ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Like many cities that foster thriving startup communities, Madison benefits from strong university and government support (the latter in the form of a 25% tax credit for angel investors and a 2% forgivable loan for startups), as well as a number of entrepreneur-friendly events organizations. Local Programs to Develop Entrepreneurship.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Social Media Incubator 149

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

I had gone to high school with the founders in the Seattle area, and we had recently reconnected. Box had just 50 employees and was hitting an inflection point when I joined in 2009, so there was far more work to do than people to do it. For any individual founder, all comms decisions should start with the desired business impact.

IPO 91

IPO Cofounder Early Stage Portfolio 91

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

There were prominent founders of business like PriceGrabber, LowerMyBills and MyLife. The team has experience in building startups (Doug Ludlow was formerly a founder in a TechStars company) and have all worked at local Los Angeles based startups. We had executives from the studios like Fox, Warner Bros and Disney.

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Los Angeles Stealth Securities and Exchange Commission Southern California 276

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

For investors outside of Austin and LPs: Austin is a a vibrant startup market and this list of capital sources can help you identify firms to co-invest with and funds to invest in. He is the founder and former Co-Chairman and CEO of Motion Computing. Edward’s University.

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Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

One of the highlights of my trip was a startup dinner which included Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of 37signals. Pivoting - Chris Dixon , June 14, 2010 My Hunch cofounders and I frequently ask ourselves: “If we were to start over today, would we build our product the same way we had so far? Now I have.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Term Sheet Startup 175

davetroy.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Dave Troy: Fueled By Randomness Design, Entrepreneurship, Economics and Software home Twittervision Flickrvision About @davetroy ← Start By Taking Action A New Plan for Economic Development → In Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Cofounders Find YOU! And I’ve promised to talk about what it takes to find cofounders.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Baltimore Ruby 41

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet (by WSGR – disclaimer, I represent the Founders Institute and was involved in drafting this document). Certain angel investors refuse to do convertible debt deals, but will be okay if there is a price cap. Co-sale rights. Yes for Series Seed holders and founders.

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. ► 2009. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. Do you have a U.S. ► April. (1). ► February. (1). Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

However, a perfectly acceptable—and perhaps even better—answer is that there are no investors other than the founders, and the plan is to bootstrap the company as long as possible. If there are outside investors, they are likely to be on the board. These days revenue is the best source of capital. That’s cool. pat my own back).

Software Review 68

Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Travis Biziorek. Hi D, Gosh, this post was way back in late 2009. I, too, like you were back in 2009, am involved a start up project. I don’t have a technical co-founder on my team but am apt in graphics design and have a lot of ideas bursting out of my head. Post navigation.

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We did about ten investments in 2007, 2008, and 2009 – which, if I remember correctly, is a period of time referred to as the Global Financial Crisis. I strongly recommend that you pay $0.99 (like I just did) to get a copy of the report The Real Unicorns of Tech: Black Women Founders, #ProjectDiane.

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United States Cofounder Angel Investor Government 70

K9 Ventures

JANUARY 26, 2011

Disclosure: I am a co-founder of CardMunch. started in December 2009. Bowei was previously the co-founder of Snapture Labs – a company that built a camera application on the iPhone. CardMunch, Inc. We had an alpha version of the product in March 2010; beta in June 2010; and launched on the AppStore in August 2010.

Cofounder 54

Cofounder Acquisition Angel Investor Engineer 54

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2018

As part of The Startup Magazine founders interviews, we sat down with Lee Thompson and Radha Vyas, the co-founders of Flash Pack , a lifestyle travel company specialising in adventure trips for solo travelers in their 30’s – 40’s. . Flash Pack’s co-founders and husband and wife team, Radha Vyas & Lee Thompson.

Flash 127

Flash Founder Cofounder Angel Investor 127

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. Before I get into the details for founders, let me talk about options-hungry employees. Dec 26, 2009). Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG. Dying at 70? Why do startups?

Startup 191

Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

We will discuss liquidity options appropriate for a wide range of people with private company stock, including private equity funds, venture capitalists, angels, founders, and employees with options. David Weild IV, formerly Vice Chairman of The NASDAQ Stock Market Mr. Weild is the founder of Capital Markets Advisory Partners.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? 17, 2009 and before Jan.

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Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. 17 – Be unable to Attract Investors. Work life balance is not something that startup founders often get and so the risk of burning out is high.

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009. Also, if it turns out he neglected his girlfriend too much while starting up the company, hell certainly have the opportunity to meet plenty of co-eds as he hands out flyers for the site on campus. We have invested a combination of ~$20K in founder financing and ~$200k in vendor financing. ▼ 2009.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. Series B and the $5M Series A , there were angels writing checks with many less 0s. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. Steve Bennet.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tweet View Comments Guest Author Sep 20, 2009 This guest post was written by Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg. 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. How To Get There. Then, forget everything else, VCs included, and just build. and Google.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Acquirer/ Investor. Angel groups using Gust. 2009) [ii]. A number of the funds we studied use an origination approach that allows them to proactively co-create companies or opportunities. May 3, 2009. ff Venture Capital. TA Associates.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

VC Cafe

MARCH 28, 2011

Ron Gura, co-founder and CEO of The Gifts Project, believes his B2B platform solves this problem. For example, Dr Yossi Vardi , Israel’s most famous angel investor, provided the original seed funding in 2009. All too often, as a result of this commotion, the gift doesn’t get bought at all. Others agree.

Widget 97

Widget eCommerce Early Stage 97

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Co-founder Dustin Moscovitz is referred to as a programmer, but he is actually an operations guy. Several weeks after Zuckerberg and the team move to Palo Alto for the summer, co-founder Eduardo Saverin finally pays a visit. Also, be sure to include vesting for all founders. ► 2009. (7). Newer Post.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was hanging out the other day with my buddy Jody Sherman, founder & CEO of EcoMom. I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. Jody self-funded the company and worked from his spare bedroom in February 2009.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Can Investors Spook the Market into Falling? “10 angel investors walk into a bar …” Do you remember AngelGate at Bin38 ? As you can see below, investments have skyrocketed – up 300% since 2009. Many founders don’t understand why inside rounds are so difficult. In short – no.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Footbo has been running since 2007 and is led by co-founder and CEO Mani Honigstein – full article on Techcrunch. The company was founded in 2009 by Uzi Shmilovici raised the funding from OCA Ventures , I2A Fund and angel investors. Perhaps this is how we’ll start solving co-existence in Israel?

Venture Capital 87

Venture Capital Startup Denmark 87

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

The prices of angel deals have recently crept up, VCs have also gotten their checkbooks out again, frothy deals are happening and people are feeling bullish. This class of investors is more diversified across categories plus is investing personal money and therefore feels the hit in assets declines first.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Technical Review Balance Sheet Government 298

www.quicksprout.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Home About Answers Contact Quick Sprout What I Learned About Entrepreneurship Through 15 Angel Investments by Neil Patel on October 28, 2010 Share Share Over the last 2.5 years I made 15 angel investments with my own cash. About Neil Patel Neil Patel is the co-founder of 2 Internet companies: Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics.

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Elevator Pitch Revenue Entrepreneur SEO 60

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Reply Crystal Williams , on April 12, 2009 at 10:38 am said: Hi Steve! I am both an avid entrepreneur and book worm but must admit to having not read most of the books on your list. It is certaintly a great list to motivate me to get reading again. Keep up the great work!

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110