VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. based Angel capital with early stage technology companies in Israel, and do so in a way that substantially mitigates the risk of seed stage investing.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Panel 1 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Traditional Investing in Public Securities. 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.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Reply dv , on June 11, 2010 at 12:23 am Said: Why are you getting stuck on a word? The best entrepreneurship textbooks and blogs assume that advice to startups is generalizable. But as I learned from my students this “one-size-fits-all” approach does not work for all startups.

Vertical 149

Vertical Silicon Valley Intellectual Property RSS 149

Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2009

I tried to clear my head and remember what else I had said, like anything that would be really, really, really bad to say outside of a secure facility. As I realized what I had said, a much longer panic set in. As I left this meeting I realized I didn’t even remember when I had left ESL or how I had gotten to Zilog.

Silicon Valley 175

Silicon Valley Chad RSS San Francisco 175

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The rise of CVC volume is well documented (see post on VC Cafe), but what’s less discussed is funds started by mature startups or “new corporates” These are funds launched by venture backed companies to deploy capital into early stage startups innovating in their space. “Mature” startup funds.

Balance Sheet 201

Balance Sheet Startup IPO Venture Capital 201

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

A lot of my time is spent helping early-stage companies get to proof points so that they can raise capital. They might have some seed money and are thinking or raising a Series A based on success of an early release (MVP). Bill Payne is an expert on how early-stage investors should look at valuation.

Valuation 198

Valuation Revenue Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 198

Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. 2) Security — we store all private keys in cold storage on air gapped computers. Josh runs a series of Capital Factory-affiliated venture funds and is the most active early stage investor in Texas since 2013, according to Pitchbook.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Austin 48

View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

On the heels of our research on HBS entrepreneurs , NextView’s Dimitri Dadiomov (HBS ’15) interviewed several top founders on the early stages of their companies. On Launching and Finding Early Traction. On Launching and Finding Early Traction. Clark (RelayRides): Business school is very broad.

Founder 120

Founder Las Vegas Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

VC Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2012

Building a good reputation is one of the most fundamental components to a successful start-up and is particularly invaluable in the early stages. Without positive feedback and growing popularity, the critical first few sales become even harder as well as funding being tough to secure.

Elevator Pitch 109

Elevator Pitch Startup Europe Reputation 109

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010. Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage.

Africa 75

Africa Benin Seychelles Nigeria 75

www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

BE AWARE, however, that federal and state securities laws apply even to small investments in private companies, so you should talk to a lawyer before offering shares in your company to any potential investor. 19) December 2010. (13) 13) November 2010. (18) 18) October 2010. (20) 20) September 2010. (20) Discussion.

IP 40

IP Intellectual Property Limited Liability Company Boston 40

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Austin Startup

AUGUST 19, 2021

Whether you’re trying to grow your business or living national security every day, this event has something for everyone. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active, early-stage investor in Texas since 2010. And the taco scene in Austin doesn’t hurt, either. Register now at www.fedsupernova.com.

San Antonio 105

San Antonio Texas Government Houston 105

Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

We’ve helped winners connect with customers, mentors, and secure millions of dollars in capital from partners like Google Black Founders Fund, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Fund, Backstage Capital, and many other VC investors. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active, early-stage investor in Texas since 2010.

San Antonio 107

San Antonio Dallas Houston Founder 107

Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Startups , Early Stage Startup , Tips for Startups « The Curse of a New Building Going to Trade Shows Like it Matters – Part 1 » 33 Responses William , on May 18, 2009 at 5:44 am Said: Heh.

Founder 297

Founder Silicon Valley RSS China 297

SiliconHills

MARCH 16, 2018

By Laura Lorek Publisher with Silicon Hills News In 2010, Kirsten Green founded Forerunner Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, based in San Francisco. She had spent her early career as a retail analyst with Banc of America Securities and others and she spent a lot of time studying retailers.

San Francisco 50

San Francisco Early Stage Green Venture Capital 50

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The sheer scale and variety of data breaches finally got the public focused on security problems that have plagued the industry for years. According to Accenture, this investment has grown from $930 million in 2008 to almost $3 billion in 2013, and 27 percent of which was early stage capital. A lot happened!

IPO 236

IPO API Silicon Valley Mobile 236

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

14 Comments • Nov 15, 2010 +1 for use of Platonic. D Craig Montuori • Nov 15, 2010 My original comment (asked as an answer): Well written, good points. Anon User • Nov 15, 2010 Ryan another thing you can do if you like is to vote up this answer, which will also show your endorsement of it.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

Austin Startup

MARCH 16, 2021

If you win, you will receive a $50,000 investment from Capital Factory in the form of a convertible security ( see the application for more details ). We’ve helped winners connect with customers, mentors, and secure millions of dollars in capital from Google, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Fund, Backstage Capital, and many other VC investors.

