Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Denver Startup Week , the largest startup week in the world, happens next week. I’m involved in a bunch of stuff this year, which I’ll list below, but I want to highlight a few specific events, including the Keynote Kickoff with Robert Smith of Vista Equity Partners who grew up in Denver.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Most of you prefer to ignore the feedback from analysts that your chances of creating the next unicorn startup may be as low as one in five million. Get support from credible industry groups and partners. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/15/2020. The big question is how you can beat these odds.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2020

Following 2020’s shift to remote work, virtually every business adapted in ways they’d never previously thought possible. Companies around the world had big plans for 2020, from Olympic sponsorships to international trade shows and new product launches that would make competitors green with envy. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term. In my experience, even in startups, longer-term strategy often gets pushed off the agenda due to current challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2020, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. In addition, you’re a role model for partners and employees. Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2020 a satisfying one.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 14, 2020

Capital Factory’s Saturday Startup Spotlight series features intimate chats with some of the latest founders taking hold of the startup ecosystem today. 2020 is about growth: increasing brand awareness, reservation count, and Tesla partners. Do you have a sustainable idea that you’d like to explore in the startup scene?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

2020… where to start? If you look at the prediction lists of 2020, none (or at least very few), would have foreseen the chain reaction of Covid-19 to both enterprise and consumer trends. billion (up from $175 billion in 2020) but not sustaining the 20% growth experienced in the pandemic. Twitch stats in 2020.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

2020 was a good year for Zoom. Now synonymous with video-conferencing, the company-name-turned-verb stock peaked in October 2020, a market interpretation of how the Zoom Boom has defined the daily lives of many millions throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. –JJ Oslund, The Startup.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Unfortunately, for startups entering a regulated market following this advice this might not be the optimum path. And why was Bill’s advice of staying away from Washington flawed for startups? These barriers to new innovative startups are called economic rent. Regulation What’s regulatory capture? Why is it bad? In the U.S.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For the past 10 years, with interest rates near zero, VC investors plowed record amounts into tech startups and enjoyed a seemingly ‘easy’ investing environment. Prices went up from round to round, and startups were encouraged to grow, grow, grow, and not to worry about profitability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The previous two business years of 2020 and 2021 have tested businesses and the workforce like nothing else. Partner Up with Micro-Influencers. According to statistics on influencer marketing , the market share of micro-influencers increased from 89% in 2020 to over 90% in 2021.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Hauser Private Equity partnered with the Denver-based private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners to make a growth investment in DataLink Fund Solutions, a leading provider of integrated population health management applications. Digital Transformation. with whom they co-invested in the data integrity software company Precisely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2020

You don’t have to have previous startup problems to show resilience – everyone should have a story of tackling a tough challenge with minimal success, but using the failure to move on and achieve an objective. Many experts tell me that more startups fail simply because their founder gives up, than for any other reason.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Since employees have been working remotely, organizations have seen a significant increase in productivity and communication, making employers more open toward hiring or partnering with people that are located throughout the US and all over the world. It’s safe to say organizations experienced massive disruptions and pivots in 2020.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Here at Version One, we are very excited for 2020, but before we kick off a new year, we want to recap some of the highlights from last quarter. Let’s ride the momentum into 2020! And last but definitely not least, Headout was named one of 14 Awesome Tech Startups You Should Work for in the New York Area by Comparably.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

s founder is David Teten , previously a Partner with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital and a serial fintech entrepreneur with 2 exits. The post Startup New York venture capital firm seeking fall virtual interns appeared first on David Teten. The firm particularly has interest in fintech, edtech, and salestech.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

Last September (2020), six months after the 1st lockdown, my co-founder Vladimir Blagojevic and I decided to run market research to figure out what challenges B2B companies face and how they solve them. And while this was a good start, a significant position of these companies were early-stage startups. Let’s dive in.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2020

AFWERX’s Virtual Conference Previews What’s Next for Our Startup Scene Amid Coronavirus…We’re Going Virtual! What was initially planned as a three-day in-person defense innovation event with 600 collaborators, AFWERX’s 2020 Spark Collider and Pitch Bowl was an essential occasion that we just had to move forward with- by any means possible.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2022

As we wrap up 2020, there are those business ideas you’ve been longing to start and 2020 is the year to implement them. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners the businesses they’re starting in 2020 and here are the responses. #1- 1- Design print-on-demand fabrics. 1- Design print-on-demand fabrics. 8- A Mobile Application.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Austin Startup Week , spanning from September 22–26, flourished with learning opportunities and thought-provoking discussions that left us wanting more. From tips on international expansion strategies to using XR as a musical instrument, these sessions at Capital Factory showcased some amazing innovation in Austin’s startup community.

