View from Seed

MAY 14, 2015

But since almost every founder goes through this, I feel it’s a necessary one. So, when should a seed-stage founder — who, let’s face it, isn’t launching a business because they’re pumped to find corporate real estate — actually start looking for a legitimate office? Answer: Much sooner than you’d think. There’s momentum.

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Seed Stage Startup Cofounder Technical Review 120

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2016

by Andrew Ostashen, co-founder of Vulsec. Conversely, enterprise organizations get breached as a result of the complexity of their infrastructure at the present moment. When an organization is within the startup phase, the first thing on their mind is “How do we get our product to market as fast as possible?”

Security 100

Security Intellectual Property CTO Hire Offshore 100

Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

I recently was having one of these conversations with an entrepreneur I’ve known for a couple years. I looked at this founder’s prior startup, which ultimately had a successful exit, and then was happy to connect with him again as he launches a new project. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

Seed Stage 185

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 185

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Co-founder & CEO Steve Hafner and the business team are based in Norwalk, CT. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I worked throughout different areas in Cybersecurity/Identity and Access Management and in 2013 I took the big step and moved to the Boston area. I started Good Dog Labs in early 2014 and a year later I officially became a co-founder with the on-boarding of my brother Dino in 2015.

Texas 48

Texas Fractional CTO Cofounder Austin 48

View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. Many of these Founders we wouldn’t have had an opportunity to connect with if we hadn’t launched this program.

Cofounder 177

Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Alabama 177

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Intro to the Austin EdTech Startup Scene Come meet Sean Duffy , founder of EdTech Austin and let him tell about everything going on in EdTech in Austin! Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re

Technical Review 89

Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

A Conversation with Eric Ries Thursday, September 15, 2011, 7:30 PM 1855 Main St , Santa Monica , CA ( map ) Price: $30.00 /per person Eric not only created the term "Lean Startup", he has sparked a movement that is changing the way people think about startups. Co-sponsored by the Rock Center & the Harvard innovation lab.

Lean 155

Lean Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco 155

View from Seed

JULY 17, 2019

Although you still hear stories of investors that require founders to move to SF, it’s more likely these days that investors see a winning business outside of the Bay Area as a positive, given the costs and competitive pressure in that local market. How should a founder go about it? But doing this takes extra work.

San Francisco 243

San Francisco Cofounder B2B Seed Stage 243

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 2, 2010

The Five Whys for Start-Ups - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review Root cause analysis and preventive maintenance are concepts we expect to see in a factory setting. As start-ups scale, this agility will be lost unless the founders maintain a consistent investment in that discipline. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Technical Review 132

Technical Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 132

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Gayle King is co-host of CBS This Morning. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re you’re going to take some hits.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2010

Heres an excerpt: The Startups Rules of Speed - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review Every startup that achieves success eventually faces a critical moment — whether to speed up or slow down. Read the rest of The Startups Rules of Speed - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review. This is the speed-up-or-slow-down moment.

Software Review 141

Software Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 141

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

As the conversation began to get down to how much stock and salary we could offer van Dam, we left the barber to finish his work and went to a payphone to call our CEO to confirm the deal. Unlike Intel chips, MIPS chip architecture also made it possible to plug in a math co-processor. A few days later Gordon became a founder.

North Carolina 126

North Carolina Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 126

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 7, 2010

Id be honored to have you join the conversation. The Conversation - Harvard Business Review For most of us, the phrase management science conjures up a decidedly non-entrepreneurial image, and for good reason. Read the rest at The Conversation - Harvard Business Review. Id be honored to have you join the conversation.

San Francisco 119

San Francisco Management Continuous Deployment Lean 119

Hippoland

MARCH 1, 2011

But, I can say this: as the rare entrepreneur who moves from the Silicon Valley to Boston, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the reverse-move and wonder what other web entrepreneurs are thinking when they move to the Valley? We moved to Boston for my husband’s career. Admittedly, I was skeptical in moving here.

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Boston Entrepreneur San Francisco Silicon Valley 96

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends. Find the Connectors , the Angels , the Venture Capitalists , the Founders , the Professors , the Hackers , and the Legends you need to meet and get some hints about the best ways to meet them. Here is your COVID-friendly cheat sheet.

Austin 110

Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Most of the time, the experiments you run will have a zero percent conversion rate - meaning no customers were harmed during the making of this experiment. I would aim to get no more than 1o0 clicks per day - over the course of a week or two, youll get pretty good conversion data. Measure conversion rates. Amazon PostRank

Demand 167

Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

Mary is also the co-creator of a new course with Reforge and hosts the popular Women In Product Marketing podcast. Her new book The Pocket Guide to Product Launches: Get Confident, Go to Market, and Win, is a quick-start guide to nailing your first product launch, whether you are a product marketer, product manager, or founder.

Product 61

Product Framework Technical Review Cofounder 61

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The brainchild of 20-year-old CEO and Co-Founder Michael Ioffe , Arist builds text message courses consisting of a series of 1,200 character texts sent to the user daily over five to 30 days. Ioffe founded TILE , the world’s largest conversation series, which now has more than 400 chapters and is in 49 countries.

