Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Almost every early-stage startup who has approached investors for funding has heard the innocuous sounding rejection “I love your idea, but come back when you have more traction.” I like to see at least 10,000 active users, or a user base, page-views, or mobile downloads that double every three months. Market penetration.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Greycroft is an early-stage VC. It means that the investors can focus on the issues that one faces at that particular stage. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

10 Top Financial Tips for Early-Stage Startups | StartupCollective – crowdspring.co/1qWvaC4. Crowdsourcing: the great advertising agency debate – crowdspring.co/1BeP9SE. Applying Participatory Design To Mobile Testing | Smashing Magazine – crowdspring.co/1ytzwdT. Before the Startup – crowdspring.co/1rGYDDQ.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

He left out capital sources, but it's still a pretty succinct list of the types of people / communication you should be having early stage. "We are doing something in mobile advertising." I like how Mark Suster handles the question in 10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups. " Ummm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

Early Stage Startups: The Biggest Killers | Forbes – crowdspring.co/1mtenKl. Facebook Launching Mobile Ad Network At F8 Conference | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1musoF6. How to create mobile style slide-in navigation | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1ms5aj1. – crowdspring.co/1iDjBju.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

The simplest and most important dashboard for early stage startups - crowdspring.co/1gMgfqV. Responsive, adaptive, mobile or native? Responsive, adaptive, mobile or native? 44 Mobile Android App Interfaces for Design Inspiration | SpyreStudios - crowdspring.co/1eVVjeJ. Responsive, adaptive, mobile or native?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

He left out capital sources, but it's still a pretty succinct list of the types of people / communication you should be having early stage. "We are doing something in mobile advertising." I like how Mark Suster handles the question in 10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups. " Ummm.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Advertise Advertise. Were seeing 3D printing start to take off, and were in the very early stages of this revolution. Now the line is drawn between mobile and computer. Until a few years ago, mobile shopping was nearly unheard of. About Us Jobs Advertise Subscribe Privacy Terms. Entertainment.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. Today I lead a small consultancy that helps advertising supported develop and scale the revenue producing sides of their businesses. Example here: [link]. The client has to win.I

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2017

Crowdfunding for startups is taking off, as well as entertainment platforms that deliver great shows across mobile and at-home devices. He is joined by a team of seasoned professionals in all network areas, including programming, marketing, advertising and technical operations. Importance to Startups.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

For most ecommerce entrepreneurs, building a business is all about optimizing the website, fine-tuning PPC advertising, and relentlessly perfecting email strategy. But there’s one growth avenue that many ecommerce entrepreneurs neglect: mobile apps. The first step is to figure out if a mobile app makes sense for your business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 24, 2013

Follow the money: AngelList has blown open early-stage investments | Wired UK – [link]. Looks like Tumblr is now chasing the native advertising rabbit – [link]. Inside Google’s Secret Lab | Businessweek – [link]. You Shouldn’t Start an Ad Tech Company, But If You Do… | by Tomasz Tunguz – [link].

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Follow Entrepreneur on Facebook Follow Entrepreneur on Twitter Follow Entrepreneur on LinkedIn Subscribe | Mobile. Technology Technology Home Online Business Tools Security Phones & Mobile Gadgets Tech Tips Technology The Future of Facebook -- Streaming Live Now. Sweat equity is just one component of early-stage valuation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital – [link]. Mobile Advertising: Twitter Sales Are Double That Of Facebook In A Google-Ruled, $2.6B 40 Naughty Animals In Extremely Creative Advertisements – [link]. 60 Advertising Posters With Inspiring Ideas – [link]. – [link].

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. I’m the founder, ex Hewlett-Packard Director of Advertising and former SVP at Millward Brown (global brand/ad research firm owned by WPP). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO.

