Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

Since the field’s estimated beginnings in 2009 , subsegments like “feminomics” and “inclusive finance” have spun off, but at it’s core gender lens investing is: incorporating gender as a factor to guide investment strategies. There is also much progress to be made in the standardization of gender lens investment criteria.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

million portfolio. In 2009, Tim started Investimonials, LLC, which was essentially a TripAdvisor for the finance industry. Karmagawa has so far built 70 schools in some developing countries and the plan is to build 1000 schools. His star student, Tim Grittani turned a $1,500 trading portfolio into a $3.2

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first post described how China built a science and technology infrastructure to support advanced weapons systems development. By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors. Like the U.S.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

First Round became a very active investor in consumer internet and e-commerce, on a rather lean investment budget, with several notable exits (including Mint.com to Intuit in 2009 for $170M). Now this might sound like a minor development, but actually it’s something that is changing the entire playing field.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

As Techcrunch announced earlier today, Accel led a $10m round in the company to help them develop their service across all Europe. Portfolio. (3). ► 2009. (9). Yahoo Finance. We are happy to jump on board this rocket ship and help the company change the lives of millions more people! Posted by Philippe Botteri.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first post described how China built a science and technology infrastructure to support advanced weapons systems development. By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors. Like the U.S.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 24, 2011

The name was shortened to “Airbnb” and they launched their website in 2009. I joined eBay in 1999, early in its life, and had the privilege of witnessing and contributing to the development of one of the most iconic e-commerce businesses. Joe and Brian resolved to make a run at transforming this experience into a business.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2019

As a case in point, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta published a graphic indicating that stock prices plunged 50% from the high to low between October 2007-March 2009. Most people don’t have enough money to put down the 20% deposit, so they end up financing the majority of their home purchases. Do your homework.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. But there are many zombie VC’s with no more investments left in their portfolios so it’s hard to know which trend has more impact.

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

APRIL 21, 2010

Although you probably think of financial portfolio when I mention diversification, there are other areas where diversification is desirable. Today, I still remember the bitter lesson and try to stay focused on only one major project, CoachFire. But I believe there are circumstances where not focusing is a better strategy. What do you think?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2009

Steve my name is Donald xx, and I’m the head of external affairs of the CIA’s venture capital firm and we’d like you to keynote our conference.” And you’d like me to do my talk on Customer Development and startups?” “No, we’re the other CIA.” They had developed ultrasonic receivers and ultrasonic jammers and physical countermeasures.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I got a job at a bank, and I worked in their corporate finance group. ” And just – you develop a pattern over time that no matter how many times I try to say no to you, I can’t. ” “Well, you get to be involved with our portfolio companies after we invest.” You remember what 2009 was like, right?

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Can't wait until you have some actual portfolio results to analyze and compare against Cambridge returns. ► 2009. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. September 27, 2011 5:51 PM. Post a Comment.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. I personally enjoy the earliest stages and building a portfolio of start-ups and entrepreneurial teams. ► 2009. (7).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Thursday, January 22, 2009. Thanks for sharing Sophie Dupont Business Development Director SD-Efficiency Paris - France. Just stumbled upon your blog as I'm working on developing my companies Saas comp plan. Portfolio. (3). ▼ 2009. (9). Yahoo Finance. Cracking The Code. Andrew Burgert. anecdotes.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

The top challenge listed across all respondents was access to financing. billion in 3,277 deals, and while this is certainly up from the death spiral period of the 2008-2009 period, it is still much less than the $30 billion average that venture funds were investing annually through most of the past decade.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

I started on a journey of self-discovery in 2009 when my marriage of 13 years took a turn in an unlikely direction. We get to help people develop healthy lives and I get to fight and win on the best battlefield of all. I was laid off in 2009 after the financial crisis hit hard the big law firm I was working for on a part time basis.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

