's building a home or doing a major remodel? I just added quite a bit to my article with a list of easy to forget things when building a home. I've been adding to the list for 25 years. gordon.daugherty.name/2013/01/06/15-…

The next @CapitalFactory Founders Academy lunch-n-learn boot camp is only a week away! Info and registration here for founders looking to dramatically improve their odds of startup success. Austin in-person, elsewhere online - and all free. foundersacademy.eventbrite.com

@masonhale @Wefunder I invested! I like the opportunity to further dominate the competitive swimming market and I love the opportunity to expand to other sports.

Team Topia has just launched a crowdfunding campaign through Wefunder! Read more about Team Topia's plans to expand, the terms of the offering, and the investor perks at the Wefunder campaign page. wefunder.com/team-topia

Seeking Startup Success - from Gordon Daugherty (Shockwave Innovations) - mailchi.mp/cf209960b51c/h…

As an investor, I'm sometimes presented a convertible security with a valuation cap that I conclude is way, way too high. It distracts me so much that, instead, I imagine it were uncapped. It lets me better imagine what valuation a future equity investor might negotiate.

Once the founding team is ready to hire the first real employees, should they go for executives, mid-level managers or entry-level employees? Big trade-offs and risks at such an early stage. More insights on this in my most recent article: wp.me/p9WJ5p-1Bi

Seeking Startup Success - from Gordon Daugherty (Shockwave Innovations) - mailchi.mp/72f48a5ed971/h…

.@Aceable, one of @CapitalFactory's most successful startups, is hiring a VP of MKT w/ consumer/performance marketing chops.  High 8-figures rev, impressive growth, and profitable…not too shabby boards.greenhouse.io/aceable/jobs/4…

Use my day-in-the-life exercise to identify the how to get to your target persona(s) with the best influencers and go-to-market partners. My newest article here: wp.me/p9WJ5p-1AZ

Startup Founders: What are you doing in mid-July? The wk of the 20th, I'll be hosting the qtrly @CapitalFactory Founders Academy lunch-n-learn boot camp. No charge & 100% virtual. If you'd like to dramatically improve your odds of success, register here: foundersacademy.eventbrite.com

Predicting 2035 (15 yrs from now) for my young granddaughters (currently ages 1, 4):

How will investors prioritize opportunities based on the current vs future normal? My insights are in this newest contribution to my article on fundraising during the pandemic. wp.me/p9WJ5p-1Ai