Lightspeed Venture Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Almost a year ago, my partner Barry Eggers and I met with Craig Elliott and Scott Hankins to talk about their vision for a new company, Pertino. Veterans of the networking industry, Craig formerly served as the CEO of Packeteer, a high-flying networking appliance vendor that he took public in 1999 with Scott as his director of engineering.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

We've also seen extensive use of technology and increased remote working. As a result, businesses in this field should leverage technology to provide interactive, easy-to-understand educational content that can help customers make health-related decisions and maintain healthy habits. Thanks to Erik Pham, Health Canal ! #2-

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Media 122

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Congratulations!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

You might like to think that a bunch of savvy venture capitalists saw a market niche for raising smaller funds or perhaps there was a generational shift where disgruntled junior partners spun out of bigger firms to start their own gigs. So What Impact Did the Drop in Tech Founding Costs Have on VC?

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We can share some of those key questions you should ask about security, when choosing a board software partner for your mission-driven organization. This step allows you to better understand potential risks linked with your vendor’s software and network. How does your technology handle role-based access controls (RBAC)?

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We have seen the rise of the cloud, the shift away from PCs to new mobile computing platforms, and the emergence of Big Data and Analytics as a core enabler of business agility. With these trends as a backdrop, we are in the early innings of a massive redirection of enterprise IT budgets towards new technologies and architectures.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For instance, they are your vendor partners, franchisees, etc., For large companies with partner networks, Salesforce’s distributed marketing helps customers do not have a “disconnected” experience with the brand that can be a frustrating affair for them. Enjoy the benefits of personalized messages.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

When you start with an honest and diligent effort to determine the truth of your situation, the right decisions often become self-evident.” — Jim Collins , author of Good to Great. In this post I’ll focus on benchmarking resources for seed and series A in the following three categories: SaaS B2C / Consumer apps Deep tech.

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B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2013

We made 3 new investments: Figure 1 , a photo-sharing network for medical professionals; Upverter , a cloud-based hardware engineering platform; and one unannounced investment. The post Our year in review: a look back and ahead appeared first on Version One Ventures. News portfolio review' 2013 was busy for Version One.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

From its technological innovations such as artificial technology and autonomous vehicles to its extensive supply chain capabilities and massive logistical network, JD’s capabilities have seen it contribute considerably to China’s economic development in recent years.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

On October 15, Capital Factory hosted the Latinx in Tech Summit, where over 100 founders, investors, executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the city gathered together for an inspiring and insightful afternoon. I've never been around this many Latinx in tech. As we head to 2020, Latinx will be the MAJORITY in the US.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2022

Successfully running your business in 2022 is not easy due to the new norms of people’s lives. All you have to do is partner with wholesalers and manufacturers to sell their products under your brand name. The use of digital technologies in business will help increase productivity and store all data in secure cloud storage.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 19, 2023

With modern technology and digital ways of working available (and constantly evolving), it brings into sharp focus the question – is your internet bandwidth up to the job? If you look at every device on your network as if it’s an added ‘tap’, you can quickly see how congestion and low speeds could easily become a problem.

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Bandwidth New Zealand Technical Review Internet 73

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. But the biggest changes in our industry have been driven by technical changes themselves to which we are just observers and fortunate beneficiaries.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Using my own struggles in making connections here in a new city, I’m working on a new app idea based on my own experience being new in town here and trying to network/ meet/ date new people in an extremely unsocial time of purposefully distancing. Thanks to Linda Mueller, The Expat Partner Coach LLC ! #5- 4- Coaching.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2022

A couple of weeks ago I was did a fireside chat with Alon Grinshpoon, founder and CEO of Echo3D , a CDN and CMS for 3D content in the cloud and a Remagine Ventures portfolio company, as part of an entrepreneurial finance MBA class in Tel Aviv University. Choose a partner, not just a fund. So choose your partner wisely.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 17, 2020

Technology has proved to have a great driver of the rise of ‘future industries’ and those that were previously seen to be tech-proof. 2-Technology. The upcoming decade 2020-2030 is going to be the decade of the Technology Industry, some experts coined the TECHADE. Trends that could spur investments in Technology.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

As the Greylock team has learned after decades of partnering with early-stage founders, the best approach is establishing a core set of fundamental questions that can be tailored to each individual company, rather than looking at a rigid set of metrics. ONCE A COMPANY HAS YOUR ATTENTION, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN THE DILIGENCE PROCESS?