In particular, partners will need to: - develop integration capabilities to be able to deliver solutions with good economics - adapt their sales process to be able to articulate a clear business value to line of business managers (instead of IT managers) - Adapt the marketing materials (webminars, events.) Portfolio. (3). anecdotes. (13).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He's been with the firm since its inception in 2009 and has overseen its rapid growth, from three employees to 150+ and from $300 million in assets under management to more than $10 billion. Learning everything you can about VC first is important for that reason, but also to ensure it’s the right form of financing for your business.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I first met Jeff about 8 years ago when he was finishing his first year at the Stanford GSB and was beginning to raise money for a business plan he developed for a secondary market ticket exchange. However, I was glad to see they were able to raise financing and launch the service. ► 2009. (7). February 15, 2008 2:08 PM.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Although Learning Management is old news, Talent Management represents a broader set of emerging functionality around internal employee management and development, and has come to define the broader category which is also known as Human Capital Management. Portfolio. (3). ► 2009. (9). Yahoo Finance. anecdotes. (13).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2017

20 – CFO asks CEO, What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave us? In 2009, during a hunting trip in Montana, I realized there wasn’t a “go-to” brand on the Internet to research hunts and outfitters and connect with other people. Thanks to Courtnie Nein, Good Life Advisors ! #20

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 28, 2010 I think every startup entrepreneur (and angel investor) should have a good understanding of financing term sheets. The loyalties that develop during that time are strong and hard to break. Will you negotiate million dollars rounds of financing with cool VCs?

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Companies like Microsoft have developed subscription-based licensing contracts without a SaaS delivery model and SaaS companies are selling multi-year contracts for their services. Requires more capital because: - It is harder to develop for many new factors like tenant data isolation, user management, subscription services, etc.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

In 2009, Barry was a category winner of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, a winner of Crain’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was included on Treasury & Risk’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance. a 2005 book about new developments in Web 2.0

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Last night at the NY Tech Meetup, John Britton of our portfolio company Twilio showed how it is done. Dec 26, 2009). Making Money From Social Games - ArcticStartup , August 23, 2010 Games Developer Conference Europe 2010 (GDCE) took place last week in Cologne, Germany. Kudos to John for an excellent pitch. Why do startups?

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

About the Author Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer and represents technology companies through all phases of the startup process, including incorporation, seed & venture financings, and exit transactions. North says: June 9, 2009 at 8:50 pm Thanks for this whole blog its the best I have found. Check it out if you haven’t [.]

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Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

Wednesday, July 22, 2009. The burn rates of my portfolio companies is certainly top of mind right now, but thats not what this post is about. The protagonist, Ross Williamson, is struggling to finance his company and hang on to his team during the process. July 28, 2009 5:42 PM. ▼ 2009. (7). ProfessorVC.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

The feature, titled “ Fitness Financed: Motion, Margin, Risk & Reward ,” offers an inside look into our office.). We’re filling it with our own team , plus a couple of startups in our portfolio ( Parsely , Phone.com , some in stealth mode). Our portfolio company Hashable has a popular pullup bar.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

We could do this in several ways: Cross sell to add additional products Up sell to add seats, or premium features Develop a scalable pricing matrix that does a better job of charging higher end customers that are willing to pay more. At OpenView, we try to instill this discipline and capability in each of our portfolio companies from Day 1.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

and many developed nations, the housing crisis is not just a question of supply and demand; it’s a matter of access and affordability. I focused much more intently on this aspect when financial markets melted down in 2008 and 2009. In Canada, the U.S. The whole concept of a starter home or an affordable rental unit is disappearing.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009. The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. On that front, I take pride in the second headline with news that Fliqz , where I am CFO, just closed on $6 million in Series C financing. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Loading… Personal Finance. Personal Finance. gave up 70% of the company to American Research & Development Corp. Ritter, a finance professor at University of Floridas business school.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

With 2 or 4 new investments per week that Right Side is projecting, it will be challenging enough to remember the names of the entrepreneurs in their portfolio, let along help build companies. Labels: entrepreneur , seed investing , venture capital , venture financing. ► 2009. (7). Steve Bennet. at 1:42 PM. Newer Post.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Ada Yonath of the Weizmann Institute who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the ribosome. billion in trade last year increased from $922 million in 2009. Citigroup intends to open a technology research and development center in Israel in December to support its global activities. Intel, the world’s No.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

My firm, atCommunications, LLC—a Chicago-based Web development and digital marketing agency—is this year celebrating its 20th year in business! After getting laid off from a job back in 2008, I decided I would put all my passions together and become a personal finance journalist. 2- Raise and support our family on our own terms.

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