Houston 80

Houston San Antonio Dallas Texas 80

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. Previously, he was the COO of digital gift card start-up Giftly from its inception in 2010 to its acquisition by Giftcards.com in 2013. Dan is the co-founder of Standard Treasury, a Y Combinator backed company.

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

Do outreach to respected industry websites to secure guest blogging opportunities (to increase brand awareness and establish yourself — the face of your business — as a knowledgeable and trusted professional). Even in the early stages of business ownership, reconsider trying to tackle every aspect of starting and running the company yourself.

Social Media 133

Social Media Syndicate Syndication SEO 133

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2017

In fact, venture funding deals in health technology grew nearly 200% between 2010 and 2014. Good to know: According to CBInsights , funding for healthcare data analytics has been trending up with a major lift in 2014 where there was a lot of early-stage activity. And everyone knows it. Patient Care Upgrades.

Startup 100

Startup Analytics Early Stage Technology 100

www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

« Launch48 last weekend Posted by Aidan, 20 th January 2010. Despite what some vendors may say, all languages scale, and its hard to argue that one language is fundamentally less secure than another. on February 1, 2010 Another criterion I use is: What is the size of the developer pool? on February 1, 2010 Great post.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. Potential competitors: Gilt Groupe , ShoeDazzle.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This year’s conference will highlight twenty promising early-growth companies; all based in the Rocky Mountain region and a majority of which are focused on clean technology, a burgeoning industry in the area.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Colorado Mezzanine Wyoming 52

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

During these discussions, we reflected on the incredible collection of early stage VC firms we’ve invested in personally over the years. In 2010 we started making the majority of our fund investments together through a common entity. At the same time we discussed our later stage investment strategy.

Later Stage 70

Later Stage Early Stage Advisory Board Deal Flow 70

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Twenty Companies Ranging From Seed Stage to Mezzanine Will Showcase Next Generation Technologies from Various Industries at the 27 th Annual VCIR Winter 2010 Conference.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Colorado Mezzanine Wyoming 52

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

In addition, I think that a “peace treaty&# between early-stage investors and startup companies on standard terms (at least at a term sheet level) is a step in the right direction. I suspect that this seems reasonable if there is basically no due diligence due to the early stage of the companies. (By Legal fees.

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

VC Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

billion in 2000 to ZERO in 2010. Most Israeli funds had negative results for their LPs in 2010, and about 50% of the funds made no new investments in 2010. Active number of funds fell from approximately 100 active VC firms in 2000 to about 20 in 2010, according to the Israeli Venture Capital Research Center (IVC).

Venture Capital 94

Venture Capital Early Stage Europe 94

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

24 Comments • Nov 8, 2010 I love this answer. Steve Smith • Nov 8, 2010 I've always thought that a funny thing to do would be to post an ad on Craigslist saying "I'm a rockstar developer who is looking for the next great idea. Yishan Wong • Nov 8, 2010 lol.if Lee Weinberg • Nov 12, 2010 lol.

Developer 42

Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Reply Tony Karrer says: January 22, 2010 at 9:24 am I’ll be posting about this. says: August 18, 2010 at 9:01 pm [.] Reply Was muss ein CTO tun?

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

VC Adventure

DECEMBER 9, 2015

During these discussions, we reflected on the incredible collection of early stage VC firms we’ve invested in personally over the years. In 2010 we started making the majority of our fund investments together through a common entity. At the same time we discussed our later stage investment strategy.

Later Stage 48

Later Stage Early Stage Advisory Board Deal Flow 48

Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

How to finance a new seed-stage startup? As of August 2010, Paul Graham famously proclaimed , “Convertible notes have won. Technically, I would argue, it’s not a security either, but rather a contract entitling the holder to shares of stock whenever issued in the future. Convertible debt? Convertible equity?

Finance 134

Finance Convertible Security Equity Seed Stage 134

dontbesoanalytical.blogspot.com

MAY 13, 2012

The firm’s development team must be able to integrate primitive, early-stage technologies. ► 2010. (3). Early astonomy. (1). information security. (1). The firm’s purchasing department needs to understand how to negotiate with start-ups. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). ► 2012. (2).

CTO 40

CTO Technical Review Technology Software Review 40

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. No need to worry about security and such. NESTA : They invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programs that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future. Cloud Security.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

Bekkers and Wiepking (2010) examined why people donate to charities. For example, digital startups are more likely to secure funding if someone on their founding team holds a doctoral degree. Bekkers and Wiepking (2010) analyzed over 500 studies on charitable giving. So you might be paying higher costs with those projects too.

Campaign 48

Campaign Reputation Metrics Naming 48