Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 26th I had an equally effusive intro from Ynon Kreiz, also a friend, trusted source and also the CEO of portfolio company Maker Studios. But I’m guessing the narrative is similar elsewhere. He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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Technical Review North America Los Angeles Cofounder 373

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We then help surround founders with other talent who want to join important causes but don’t have the startup idea themselves. We help founders through difficult moments, we help coach, we act as sparring partners, we help them resolve conflicts when they’re fighting with co-founders and we help them deal with adversity as well as successes.

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Venture Capital Fractional CTO Cofounder Early Stage 150

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

When Chad Pytel introduced me to Bryan Helmkamp , CEO/Co-founder of Code Climate , I knew that I had to pay attention. Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups.

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Software Review Chad Ruby PHP 191

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

But founders need to know how to ask for their advice and when to ignore it. Startup Insights From Paul English, Co-Founder of Kayak - OnStartups , May 10, 2010 I’m just wrapping up several weeks of attending conferences across both coasts. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. was having coffee with a friend who teaches at the U.C.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

I looked at this founder’s prior startup, which ultimately had a successful exit, and then was happy to connect with him again as he launches a new project. I’ve always respected Bessemer for publishing their “ Anti-Portfolio ” on their website. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Seed Stage 185

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 185

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. You’ve got entrepreneurs and founders who are really – a lot of them are in the very early stage of their startup. Technical founder. ” [laugh] Well, we’re on the subject, so let’s talk about that a little bit.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder San Diego Startup 337

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event that has featured Boston’s BEST founders. Topics have included “Leveraging Pinterest”, “Mobile Commerce”, and “Facebook Advertising”.

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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

So you have a great idea for a new mobile app or Web service—but you don’t know anything about coding or developing. You might have started searching for a tech-oriented co-founder to help you launch your idea, only to find that your startup can’t afford the ongoing salary for a skilled software developer.

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Web Silicon Valley Salary Demand 160

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

I’m curious about a Millennial and Gen Z version of Patients Like Me that is mobile-first and built for generations that already share everything on social media. I recently caught up with Zak Holdsworth , co-founder and CEO of Hint Health , who gave me some food for thought on new insurance models.

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Social Network Vertical Cofounder Software Improvement 102

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As startup founders ask themselves this question, some of the answers might be specific to their product: i.e. we should improve our onboarding, change our freemium model, etc. Or Briga, Co-founder and CEO of Novos.gg. We co-develop our product with our community. Alon Grinshpoon, Co-founder and CEO of Echo3D.

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Cofounder B2C Design Portfolio 171

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

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Venture Capital Cofounder Spain San Diego 270

K9 Ventures

JANUARY 24, 2017

Alex Fishman, the co-founder and CEO of Dishero, has an amazing series of blog posts on how that story played out, which I’ll incorporate by reference for anyone who’s interested in the details: My Cofounder Said: “I love what we’re doing” And We Shut Down Our Startup. A Post About Post-Post-Mortem.

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Cofounder Software Review Startup Technical Review 48

thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

– Austin Hill , co-founder Blockstream (FPV’s newest portfolio company). The combination of mobile technology, sensors, robotics, and data analytics will create businesses that can empower billions of people around the world through decentralized and distributed networks where the “middlemen” are no longer required.

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Kenya Africa United States Global 109

Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

During that time, we watched the first wave of mobile apps take off — Foursquare, GroupOn, Instagram, Twitter, etc. 3) Rebalancing — we rebalance portfolios monthly. He co-founded the first angel investor group in the Bitcoin space, BitAngels , in 2013, which grew to over 500 members globally. We were infatuated with tech.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Austin 48

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. His blog is full of personal stories, gentle advice, and guidance that will be useful to any startup founder. A Smart Bear.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Silicon Valley Cofounder 60

David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The three founders (Isaac, Tim, and Jose) were based in the Los Angeles area when they moved the company to Boulder for the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2009. Twilio became a popular perk for Techstars companies globally over the years and many other Techstars portfolio companies use the product extensively. 1: SendGrid (2009).

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San Antonio New York City Seattle Los Angeles 171

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 26, 2021

An alum of the HAX hardware accelerator and Founders Factory program, Preemadonna has raised $5.6M At first glance, Preemadonna with its consumer hardware and beauty products, doesn’t seem like the typical startup in the Version One portfolio.

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Cofounder Early Stage Portfolio Hosting 116

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

Years later Clavier's name now comes up all the time when one of his portfolio companies finds success; his exits include Mint, Tapulous, and UserPlane, other investments include Mashery (a ReadWriteWeb sponsor), Rapleaf, Fitbit, bitly, GroupOn, Twitter and many more. Are all co-founders equal, Clavier asked?

