The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

According to the World Green Building Council (WGBC), the following findings support a case for green building: Lower operating cost – the construction of green buildings can help building owners and occupiers save money thanks to efficient energy and water usage.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Recently, I’ve been working with a few of our portfolio companies to help them think about how to recruit and interview their first analytics hire. Analytics vs. Finance?—?what’s Analytics is about designing, reporting, and leveraging operating metrics to aid strategic and functional decision-making.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The combination of services and infrastructure traditionally housed under one roof – underwriting, research, sales & trading, supported by large back office operations, and monitored by compliance systems – will remain at the sector’s core. At least for investment banks the answer is not so clear cut.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

by Kristy Campbell, Chief Operating Officer at Rev1 Ventures. Google Analytics provides free tools and the training to use them. Invest an hour a week looking at competitors’ web sites or viewing web designers’ portfolios. You’ve validated your market and designed a minimally viable prototype. What are people searching for?

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2020

Many companies and organizations are up to develop the custom analytical and platform to find the insights. As a result, you will be able to improve your business operational efficiency by delivering the proper apps to your end-customers in your company. Some of them specialize in the software research processes.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Engineering Analytics Engineer 91

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2019

Technical support specialists is another name for help desk technicians, operations analysts, or problem managers. Some computer programmers apply their skills to database management systems or operating systems. . Their career titles are as diverse as the portfolios they create. Technical Support Technicians .

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Technology Technical Support Web Development Database 77

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

First, he says, the focus of an established firm is to execute an existing business model — to make sure it operates efficiently and satisfies customers. Finding a viable business model is not a linear, analytical process that can be guided by a business plan.

Business Model 332

Business Model Technical Review Business Plan Search 332

Women Entrepreneurs Can

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

To stay competitive, it’s important to invest in the latest technologies that can help streamline operations, reduce overhead costs, and improve customer service. It is also wise to diversify your portfolio by investing in different types of products so that you don’t experience significant losses due to changes in the markets.

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Artificial Inteligence Guerilla Technical Review Stock Options 52

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

I’ve listed them below in *very* roughly descending order of efficiency, measured by increased dollars one can put to work, divided by the operational dollars required to implement each strategy. . Sophisticated VC and private equity funds have a wide array of options for leveraging outside operating executives.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 15, 2018

Smarter operations: big data analytics, robotic processes and smart contracting to optimise business operations. New products: creative solutions to enhance the products and services portfolio which can improve the customer journey. Access to world class subject matter experts across all IAG operating companies.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

However, about 5% of the VCs in our database, mostly younger ones, are trying to build a competitive advantage by crawling large amounts of publicly available data and building analytical functions to flag companies with accelerating traction to them. ” Historically, investing was a manual, artisan process. Two Sigma Ventures.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

First, he says, the focus of an established firm is to execute an existing business model — to make sure it operates efficiently and satisfies customers. Finding a viable business model is not a linear, analytical process that can be guided by a business plan.

Business Model 224

Business Model Business Plan Technical Review Search 224

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The use of cutting-edge algorithms and analytics allows these consultants to make educated forecasts about market dynamics and potential adverse events. In doing so, they provide a clear view of their operations, which significantly improves transparency. This is where risk management consulting becomes invaluable.

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Security Management Forecast Finance 136

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit. Initially posted at PEHub.

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Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit. Initially posted at PEHub.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Operations should focus relentlessly on the latter.”. In addition, we typically ask portfolio companies to report on the following non-financial metrics: Universal Metrics. Lean Analytics recommends this set of metrics for some of the major categories of startups: Create a management dashboard. Users/Customers. Compass.co

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Metrics Analytics Balance Sheet .Net 60

Cracking the Code

MAY 2, 2019

To get an insight into how successful start-ups approach team building, we spoke to Sylvain Utard, employee number 1 and VP of Engineering at Algolia, an Accel portfolio company. We now operate a squad model, where our engineers are grouped into smaller teams dedicated to one specific task.

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Part-Time VPE Engineer Retention API 48

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Using Balsamiq instead of SnagIt, Website Optimizer over just Google Analytics and FTP). million and we seemed likely to raise another $40 million within the first 18 months of operations. I will quote one portfolio company CEO who said about his office manager, “Mark, this is the most important hire we made last year.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 25, 2015

Firm founder Kirsten Green has an amazing analytical mind combined with empathy for the consumer. HW: Both you and Kirsten have deep strategy/investment experience but less operational experience, at a time when some might claim early stage VC is tilting towards the hands-on model. EK: It’s a great question.