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David Teten

JUNE 10, 2020

SOP’s founder is David Teten , previously a Partner with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital and a serial fintech entrepreneur with 2 exits. The post Startup New York venture capital firm seeking summer/fall virtual interns appeared first on David Teten. The firm particularly has interest in fintech, edtech, and salestech.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2020

In my work with new startups, I often find people who believe that the terms “ entrepreneur ” and “ inventor ” are interchangeable. The simple solution I recommend to inventors is to find a partner who can focus on business and marketing, while you focus on technology. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/17/2020.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Q1 2020 marks Reset ’s two year anniversary, from when we had our first conversation about how we could help distributed teams find affordable space to meet and work. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?kudos kudos to ya’ll. Our biggest example of this was our pivot from B2C to B2B.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2020

Many startup founders I know avoid establishing a formal advisory board or board of directors for as long as possible, with the excuse that this is just another burden, or it has more risk than value to the founder. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/24/2020.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 1, 2020 People are rightfully concerned about the threat of coronavirus, which has so far killed about 2,800 people worldwide. What is your top goal for Milis Bio for 2020? Complete our product pilot with our new partners, Grupo Bimbo, in designing a sweetener of the future for the baked goods industry.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hunter Walk: Before we dive into your company Greenhouse , give me one story from your childhood that foretold you were going to end up a startup founder. Coming out of the first half of 2020 we were experiencing a boom after the initial shock of COVID-19. Daniel Chait: Oh man, I have a ton of these!

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

If you are seriously looking to start the next billion-dollar startup, you need to get beyond the realm of enhancing a current solution. Nurture advocates and partners with complementary skills. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/19/2020. Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2020

The startup world is a perfect microcosm for these strange times — even in normal circumstances, a startup is always on a tightrope, one step away from unicorn status or financial ruin. As startups pivot to meet the changing landscape, here are four things to consider: 1. Evaluate and Reallocate Budget.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2021

They went through Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 Batch and recently raised $6M from Stripe. A partner, on the other hand, is a subject matter expert concerned with helping their buyers make the best possible decision. They want a partner to help them think about their business and its challenges. Take Figma for example.

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View from Seed

APRIL 2, 2020

Company A didn’t really plan to raise in 2020 and they have plenty of runway into 2021. Company B wanted to raise capital in 2020. The process of getting to know a new team and getting to know a startup is just different when all you can do is talk through Zoom. There are three types of companies broadly defined.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 5, 2020

Capital Factory House at SXSW canceled Out of an abundance of caution for our team, our members, our partners, our guests, and the City of Austin, Capital Factory House at SXSW is canceled due to circumstances outside our control surrounding Coronavirus. The Startup Crawl is moved to June 22nd. Safety is our top priority.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2021

The end of 2020 cannot come quickly enough for the majority of startups and small businesses. The 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has brought several changes for startups to cope with, according to Business News Daily. When you establish your business, you should start by creating the structure you hope your startup will work within.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A continuing question I hear from young entrepreneurs is whether a university degree is important to startup success, or just a distraction in achieving their purpose in the world. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors. Initiate networking to find peer partners and investors.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 2, 2020

But with digital technologies opening up the modern engagement space, it’s easy to find yourself wondering if the effort involved in executing a competion is truly worth it in 2020. These can are often directly tied to your product or partners; letting applicants enjoy trips, attend events, win tickets, acquire video game consoles, and more.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced the 10 startups selected for the 2020 class of Techstars Austin. Techstars funds all types of startups, working across all verticals, applying all types of business models. Investors connect with Techstars to gain access to quality deal flow.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

As an early stage investor in the world of gaming and metaverse technology at Remagine Ventures, I find these companies have the potential to set the agenda, become the potential platforms for developers building in this space and future acquirers/consolidators of startups building the next generation of the Internet. Here we go! Epic Games.

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