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Technical Review Seed Stage Software Review Early Stage 69

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Artificial Intelligence is an important, foundational technology that gets more important every year and will be used to solve more and more problems going forward. All key technologies for autonomous driving. Billion in VC funding.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). The old PDRs were quite cumbersome due diligence processes. Therefore, it only makes sense that the technology currently used to protect and share sensitive information must be top grade.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The growth of social networking, the spread of mobile devices, and the advances in the use of cloud computing have changed how people consume content from the news and media industry. This change has presented a challenge for the news and media companies to adopt digital technologies for their business operations.

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API Media Agile Technical Review 107

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

by David Zimmerman, CEO of LC Technology International . Ideally, the company will use secure cloud storage for the bulk of its data. Review your Dynamic Plan. Home businesses can change rapidly due to new opportunities. Review the plan frequently to ensure it still makes sense for your business. Manage access.

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Software Review Technical Review Security Cloud 100

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. We’ve seen some modest progress in people upgrading from Excel to Google Sheets; use of some CRM; and a cloud-based storage service.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Each option has unique costs, reliability, control, technical knowledge, server speed, and storage capacity requirements. Cloud hosting. Cloud hosting utilizes multiple servers as an informational database to balance the load and operational needs of a website. virtual, cloud or shared hosting). These include: 1.

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Hosting Bandwidth Technical Review eCommerce 63

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2018

Thanks to the latest technological advancements, you can start any business that you want. Whether it is small or big, you can grow it using the modern technology solutions. Due to the increasing influence of the internet, there are countless ways through which you can grab more customers for your product or services.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Summer is always the time when large numbers of new participants in the tech ecosystem arrive and start to get their bearings. It’s also surprisingly difficult for students to get plugged-in to everything that is happening in the local tech ecosystem. Greenhorn Connect: Excellent collection of BOS tech events and resources.

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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Earlier this week YL Ventures announced a 7-figure USD investment in Israel-based Seculert , a new non-intrusive Security-as-a-Service that comprehensively detects cyber threats affecting corporate networks. The exact sum was not disclosed. billion times per month.

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Cloud Intellectual Property Software Review 74

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Below is a recap of some of September’s Israeli tech headlines: Investment rounds. The startup Tracx , which provides a SaaS solution for tracking and managing marketing campaign on social networks, has received an undisclosed investment from Israeli angel Zohar Gilon. Innovid raised $4.1 calcalist ]. more here and here ].

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Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review SEM 138

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

He is co-leader of the McKinsey Digital Practice, a senior partner based in New York, and a member of McKinsey’s Shareholders Council, the firm’s board of directors. Key Takeaway: Digital transformation requires organizations to rewire their processes and operations, leveraging new technologies to achieve value. Like this show?

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Generative AI Arizona 66

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. In search of Europes next tech stars. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Cloud Computing. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2017

Production, shipping, time to market, and other functions must improve to keep pace with technology and evolving consumer demands. Leverage Technology. One of the ways this can be achieved is through immersion in developing technologies, particularly the internet. And not just occasionally, but frequently. Innovate for Progress.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 19, 2012

Typical for today's startups - particularly in the mobile and cloud markets, but even in e-commerce - the strategy of choice seems to be building as large of a user base as possible, then trying to figure out how to make money later. The player can conduct transactions even when embedded in a social network or third-party website. "If

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Intellectual Property Switzerland Software Review California 113

Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

Micro VCs will continue to come in many flavors with slightly different strategies, but there are a few distinctive defining characteristics: On a per partner basis, each investor is investing less than $25M in any given fund. The capital deployment velocity is notably higher than a traditional 1-2 investment per partner per year.

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Seed Stage Technical Review Dilution Offshore 175

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2018

These are just two of the dilemmas which can be solved if you move more of your desktop operations to the cloud. With the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market anticipated to rise by 11.31% through 2020, here are reasons for your firm to join the party with Citrix on Azure… The cloud system can be set up and scaled with ease.

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Azure Cloud Software Review Operations 60

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Identify any technology needs you may have (and whether or not you’re equipped to meet them) such as: High-speed internet with a reliable connection. Not only is it necessary due to the coronavirus, but it could potentially give you a strategic long-term advantage against current competitors and help you avoid massive overhead.

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Software Review Exit Strategy Technical Review Business Plan 153

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Social networking. Girls in Tech. Aptana Cloud (svn, IDE, php, java, rails etc…). Cloud Infrastructure. Seed Startups. Mailing lists/groups.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

For more information, visit atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) SXSW Pitch is the official SXSW platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. GEAR UP, Y’ALL.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50