Cofounder 62

Cofounder Portland Boston SMS 62

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The brainchild of 20-year-old CEO and Co-Founder Michael Ioffe , Arist builds text message courses consisting of a series of 1,200 character texts sent to the user daily over five to 30 days. Ioffe founded TILE , the world’s largest conversation series, which now has more than 400 chapters and is in 49 countries.

Cofounder 62

Cofounder Portland Boston SMS 62

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. But keep in mind at this point Reid’s a first-time CEO.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Genuine VC

MARCH 25, 2014

In his Boston-based career, he’s also worked for Google and local startup Dailybreak, in addition to co-founding the community group Boston Content which has grown to hundreds of members. Jay joins us from HubSpot, where he was a senior manager on the marketing team, specifically leading the blog and content strategy.

Boston 123

Boston Early Stage Portfolio Cofounder 123

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

I have personally sold many copies of his book, and continue to recommend it as one of the most important books a startup founder can read. It is written in a conversational tone, doesnt take itself too seriously, and avoids extraneous fluff. I think theyve succeeded. The Entrepreneur’s Guide is an easy read.

Customer Development 166

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

The same has been true of an unfortunate number of startups, they manage to generate a lot of hype, raise a lot of money, and sometimes make some of their investors, employees, or founders rich. Ive been there: is it me or my cofounder thats crazy? Yet, I think this definition is too important to leave out. Iterating at whiteboard !=

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Cofounder 60

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

In our conversation, we talked about the history and difficulties of school nutrition before the pandemic, scaling a company while having a young family, what's changed at Revolution Foods since March, and how investors and partners have supported and helped expand the company. Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods.

Cofounder 60

Cofounder Security Founder Entrepreneur 60

David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Follow us and join the conversation. We’re not just focused on NY/Boston/Silicon Valley. What can you do? There are 1.4m-1.6m

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

I am grateful to everyone who helped make this event a success, especially my co-organizers Charles Hudson and David Sachs. Unfortunately, the video of our sllconf conversation is not online (due to technical problems), but we have a physical tape backup which we are endeavoring to get online soon.

San Francisco 133

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review 133

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 15, 2010

Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review Way back when the money was doled out, the team made a compelling pitch about the large market that was going to adopt their new innovative product or service. Leave a comment or reply to someone else. Fostering that dialog is important. Amazon PostRank

Hockey Stick 105

Hockey Stick San Francisco Entrepreneur Lean 105

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2014

We were living in Boston at the time. By the end of 1994 I had a staff job, reporting to the co-chairmen of AmeriData where I travelled all over the US helping with acquisitions and generally causing trouble. At some point Amy and I realized we could live anywhere and we knew that Boston wasn’t home.

Alaska 110

Alaska Colorado Boston Cofounder 110

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

Im excited that well get more than the usual few minutes of Q&A, so come with a healthy appetite for conversation. If you or your company is interested in sponsoring someone with a scholarship to travel to the expo and contribute to the conversation, please leave a comment or let me know. You heard me right. Amazon PostRank

Lean 76

Lean San Francisco Web Continuous Deployment 76

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Weve gone from total obscurity to something people are beginning to misunderstand and even co-opt. The way forward requires getting everyone together in a room, and having a conversation about where were headed. If a relatively small number of highly-motivated entrepreneurs attend, then well have an intense and intimate conversation.

San Francisco 120

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 120

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

INTRODUCTION This past fall, I attended the 20th annual Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA) conference in Boston, one of the best business school conferences in the world and the largest gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) graduate business school students in the world. Creativity is also a must for product managers.

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Most important slide: about the founders In a pitch meeting, try to spend as much time as possible talking about the key questions for your pitch. If you find yourself getting asked non-key questions, try to use your answers to steer the conversation back to the key questions. who is the competition? will they fail fast?

San Francisco 128

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 128

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

Why give more airtime to someone whose peak of influence, and perhaps success, is clearly behind him--especially to talk about topics where he clearly isn''t adding value to the conversation. Every time he opens his mouth about founder diversity, he seems completely out of his league to address the topic.

Venture Capital 152

Venture Capital Cofounder IRR Dilution 152

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

Ive had at least three conversations this week about the relationship between agile methodologies and customer development. Thats why I prefer to think of them as two co-equals: the problem team and the solution team. And credit once again goes to Nivi from Venture Hacks for sharing it with me. Amazon PostRank

Agile 111

Agile Customer Development Developer San Francisco 111

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

It was actually my co-founder Will Harvey who taught me to present this data in the simple format weve discussed in this post. You need to make sure you dont get away from trying bold new things, using some combination of your vision and in-depth customer conversations to come up with the next idea to try. Amazon PostRank

San Francisco 166

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Continuous Deployment 166

Lightspeed Venture Partners

JULY 15, 2013

At that time I was working at Bain Capital Ventures, having just moved from Boston to spearhead the launch of their West Coast Office. I’ll also never forget all of the potential technical co-founders that we talked to who never seemed to be a perfect fit. 2013 big data startups Bloomreach founders SEO'

Mobile 132

Mobile SEO Cofounder Boston 132