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Provo, UT
Joined May 2015
What’s is a pre-seed startup company valued? It can’t be $1M, that’s too low, but it can’t be $20M, that’s too high. What does a pre-revenue / $0 revenue company deserve? What do you think?
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New Startup Ignition Podcast episode out today with Nate & Vanessa Quigley of @chatbooks ! Thanks for coming on the Startup Ignition Podcast and sharing your story. Watch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.
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Idea or execution, which matters more? ⛳️ John and Tyler made their picks. What’s yours? This is a Par 5 hole, this is question #2 of 5. Follow to see question #3 and more unfiltered startup advice. youtube.com/shorts/WOnAPdd9N…
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Real growth happens when founders get together to share what’s actually working in the trenches. 💡 At our latest Startup Ignition Ventures Founder Lunch & Learn, we brought in marketing experts to host a conversation round table on navigating marketing in the AI era.
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Building better together. We bring our Startup Ignition Ventures founders to the same table to share what’s working, what isn’t, and help each other build. Yesterday we came together to talk about marketing in this age of AI. LEARN - COLLABORATE - BUILD
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Your reputation either creates or kills opportunities. How you treat people determines whether they recommend you, introduce you, or choose to work with you again. Watch @cydtetro's full episode, #39, on the Startup Ignition Podcast. youtube.com/shorts/zUEvYPwd3…
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Everyone argues about which Al model is best for their startup. Almost nobody checks what the big boy enterprises companies actually pay for. Here is the list of AI models, ranked. youtube.com/shorts/sBQpQomhm…
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Hot take or the new norm?
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Startup Bootcamp! Love this slide.
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Blake Modersitzki @blakemod of @pelionvp Venture Partners tells the story of one of Utah‘s most successful startup stories in ​⁠@Cloudflare Episode 49 of the Startup Ignition Podcast with John and Tyler Richards @si_pod
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The founder of @JOJOSbark chocolate, @sterlingmjones on the NEW podcast episode: → $100M+ in revenue → Every Costco in the U.S. → Started in mom's kitchen during her cancer battle → Forbes 30 Under 30 🎙️ Watch or listen, the full episode is up now! youtu.be/iFzPfPjiaoA
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In this clip, John Richards of Startup Ignition Podcast breaks down founder vesting in simple terms of what it is, why it protects co-founders, and how the 4-year vesting schedule with a 1-year cliff actually works. youtube.com/shorts/ih_KDOxBv…
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Startup Questions That Slap ⛳️ With our own VCs, @johnrichards_ut and @trich_
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Young entrepreneurs, @johnrichards_ut ‘s advice is to build for scalability. Stop baking every single loaf yourself; build the bakery that runs without you.
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