Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Tuesday, May 9: VentureCrush ATX (FREE) VentureCrush is a series of unique events and networks created by the Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler to bring together carefully selected groups of tech industry founders and senior executives, along with VC, growth equity, private equity and angel investors. At Galvanize at 6:00 pm.

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The Next Web

JUNE 27, 2013

Arjun Dev Arora is the founder and CEO of ReTargeter. Arjun also serves as a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council, an LP at 500Startups, and is an angel investor and advisor to multiple Silicon Valley startups. Prior to ReTargeter , Arjun was the Head of Business Development at Yahoo!

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 The emerging HTML 5 specification lifts video playback out of the generic element and into specialized handlers. This post looks at the implementation details of HTML 5 video. Good stuff from Jason.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. We’re business owners, we aren’t all getting angel investment, so one of the principles of the lean business plan is you do what you’re going to use.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Paul Graham’s assertion that “any startup founder can tell you the most common question they hear from investors is not about the founders or the product, but “who else is investing?&# Investors who commit early deserve to have a lower price. But that’s what great angels do.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. In the video I also covered why you shouldn’t raise too much money too early in your company’s existence. But most importantly I lectured founders that you can’t avoid the admin of setting up your ESOP. Minutes 11-16 in the video. <<

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. and one of the founders of Oblong, John Underkoffler, was an MIT Medialab PHd., Or, as always, summary notes available below.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 15, 2018

All entries that are received before the January 19 entry deadline will be reviewed by a panel of judges comprised of technology industry experts, VCs, angel investors, and high-profile members of the media. So if you are wanting to leverage the SXSW platform to build buzz around your new release, then make sure to apply.

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Getting feedback on your pitch is a great idea; the more people evaluate your pitch before your investors see it, the more chances you have to catch any errors in reasoning, assumptions that are unclear to your audience, or things that just simply don’t make sense or flow well. See Also 5 Sure-fire Ways to Bomb Your Investor Pitch.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. But now you can learn the origins first hand on this YouTube video as well as how to approach them, how they make decisions and what innovations they've introduced.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 13, 2012

Getting funding from angel investors is the same way. Because the most important time you spend influencing potential investors is done long before you present to them, even long before you even contact them; it's done when you prepare your company for funding. So how do you prepare? Here they are below.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

We try to balance deals across (amongst other things): cyber-security, FinTech, computer vision, marketplaces, video games & gaming infrastructure, marketing automation, applied biology & healthcare systems, sustainability and eCommerce. We do other things, too. the sale of the company for $1 billion. It was ~30 days from bankruptcy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2023

He is the founder of Nudge, an analytics company, that was a commercialized product from his agency. By investing in other companies, they can learn from other founders, gain exposure to new sectors, and understand emerging trends. Questions I ask Ben Young: [02:26] What do you mean by investing in other businesses?

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The Next Web

JUNE 26, 2013

Streaming live on The Next Web, ReTargeter founder Arjun Dev Arora will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Counci l’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Arjun will appear live via video chat broadcast on this site. Arjun Dev Arora is the founder and CEO of ReTargeter.

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Austin Startup

JULY 15, 2019

Our special guest for the evening will be Jillionaire, who is an angel investor in the space. Chris Leacock (Left), also known as Jillionaire, in Major Lazer’s hit music video, Lean On Join us for an evening in East Austin amongst Austin’s hottest music and entertainment tech startups with bites, drinks and a bumpin’ live DJ set.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Such was my recent meeting with Seth Sternberg, founder & CEO of Meebo. If you have an hour to watch the TWiVC video of Seth I promise you won’t regret it. And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. So some show notes if you’re a bit busy to watch the video. Not a chance.

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The Next Web

JULY 24, 2013

Xan Blacker, co-founder of Ticckle, explained to The Next Web that Ticckle’s main aim was to “tickle your brain” through discussion of ideas – he actually doesn’t really like the word debate, he explained. You pretty much just need to sign up, record your 30 second video clip (Ticckle) and let it loose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

While the willingness and ability to change is recognized and espoused by every business owner or founder I am asked to advise, far too many of you seem to be stuck in a rut, or very slow to actually decide what changes are necessary to survive and thrive. Then when market demand slows, you are not able to react in time.

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me How To Make It as a First-Time Entrepreneur Vinicius Vacanti Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder September 7, 2010 | View Comments Steve Job's Technical Co-Founder “I’ve got this HUGE idea. I just need to find a technical co-founder.&# I was in this situation and we barely escaped.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! More in the Other section below. 1k05eDQ.

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! See the video above. Then Act - [link].

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

this post is all about the resilience required to keep going as an entrepreneur, not as an angel investor. Bob Fabbio was the founder and CEO of eRelevance and he was the man in the arena here?—?and For all of us Austin fans, I’m talking about Cotter Cunningham, the founder and CEO of RetailMeNot. But I digress?—?this

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

After four years of living in New York and attending courses at New York University, she returned to Los Angeles in. Founder Stories) Aereos Chet Kanojia Urges Entrepreneurs To "Go For The Difficult Problems" [TCTV]. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Disrupt SF. → Learn More.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 28, 2021

Consider this: Jack Conte , Patreon’s CEO summarised it beautifully in the video below (or on this blog post if you prefer reading) by breaking down the evolution of the creator economy. Fans pay between $5 and $50 a month to get access to images, videos and other content. Billion in 2020.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2014

You can double that number if you add the amount of money put up by Angel Investors. Angel Investors, VCs and entrepreneurs agree that the success rate for startup companies is dismal. To be successful, the company needs to grow beyond the founders without losing its competitive edge.

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event that has featured Boston’s BEST founders. OnStartups: One of the largest online startup communities founded by HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah. Boston Hardware Startup Meetup – Meetup organized by the founders of BOLT.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

If you figure out how to scale a video product inside of Facebook really, really, quickly they’re likely to allow it to happen for a while so they can study the positive & negative impacts on user experiences. It is Blockbuster video in the dawn of Netflix. But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Browse through the many hundreds of video answers to startup questions that we’ve filmed from the world’s leading VCs and angels. Luminaries contributing to the Gust video library include Dave McClure , David Hornik , Esther Dyson , Howard L Morgan , Josh Kopelman , Mark Suster and many others.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 30, 2015

HW: In 2006 you created Wallstrip, an online video company focused on the finance vertical. HL: I get approached on media startups all the time and was an angel investor in Business Insider back in 2007. It takes a very special founder to build a media business long term. I have been right and wrong about video.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

For example, one angel investor reportedly invested in several hundred social networking ventures employing this philosophy. Mark Montgomery Founder Kyield Initium VC September 12, 2009 4:21 AM Mark Montgomery said. Eric -- I was very impressed by your two part video series, which rarely occurs these days. Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

However, in meeting some of the sports startups one of the things that struck me is that most of the founders who said they wanted to grow big hadn’t given much thought about how they would go about building size and scale. Creating a vertically oriented regional ecosystem is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any country or industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2014

For those in the know, Jarl has been a savvy angel investor and a mentor to many young tech founders (and a few of us VCs as well). Every time I considered a major investment in media: Radio or online video – I called to get Jarl’s no-holds-barred views.

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