Bryce Dot VC

OCTOBER 9, 2012

There seems to be a growing meme around the ascendence and acceleration of startup communities outside of the bay area. This optimism isn’t new. In 2001 I cut my teeth as a VC in Salt Lake City. Back then it was a deeply held belief that SLC was well on its way to becoming a central tech hub.

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YFS Magazine

MAY 2, 2018

Thanks to the groundwork laid by trailblazers, female business leaders are becoming more common, and with their ascendance, more women are building brands of their own.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 17, 2022

He manifested his success built on a refined foundation of core values that allowed him to ascend to heights that people can only dream of—hard work, passion, curiosity, accountability, leadership, etc. His calculated approach to his craft was second to none. Kobe’s mindset was one of a relentless, ambitious, and limitless individual.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2011

This year, some of the thirteen teams out of a total of 177 entrants that emerged winners in their respective categories to clinch the top awards were a number of Singapore technology startups, perhaps a sign that the local technology startup scene is in its ascendancy. “We

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2016

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, keen to reassert Japan as a leading global player, and fearful of an ascendant China, is encouraging stronger ties with Israel. In 2015, bilateral trade reached $ 2.5 Billion ($1.6

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

But these numbers need to be ascending in English. Can you see both numbers in both texts? Does the formatting translate? In German, you might see ‘2.6 – 2.4 litres/hour’ – i.e. numbers descending. This can be repeated for elements such as names, terminology, dates, places etc.

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View from Seed

JUNE 14, 2016

In the second episode of our NYC Tech-focused series, Jay Acunzo and I talk about the tech companies most likely to ascend to the status of “pillar” tech company. We also explore why many companies we consider pillars may not be, and what makes such a company in the first place.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I have ranked this list in ascending order of cost (defined as combined time and money). - Educating the VC/angel community on the city/state resources available to them to build companies. Following is a list of some of the policy initiatives I’ve working on, to various extents.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. There’s a good chance I’ve missed something — if you feel that way, by all means, please share your point of view on Twitter (or email) and link to the post.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

When an employee – especially a young one – joins your company, they are probably eagerly anticipating ascending the career ladder over time. Their younger cohorts, meanwhile, might appreciate access to wellness gurus. Training opportunities. After all, promotions can come with higher pay and more benefits.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

I sit on the boards of two nonprofit organizations: the International Examiner , the oldest Pan Asian American nonprofit media in the country, and Ascend, a nonprofit that nurtures today’s Pan Asian American leaders as well as those of tomorrow. She now sits on the board of Ascend with me as an events director.

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

And a tactic that matches getting exposure to new opportunities with understanding the nuts & bolts of what your boss’ job *is,* so that you can ascend to a similar role sooner. It’s a bit more subtle than that. Oh, and GO YANKEES!

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Data just out from UK corporate finance boutique Ascendant shows that venture activity in the UK is slowing. Ascendant are now predicting that £800m will be invested in UK companies in 2013, which compares with £987m in 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2013

Technology giant Apple may have recently gotten into the news for almost losing its crown as the most valuable company in the world in terms of market capitalization after ascending to that throne back in August 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

In an ascendant Asia enjoying prosperous growth, these young entrepreneurs of the future are growing up during a time of countless opportunities.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We participated in the round along with prior investors Maveron and Ascend. . Cap Hill Brands raised $100M in a Series B round led by BlackRock. The new equity round will fuel additional growth and provide capital for further acquisitions. Bikky raised a $5.25M seed round led by Equal Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2016

And if you do happen to be lucky and find the right mountain to climb, if you find that you’ve started ascending the peak before others have found the right trail — then venture capital is for you. If you have a great idea and you don’t focus on deflationary economics — somebody else when and you’re forked.

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Board Effect

MAY 30, 2023

National Nonprofits Regional Nonprofits Local Nonprofits National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) SoCal Grantmakers Hope Meadows Intergenerational Community Wounded Warrior Project Florida Philanthropic Network The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee Catholic Charities USA Community to Community Youth Villages National Council of Nonprofits Farm Labor (..)

