Jive's founding CEO Dave Hersh explains why he's "anti-too-much-VC" and how he gets startups unstuck

Update: 2024-05-20

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Dave Hersh mostly bootstrapped a small open-source communications project into an IPO-ready SaaS business that you might have heard of called Jive Software. More than a decade later, he's using his expertise to help turn struggling startups around. Dave shares his wisdom that's captured in his new book, "Reignitition: Transforming Stuck Startups into Breakout Winners," a playbook for the growing startups in the middle that don't want to blindly follow VC money. Dave offers tough but effective advice for getting a startup unstuck, including managing layoffs, confronting past decisions, and more.

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Jive's founding CEO Dave Hersh explains why he's "anti-too-much-VC" and how he gets startups unstuck

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Jive's founding CEO Dave Hersh explains why he's "anti-too-much-VC" and how he gets startups unstuck

Lighter Capital - We Help Startups Grow

Jive's founding CEO Dave Hersh explains why he's "anti-too-much-VC" and how he gets startups unstuck