View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You are a native of NYC tech with a strong network. You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do.

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Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

Many are reporting that they’re seeing a more diverse pool of applicants than traditional equity VCs… even though virtually none have a particular focus on women or underrepresented founders. In addition, their portfolios look far more diverse than VC industry norms. Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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Revenue Cofounder Founder Venture Capital 60

ithacaVC

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Cayuga Venture Fund recently closed an investment in a company called Agronomic Technology Corp (ATC). The underlying tech was developed at Cornell (like many of the companies in the CVF portfolio). The resulting product adapt-N has become the initial offering of Agronomic Technology. Hope you enjoy it.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review Technology Software Review IP 65

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. ” Fire, Ready, Aim.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Today with every city, state and country trying to build out a technology cluster, following Dino’s progress can provide others with a roadmap of what’s worked and what has not. Tech investing is risky.

Early Stage 287

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 287

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, we hosted a small dinner for a number of portfolio company founders, LP’s, and friends of the firm. It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. at exit due to dilution.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Technology also presents the opportunity to further turbocharge such “targeted care” by offloading certain care deliveries to much more scalable modalities such as text-based behavioral nudges and in-app content libraries. For one, providers need to be licensed in a particular state to see and prescribe patients from that state.

Vertical 156

Vertical Software Review Portfolio Demand 156

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Qualification #1: You know how to do something specific that is valuable and needed often in pursuing a deal or servicing the portfolio. Whatever it is, it helps diligence opportunities, win deals or service the portfolio in ways that make the founders and GPs feel good. Highlighted Homebrew Portfolio Jobs.

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North Carolina Hiring Angel Investor Technical Review 90

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, we hosted a small dinner for a number of portfolio company founders, LP’s, and friends of the firm. It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. at exit due to dilution.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Our categorization is not a technical one.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

What tech stack should a microinfluencer use? Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. We market to four populations: High-potential founders. High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, we hosted a small dinner for a number of portfolio company founders, LP’s, and friends of the firm. It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. at exit due to dilution.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

Due to the struggling economy as well, traditional individual Angel investors haven’t been able to fill the gap. VCs are finding that they don’t need the “large” funds of $100M to $500M to support a portfolio, if they focus on early-stage startups. Technology costs are plummeting, meaning you can do more with less.

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Angel Investor Entrepreneur Early Stage Silicon Valley 231

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I conclude that the genesis of this trend seems to come from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available due to the recession. Due to the economy as well, traditional individual angel investors haven’t been able to fill the gap. Technology costs are plummeting, meaning you can do more with less.

Technical Review 215

Technical Review Early Stage Venture Capital Startup 215

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. Secondly, the driver of returns for the funds raised in 1978 – 1981 was not their underlying portfolios, at what stage, or in what industries they were built. This isn’t true.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. But in business, you want a lot of partners. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

BeyondVC

MARCH 18, 2018

For the next few years we collaborated on several co-investments and what ultimately attracted us to Guy’s new company (along with co-founders Danny Grander and Assaf Hefetz), was their bold vision to create a new platform for securing open source components with a dev-first focus. Dev first business model with budget from security? —?we

Open Source 60

Open Source Security Cofounder Software Review 60

Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

We make a majority of our investments in those sectors and prioritize proven business models. We make a minority of our investments in new technology areas where deep technical innovation is occurring and where we believe there is will be a large future market opportunity.

Private Equity 48

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Seed Stage 48

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Just don’t try to sell your business to investors before it is well established. A popular approach these days seems to be for founders to regale investors early with a pitch touting the newest “million-dollar idea.” If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Preferred Stock Stealth 120

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

And, there’s a good reason why; it includes back-to-back essays on mobile, high-growth startups and technology. This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. From life advice and commentary, to practical know-how for growing a tech startup, AVC is a must-read blog. A Smart Bear.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Technical Review Silicon Valley Cofounder 60

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

The Customer Development process is the way startups quickly iterate and test each element of their business model , reducing customer and market risk. In Discovery startups take all their hypotheses about the business model: product, market, customers, channel, etc. But now the bill had come due.

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Burn Rate Silicon Valley Marketing Boston 249

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Sakti3 Founder Sastry to Step Down From U-M. Tech Channels ▾ Cleantech ›. Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. San Diego’s Free EvoNexus Tech Incubator Gains Qualcomm Expertise. VP of Strategic and Emerging Business Development, Microsoft. Co-Founder and CEO, Wetpaint.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The top 20 tech billionaires globally have lost $480 billion on paper in the past year. This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now. It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now.

Founder 174

Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 174

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. As they see you grow the become intrigued and probably analyze your business model and potential.

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Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

They''re new to the gig, super excited about all its potential, and getting out there selling founders hope for that one big gamechanging deal. That''s really all I have to give to the founders I back. In 5 minutes, I could call my nana, answer some e-mail or help a portfolio company with some intros. You''ve met them before.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Venture Capital Finance Chicago 147

SVPG

AUGUST 3, 2015

The purpose of this article is not to provide yet another product review of Apple’s watch. There are already countless reviews that will spell out the features for you, and talk about the current limitations. Due to battery conservation the device tries to just show the clock when you turn your wrist to see the time.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Engineer Design 60

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Following the inevitable ups and downs of the VC investment cycle, and what founders can do when it all turns cold. First, realize that the venture business has cycles of 7–10 years simply based on the fact that almost all venture funds have a legal lifetime of the same duration. The “venture recession” of 2016 is in full swing.

Harvest 60

Harvest Vertical IPO Early Stage 60

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. Welcome to Small Business Labs. Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. Small Business Blogs. New Communications Review.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. As I wrote about in my post on Seven critical lessons learned in angel investing , this is painful and you must have a diversified portfolio to practice angel investing and actually make money. But I digress?—?this

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B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore.

eCommerce 62

eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

A frequent metaphor I use in customer acquisition, fundraising, or any kind of deal making is that you as the founder and promoter should present the finished meal on the dining table and not drag your counterparts into the kitchen. Those are investments they can easily add to their portfolios.

Term Sheet 48

Term Sheet Technical Review Due Diligence Merger 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. Clint Korver, Partner at Ulu Ventures , remarked: “I’d compare this technology transformation as akin to what happened in public company investing. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Rob Go

JANUARY 18, 2012

But there is also negotiating a sale, letting go of a co-founder, switching business models, rapidly scaling or rapidly cutting costs, etc. They may have more conviction around product or technical decisions, hiring, or even organizational structure. Former operators on the other hand have an advantage in other ways.

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Operations Technical Review Investment Bankers Cofounder 50

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Dan Frommer, in Moneyball for tech startups , interviewed Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Paul Graham and Ben Horowitz on the topic. And given that four of the most important tech investors in the world seem skeptical of it, if someone can figure out a good formula that works, they may be able to exploit it". How Much Diligence is Due.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

This is a guest post by Christian Gheorghe, founder and CEO of Tidemark. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. It’s a start, a work of art. No we’re not the same.

Romania 77

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 77

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt II) - crowdspring.co/1atXci8. Amazon and the “profitless business model” fallacy – crowdspring.co/1aQZQ04. Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. ” – crowdspring.co/1adCqDi.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94