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For a first-time founder preparing to raise investment, it is easy to become obsessed with the pitch deck.
Is the design good enough? Is the story compelling? Have we got the market slide right? Can ...
Your Startup Isn't the Only Thing Being Built
First-time founders usually begin by thinking about what they're going to build.
An app.
A service.
A technology.
A marketplace.
A product.
Someth...
Why This Problem?
Why this?
Of all the businesses you could build and all the problems you could solve, why have you chosen this one?
It's a question worth asking because startups are hard.
There...
Investor Circle with Jeffrey Faustin of Jenson Ventures
When Jeffrey Faustin joined Jenson Ventures in 2012, he joined as an intern.
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) was new. Jenson Vent...
What makes one startup pitch stand out when an audience has spent an evening watching talented founders demo ambitious ideas?
Sometimes it is the innovation. Sometimes it is the traction. Sometimes...
What Resilience Really Means for a First-Time Founder
Startups have a strange relationship with resilience.
We celebrate persistence.
Never give up.
Keep pushing.
Work harder.
But after listenin...
Stacy Quackenbush and Hive3 Win the People’s Choice at Canopy’s July Global Demo Night
What happens when founders join a startup Demo Night from New Jersey, Lisbon, Palestine, Portugal and the UK, wi...
Why First-Time Founders Need People More Than They Need Answers
The popular mythology of entrepreneurship loves the individual.
The visionary founder.
The brilliant idea.
The person who saw someth...
What can a first-time Founder learn from watching three early-stage startups pitch live to an international panel of experienced operators?
Quite a lot, as it turns out.
Today, Canopy Community host...
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What can training for zero gravity teach you about becoming a startup founder?
For Gianluca Memoli, Co-Founder and CEO ...
Why First-Time Founders Don't Need to Know Everything
One of the most dangerous assumptions a first-time founder can make is that everyone else knows what they're doing.
They don't.
After interview...
There is a persistent myth about entrepreneurship: that founders are a particular kind of person.
They studied the right subject. They started young. They grew up around business. They understand fin...
