Start Up Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. That is a type of technology which could become a species threat before we realise what we’ve created. The first thought is pretty obvious. Bring it on.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. That is a type of technology which could become a species threat before we realise what we’ve created. The first thought is pretty obvious. Bring it on.

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Pascal's View

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Denis Dougherty of Intersouth Partners was recently interviewed by Brian Gormley of The Wall Street Journal on the decade-long liquidity crisis that continues to plague the venture capital industry. Venture capitalists that have an inventory of acquisition-ready companies will do well.”. I agree with Dennis.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. This typically has a dual purpose: generate a return on the company’s cash while also gaining insight into new startups and technologies that may be of strategic interest to the corporation. Subscribe here for more.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

One of the many challenges facing the world’s governments is the fact that no one really knows how this virus behaves. Thus, the world’s scientists, medical experts, and governments are in new territory, determining what works and what doesn’t work as each country moves through the peaks and troughs of this pandemic.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. He is one of Silicon Valley’s legendary venture capitalists.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 14, 2013

Community is the aggregate of a web of relationships that flow naturally through a place. If I were building an innovation community, either via a government economic development arm or some non-profit endeavor, I would pick out an initial group of 25 people who represented the future of innovation happening around my community.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2009

But what I remind them is that great grades and successful founders/technology entrepreneurs have at best a zero correlation (and anecdotal evidence suggests that the correlation may actually be negative.) There’s a big difference between being an employee at a great technology company and having the guts to start one. I love Google.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 25, 2010

Join our panel of experts in media law, health care communications and digital/social media as we explore what this heightened government scrutiny may mean for PR practitioners, marketers and media strategists. On the invite list, as always, are the top Advertising, Music, Media & Technology professionals. Tuesday, January 26th.

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2011

They plan to scale by using ecommerce aggregators as affiliates. The technology behind the project is based on studying the behavior of individual learning and by understanding the student’s interests, whether it be film or sport. The engine can also correct the problem as it is detected using a SaaS platform.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

As a private company, you have a VERY high cost of capital (well above 10%), whether you raise venture capital, angel money, friends and family investments, bank financing, or all of the above. 3) Analyze the aggregated data to determine best practices and benchmarks across your customers. but focus is a good thing.

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