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A Guide to Grow Your Tech Startup

ReadWriteStart

While Silicon Valley remains iconic, cities from Bangalore to Berlin are making names for themselves as hotbeds of tech innovation. Whether it’s through in-app purchases, subscriptions, or affiliate marketing, diversification is key. Yet, navigating this landscape requires more than just a unique product or service.

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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

It’s obviously very large, but most start-up activity is concentrated in a few cities: Bangalore (the “Silicon Valley” of India), Delhi (the 33m strong capital of India), Mumbai (the financial capital) and Chennai. Venture Capital The VC scene is dominated by US and US-affiliated funds.

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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally), and I have a connection there if you need a start. The ACA membership includes more than 150 angel groups and 20 affiliate members from 49 US states and 6 Canadian provinces. New England Investment Network. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

Secondly, the driver of returns for the funds raised in 1978 – 1981 was not their underlying portfolios, at what stage, or in what industries they were built. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems. Silicon Valley firms also did many non-tech deals.

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Where To Find The Most Angels To Fund Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). ACA membership includes more than 200 angel groups and 20 affiliate organizations across North America. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant. New England Investment Network. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Start Here if You are Looking for Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). ACA membership includes more than 160 angel groups and 20 affiliate organizations across North America. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant. New England Investment Network. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Disrupting VC

thebarefootvc

I talked about creative disruption and how many significant companies would be formed as a result of this (not dissimilar to what I saw in Silicon Valley while investing post 2001 crash). In contrast, many Silicon Valley funds are large with much capital to put to work (which is why we are seeing them lead NYC deals at these stages).