Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

January 4, 2012. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. We have been on a drive to add more operational partners. What does that mean?

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

If you’re a venture capitalist … you have limited partners that give you money to invest on their behalf, and you’re responsible for giving them outsize returns. As an entrepreneur, you’re always fighting that external war whether that’s with partners or with investors. Nayeem : (Nods.) You have your team.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. Read More ».

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. He joined when Maker was a small, chaotic organization and helped bridge our talented creative team with the outside world of investor, brands, partners & press. Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and Who Will Win. And he has truly been a pleasure to work with.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

After describing the uncertainty private investors were feeling about the future of the economy, the outcome of the presidential election, and other factors, Fast Company quoted Brian Hughes , a partner at KPMG (one of the organizations responsible for the Venture Pulse Report): “It’s a challenging time for VC investors. Bruce is the U.S.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I trained the Startup Weekend Next Beijing mentors and instructors, presented to several hundred entrepreneurs, and had a great fireside chat with Zhen Fund founding partner Xu Xiaoping in front of another roomful of entrepreneurs. As vibrant as the China venture business has been, 2012 was a different story.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I hate indulging in wanton portfolio self-promotion, but my partners & I are incredibly excited about these companies and will undoubtedly continue to make more investments in this vein. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets?

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Led by Oak Investment Partners with participation by General Catalyst, Sequoia, & Accel and others. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? Pre-money valuation was approx.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. ► 2012. (1).

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

March 13, 2012. only notified them of potential IP infringement two weeks ago on February 27, 2012 (as described in the lawsuit) and Facebook heard about it through the media rather than in private. Leader on Mar 5 2012. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How To Think About The Future.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

That exposure gave me insight into the significant knowledge gap that exists between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. For example, we had a hybrid work schedule starting in 2012. They make a point of encouraging founders to reach out to any of the partners – and have no ego around that. M/W/F in the office.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. Read More ». And Why 20%?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Why Bravo’s ‘Start-Ups: Silicon Valley’ Is Bad for Entrepreneurship - [link]. Founder Divorce: Nine Lessons From When My Business Partner Jumped Ship | Forbes - [link]. 2012 Social Media Report: Users Spending 58% More Time On Social Media, Social App Usage More Than Doubles – [link]. Have we even noticed?

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

-->. About | Mentors | Companies | Curriculum | FAQ | Partners | Apply Now. Globalizing Silicon Valley - See the Worldwide Schedule - Lead a Local Chapter. -->. Sydney Spring 2012. Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2017

The Capital Factory is a leading accelerator and coworking space based in Austin which has been building amazing entrepreneurs and startups since 2012. Entrepreneurs in San Antonio will drive up to Austin for a day of office hours with guest mentors visiting from Silicon Valley.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The World Economic Forum has published the Technology Pioneers report for 2012. DoubleVerify recently grabbed headlines for its latest funding round of $33 million led by JMI Equity and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), based on a $200 million valuation.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 27, 2014

The Innovation Culture of Silicon Valley. To me, what’s most interesting about this story is the light it sheds on the clash of values between Icahn’s Wall Street world and the culture of Silicon Valley. The reality of Silicon Valley is that innovation takes time.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

In 2019 we partnered with several revenue-based lending providers, effectively creating a marketplace. “. We collect more data on an individual business than, to our knowledge, any other RBI investor, through our application process, data partners, and various public sources online. Bigfoot Capital.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

She was married to a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur who ran a couple of major companies and had a brilliant career. In some cases, and this situation is particularly prevalent in places like Silicon Valley and Wall Street where wealth flows abundantly, women quit because there is no real pressure to earn money.

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Venture Chronicles

AUGUST 2, 2013

Feature development is a result of the demands of the biggest customers with the loudest voices, the platform evolves at the rate which new customer features are required, not anticipated mind you, and lastly the API development is focused on what internal developers require rather than what the partner ecosystem is asking for.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

My guests this past week on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Pete Newell , managing partner of BMNT Partners. John Kuhn , who works at BMNT Partners. The focus of our first segment is how Silicon Valley and the U.S. Pete directed the investment of over $1.4B

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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. In 2012, finally, we will see the first major crop of Indian entrepreneurs playing on the global stage. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. Social Contacts.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ). Maybe that’s USV, too.

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Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

April 27, 2012. My partners and I have blogged about some of these including Invited Guest , Golazo , Authentic , and Tribe. My partner David recently wrote about how investors tend to bring their own inherent biases (both good and bad) into pitch meetings with entrepreneurs. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2013

My co-author and business Partner Bob Dorf spends much of his time traveling the world teaching countries and companies how to run the Lean LaunchPad program. The program is funded by the Colombian government and modeled after the NSF Innovation-Corps program created and built by my partner and co-author Steve Blank.

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Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

July 11, 2012. Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the 90s to form what is now Redpoint Ventures (IT team) and Versant Ventures (healthcare team). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

billion dollar business this year to $5 billion by 2012, taking market share away from DVD retailers and intensifying the carriers' ambition to bid for the best (and first run) titles. A former partner in two leading Los Angeles media law firms, Lee holds a J.D. Has the U.S. Video-on-demand alone is estimated to grow from a $1.1

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Updated July 10, 2012, 7:57 p.m. Theres a power struggle underway in Silicon Valley. But Andreessens approach is also exposing a rift in Silicon Valley, where a group of young and relatively untested entrepreneurs have maintained control over their rapidly growing companies. See a sample reprint in PDF format.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2013

My co-author and business Partner Bob Dorf spends much of his time traveling the world teaching countries and companies how to run the Lean LaunchPad program. The program is funded by the Colombian government and modeled after the NSF Innovation-Corps program created and built by my partner and co-author Steve Blank.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rick Holdren and Rohit Saxena then discussed Medi-Code , an integration solution for small hospitals (up to 150 beds) and small physician practice groups ($5 million to $20 million annual revenue) to connect with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as a requirement of the healthcare regulatory changes coming in 2012. If possible, of course.

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Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

May 21, 2012. Here in 2012 you’ve already seen the first $100M+ acquisitions for LinkedIn (Slideshare), Zynga (OMGPop, Draw Something), and Facebook (Instagram) and it’s probably only a matter of time before Groupon does one. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Pingback: [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She now recognizes this was a mistake and that getting a technical partner early in the company can have an enormous impact on your chances of success.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. They feel very confident they can hit $18 – 20 million in 2012. It’s how things are done across the country outside of Silicon Valley. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

When I first started Version One in 2012 , I wasn’t sure if it would stay a partner firm forever or ultimately evolve into a partnership. Three years ago, I brought Angela onboard as an analyst to help manage the growing amount of work and bolster our presence in Silicon Valley.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

February 21, 2012. My partners and I wanted to peel back the curtain slightly for those of you who’ve been following our progress, and also acknowledge the help and support numerous folks have provided as we got this new VC firm off the ground. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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ithacaVC

OCTOBER 10, 2012

But I did come across a super post today by Michael Greeley at Flybridge who reported on the just announced Q3 2012 VC fundraising data released by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Thomson Reuters. Michael Greeley is a managing director with Flybridge Capital Partners.

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