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Joseph Walla's archived essays on startups, entrepreneurship, company growth, and civic issues. Latest feed post: October 2018.

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  • Founders, want to solve the housing crisis? Invite people to vote #Startup #Entrepreneurship #CivicTech

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    Oct 22, 2018

  • Lessons scaling from 10 to 20 people #Startup #Growth #Business

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    Sep 8, 2016

  • The Catch 22: Why you should never do a startup #Startup #Entrepreneurship #Business

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    Sep 1, 2016

  • The Startup Circle of Life: Team, Customers, Revenue #Startup #Business #Growth

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    Aug 4, 2016

  • 44 ways to reduce stress in a startup #Startup #Entrepreneurship #Wellness

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    Jun 27, 2016

  • The Unexpected Downsides to Running a Lean Team #Startups #Business #Management

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    Apr 27, 2016

  • Why Just Being Innovative Isn't Good Enough #Startup #Innovation #Business

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    Sep 2, 2015

  • Your Job As a Founder Is to Create Believers #Startup #Entrepreneurship #Leadership

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    Aug 27, 2015

  • Worried There's a Bubble? Grow Revenue. #Startup #Business #Growth

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    Aug 3, 2015

  • Why you should raise more than you need #Startup #Business #Finance

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    Jul 22, 2015

  • Jack of all trades, but master of one #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Career

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    Jul 9, 2015

  • Great books #Business #Books #Reading

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    Jul 3, 2015

  • 43 lessons growing from $0 to $1+ million in revenue, twice #Startup #Business #Growth

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    Jun 16, 2015

  • Focus on specifics when interviewing #Startup #Business #Hiring

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    May 18, 2015

  • The less experienced you are as a founder, the faster you should launch #Startup #Entrepreneurship #LeanStartup

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    May 13, 2015

  • Seed Rounds: How To Pick A Valuation #Startup #Finance #Business

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    Nov 6, 2014

  • This email may be worth millions of dollars in sales #Startup #Business #Marketing

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    Sep 23, 2014

  • Here's How We're Leveling up HelloSign #Startup #Business #Growth

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    Sep 14, 2014

  • The Benefits of Building a Company in the Bay Area #Startup #Entrepreneurship #BayArea

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    Aug 27, 2014

  • Setting your angel round up to fail #Startup #VentureCapital #BusinessStrategy

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    Aug 8, 2014

  • Too much funding, not enough action #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Business

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    Jul 24, 2014

  • Join team to solve the VA's tech problems #Startup #Tech #Government

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    Jun 9, 2014

  • Spooking potential hires #Startups #Hiring #Business

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    Jun 5, 2014

  • Hire every position at least one month early #Startup #Hiring #BusinessStrategy

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    May 21, 2014

  • Collect your naysayers #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Business

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    May 16, 2014

  • The risk of the charismatic founder #Startup #Founder #Leadership

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    Apr 14, 2014

  • Don't be the startup that accidentally runs out of money #Startup #Business #Finance

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    Feb 14, 2014

  • Validating potential investors #Startup #Business #VentureCapital

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    Feb 7, 2014

  • Investors and advisors: the crowd, the ringside, and your corner #Startup #Business #Investing

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    Jan 28, 2014

  • Your company should never be frantic #Startup #Business #Management

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    Jan 24, 2014