techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. → Learn More. Wednesday, April 24th, 2013.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them. So as an investor, I find myself passing on opportunities at the early stage that I know could become strong businesses, simply due to bandwidth constraints.

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The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2013

John Marshall began his enterprise-grade mobile device management company, AirWatch , in 2003 as a wireless hotspot management company before providing device management for old-school mobile devices. Marshall and his partner, Alan Dabbiere, then had an opportunity to take the business to the next level after a chance meeting with Apple.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 4, 2020

THBD partners with Temple Independent School District (TISD) to encourage future generations of students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. In the common lab is a wealth of specialized equipment including a J750 3D printer and an Instron machine for product testing and prototyping.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’ve seen friends (and family members) lose much of their savings that way over the years because “Black Swans” happen and in 1987, 2001, 2003 & 2008 (just to name a few from my memory) huge market gyrations caused much financial distress to people seeking short-term gains.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

But ultimately great people drive the ideas and Highland Capital is proactive in reaching out to entrepreneurs even at early stages. In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company. Richard De Silva is based in Menlo Park with three other partners, there and 5 partners in Boston.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. We occasionally get involved with very early stage startups.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

New York City : NYC is growing as a startup hub; yet early stage (seed, small A rounds) institutional capital has not kept up with the local growth. FPV’s portfolio has offices in 10 countries around the world – in those companies headquartered outside of the United States, we partner with local investors that we trust.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

New York City : NYC is growing as a startup hub; yet early stage (seed, small A rounds) institutional capital has not kept up with the local growth. FPV’s portfolio has offices in 10 countries around the world – in those companies headquartered outside of the United States, we partner with local investors that we trust.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

Nate Redmond is the managing partner of Rustic Canyon Partners – he’s probably one of the youngest managing partners of a major fund you’ll meet. And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. I agree with him. Hope you’re enjoying the show.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

And it's the same thing for individuals because at that early stage of a business, when you don't yet have a product, even sometimes when you don't yet have customers, you don't yet have traction and sales, how are you going to judge it? Who should you partner with? Well, you're going to judge it by the team, by the co-founders.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. In order for Frisco to achieve its full vision to be a destination city for VC’s, we have to be part of a larger, statewide network to support our partners and entrepreneur support organizations to help advance our collective and common goals.”

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

When we intentionally or unintentionally hurt our relationship partners, we apologize.” ( Estrada-Hollenbeck & Heatherton, 1998 ). even selfish humans are more likely to act fairly when in public.” ( Burnham, 2003 , pp. Yet they incentive people to donate, even in the early stages of a campaign.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2011

Now, that may not be enough for some to trudge through learning another interface, but I think it’s reason enough to recommend you put it on your radar of things to look at while it’s still in the early stages. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

And it's the same thing for individuals because at that early stage of a business, when you don't yet have a product, even sometimes when you don't yet have, um, customers, you don't yet have traction in sales, how are you gonna judge it? Who should you partner with? Should you raise funding? Should you bootstrap?

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www.readwriteweb.com

JUNE 13, 2011

500 Startups makes a couple of important announcements today, including some staffing changes (the promotion of Christine Tsai to partner and the addition of Paul Singh as principal) and the recipients of two of its microfunds, the d.fund (its designer-oriented microfund) and Twilio fund (for startups utilizing the VOIP API). startupcto

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). Partners make investment decisions. He’s awesome for early-stage entrepreneurs.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. And even for early stage startups, VCs raise eyebrows at companies that have modest gross margins. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008). 2020 and Beyond?

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. Friendster was at its height, strongly battling MySpace after raising its premium round from Benchmark and Kleiner in the fall of 2003. Friendster raised a big round in 2003; MySpace started gaining traction. Reid Hoffman.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Since 2003, Rumson has helped clients invest over $1.0 Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

Hewlett’s partner Dave Packard wanted to get into the computer business.) After failing dismally at making disposable digital cameras in 2003 Pure Digital Technologies reinvented their company in 2007 to make the Flip line of camcorders. It was priced at $22,000 – equivalent to about $140,000 in 2009 dollars.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 20, 2013

My partners at Greylock and I have invested in a number of young founding CEOs who match this pattern and are doing a fantastic job leading their companies through hypergrowth, such as Brian Chesky of AirBnB and Drew Houston of Dropbox. I love the early stages of building a company. How do I know when to replace myself?

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. And even for early stage startups, VCs raise eyebrows at companies that have modest gross margins. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008). 2020 and Beyond?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

link] for Microsoft ISV partners Posted by: Arthur Hu | September 10, 2007 10:30 AM Very fresh article Posted by: Adi | September 10, 2007 10:37 AM Good luck! Another Korean outfit ported a spreadshseet in C from DOS to UNIX, but required a lot of handholding to rid it of all bugs. Youll have be to on top of what those people are doing.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

According to a 2003-2004 U.S. My partner John Frankel has a strong interest in architectural design, which the office also incorporates. As investors in early-stage technology companies , we are particularly interested in some of the new technologies that have emerged that promote fitness, and we’ll promote their use.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I was on an airplane 2-3 times / week meeting potential customers, investors, employees, business partners and the press. So I decided to run the London Marathon in April 2003, just 3 weeks before my son was born. April 29th, 2003 my first son was born. Dinners were consumed with customers or in hotels and often past 10pm.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I sat down with my partner and we brainstormed the name for our business. Instead, my producing partner suggester Corner Piece, Because we’re the piece you need to get everything started. Most law firms simply use the last names of the originating partners as the name of the company. Image Credit: Andrew Greer.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. In Meebo’s case, for example, I was lucky enough to partner up with Elaine and Sandy. No looking for partnerships (who’s going to partner with you anyway?). Partner up?

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Yair Margolin: I was a member of the core team at Peerapp in 2003, a supplier of caching solutions for ISPs. Me and my partner, Boaz Yehuda, worked without a salary. Yair Margolin: Travel partners, convention centers, conference organizers (they are harder to approach) – I would love to meet them. We can help them.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Only when you’ve completed your mock-up and been through several iterations with any other business partners, are you ready to move onto the next stage - documenting it in a functional specification The Functional Specification This document is the most important document that you’ll write for your business.

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. Ressi estimates that the debt note now accounts for over 50% of all angel and early stage deals.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

This time around, there has been an explosion at the early stages, and the very late pre-IPO growth stages. “The real winners here are going to be the seed funds and early stage VCs that can write a $1 million to $2 million check,” says AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant. Now it’s glutted.

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