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 11, 2016

Yesterday Stuart McKnight/Ascendant Corporate Finance published their regular report on activity in the UK venture market. By Ascendant’s numbers, in 2016 £2.6bn was invested in the UK and Ireland, up 76% on the £1.5bn invested in 2014, but still well below the 2000 peak of £3.5bn.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 6, 2016

And though there are many forms in AI, in this post we’ll dive into the specific one we built Sentient Ascend with: evolutionary algorithms. Our program Sentient Ascend uses similar concepts, but instead of applying them to beat a troubling level of a Nintendo game, Ascend helps websites convert better.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

After enjoying some early success with Oompher, we watched Jake and Unfiltered ascend to seemingly ever greater heights. Entrepreneurial from a young age, Jake was one of many thousands of Kiwi high school students whose entrepreneurial spirit was provided an outlet through the amazing work of the Young Enterprise Scheme.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 20, 2013

Aidan took this comparison one step farther, saying: “Minds, like bicycles achieve massive efficiency gains as you ascend to higher gears. [At According to him, the computer is the most remarkable tool we’ve ever come up with and “it’s the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.”.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 27, 2014

I haven’t seen 2013 data for the UK yet, but in the middle of Q4 corporate finance boutique Ascendant were projecting we would see c$1.3bn over the year. Also of interest from the CBInsights data is that funding in New York grew a whopping 49% in 2013 to $2.9bn. New York has leapt some way ahead of us. Venture Capital'

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2017

If you are shown to have strong leadership skills, you will eventually ascend higher in the organization. Being a leader in a professional environment takes all of the above skills as well as bravery and competence. As statistics suggest , leadership development is lacking in one third of companies. It’s a sought after commodity.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2019

The right products for your niche website are the ones that are popular but also on their ascendency. Steve Jobs was one of the great visionaries of our time, and he was good at “picking the right horses to ride.” You need to find those that still have the potential for growth, and the market is not already oversaturated with them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2017

In all of the usual chatter about LA’s great ascendency people love to mention Snap, Tinder, Riot Games, SpaceX and other well-know startup success. I think Ring hasn’t been mentioned as readily because people didn’t understand how large and pervasive they have become.

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ConversionXL

JULY 19, 2018

HR GO , an HR recruitment firm, used Sentient Ascend , AI-powered conversion optimization technology, to test 1,080 designs on their site. This resulted in a $2 million increase in revenue in three months. They experienced over 153% more conversions, according to VP of Marketing for Sentient Technologies Jeremy Miller.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 4, 2015

This data from corporate finance firm Ascendant shows why: investment grew a whopping 57% to £1.5bn last year. I’ve written before that over the last year or so it has felt like we are approaching critical mass in the UK startup ecosystem. The true test will be whether we are able to sustain this level of activity in 2015 and beyond.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Twitter and Facebook will feel much more comfortable blocking Trump than they have in the past, as they prepare for the inevitable Biden ascendance to power. . If Trump calls for violence, he will immediately lose his Twitter and Facebook access.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2010

It has raised $55 million from Lightspeed Ventures , Pitango Venture Capital , Sequoia Capital , Magma Venture Partners , Delta Ventures , Globespan Capital Partners, Ascend Technology Ventures, and Stata Venture Partners. It has 120 employees.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 14, 2017

Ironheart aims to disrupt the top echelon of companies by accelerating mid-level companies’ growth so they can ascend to the next level faster and take on these legacy companies. These companies fall in the lower end of middle market firms, generating $10 million to $250 million in revenue. What’s their mission? How do they do it?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2013

At its core, The 5 Levels of Leadership revolves around 5 “Ps” stacked in ascending order of significance. The euphoria is lasting when all participants lead with their hearts, winning not just for themselves but for one another.” ” – Howard Schultz .

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Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Others fire straight forward, but never ascend. Ultimately you would find the perfect angle of shooting high and covering enough ground to hit your target. I find that our entrepreneurial lives run a parallel story. Some folks shoot astronomically high, yet have no forward momentum.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

But, search for “Entertainment Tech”, and you will come back empty handed, despite the ascendance of activities. . There are countless landscapes for almost every vertical you can think of, many of them are collected and published in this blog.

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Start Up Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

And in this time we’ve also had the greatest ascendancy in living standards in human history. The infrastructure we so often take for granted is what businesses and the populace have danced on top of for the past 200 years. But now in this digital age we are building a new form of infrastructure. I like to call it the metastructure.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2017

Ironheart aims to disrupt the top echelon of companies by accelerating mid-level companies’ growth so they can ascend to the next level faster and take on these legacy companies. These companies fall in the lower end of middle market firms, generating $10 million to $250 million in revenue. What’s their mission? How do they do it?

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Hunter Walker

JULY 28, 2016

The book’s case about design—that elegant app design is a reproof to the junky non-design of the open Web, which is built to pick your pocket and read YOU even when you think you’re reading IT—that argument, if true, should hold up even with Yahoo’s demise, the ascendancy of Pokemon Go and new styles in Bitmoji.

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