Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Congratulations to Manny Medina and everyone at Outreach , which was named the Fourth Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™. Both lists are based on growth from fiscal years 2015-2018, a period over which Jobber grew 625%. If you missed it, you can read our announcement here.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

According to flexjobs.com, more than 39 million people in America are working remotely this year alone, and this number will increase in the future. Filestage is used in 195 countries by 530,000 users since 2015. The ongoing pandemic taught us that we could continue with our lives by working remotely.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 4, 2016

I’m glad I get to live in the United States of America. I started reading the Declaration of Independence every year on America’s birthday a while ago and just read it again. And same-sex marriage became the law of the land in 2015. Happy birthday America.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. Just consider this for a moment: 29 of America’s 100 top-paid CEOs collected more in compensation than their corporations paid in income taxes. entrepreneurship'

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. Just consider this for a moment: 29 of America’s 100 top-paid CEOs collected more in compensation than their corporations paid in income taxes. entrepreneurship'

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2015

In 2013, there were 909 million mobile gamers worldwide, nearly half of which resided in the Asia Pacific region, and 146 million of which came from North America. And 2015 is expected to exceed that same growth with some projecting as much as $40 billion in revenue by 2017. Social Integrations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

According to the latest Kaufman Startup Activity Index , entrepreneurs are making an unprecedented comeback in America, with data showing the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. In fact, in every one of the last 15 years, Boomers between the ages of 55 and 64 have had a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity than Gen-Y.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

This article features commentary and opinion from small business owners in Asia, Europe and Latin America on the challenges to taking their businesses to international audiences. In this role, which Dr. Reddington took up in January 2015, she heads up Asia Pacific from its headquarters in Hong Kong.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. The post How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap) appeared first on Bplans Blog.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 24, 2013

However there’s very little clarity within the tech sector about what exactly is broken – and what should be changed to help companies other than Facebook, IBM, and others grow, and for America to attract and retain real immigrant talent. Why would America want to force out true talent? government plan. A green card.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 25, 2015

If you are a founder or employee of a startup in Boulder and want to increase the overall effectiveness of our local Boulder government, please help us fund the Code for America Fellowship in Boulder. If you’d like to contribute, either email me or donate online at the Code for America site.

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Bullish in this space since 2015 I see the air cover in place for institutions and private wealth managers to now take the plunge. America and the world got into high gear and I got vaccinated in April 2021 and even boosted. This is a play on the existing token infrastructure and NFT thesis I had last year (which did not come true).

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. A few stats to consider on the market opportunity in North America alone: 28 million SMBs in North America, with roughly 60 million employees.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2017

A 2015 study by Ernst & Young showed that millennial workers value time freedom, personal development and the opportunity to make a difference all above even a higher salary. What do young people value most in the workplace? These are great soundbites, but what do they really mean to the people who desire them most?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

By 2015, over 200 million Americans – about 65% of America – will have smartphones or tablets. One thing is clear: mobile gaming – an industry whose market value is projected to exceed $54 billion in 2015 – is highly lucrative for the brains behind the games. Mobile Gaming.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

It was adopted by the National Institutes of Health as I-Corps at NIH in 2014 and at the National Security Agency in 2015. Today if college students want to give back to their country they think of Teach for America , the Peace Corps , or Americorps or perhaps the US Digital Service or the GSA’s 18F.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 3, 2015

So, Happy Birthday, America, because once again, it’s time for our weekly Roundup! Best Small Business Blogs of 2015 (nice to see @crowdSPRING blog on the list) – buff.ly/1INq5p8. No Need to Call the Front Desk, Just Send a Text nytimes.com/2015/06/30/bus…. How Television Won the Internet nytimes.com/2015/06/29/opi….

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Steve Blank

JULY 6, 2016

Blinken , Deputy Secretary of State since 2015, has held senior foreign policy positions in two administrations over two decades. He has been a reporter for The New Republic; has written about foreign policy for numerous publications; and is the author of Ally Versus Ally: America, Europe and the Siberian Pipeline Crisis.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2015

In addition, the 2015 CareerBuilder.com U.S. Amidst fear and speculation, the facts demonstrate that B2B businesses across North America are making strategic investments to staff their sales department with high-achieving, technologically savvy salespeople to bridge the gap between buyers and sellers that technology cannot fill.

