The Tony Durso Show

Surviving a Startup with Steven Hoffman

He has a long history with startups. His career took off with three venture-funded startups in Silicon Valley as well as two bootstrap startups. He proclaims, "he's been in the trenches" and knows first-hand all the hardships and triumphs that entrepreneurs face. 

After his third venture-funded startup, when he decided to take a break, his friends began to approach him for help with their own startups, asking questions on how to raise money, how to pitch investors, how to scale a company, and beyond. He soon gained the nickname "Captain Hoff" and became a go-to for startup information in Silicon Valley. 

Today: 

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines.

Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella).

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