Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Even the most diligent investors are often surprised by apparently solid business startups that fail, while others succeed, despite the odds. The best founders operate with a key set of internal principles that allow them to break through all but the toughest business obstacles. Instead, find a partner with domain experience.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Every announcement – whether it was a funding round, exit or layoffs – was analyzed within the context that the tech bubble has definitely burst or that we’re still in the bubble. At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. Looking ahead to 2017.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. In 2019 we partnered with several revenue-based lending providers, effectively creating a marketplace. “. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 13, 2020

SIP, which stands for Session Initiation Protocol, and is one of the more common protocols in voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technologies. SIP trunking is the tech all businesses need to conduct real-time audio and video sessions between multiple parties. In 2017 the SIP market size was $6.88 What Is SIP? Price For Service.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). This required high operational costs like round the clock staff, abundant paper supplies and couriers. The old PDRs were quite cumbersome due diligence processes. What are Virtual Data Rooms?

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

Former BMW executives, including Stefan Krause, who left the failing EV startup Faraday Future, founded Canoo in late 2017. The business has been dangerously close to insolvency for the past year due to persistently high cash burn. A: The federal government has partnered with Canoo, providing contracts and collaborations.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I realized that this was an opportunity to solve a huge problem for an entire generation of parents and their kids using technology. Hence the Elixir2Go bottle was born back in 2017. Thanks to Jen Ohlson, Interactive Health Technologies ! #5- Due to business, I am free to spend my time and money as I see fit.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 11, 2023

Since its inception in 2017, when it was known as Vector.ai , Raft has undergone significant development. Raft’s dedication to staying on the cutting edge of technology and providing its customers with innovative solutions is reflected in this shift. Q: What recent funding did Raft secure, and who were the investors?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2017

Of course, nobody really knows all of what tomorrow will bring, in terms of globalization, digital technology, or demographic shifts, but most experts agree that certain elements are already obvious, and things must be done today to get your business ready in time. Data technology facilitates more fact-based decisions.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

We are currently seeing the most rapid collapse of retail since the Great Recession, due to the internet changing consumer demand and purchasing patterns. In 2017 alone, we’ve seen widespread store closures or bankruptcies from apparel retailers, including: True Religion. It’s a $1T+ global industry undergoing tectonic shifts.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2018

Drive with Belron, powered by investor and innovation partner L Marks, is back, launching a ten-week startup accelerator running from April to July 2018. Sponsored visits to the Belron business unit the startup is partnered with. Belron and L Marks will make available a total fund of £200,000/$270,000 to invest in winning startups.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

Photo credit: Erik Binggeser Austin is one of the top 10 metro areas with the highest economic growth rates for women-owned business, and as our startup community continues to get more VC dollars ($385M in Q2 alone), it still operates in a way that lifts all ships. We’ve got powerhouses led by women here?—?WP Currently, they’ve raised $19.1m

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Hello Alice is a free, data-driven, and multichannel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while increasing owner success rates. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Alice started back in 2017.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. But in business, you want a lot of partners. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites. 2) Market .

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2018

These are just two of the dilemmas which can be solved if you move more of your desktop operations to the cloud. One major reason why is that, through partnering with a cloud consultancy like the UK-based RedPixie, you can get valuable help with much of the heavy lifting. Source: Pexels.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

No more 60 hour weeks at a job where the owners apparently were unable to run a successful operation. Feeling motivated by this realization, I connected with my brilliant Co-Founder Amy Yuan, who then built a massive database consisting of reviews, assessments, and scientific research related to skincare. No hassles. No regrets.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Two of them made some major product directional changes based on the founder’s judgment and the feedback he was getting from partners and customers. But, credit is due to all these CEO’s for perseverance. None of us can un-ring the bell for whatever happened in 2017, but we can decide now to improve in 2018. Think about that.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I don’t know how it operates behind closed doors. Being an outsider, I also wanted to lean heavily on the actual research available on the subject, as well as the voices of women both in the tech space and who have successfully received venture funding. I don’t know this world on an intimate, personal level. I probably still wouldn’t.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Collectively they have $850M in capital in their most recent funds: [link] Both Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners have filed regulatory documents associated with new fundraising efforts in 2017 so we should all look forward to announcements from them on successfully raising new funds.

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

These are individuals who are truly steering the pack with their excellence in operations, experience, and revolutionary ideas. The commitment to their nurses and clients has contributed to a 30% annual growth rate allowing them to gross revenue of $56,543,000 in 2017. Scot Thompson, President and CEO of C&A Industries, Inc.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2018

by Amanda Setili, author of “ Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets “ Activist investors were really busy in 2017. That’s why all C-suite leaders need to heed the lessons of 2017. The two sides spent $60 million combined during the months-long proxy battle.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

3- Due to financial difficulties in my family. I started my business when I was forced to drop out of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA due to financial difficulties in my family. So I got to work and jumped in on starting my business, TTYL—a tech-free community. This makes all the stress worthwhile.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Yanai Oron, General Partner at Vertex, has said that his firm invested in DataRails because of the profile and strength of the platform’s positive reviews. Many companies across the globe rely on Excel to manage their finances, but reports can often sustain hard-to-find errors due to the amount of manual work needed to maintain them.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2022

Having spent a significant portion of my career in high technology, I viewed LED lights as electronic devices whereas the majority of competitors viewed them as lighting devices. 7- Lost a job due to ill health. I started Pi Tech because I enjoy launching and iterating software products. Thanks to Felipe Fernandes, Pi Tech ! #12-

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

I initially began my business in 2017 as a requirement for a college course I was taking. We are a review platform for VoIP services. The ‘In’ came about as the idea of ‘coming in’ into another country to expand operations. Thanks to Kaelum Ross, What in Tech ! #23- 4- Requirement.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

Scott is best known for founding Social Reach in 2017, which is a marketing agency that caters to small business owners in varying industries. Scott also discusses the potential of integrating AI technologies to enhance productivity and creativity. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! That's how I view it.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). One of the interesting applications for this technology is assessing intellect in job interviews.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. So I started a gig economy job site, with a focus on transparency of pay estimates and user reviews.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). On question #1, we see good indicators that folks are leaving.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Often, marketing creativity encounters technical limitations. Age 18+, June 2017. Take Hertz: They’re now suing their marketing partner, Accenture, for $32 million after a botched site and app overhaul. If you want a deeper, more technical explanation, check out this talk given by the Google Chrome Developers community.).

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

In February, Greylock kicked off “Iconversations,” a new speaker series featuring “icons” across tech, finance, media and culture. Dara, you’ve been at the helm of Uber since 2017. It was a full service travel agency tech platform that was quite old and it was quite problematic. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT. Let’s start very early.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Last week, my partners and I bore the sorrowful moment of sending an e-mail to the almost 800 customers we’ve accumulated these past 14 months to let them know this weekend was going to be our last delivery. Every single logistical and operational component was tied together through in-house technology to maximize its efficiency.

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