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How to Navigate the Seed Stage

Once you raise money, things get serious. These essays will help as you transition from building a product to building a company.

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Strategic Decision-making

How do you make decisions when you don’t have all the data? Unfortunately, if you wait for perfect data, you’ll wait forever.

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Problem-solving

Startups are problem factories. Here’s what to expect, and a few of the most common fixes.

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Proactive Meetings

Not all meetings are painful. Here are the meetings can help you create a culture of feedback, communication and gratitude.

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Preparing for Series A

Raising a Series A is harder and more involved than you might expect. Here are some essential strategies to help you close the round.

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Previously, Dave co-founded Delivery Hero and other scale-ups, and he's coached hundreds of scale-up CEOs across the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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