Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Disruption of financial markets. Disruption of every other information market. Wave 1: Store of value (product market fit). Wave 2: Disruption of financial markets (early product market fit). Wave 3: Disruption of every other information market (pre product market fit). This wave is still very early.

Venezuela 68

Venezuela Argentina China Technical Review 68

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Kickstarter companies alone have raised more than $786 million in funds ( Forbes ) and while many companies still use this method for raising money for production, others are recognizing the marketing value running a campaign can have. Managing digital marketing spend. Another often large expense is digital marketing.

Campaign 145

Campaign San Francisco Technical Review Flash 145

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

Also, one billion new customers can be added to this market by 2040. According to a report by Google , startups in this region are more likely to explore AI, decentralized finance (DeFi), fintech , e-commerce, health technology, and sustainability. In 2021, ASEAN DeFi startups could raise $1 billion in equity funding.

Asia 171

Asia Indonesia Silicon Valley Malaysia 171

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

If you didn’t notice that the stock markets in the US dropped nearly 4% today (after falling last Thursday and Friday) then you were probably completely off-the-grid and on vacation. And by this I assume he meant that “market prognosticator twitter” was vomitous. It was a nerve racking morning. Neither do I.

Stock 150

Stock Finance Marketing Valuation 150

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

First up today was Jacqueline Floro-Pierre with ShopTranslated from China. ShopTranslated is a mass-market online retailer of plus-sized women's clothing, with merchandise in the $59-$99 range. Jacqueline and her partner Cortney are designing and manufacturing the line out of China and selling in the U.S.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Malaysia India China 117

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. Investing in China Today. All the usual caveats apply.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 271

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

As a result, Latin America has emerged as a new hotspot for tech startups, alluring some of the top investors from the Silicon Valley and China. public, private, debt, equity, market return, concessionary capital, etc. Entrepreneurship in China: Will they Eat Your Lunch? Wednesday, March 13 Every day 10:00am-5:00pm.

Silicon Valley 50

Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. Investing in China Today. All the usual caveats apply.

Venture Capital 163

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 163

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

Andrea Francis is a growth-hacking oriented marketer who loves to work with startups. This was reported as being untrue by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) about a year ago. External constraints or the lacks of resources (finance, skills, business idea) are relative minor reasons.

Europe 163

Europe South Korea San Francisco Portugal 163

Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

Facing continuous disruption from globalization, China, the Internet, the diminished power of brands, changing workforce, etc., For example, the Boston Consulting Group 2 x 2 growth-share matrix was an easy to understand strategy tool – a market selection matrix for companies looking for growth opportunities. Strategy Maps.

IRR 335

IRR Startup Business Model Agile 335

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Inbound Marketing vs Interruption marketing. Email marketing. Market Research. Promotions/Marketing. Put up a LaunchRock Page and get your marketing working right away.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

… Four of the twenty companies with the largest market capitalization in the U.S.—Microsft, billion, followed by finance, 19 deals, and healthcare, 17 deals. Private-equity and venture capital firms have been hard hit too. The fact that Singapore, Brazil, India, China, Chile, the U.K., ” (ix) The U.S.

Venture Capital 56

Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

I never expected to have my first book published in China, much less in Mandarin, but that goes to show how much the world continues to change. Venture Capital started in China in 1985, when the first government-sponsored venture capital firm was established. In 2006, China’s total venture capital investment reached $1.78

Venture Capital 44

Venture Capital China Technical Review Due Diligence 44

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Its main customers include China’s Huawei Technologies, Israel’s Ceragon Networks and Sweden’s Ericsson. Broadcom, which has a market cap of $21.7 The Tel Aviv center will support Barclay’s international finance operations and expand the British bank’s equities and prime services among others.

Java 79

Java Database Argentina 79

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The businesses that the accelerator favor all aim to go beyond Korea’s traditionally inward focus, and move into lucrative markets including the US, China, Japan, and others. Zoyi (Marketing). TrakInvest (Finance/social network). The company is launching a social investment platform for equities.

South Korea 166

South Korea Asia Azure Silicon Valley 166

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 1, 2009

CompStudy publishes an annual report of equity and cash compensation that provides compensation data on top management positions and Boards of Directors at private companies in technology and life sciences. For example, below are the 2008 results for average equity granted at time of hire in IT companies: CEO 5.40%.

Stock Options 31

Stock Options CTO Hire Equity 31

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2012

Retailers face many barriers to entry in foreign markets. For example, Walmart only broke even in the huge China market after 15 years of investment. Most retail markets are dominated by local players in light blue ( courtesy of HBR.org ). To grow your home market, here’s what retailers can consider: 1.

Mexico 145

Mexico Singapore China Differentiation 145

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

And sure, there’s a little bit of bull in a china shop in me—but if I didn’t have that, I wouldn’t work nearly as hard, and frankly, I wouldn’t be me. It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. I was there, too.

New York City 113

New York City New York Startup Burn Rate 113

www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Look How Much More Expensive Luxury Items Got In China This Year. Look How Much More Expensive Luxury Items Got In China This Year. Many if not most seed investments in startups these days are done in the form of convertible debt, which is a loan that can convert to equity in a subsequent financing. Clusterstock.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup Valuation Venture Capital 54

www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

I liked Yishan too (he has an incredible balance of technical acumen, managerial talent and emotional intelligence), felt that he would have the time to help me, and persuaded him to take on a 3-month part-time assignment to advise me on building our engineering team, in exchange for equity. Culture - a fun, collegial work atmosphere.

CTO 43

CTO CTO Hire PHP Cofounder 43

David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2011

We thought it would be interesting to brainstorm about what are the next great ideas and companies that will/can disrupt this sector, based on the ideas on Clayton Christensen’s “Innovator’s Dilemma” The dinner included a cross-section of senior finance executives and experienced tech entrepreneurs. Visibility.

Management 148

Management China Hosting Finance 148

David Teten

MAY 20, 2013

Ari Rabban, CEO of our portfolio company Phone.com , said, “I saw many great business opportunities in the telecom space fail because of marketing. According to Braden Pollock of Legal Brand Marketing, approximately 50 million names – 20% of all registered domains — are parked. Which business has more value?:

Naming 114

Naming Startup Venture Capital Portfolio 114

David Teten

MAY 20, 2013

Ari Rabban, CEO of our portfolio company Phone.com , said, “I saw many great business opportunities in the telecom space fail because of marketing. According to Braden Pollock of Legal Brand Marketing, approximately 50 million names – 20% of all registered domains — are parked. Which business has more value?:

Naming 114

Naming Startup Venture Capital Portfolio 114

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

At Risk – Usually starts with a firm beginning to see challenges in large portions of its portfolio, or in keeping the partnership together, or in the viability of the firm’s core strategy as broader markets start to shift (e.g. there’s a heck of a lot fewer pure-play cleantech VCs today than 5 years ago).

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. Here’s my first look at Facebook viewed through the lens of their IPO filing. Facebook, Inc.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I recently survey more than 150 VC friends from all stages and geographies what they thought about the market by asking “Which of the following statements best describes your mood heading into 2016?” I’ll spare you the math and point out that this means we funded 0.104% of the market. In short – no.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Finance, IT, Legal). But I don’t think so. What went wrong?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175