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Iconically's Founders Want Influencer Deals Priced Like Ad Auctions
Kenji WatanabeThe 2022 startup opens creator rates and conversion data to both sides of every deal, and claims the approach makes campaigns finish on time 92% of the time.
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Profiles of the people running technology companies, built around specific decisions.
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What Hard-Tech Founders Actually Need: Lessons From Georgia Tech's Founders Night
Kenji WatanabeGeorgia Tech's second annual Founders Night mapped the resources that move lab research to market — facilities, funding, and manufacturing partners.
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How to Choose a Co-founder: How Great Founders Choose a Co-Founder, Not Just a Friend
Kenji WatanabeA stress-test framework for skills, values, and conflict styles — run before the paperwork, not after.
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While — Endeavor Catalyst Closes $320 Million Fund — but the Track Record Stays Partly Hidden
Kenji WatanabeThe nonprofit-backed venture arm says 83 of its 437 portfolio companies are valued at $1 billion or more; it has not disclosed cash-on-cash returns.
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Walmart, Target and Amazon Open the Retail Holiday Season Early
Kenji WatanabeThree fall sales events land in the same week, and the scoreboard won't fill in until Q4 results arrive next year.
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Startup Acquisition Process: What Actually Happens in a Startup Acquisition, Step by Step
William ElliottFrom the first quiet conversation to escrow and integration, here is the deal lifecycle and where founders usually get surprised.