Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How They Do It: Aggregate data from travel data warehouses like ITA as well as indexing travel providers websites, provide this information to consumers in a highly customizable search engine. 5) High Productivity: Kayak had 148 employees at the end of 2010. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

During her tenure, the fund grew from $15 billion to $150 billion in AUM and from 200 to 1400 employees. Katina Stefanova : The government is looking for effective ways to increase transparency in the aggregate risk of the system and hold investment managers accountable. How does the increase in government regulations come into play?

Management 114

Management Portfolio Institutional Investors Government 114

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

In that time, the company has grown from 3 to 104 employees (and growing!). Modcloth ( www.modcloth.com ), is a hyper-growth eRetailer with an internationally recognized brand and a website viewed by over 10,000,000 women in the last two years.

Part-Time VPE 92

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

Transformify

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Jana handles everything from strategic business formation to employee matters, stock options, partnership agreements, partner disputes, confidentiality agreements, buyouts, global trademark registration, commercial leases and all stages of startup funding, and corporate restructuring.

Intellectual Property 83

Intellectual Property Employee Software Review New York City 83

VC Adventure

APRIL 30, 2020

We will continue to aggregate learnings as we expand the network and try to use them to both influence policy as well as to accelerate and expand our ability to help businesses that continue to struggle through the Covid-19 induced economic crisis. Seth Levine is a partner at the Foundry Group. Please join us by registering at [link].

Small Business 79

Small Business SBA Colorado Finance 79

Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

90 percent of our clients are ordering more than one product at a time, so we’re an aggregator. As an employee of Palo Alto Software, I remember reading about Maternova because in 2012, they won the “Business Boost” competition we were sponsoring, and a grand prize of $10,000. Make smart agreements with strategic partners.

Cofounder 60

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) In theory when you went public, everyone’s shares were now tradable on the stock exchange, but usually the underwriters required a six month “lockup” when company insiders (employees and investors) couldn’t sell. 4) help nurture and grow the companies they invest in.

Silicon Valley 235

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 235

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. Here’s how to do it.

San Diego 159

San Diego Los Angeles Southern California Aggregator 159

OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Diverse employee populations and customer bases start with having a diverse board and a CEO (you!) VC partners will be able to see patterns across the entire portfolio. . who is attuned to the benefits of diversity at the top. Watch this space in the coming days and weeks for CEO-specific content about hiring Board members. .

Aggregator 71

Aggregator Portfolio Networking Design 71

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 12, 2016

These findings are informative, but often consist of aggregated data and use sophisticated statistical techniques to infer or explain what is going on with customers. It is essential for you to get out of your office and go to visit the places where your customers interact with your employees – whether it is a call center or a retail store.

Customer 100

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Although any given early-stage company is quite risky, when aggregated across a large portfolio, returns are very attractive. From the point of view of a limited partner, the great challenge is scaling the business. We have eight full-time employees and 5,000 square feet of office space to help our portfolio companies.

Early Stage 148

Early Stage Private Equity Portfolio Aggregator 148

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This typically involves a CRM system or tool that helps automate and aggregate various customer touchpoints. Optimize information shared by multiple employees, and streamline existing processes. This can help improve account and sales management across multiple devices while ensuring customer experience is maintained between employees.

Management 116

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

Box had just 50 employees and was hitting an inflection point when I joined in 2009, so there was far more work to do than people to do it. My boss, Jen Grant , was an incredible manager, and Aaron Levie, the co-founder and CEO, was a fantastic partner on all things communications. What type of opportunities are you most interested in?

IPO 91

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2014

In the letter, Buffett advised, “Put together a portfolio of companies whose aggregate earnings march upward over the years, and so also will the portfolio’s market value.” They value Trust, both internal (employees) and external (customers and shareholders). They invest in employee learning (Smarts). He cares about longevity.

Stock 157

Stock Memphis Balance Sheet Analytics 157

View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company. Chewy helpfully provides some cohort data on both aggregate $ revenue, active customer spend, and LTV/CAC basis.

Leadership 215

Leadership .Net Revenue Acquisition 215

OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Diverse employee populations and customer bases start with having a diverse board and a CEO (you!) VC partners will be able to see patterns across the entire portfolio. . who is attuned to the benefits of diversity at the top. Watch this space in the coming days and weeks for CEO-specific content about hiring Board members. .

Aggregator 48

Aggregator Portfolio Networking Design 48

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

We all want to hire the best: most talented, very smartest, most experienced, best-cultural-fitting, perfect employees. Responses are aggregated in one place, resumes are re-formaatted for consistency, candidates can be pre-screened and millions of potential employees can be searched in a huge database.

Small Business 92

Small Business Database Social Media Aggregator 92

ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2013

Last month, the 17-year-old sold Summly , his news-aggregation app, to Yahoo for a reported $30 million! At the beginning, before you have investors, it is not unusual for you (and possibly employees) to forego salary for extended periods of time. Sometimes startups need to hire real paid employees. Life Hacks.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 14, 2018

I have been blessed in my business life with very hard-working partners, employees, clients, vendors and suppliers. It all starts with just going to work every day , and doing so with enthusiasm, optimism, pride, and a striving toward excellence. population works in the private sector.

