Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You start traveling around Europe, starting working for them overseas. And my specialty was computer networks. Or did I want to move to Europe? I only went because I wanted to live and work in Europe. DEREK 8:33] So you’re working in Europe. 00:12:57] DEREK: This was in Europe? Tell us about that.

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The Next Web

JULY 15, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. Today he begins a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure. Yes, we must be sensible with public money but does the risk outweigh the benefits of growing and keeping good companies in Europe? There are opportunities to get a feel for running a team, validating an idea, choosing co-founders.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

For early stage companies, the stakes are even higher, and finding a great country manager is the single most important element of a successful launch. PostoInAuto’s founder, Olivier Bremer, was terribly talented, but his business was not at a point where he could raise a significant investment.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2012

Building a good reputation is one of the most fundamental components to a successful start-up and is particularly invaluable in the early stages. The start-up scene within Europe and particular in the UK is growing fast and brings with it many competitions. Photo credit: Images_of_Money, Flickr. Guest post by Nitzan Yudan*.

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VC Cafe

JULY 30, 2012

I’ve been contacted by several members the VC Cafe Network on LinkedIn who are asking for assistance in fundraising for a web startup or a mobile app. Speakers include Naval Ravinikant (co-founder of AngelList), Dave McClure (500 startups) and Adeo Ressi (founder Institute) providing different angles to the pitch.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. Investors included Founders Fund, 500 Startups and Marc Cuban. Life360, A Family Networking App With More.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. Before I get into the details for founders, let me talk about options-hungry employees. As most, if not all, of the games on social networks use the freemium business model (i.e. Do it because you love small teams.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Denis Duvauchelle is the CEO and co-founder of Twoodo , the ultimate online collaboration tool. “I Mature teams differ from early-stage teams, larger teams differ from smaller teams etc. Solution #2: Ask your co-founders/colleagues the same questions when they are struggling with a task. building legitimacy.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Not only will the SparksLab Global fund – which has a total kitty of $30 million — zoom in on seed-stage investments, in addition to the early stage focus of its accelerator, but it will have a far broader global remit. The founding team totals six, and is spread across the US, Israel, Europe and Korea.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

For founders reading this, hope its help you better understand how investors think and address it in your pitch. As an investor, it’s not always easy to assess the team at the very early stage, especially if they didn’t come from working in the space before. Metaverse goes beyond just virtual worlds and gaming.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 12, 2019

-This article was co-authored with my colleague Maxim Filippov and published initially on Tech.eu. Nominations are now open for the 2019 Accel Euroscape, the annual list of the top 100 cloud companies originating from Europe & Israel. The growth of the cloud ecosystem in Europe over the past few years has been explosive.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Competitors: Playdom , Social Gaming Network. Read more: PaidContent. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. ” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Social networking. Create your own social network.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

8:30 Networking. Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. She is the Founder and CEO of Volunteer Spot an online coordination app that facilitates volunteering. Robert Dahl.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

This time around, there has been an explosion at the early stages, and the very late pre-IPO growth stages. I recently went to a networking event for one of the seed funds that invested in PandoDaily, and I’ve never seen such worry on the faces of the entrepreneurs. In fact, if anything, there are fewer.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. Why bootstrap? Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 20, 2013

20 years ago, the classic startup model was to have young founders start a breakthrough company, then bring in “grey hair” in the form of experienced executives once it was time to scale the business. In other words, Ben asserts that bringing in a professional CEO should be a last resort for a founder. During the dot com era, Yahoo!’s

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Could we have built the first college-based social network five years before Facebook ? We were focused on revenue, but we didnt understand that revenue is not important for its own sake in an early stage company. Maybe, but the thought never even entered our minds. As a young entrepreneur, this is quite motivational.

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