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📢 This Week’s Startup Buzz! From short-term investment opportunities and exciting funding needs to Investiaa's new Buy & Sell feature, the startup world is buzzing with action. Stay tuned for more updates and breakthroughs! #StartupBuzz #InvestiaaUpdate #EntrepreneurNews #WeeklyHighlights

📣 Founders 📣 Are investors asking whether you have product-market fit? Do you know what it means to have PMF? Do you investors? How can you prove that you have it? How can you use it to scale? Jake Trowbridge and I are partnering with Elevate Ventures to talk about signals, strategies, and tactics that help you identify and prove PMF in order to scale out of startup mode. 🔗 Register for our panel on Wednesday, 7/10 to learn more (link in comments).

How to Identify the Right Investors for Your Startup’s Vision! Choosing the right investors is crucial for the growth and success of your startup, especially at an early stage. It’s not just about securing capital; it’s about finding partners who align with your vision and can offer value beyond funding. Start by researching investors with a history of supporting startups in your industry and at your growth stage. Look into their portfolio companies and reach out to founders they’ve funded to get insights on the investor’s involvement and support style. Remember, the best investors bring expertise, industry connections, and a genuine interest in seeing your startup succeed—making them true partners on your journey. How do you choose the right investors? #StartupInvestors #FundingAdvice #TechStartups

Startup founders, mentors, investors, and the entire startup ecosystem are ready to support you. APPLY NOW: https://tally.so/r/w4xDQd For our previous cohorts, people came from 10+ cities, were supported by 20+ mentors, and had access to 10+ investors. 18startup will accelerate from ideation to execution 10x faster. #18startup #18startupcommunity

Excited to get to know the world of the Venture Client model? 🚀 It’s a game-changer for companies, allowing them to pioneer innovative solutions from startups before they hit the mainstream market. Success, however, requires strategic vision and careful execution. Based on more than 200 projects, we have collected the most important factors that affect a successful startup purchase. Discover the steps to success from our latest blog post. Link to the full blog post: https://lnkd.in/ddzusUQG #ventureclient #startuppartnerships #corporateinnovation #businessgrowth

After spending years of my professional life at startups selling to corporates, it has been such a great time to gather and write down the thoughts with my colleagues at Combient Foundry on what does the success look like from the enterprise buyer side of the table. For a startup, reverse engineering the process and turning this blueprint into a checklist can make a huge difference when you whether the deal makes sense, and whether you are set up for success.

“Positively defined, a startup is the largest group of people you can convince of a plan to build a different future. A new company's most important strength is new thinking: even more important than nimbleness, small size affords space to think... Because that is what a startup has to do: question received ideas and rethink business from scratch - Peter Thiel

How does our CEO and founder decide which startups to invest in? Here’s a perspective you can’t miss.   Saravana Kumar, Founder and CEO of Kovai.co, shares his personal investment principles. From adopting a no-return mindset to prioritizing founders’ abilities over ideas, his approach is built on the challenges and realities of the startup world.   The truth? Execution trumps everything.   Check out the complete the video ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gKq7dpt4   #foundersinsights #startupinvestment #togetherwegrow