Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. years at Upfront has been both a pleasure and also has taught me a lot about venture capital. Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate. Watching him develop over the past 4.5

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Graphic designers and illustrators are no longer considered a starving artist and computer network technicians are keeping the tech companies running. million in venture capital to move. Since 2012, it produced half of all the tech jobs added to Canada, per the CBRE research done on Canadian tech talent. of all business.

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Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 167

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2016

If you really want to make it, you need to go somewhere that allows you to network with the thriving tech community. Since 2012, the city has had an average growth of 21% in the business sector, with 2015 showing growth of 38% alone. With luck, we might even make some money doing it. There is just one problem – you can’t do it alone.

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David Teten

MARCH 28, 2012

Koen, Gyorgy, and Adham are all Columbia Business School MBA 2012 students and former consultants with McKinsey and BCG. Best Practices in Venture Capital Portfolio Company Value Creation. Almost every VC will say, “I respond to the CEO’s requests, I put him in touch with someone in my network when he asks me to”.

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Not yet profitable but invaluable to developers worldwide, the decade-old company bootstrapped, differentiated from formidable competitors GitLab and Atlassian’s BitBucket, weathered leadership upheavals, and eventually ingested lots of venture capital which helped them weather the challenges they faced. Many tried and couldn’t get in.

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Acquisition Azure Open Source Seattle 71

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

HBS Angels of NY and the NAIC have named the finalist women and minority entrepreneurs of the Venture Capital Access Program; check out the press release below. Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and the. domestic market.

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Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

HBS Angels of NY and the NAIC have named the finalist women and minority entrepreneurs of the Venture Capital Access Program; check out the press release below. Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and the. domestic market.

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group. Las Vegas, NV.

United States 113

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 113

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

For example, while I closed on the seed investment in Tinybop on November 19, 2012, I met Raul two years earlier at the first Brooklyn Beta in 2010, even before he was working on the company. As for the two and a half year mark, it should say a lot to anyone looking to get into venture. Venture Capital & Technology'

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2014

Idaho has topped the annual Small Business Friendliness survey conducted by the Kauffman Foundation and Thumbtack.com since 2012. The government supports small business owners with popular incentive programs and offers many training and networking programs. It also has one of the lowest consumption tax rates in the nation.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). What are your predictions for the road ahead.

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Technical Review IPO Southern California Venture Capital 241

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

1) Corporate Venture Capital. Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. According to CB Insights, since the start of 2012, the most active corporate VCs are: Dell Innovators Credit Fund (not listed) is an unusual take on this model.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

VC Cafe

APRIL 23, 2012

Venture capital and other forms of seed funding have been crucial for the development of the best online colleges. Many third-party educational organizations exist to maintain online schooling ventures, and these organizations typically receive most of their funding from venture capital firms. By Estelle Shumann*.

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Venture Capital Michigan Seed Capital Programming 96

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

This is part of my series on Understanding Venture Capital. 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. Tags: Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital VC Industry. Most funds get annual extensions.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

“We’ve been seeing at least one post per week on TheFunded concerning mentor compensation”, said Adeo Ressi, the founder of both Founder Institute and TheFunded.com (a site focused on revealing the inside truths of the Venture Capital world). . Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. Crunchbase.

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Equity San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley 94

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. It will also be my last venture capital deal. Sometime in the next few weeks, I’ll complete my next investment.

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Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group.

United States 82

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 82

Version One Ventures

JULY 31, 2018

I often joke that I have gone through the Wertz School of Venture Capital ??. 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.

Hiring 166

Hiring San Francisco Advisory Board Due Diligence 166

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

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. Venture Capital. (3). ▼ 2012. (1). Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. Paperblog network. Cracking The Code. Favorite Podcasts. (1).

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. Paperblog network. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Blog Archive.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. Paperblog network. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Blog Archive.

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5 36% of all apparel jobs in the US are in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

Version One Ventures

JULY 21, 2020

We raised our first fund in summer 2012. By 2016, we had begun to specialize into a thesis-driven firm , focusing on businesses with potentially large network effects built around people and/or data. . We still think that network effects are incredibly valuable. We still think that network effects are incredibly valuable.

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Founder Vertical Differentiation Portfolio 213

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group.

United States 48

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 48

Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

Thus, it should come as no surprise that we are now seeing Venture Capital being disrupted by these forces as well. In his post The Disruption of Venture Capital , Albert Wenger described VC as “the club you had to be invited into.”. Enter Mattermark: where “Big Data Meets Venture Capital”.

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Venture Capital Vertical Curation SEC 160

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. Paperblog network. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Blog Archive.

Software Review 59

Software Review Technical Review Europe Cloud 59

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2014

When I was there in October 2012 with my partners Ryan and Jason to run the Detroit Marathon we talked about the idea of getting more involved there in some way. My partners and I believe that Detroit hit rock bottom around 2012 and in a decade has the potential to be an amazing city once again. I’m fascinated with Detroit.

Detroit 145

Detroit Mobile Programming San Francisco 145

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Around 2012, escape rooms became extremely in Budapest – and most people still consider Budapest as the escape room capital of the world. It only seemed logical for Akos and his partners to bring this concept to the US. PANIQ is one of the leading escape room brands in the world with substantial market share in the US.

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Hungary San Jose Nashville Phoenix 63

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. Paperblog network. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Blog Archive.

Software Review 54

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 54

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Share your sewing machine at Zilok or trade it for an iPod at Swap.com.

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San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). What’s Next in 2012….

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