2014 Cofounder Differentiation Hosting 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2016
We believe that it is incrementally harder to differentiate on simple Internet products or mobile apps and while great companies are built doing this, our goal as a fund is to try and fund things that can be 100x returns if they work. We’re not Pollyannaish about this. We can’t wait to see what the next few years bring.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 6, 2014
When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.
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Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Dan is the Co-founder and president of Podcast Movement, the world’s largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. 11:31] What you’ve seen people doing to make podcast guesting just as effective as podcast hosting? [13:03] And that's where we started in 2014. Marketing Podcast with Dan Franks.
abovethecrowd.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
While it is a lesser known category, using your own backyard and home to host dog guests as an alternative to a kennel is a large and growing business. Once again, this is an asset against which the marginal cost to host a dog is near zero. RigUp was founded by Xuan Yong and Mike Witte in Austin, Texas in March of 2014.
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Dan is the Co-founder and president of Podcast Movement, the world’s largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. 11:31] What you’ve seen people doing to make podcast guesting just as effective as podcast hosting? [13:03] And that's where we started in 2014. Marketing Podcast with Dan Franks.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
I guess if you’re in high-volume, low-differentiation mode perhaps this is efficient for you. I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. Motives matter.
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