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Up and Running

MARCH 26, 2015

In January 2015, Palo Alto Software surveyed approximately 500 small business owners and entrepreneurs from across 18 different industries. Main street America business are confident in the economy and willing to invest in technology. “Where Main Street Meets Technology” – a study.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

As I look at the data, I am proud of what we’ve built and by all accounts we had a great 2015. I spoke at numerous conferences throughout the year, including the Economist’s Buttonwood Gathering, NY Times Live, Consensus, Money 20/20, and published several thought pieces in 2015 to discuss the potential of the blockchain.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 31, 2015

America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve : With all the discussion about the Fed starting to raise interest rates, I felt I owed it to myself to understand the history of the creation of the Federal Reserve. As 2015 comes to an end, it was a good year. It’s that, but very basic. Awesome book.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As I look at the data, I am proud of what we’ve built and by all accounts we had a great 2015. I spoke at numerous conferences throughout the year, including the Economist’s Buttonwood Gathering, NY Times Live, Consensus, Money 20/20, and published several thought pieces in 2015 to discuss the potential of the blockchain.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

DECEMBER 15, 2021

13% were dissatisfied with corporate America. In 2015 Proje Inc. According to the Annual Business Survey , in 2018, women-owned businesses reported nearly $1.8 trillion in sales, shipments, receipts or revenue and employed more than 10 million people. Women are starting their own businesses for several reasons.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

It then expanded to the rest of Europe, the United States as well as the Latin America and Asia markets. In 2015 the company expects revenues from new portals in Asia to be equal to that of Europe and Latin America by 2015.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

So when I suggest making 2015 the year you hardwire uplifting service into your culture, you might be tempted to shrug me off. That’s why, if you want to make 2015 the year you make the leap, commit to my Seven Rules of Service Leadership: Rule 1: Declare service a top priority. That would be a huge mistake.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Clearly talent and hard work went into the project and it paid off with awards from major festivals and competitions, including recognition as a finalist in the 2015 Student Academy Awards, a finalist in the 2015 Student BAFTA Film Awards, and winning the Best Student Film honors at the Nashville Film Festival!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For much of 2014 and 2015, I banged my head against a plane window flying back and forth between Austin and Silicon Valley while trying to raise institutional VC money for Localeur. I never did find a VC to lead a round of funding for Localeur, but two things happened by the end of 2015. but it’s true. I can relate. May never be.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. Miami’s close ties with Latin America has bolstered its appeal. Let’s take a look at some of the best U.S. cities (outside of Silicon Valley and the East Coast), to build your startup. Austin, TX. with their startups growing by 81.2

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Kelley Sayler, “ A World of Proliferated Drones: A Technology Primer ” Center for a New American Security , 2015. What changes would you recommend America adopt as autonomous systems continue to develop? Helen Warrell, “ From Desert Storm to Soleimani: How US Drone Warfare has Evolved ” Financial Times , 2020.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

So in 2015, we launched Carusele to apply digital media targeting to influencer marketing. So I left Corporate America and started my own agency. Since going incorporated in 2015, I’ve helped scale up several small businesses in the Chicagoland area. Thanks to Maggie O’Keefe, Maggie the Marketer ! #6-

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Customs and Border Protection (CPB) started testing systems using facial recognition at Dulles Airport in back in 2015. Now, a new project called Biometric Exit is ready to bring that same technology to every international airport in America. The technology has many advantages over traditional “flash pass” ID verification.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

From a 2015 article in The Atlantic: Immigrants take our jobs. They make America less … American. The numbers show that the tide of history is against any candidate appealing solely to America’s “traditional” base. America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me. Immigrants: we get the job done.”

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

There’s never been a better time to do so— home health care is one of the largest growing industries , not just in North America, but around the globe. From 2010 through 2015, the industry saw a moderate but steady four percent growth. In 2013, North America accounted for just over 40 percent of the global home health care revenue.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

They were accelerated and invested in by Techstars Boulder in 2015. Significant capital has been raised in Peru and throughout Latin America. Supported Globally by Investors and Advisors BlazingDB is a model for global startups. I am a proud investor and advisor.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2019

That’s right they are working with The Chemours Company, a global leader in fluorochemicals and refrigerant technology, to produce and distribute a new refrigerant to North America. This was a good thing sign as it was showing an increase from 2014 and 2015 where only eight million pounds where reclaimed.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 21, 2020

Margaret O’Mara, who wrote The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America , also has a good reminder. Why 40-Year-Old Tech Is Still Running America’s Air Traffic Control (Wired, Sara Breselor) – ok, is from 2015, but it makes the point. The IRS Really Needs Some New Computers (Bloomberg, Stephen Mihm).

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