The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Billion in investments across a range of industries, including technology, sustainability, traditional and alternative energy, mining, construction services, transportation, and healthcare. We engage intimately with businesses and their assets, understanding their operations, aspirations, and the hurdles they face.

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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.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

State Regulation In addition to federal laws, each State has its own regulatory environment that applies to businesses operating within the state in areas such as land-use , zoning, motor vehicles, state banking, building codes, public utilities, drug laws, etc. In the U.S. These agencies exist because Congress passed laws.

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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. It’s hard to imagine they all continue in perpetuity, independently blossoming into massive businesses.

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

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. You will be based in the NYC office. About NextView.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

The Innovation Portfolio. Companies manage these three types of innovation with an innovation portfolio – they build innovation internally, they buy it or they partner with resources outside their company. A business model is all the parts of a strategy necessary to deliver a product to a customer and make money from it.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 28, 2023

To recap the year, here are some of 2023’s biggest themes for Version One: 1) Building in AI While still early in the AI wave, we’re seeing not only technological innovation but also business model transformation. Or if you’re an investor or operator who is up for comparing notes, we’d love to chat! Please reach out.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

LESSON #1: Equip your business with a portfolio map and a 21st century org chart. With industries from banking to transportation being transformed and, in some instances, undermined by new business models and technology, executives are smart to wonder, “Are we next?” Not, ‘what's the technology?’

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Instead the list is dominated by the big technology winners of the past 20 years that have built innovation into their DNA (Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft), and a lot of smaller, newer start-ups. 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

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

This presents a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to launch their own businesses and capitalize on the latest technology. 4- Drop-shipping enterprise Photo Credit: Matthew Magnante It's my proposal The drop-shipping business model involves selling things that are transported straight from the supplier to the client.

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Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 114

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the second stage, it moves into Investing, Inventing, Incubating and Acquiring technologies and companies, and in the third stage building product(s ). Stage 1: Networking and Partnering – the Technology Connectors. In exchange, the startups provide companies with their disruptive ideas, technologies and business models.

Silicon Valley 120

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

But as Carlota Perez has so aptly described, all new technology industries go through an eruption and frenzy phase, followed by a crash, then a golden age and maturity. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Instead the list is dominated by the big technology winners of the past 20 years that have built innovation into their DNA (Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft), and a lot of smaller, newer start-ups. 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

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. You’ve got some operational superpower. Whatever it is, it helps diligence opportunities, win deals or service the portfolio in ways that make the founders and GPs feel good. Synthetic bio.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2015

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. Expenses related to supporting Microsoft’s growing devices businesses will offset overall profit growth and search revenue gains through 2015. Professionalisms Jack Narcotta Microsoft technology trends'

Cloud 100

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View from Seed

JUNE 23, 2022

Automating their end-to-end eCommerce operations (from managing inventory to order fulfillment to customer service). For example, Marques Brownlee is one of the most prolific technology reviewers. DC: Leveraging the accelerator to refine Influencer Direct’s value proposition, business model, and positioning.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

According to Statista , the market size for AR and VR technology will rise close to 300 billion U.S. In addition, businesses can easily learn about user likes and dislikes, their behavior patterns. Simply research the company with its portfolio. One last thing to consider is the operating system. Operations.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. Data from OpenVC shows that VCs typically focus on 2 technology classes. Out of 125 funds in the database, 33 state they invest in 1 type of technology (e.g. software”); 43 invest in 2 types of technology (e.g.,

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

The first, the notion of the “ ambidextrous organization ” from O’Reilly and Tushman , posits that companies that want to do continuous innovation need to execute their core business model while innovating in parallel. Horizon 1 activities support existing business models. Horizon 1 is the company’s core business.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 1, 2018

Before meeting with a venture capitalist, you must have a clearly defined business model and a functioning team in place. Is the business generating cash? Could the business be worth a billion dollars someday? It also means creating a seamless operation. Is it a lifestyle product?

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Rob Go

JANUARY 18, 2012

In a prior post about what it’s like to be a VC I made the claim that even if an investor has operating experience, that experience gets stale after a few years. This led to the following question in my comments: “You mention that operational skills begin to decline 2 years into the job. Couple observations.

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Operations Technical Review Investment Bankers Cofounder 50

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. billion in operating income in 4Q14. Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst Technology Business Research , is responsible for reporting on vendors such as Acer, Apple, Asus, Fujitsu, Google, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. The first will be commodity businesses that are valued for their ability to execute their current business model. These innovations do not require change in a company’s existing business model.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Preferred Stock Stealth 120

David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

Technology innovation, globalization of markets, and recent market volatility such as the 2008 market collapse are driving painful changes (for some) in the asset management industry. Katina Stefanova : There are a number of business models that have already taken place or are at the tipping point.

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Management Portfolio Institutional Investors Government 114

Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 21, 2019

We argued extensively in our book, Blitzscaling , that these strategies and tactics describe why Silicon Valley Bay Area – which has a population of less than 4 million – generates such a massively disproportionate number of global technology companies. Disclosure: * denotes a current or former Greylock portfolio company.).

Silicon Valley 53

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. Of Indie.VC’s portfolio, 60% of investments are not in NY, CA, or MA. The INTRO tool is available to non-portfolio companies as well.

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

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. Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. Bigfoot Capital.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

The group diversity was beneficial because it enabled participants to share their first hand experiences of working at companies operating in different domains and at different phases of development. Group picture of the Battery Ventures Entrepreneurship workshop in Tel Aviv, 2010.

Software Review 116

Software Review Technical Review Community Due Diligence 116

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants. That said, a good number of my past investments have produced a very clear social benefit endogenously, i.e., as a direct result of their business activity. Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs. Who hasn’t?

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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

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

1 – Business Model. Our business is unique because our business model addresses 2 major shifts in the fashion industry today: 1) the rise of fast fashion and its affect on major more traditional fashion companies like Gap, J. Photo Credit: Stefanie Tacata. crew, Aeropostale, etc.

Entrepreneur 89

Entrepreneur Technical Review Harvest Portfolio 89

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. Typical business stage. Typical business model.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

They’re putting money into web services/business – most without early revenue. It’s an impressive portfolio. By the time the meeting was over I left wondering whether the Customer Development model would help or hinder their companies. What we concluded is that the Customer Development model needs an additional overlay.

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Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

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. As a result, any public market downturn will immediately impact unrealized returns of the fund they are managing due to the late and growth stage companies in their portfolio.

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