Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. I just don’t see it happening any time soon. What ends up, usually went down first.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Would they be willing to put a bridge loan in place if need be?

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Version One Ventures

JULY 21, 2020

We raised our first fund in summer 2012. At that time, Version One was a generalist firm, investing in consumer Internet, e-commerce, SaaS and mobile companies. Amazing, mission-driven founders are found throughout our portfolio. Backing the next generation of mission-driven founders”.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Earlier this week Mary Meeker published an update to her by now legendary internet trends presentation and Nielsen published their Social Media Report 2012. 47% of social media users seek customer service over social media – predominantly via Facebook (good news for our portfolio company Conversocial ).

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. This means that private keys — the keys that literally control the money — never touch the Internet. 3) Rebalancing — we rebalance portfolios monthly. Our Story The two of us met at NYU almost 10 years ago. We were infatuated with tech.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Monday, January 16, 2012. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ▼ 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. at 12:17 PM.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. So what will become of IT?

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Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 77

Version One Ventures

JULY 31, 2018

Since 2012, we have made over 40 investments and have been busy building our fund, expanding and deepening our network, and most gratifyingly, working with our portfolio companies in their pursuit to transform their industries and the world. Executing projects of your own direction that help Version One and/or our portfolio companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Also, since most funds are 10-year funds there will be pressure in 2012 for this fund to start exiting its investments and return money to its shareholders. So look at the latest portfolio of your VC (not prior funds) and see whether they’ve had exits and how many of their non-exited companies are likely to exit in the near future.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Fralic has 25 years of technology industry experience, with significant Internet business development roles since 1996. Thursday, January 12, 2012. Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. through the Yahoo! Yavonditte joined Juno Online Services, Inc. as a director in their business development group.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

At today's roundtable, we discussed three major trends and opportunities for 2012 and also worked with an entrepreneur from Europe. As the Internet became mainstream, this was largely replaced (at least in the universe we live in) by email marketing campaigns, so the key information was the email address of a lead. Social Contacts.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

And online consumers are not always who you think they are — in fact, a little over half of Americans over age 65 use the Internet and email, and 70 percent of those use the Internet on a daily basis. At least once a month, 65 percent of social media users use social media to learn more about brands, products, and/or services.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Sunday, November 07, 2010. A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

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Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Wednesday, August 03, 2011. In search of Europes next tech stars. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble? Cloud Computing. (1).

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www.kernelmag.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Thursday, 8 March 2012. The greatest obstacle to starting a tech company in 2012 will be the shortage of entrepreneurial tech talent, says Andy Young, who explains why there appears such a shortage of qualified people around to help you get your idea off the ground – and what to do about it. New technology for enquiring minds.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. So what will become of IT?

Romania 44

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 44

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Wednesday, February 24, 2010. A funny perspective on Google innovation. at 6:01 PM. software.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

February 21, 2012. We make initial investments of $250-500K in the seed rounds of software and internet startups and reserve capital for follow-on rounds. The first of these to exit was recently announced, with Groupon’s acquisition of Hyperpublic , though most of the portfolio will continue to build for a long time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). 62% of adult US Internet users check or send email on a daily basis. The reduction in screen size has made the economic model of Internet advertising totally inefficient. There are 2.9 billion email accounts. This figure is predicted to reach 3.8

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. This supplement to our BVP VII fund will ensure that we can take advantage of future investment opportunities and that the companies within the Bessemer portfolio have continued access to capital." internet. (6).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Thursday, January 14, 2010. Happy New Year 2010! A bit of French humor. so much for Cleantech!

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Just some food for thought as you build your investment portfolio. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Cloud Computing. (1).

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uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

UX Study The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012. September 4th, 2012. Portfolio Design Study: Design Patterns. September 4th, 2012 7:05 am. September 4th, 2012 7:21 am. September 4th, 2012 7:33 am. User Experience. UI Design. E-Commerce. WP Word Press. Essentials. Techniques. By Christian Holst.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Today, United did not: David stroke back at Goliath using the power of internet technologies. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. software. (10).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Thursday, October 08, 2009. Laughing Out (c)Loud. Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 7, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Wednesday, January 07, 2009. Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard.

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

May 16, 2012. We also invest only in software & internet enabled businesses. And we invest in US-based startups, primarily on the US east coast though we’ll consider other parts of country on a selective basis (roughly 15-20% of our portfolio is in the SF Bay area). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. And Why 20%?

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Monday, October 27, 2008. Hard times. Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 9:32 AM. Newer Post.

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David Teten

APRIL 22, 2013

I couldn’t be more excited to share that one of our portfolio companies, Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress), has raised $9.4 I met Adam Ghetti , Founder/CTO, at the first Flashpoint Demo Day in New York in early 2012 at Union Square Ventures.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Tuesday, December 01, 2009. Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1).

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. New SaaS 13 Index: Welcome to LogMeIn (Nasdaq: LOGM)! software. (10).

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A few days ago, Bessemer West Coast SaaS Practice - David Cowan , Byron Deeter and myself, hosted a CFO Dinner for our SaaS portfolio at John Bentleys in Redwood City. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3).

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The internet is your new channel and Technology Enabled Service providers are among the few partners that actually care if you succeed (more.) internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1).

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Friday, March 12, 2010. State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Cloud Computing. (1).

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

In addition, using the right language as well as favored color and design pattern or product portfolio is mandatory. Prior to Paymill he worked as COO for Rocket Internet Munich, before he founded the FinTech startup in 2012 together with Jörg Sutara and Dr. Stefan Sambol. Mark Fabian Henkel is co-founder and CEO of Paymill.

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