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

He covers startups, music, social, mobile, health, and education. Having to invent ad hoc terms to work together, negotiating terms, and throwing money into hiring lawyers can really hamstring the formation of productive founder-advisor relationships — something that can really make or break a startup in its early stages.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2014

Investors keep pouring money into startups and early stage companies. EachScape created a platform for non-programmers to assemble blocks of pre-built native code into high-end mobile apps. Yes, consistent inflow of cash is a sure sign that an early stage company is offering consumers a valuable product or service.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 17, 2010

The LG mobile phone design competition on crowdSPRING has started! Forms On Mobile Devices: Modern Solutions - [link]. 5 Can’t-Miss Usability Tips for Mobile Website Designs - [link]. An “earn in” proposal – Employee option allocations in early stage companies - [link]. 80,000+ in awards - [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Almost every early-stage startup who has approached investors for funding has heard the innocuous sounding rejection “I love your idea, but come back when you have more traction.” I like to see at least 10,000 active users, or a user base, page-views, or mobile downloads that double every three months. Market penetration.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

BlinkTraffic will empower mobile users in developing markets (Jakarta, Sao Paolo, Delhi, etc.) It will be an improvement over mammography by detecting abnormal cells in an early stage, is radiation-free, and is 2-5 times less expensive than mammographs. We will sell the product directly to hospitals and private doctors.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Disrupt NY. After Raising $6.7M → Learn More.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 16, 2018

Earlier this year at the FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. Yip Yap is a mobile communication company for kids! Yip Yap is a mobile communication company connecting kids safely to the people and content they love.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

Advertise with GeekWire. Mobile News. According to the Dow Jones research, 43 early-stage funds raised $3.1 Madrona’s new $300 million fund — while the largest in the firm’s history — certainly qualifies in the early-stage group. Dispatches from the Digital Frontier. About GeekWire. Contact Us.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. He was also the first one to challenge my conventional wisdom that it made no sense for tech companies to advertise on television.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

technologies like social networking, mobile gaming, and interactive advertising, in 2011 new fortunes and legends are being made. Best evidenced by the Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies and their investments in Facebook, Zynga, and Groupon, foreign investors more than ever before are placing bets on early-stage U.S.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). It’s a dating website that is free for users and makes money from advertising. The servers are in the cloud, his advertising sales is with Google, etc. .&#

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon H Monday, March 12 How Smart Venture Money Isn’t Smart But You Can Be with Mass Challenge Texas Director Mike Millard Research shows most venture funds under perform relevant public market indicies, yet the diversification strategies practiced in the public markets can enhance the risk-adjusted returns for investors in early stage companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

hours per day on average, and that’s excluding the other 13 hours a day where we have our mobile devices, our connected TVs, our iPads and Kindles and soon our cars connected to the web. Mobility really changes everything. According to Google data 30% of all restaurant searches now come via mobile devices. And the future?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. Developer and publisher of social mobile games. SGN games downloaded +17mm times on mobile devices. Read more: TechCrunch. Total raised: $17.0mm.

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Mucker Lab

JANUARY 1, 2014

Native advertising goes “RTB” and thus becomes an oxymoron (hold on, its already an oxymoron). Google finally fixes the problem with mobile (discovery, search, distribution, tracking, monetization, a/b testing) and races ahead while Apple waxes nostalgically for 2010.

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 10, 2010

I went to the RWW Mobile Summit last Friday where in the true unconference style the attendees defined the agenda and developed the conference content at the day transpired. Interestingly, from my point of view, there was very little discussion about hardware platforms, a traditional point of much debate in the mobile industry.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Advertising. Last fall, Arizona Bay launched its own venture capital firm, Arizona Bay Technology Ventures , which will invest from $50,000 to $750,000 in early-stage start-ups. Its too early to say how well the strategy has worked; none of Grahams investments has gone bust, but he hasnt cashed out yet, either.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It may appear logical not to bother individuals, like a lead developer, who won’t be engaged until the details are concrete, but their perspective is critical in the early stages. #3: Who has a valuable perspective that perhaps isn’t typically included? 3: What’s the competition doing? However, there are exceptions.

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siliconflorist.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

13) Portland startups at an “Early Stage”: Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, it ain’t (and that’s awesome) (0). Project Coordinator at Mobile Agency. Advertisement. -->. Advertisement. You got Your Year on Twitter in my Vizify. (0) And 7 reasons that’s awesome. (13) Software Engineer.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. Prior to joining First Round in early 2006, Mr. You can reach Mr. Tisch at Tisch@techstars.com and @davetisch.

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