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Naming Technical Review Early Stage Green 48

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Background: GRP Partners is a Los Angeles based Venture Capital firm with additional operations in London and Paris. Responding to portfolio company requests. Excellent analytical capabilities. We like to get a flow of applicants in before processing. When the process has closed I will update this post to say so. Self starter.

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Los Angeles Technical Review Due Diligence Venture Capital 290

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

Some businesses have had to change structures and make operational changes to thrive and survive. Although your company's analytics are vital, simply investigating your own metrics is insufficient. COVID-19 pandemic disruptions have impacted businesses in different ways. 11- Paying attention to metrics. Photo Credit: Shiv Gupta.

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

Still others point to the collective sensibility and logic of New Englanders as an operating philosophy. Half our portfolio is consumer. But all of these things must be combined with an analytical approach. Some say it’s a marketing and story-telling problem. Regardless of the reason, we were just plain fed up.

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Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

Up and Running

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Take a deeper look at all the stages of recruitment and make sure the operation is aimed at sourcing talent and not only at filling up an empty position. You can offer one-click application choices or allow them to link to their LinkedIn accounts or portfolios. Why is it taking so long to hire someone?

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Hiring Developer Social Media Mobile 84

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Dog Patch Labs – Shared workspace operated by Polaris Ventures. Custommade – Marketplace for Customer Products (NextView Portfolio Company). GrabCAD – 3D Community and Collaboration (NextView Portfolio Company). Insight Squared – SMB Business Intelligence (NextView Portfolio Company). Coworking Spaces and Accelerators.

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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

Thrillbox Thrillbox is an immersive media analytics platform that provides distribution tools for content generators, advertising agencies, vendors, and networks. familiarity with use of social media on a corporate level, as well as experience with SEO best practices, designing landing pages, and website analytics tools (Google Analytics).

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Semantic Social Media Database Artificial Inteligence 48

David Teten

APRIL 8, 2013

My coauthors and I just published in the Journal of Private Equity the first-ever research study on best practices of venture capitalists in creating portfolio company value through operational support, exploring exactly these questions. Analytics and Data Contributed Articles Portfolio Operations Private Equity Venture Capital'

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Private Equity Hungary IRR Venture Capital 114

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. Image source ).

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Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

So I started introducing him to portfolio companies. Quantitative & analytical. Much more of our fee income poured back into our community, our offices, our staff, our portfolio company – where it belongs. He walked me through both the logic and the math. This is exactly the brand that GRP Partners wants to embody.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

Then from the mid 2000s, value add began moving beyond the partner to the firm as VCs began employing people who’s full time job was helping their portfolio. The most common strategies are to provide networking services and content to portfolio leaders so they can be more effective in their jobs. . Building platforms.

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Portfolio LP Venture Capital Partner 84

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Was about a billion dollars on the IPO” and “was one of the first web analytics companies. Oblong, Minority Report, and the rise of Spatial Operating Systems. You have a company called Oblong (in your portfolio) which is a Minority Report type company. Some Angel groups endorse it.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

David Teten

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Although any given early-stage company is quite risky, when aggregated across a large portfolio, returns are very attractive. This also should lower the failure rate of our companies. - Providing standardized operational support for portfolio companies. What was striking was what an attractive asset class it was.

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Early Stage Private Equity Portfolio Aggregator 148

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Creating and showing constant momentum through personal portfolio projects and volunteering is a powerful means of landing a new job as a product manager, especially if one has never officially held the professional title “Product Manager.” often referred to as business analytics?—?is Don’t get trapped inside four walls?—?invest

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Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

I look at a lot of spreadsheets and analytic reports, and way too many are difficult to read and therefore hard to understand. My colleague Paul Bianco serves as interim CFO for a number of ff Venture Capital ’s portfolio companies, and has built and reviewed hundreds of financial models. 15) Bridge historical and projected data.

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Balance Sheet Software Review Forecast Acquisition 60

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Techstars provides their accelerator portfolio companies with access to financial, human and intellectual capital to fuel the success of their business. Techstars’ accelerator portfolio includes more than 1,900 companies with a market cap of $24.7 For more information about the Techstars Austin accelerator program, see here.

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View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

VP Finance and Analytics. Clearly, being analytical isn’t all there is to being a great marketer. The raw material of analytical people. First is this idea of the “raw material” of insanely analytical people. Of course, every company talks about being analytical. BA in economics. Business Ops.

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Boston Marketing Early Stage Startup 120

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We talked about the negative effect of Apple’s closed system attitude but how that will be a gift to the market because Apple’s cracking of the operator hegemony has forced the industry to innovate. Software provides intelligent, real-time data analytics across a wide variety of disparate, unstructured enterprise content types.

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