In one of the recent Mucker’s Growth Series Webinars, we proudly invited one of the previous MuckerLab Partners, Todd Emaus, a serial founder, author of the book Scale Without Losing Your Soul, and currently a partner at Evolution. The webinar delved into the crucial topic of company culture for early-stage startups. With a keen focus […]
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As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Eric Carrell, founder of DoFollow.io, to dig into the world of SEO, especially in the link-building space. A recap of the conversation is listed below, as well as the full webinar recording. The Importance of Links in Ranking Links are often considered the infrastructure
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As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Jacque Alec, the CEO of Capconvert, to go deep on the topic of technical SEO for startups. A recap of the areas that he covered as well as the full webinar recording is found below. VIDEO: SLIDES: Understanding the Search Engine Results Page
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Hila Qu joined Mucker’s Tony Yang for an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) conversation about Product-Led Growth (PLG) for Startups to kickoff the 2023 Mucker Growth Series. Hila Qu has been the Head of Growth or VP of Growth at a number of different companies and startups, most notably Acorns and GitLab. Currently she’s Executive in Residence with
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How can you tell if a startup is going to be successful? What beacons signal a company will really take off? What flags hint at a potential crash and burn? Investors are constantly looking for elements to guide their decisions, but founders can look to some of the same elements in order to build better,
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Mucker’s first meeting with Emotive happened in November of 2018, though our initial investment wouldn’t happen until 18 months later in May 2020 when we would lead their Series A. Today, Emotive announces their $50M Series B closed just 7 months after to accelerate growth after a transformative year for eCommerce brands. When meeting with
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This post originally appeared in Forbes. America recently celebrated Memorial Day to honor military men and women who paid the ultimate price to secure and defend liberty. In a country full of heroes, these are the superheroes. In response to COVID-19, we’ve seen numerous examples of other types of heroism, including those exhibited by first responders
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This post originally appeared in TechCrunch. Some entrepreneurs think that (more) money will solve all their company’s problems. It won’t. Like a teenager with a million-dollar allowance and an identity crisis, a startup with too much capital and no product-market fit will become capable of making larger mistakes. Biggie Smalls said it best: “Mo Money,
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This post originally appeared in Forbes. Startups are uncertain, high-risk exercises under any circumstance. When investors make available capital, it’s possible to mitigate some of that risk by extending runway – in some cases, almost indefinitely. But markets are cyclical, and in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the venture capital landscape has changed. While many
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Our team at Mucker is honored to support our portfolio through the unprecedented set of challenges facing the global community with COVID-19. Here is a compilation of products, services, and helpful resources created by our Mucker portfolio companies. Healthcare solutions for battling COVID-19 Blood Testing For COVID-19 (Los Angeles, CA) now available in-person (at-home coming soon)
