VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. Wintegra, founded in 2000, has 165 employees with the majority of its R&D development team located in Ra’anana, Israel, and Austin, Texas.

Bandwidth 80

Bandwidth Framework Forecast 80

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were! Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

declined Microsoft’s offer (summer 2000) to be the first enterprise software company with a.NET product (a Microsoft employee came back from a follow-up meeting with Allen and said “He reminds me of a lot of CEOs of companies that we’ve worked with… that have gone bankrupt.”). Company : Cryptine Networks.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. And I had all the VCs play head games with me. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is important to get involved with different startup networks, conferences, and competitions. Here is a short list of conferences, competitions, and networks to check out for upcoming events. Another option is to go straight to a network designed specifically for angel investors.

North America 40

North America Angel Investor Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. They also avoid Reg D.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. Mr. Berk graduated from Emory University and began his career trading equities (not tools or electronics).

Darfur 122

Darfur Sudan Cofounder United Kingdom 122

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Spend 20% of your time building a network of advisors that can help you. Warning: Typos, run-on sentences, and crappy formatting.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. And I had all the VCs play head games with me. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Founded in January 2000 in Oakland by Tim Westergren; new CFO, Steve Cakebread was previously CFO of Salesforce.com. Social network app developer and ad network. Total raised: $56.3mm.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150