Balance Sheet 48

Balance Sheet Jordan Non-Compete Aggregator 48

Transformify

AUGUST 5, 2019

In her current role, MJ works to align the customer and employee experience with PEMCO’s brand aspirations. When it comes to Diversity & Inclusion, the stakes continue to climb higher for both consumers and employees. “Our customers and employees feel a sense of belonging and connection to our purpose and our team.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 31, 2016

Speed of product development, of brand-building, of customer acquisition, of team-building and talent aggregation. When it comes to how that "Collection of Humans" that make up how a modern business is organized, long gone and never to return are the days of all a companies' people being W-2 employees working under a common roof.

SCRUM 48

SCRUM Finance Aggregator Acquisition 48

Babbling VC

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Go back to being an employee. billion in aggregate. The same goes for partners. When it comes to partnering, get to partnering. That partner can become your worst nightmare. . Vice verse, get them away from your best employees whom they are most likely to demotivate. Go get someone else to invest.

LP 71

LP Valuation Aggregator Venture Capital 71

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The company has been funded to date by some incredible investors, including G-51 Capital, Silverton Partners, and Maples Investments. Now, for the first time, enterprises are able to integrate and leverage the public social networks where employees, customers and partners congregate. . managing partner at Maples Investments.

Social Network 59

Social Network Chad Stealth Aggregator 59

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. Point Nine Capital uses 15Five for continuous employee feedback. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. 1) Manage the firm . 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Agile VC

JUNE 13, 2019

The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company. Chewy helpfully provides some cohort data on both aggregate $ revenue, active customer spend, and LTV/CAC basis.

Leadership 100

Leadership .Net Revenue Acquisition 100

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Partnering with the United Nations’ School Feeding initiative, the company blends business and activism by selling merchandise and donating the profits to Latin American, Asian, and African children in need. Rather than fad chasing, take away from his story a lesson in noting more permanent consumer desires and catering to them.

Entrepreneur 231

Entrepreneur Cofounder Washington Bangladesh 231

Up and Running

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Google Drive: Lots of our partners use Google Drive, and we’re on here too. They push all of your contact and location information to the major data aggregators. That means you don’t have employees that specialize in whatever it is that needs to get done. Box is also on the Inc. list of favorite tools. Marketing tools.

Small Business 60

Small Business Aggregator Search Security 60

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

You invest in your employees—mentoring, conferences, training. Employees take other jobs. Let me tell you a story,” began Jim Palmer, a partner with e-learning developers LeanForward. It moves knowledge from the head (or hard drive) of a single employee into an accessible, company-owned repository. Image source ).

Retention 128

Retention Technical Review Social Network Wiki 128

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Wize provides consumers with a unique way to leverage the online wisdom by aggregating the opinions of millions of users and by letting people ask questions about a specific product or need to the Wize community. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Post a Comment.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe 48

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

A partner from the law firm (sponsor, covers the drinks and food) tosses out some softball questions to the panelists, the audience chimes in with Q&A and finally, culminates with the meet and greet where the panelists are flooded with business cards and pitches on the next great thing, which is often very similar to the last great thing.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

They are generally high net worth (accredited) individuals who have done well in their career, either as entrepreneurs or as executives and early employees at some of the companies that have done well (in the Valley that usually means Paypal, Google, Facebook etc). They have 4-10 partners who are investing on their behalf. Deals/Year.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Salesforce, Ning - get platform + API leverage - must go down a particular path Marc Canter CEO, Broadband Mechanics - makers of People Aggregator VERY colorful speaker. Mark Suster Partner GRP Partners He's an ex-Salesforce.com employee. Must be willing to work the way Google expects. By definition need redundancy.

Internet 150

Internet EC2 Java API 150

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Same partner all along: Jorge Alonso, Creative Director. There need to be more ways to aggregate meaningful conversations on specific topics, and that's exactly what you are doing with your socalCTO and your [link]. We downsized from 35 people in 2001 and are now a size that allows us to work directly with clients. Having fun again.

Early Stage 150

Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

In fact, I encouraged my favorite IM aggregator client, Digsby , to go the opposite direction and become a Twitter client also. We asked them if they would use our CMS API’s and encouraged them to partner even more closely with us. I said this many times publicly before it ever started happening with Tweetdeck and Seesmic.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Developer Management Advertising 287

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2011

You may choose some where your customers aggregate, others where you hope to find biz dev partners & still others where you want to meet investors. Don’t assume that you’ll fortuitously run into potential customers or biz dev partners. Be very targeted in which events you attend.

Technical Review 289

Technical Review Audience Austin Aggregator 289

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 18, 2018

In spite of all the ink that journalists, analysts, and pundits have spilled on Uber over the years, no mainstream article has focused on what I consider to be the most elegant feature of this now ubiquitous, high growth global service — no driver-partner is ever told where or when to work.

Partner 61

Partner Demand Matching Detroit 61

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

You’ll end up with a long, generic statement about how your company is serving its customers, employees, etc. Does each business partner own an equal portion of the business? Don’t fall into the trap of spending too much time on your mission statement. Are you an LLC ? An S-corp ? A sole proprietor ? In a partnership ?

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163