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

Today one of our portfolio companies, GrabCAD, announced it’s Series A funding led by Matrix. Founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk originally started building the company in their native Estonia before moving to Boston to join the hub of SaaS / CAD software companies located here. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Community Estonia Syndicate Syndication 100

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. Her work included heading Nokia’s location-based services business and app portfolio for emerging markets, which she built from a back-of-a-napkin idea to a 100-person organization with over 10 million users. Mari Holds a B.A.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Gayle King is co-host of CBS This Morning. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re you’re going to take some hits.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

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

David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2013

Another portfolio company of ff Venture Capital that targets this market is Voxy , a mobile app that creates an immersive experience in teaching English as a second language. Endeavor recognizes that although entrepreneurial activity already exists in Miami, it remains difficult for founders to reach scale.

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Miami Private Equity Florida Technical Review 114

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Which brings me back to your mobile phones. It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies. If they don’t, then the management team has simply become caretakers of the founders’ legacy.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Hunter Walker

MARCH 25, 2015

Forerunner Ventures is one of Homebrew’s favorite co-investors for consumer commerce/retail startups. Firm founder Kirsten Green has an amazing analytical mind combined with empathy for the consumer. How do you convey to founders why your backgrounds are valuable to them? EK: It is such an exciting time to be a consumer.

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Naming Technical Review Early Stage Green 48

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Alexia Tsotsis is the co-editor of TechCrunch. Founders Den co-founder and angel investor Zachary Bogue has joined forces with seasoned big data VC Matt Ocko , Metamarkets founder Michael Driscoll and Prismatic CEO Bradford Cross to launch Data Collective , the world’s first Big Data-only early stage investment fund. .”

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 23, 2011

I’m pleased to announce the developer launch of K9 Ventures’ portfolio company, card.io (pronounced card-I-O). is the simple and secure way to accept credit cards in mobile applications. brings credit card visual swipe to mobile devs. SDK takes swipe at competition with camera-enabled mobile payments (video).

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Cofounder Mobile API Portfolio 93

VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2021

The According to Alon Grinshpoon, co-founder and CEO of EchoAR: “3D content is now everywhere. The July 2021 Mobile gaming report by Israeli gaming startup CrazyLabs, shows that 3D games consist of 90.8% of the mobile gaming market. Alban Denoyel , Sketchfab’s co-founder and CEO.

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Cofounder Mobile Revenue Cloud 183

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. The result is that many venture capital firms are now making smaller angel investments in an attempt to get close with startup founders that are likely to raise bigger funding rounds later on.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. The result is that many venture capital firms are now making smaller angel investments in an attempt to get close with startup founders that are likely to raise bigger funding rounds later on.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2015

In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. Consumers can now conduct a wide variety of bank-related transactions from the comfort of their computers, tablets and mobile devices. by Jake Dacillo, Marketing Director, Balboa Capital.

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Small Business Technical Review Technology United States 100

thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

– Austin Hill , co-founder Blockstream (FPV’s newest portfolio company). The combination of mobile technology, sensors, robotics, and data analytics will create businesses that can empower billions of people around the world through decentralized and distributed networks where the “middlemen” are no longer required.

Kenya 40

Kenya United States Global Cofounder 40

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Creating and showing constant momentum through personal portfolio projects and volunteering is a powerful means of landing a new job as a product manager, especially if one has never officially held the professional title “Product Manager.” Creativity is also a must for product managers.

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Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Sakti3 Founder Sastry to Step Down From U-M. View More in Mobile ›. Co-Founder and CEO, Wetpaint. Founder, DEKA Research and Development Corporation. Subscribe for Free. Xconomy San Diego. Our Cities ▾ Boston ›. Ministry of Supply Puts MIT Engineering Cred Into Dress Shirts. View More in Boston ›. Startups ›.

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San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

When we create new platform initiatives, our team tries to think about how we can be the most impactful with our portfolio companies. Today, we’re thrilled to announce a new program that we hope will help our portfolio companies with two of these bullets. Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft.

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Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

By the end of 2004 I had brought on two co-founders: John Vars – who is now the Chief Product Office at TaskRabbit, and Steven Reading took over Sales and Revenue. How do founders think about whether it’s time to move on or not? Ben Horowitz talks about asking founders what secret they know that no one else does.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Cofounder SMS 48

Ben's Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Today we announced a new investment in TinyCo, a new mobile games company. IDC estimates that there will be 1 billion mobile Internet users by 2013 and that estimate may very well be low. billion mobile Internet users translate into an extremely large number of potential mobile gamers. Here are the three reasons: 1.

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San Francisco Georgia Mobile Technical Review 76