Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. Get ready to experience hands-on, cutting edge technology demos (and some wild future science stuff you never thought was possible). Yet female founders received only 2% of venture capital dollars in 2017. The SXSW Startup Crawl!

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2012

Last weekend saw the end of the program, and the startups were then expected to prove their worth to a crowd during the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp Demo Day. JFDI Asia sure knows how to throw a Demo Day: it turned local nightspot TAB Singapore into part startup launchpad and part investor pitch conference for the Demo Day. TribeHired.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. And Jim & I went on to raise several more venture capital funds in our day jobs. And Jamie hers.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Teach Department of Defense /Intelligence Community sponsors how to deliver problems to these schools and how to get the most out of student teams. The CIA set up In-Q-Tel to be the venture capital arm of the intelligence community to speed the insertion of technologies. Train the Trainers.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

meet with tons of companies every week, work hard for their portfolio companies, and are on planes flying around to the important confereneces and demo days". he's only been in venture for two years and only through one market, an up one!" Of course, you don't always need that experience from a VC.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

The other change is that universities, instead of being passive, have become active in building an entrepreneurial community. I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while solving some of the toughest problems.” Companies have more demos than they’ll ever need.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Date: Tuesday, March 6 Time: 4:45pm to 7:15pm Location: Capital Factory?—?16th 16th floor Register: Sign up here Thursday, March 8 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella getting a demo of Senseye in the kitchen at Capital Factory. A Venture Capital Outlook on Industry 4.0 Are you new to the Austin Startup Community?

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Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

This class of investor, once quite disorganized, has become much like the venture capital community, creating a process including due diligence (careful examination of a business before investment), terms of investment that match those of venture capitalists, and a process that sometimes takes months from introduction to investment.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Teach Department of Defense /Intelligence Community sponsors how to deliver problems to these schools and how to get the most out of student teams. The CIA set up In-Q-Tel to be the venture capital arm of the intelligence community to speed the insertion of technologies. Train the Trainers.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Community 120

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

In order to get the healthcare community to collaborate with each other to bring new ideas to market they will need some help to catalyze the “co” part of co-working. This has been nearly a 4-year journey,” said Schonthal who prior to moving back to Chicago in 2011 had been working in healthcare venture capital in San Diego.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

an extreme example, that graphic designer or photographer who was paid as an independent contractor to create an image for the website may have also offered some input on other aspects of the user experience after reviewing a demo or mockup. This is often referred to in the creative community as a “ work-for-hire agreement.”.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This three day conference has become the “must-attend” event for anyone who is active or new to the startup-community. Immerse yourself in the tech community at Techweek. GigaOM Structure. Computing is everywhere! Are you up for the challenge? Google I/O. VentureBeat Mobile Summit. InfusionCon. Small Business Web Summit.

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Las Vegas North America Silicon Valley New York City 165

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 25, 2010

7:00PM Moble Monday Brooklyn (MoMoBK) Inaugural Event: NY Apps, So Hot Right Now Mobile Monday Brooklyn demo night of awesome apps created by local NYC and Brooklyn developers. We're kicking off 2010 with demos from four exciting new local startups. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. Violators will be prosecuted.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 8, 2014

Stick around long enough in a big tech community and you''ll see your share of big company evangelists come and go. All he had to do was hangout at hackathons and do demos where he wrote code live. That makes their role in the community more authentic. That makes their role in the community more authentic. all at once.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 20, 2015

Recently, in my book Startup Communities , I asserted that you can create a startup community in any city in the world. ” I was in New York on Friday for Techstars Demo Day and I saw evidence over and over again that the statement was false. Metaphorically, this is a risk of the Religion of Silicon Valley.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 30, 2014

In contrast, an incubator program doesn’t have a predetermined end, so there is no demo day like an accelerator, and they may or may not take equity or offer capital. In a few weeks, there will be an opportunity to pitch our company to angel investors and venture capital firms. Incubators.

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Incubator New York City Venture Capital Startup 105

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

RSVP: [link] 5PM NY Tech Meetup Student Mingle The NYTM Student Group's mission is to encourage the involvement of students and student leaders in the New York City tech community and thereby better educate and prepare tomorrow's entrepreneurs. Fewer demos this time. Bootstrapping a community from zero users. RSVP: [link].

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

This class of investor, once quite disorganized, has become much like the venture capital community, creating a process including due diligence (careful examination of a business before investment), terms of investment that match those of venture capitalists, and a process that often takes.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. I think this same concept plays into what Ive seen happening a lot more in the venture community: partners at VC firms jumping back into entrepreneurial ventures.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 29, 2010

Ex: “As Community Manager, I would get Modcloth on Tumblr because their users are already talking about the company there and it’s the right demo.” It’s an indication of how well networked you are, and what the community thinks of your ideas. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. Same thing with Twitter.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 30, 2014

It’s the end of Demo Day, an annual ritual for Techstars Boston, where Rae is the managing director. Think of it as a cross between a landlord, summer camp, and venture-capital firm. In their minds, the companies they’ve just created from scratch are the future of innovation, built around a core of community.

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Technology Boston Cloud Silicon Valley 60

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 29, 2010

Closely just launched at DEMO this week and is the natural evolution of group buying and discount sites—allowing retailers to run these deals on their own in front of their own audiences. Community is one solution I had in mind. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. Enter Closely.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. I've learned more in the three months working with a real-life entrepreneur on a new venture than in all 5 years of Community College and my BA. Are DEMO's days numbered? Venture News.

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Austin Startup

MAY 6, 2018

I’m not the mystery donor who pushed the size of the fund past $1,000,000 last Thursday night at the Longhorn Startup Demo Day. To get this out of the way now?—?I’m Nor am I one who put in a lot by any stretch. And obviously, credit is due to Joshua Baer and Brett Hurt for donating and publicizing the current fundraiser.

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Jason Ball

JUNE 16, 2020

If you can get onto the ladder via an accelerator program, they frequently host demo days and are well connected to the investor community. I’ve attended countless demo days over the years. Another great way into a VC is via their portfolio company!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

If you demo your product (which is always great) then tell us part of the story while you’re demo’ing. Also, asking is not appropriate at a marquee conferences like TechCrunch50, DEMO, Twiistup and the like. Closing line: “FitOrbit is an online community for the $2.4 NEVER lead with features.

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Audience Venture Capital Community Programming 362

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

After the panel stay for demos by cocktail experts and chefs, tastings by local producers, and cameos by some of the city's cult food vendors. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. Many more are joining in. We hope you’ll join us! RSVP: [link].

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Haiti New York City New York Venture Capital 74

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. The company is about to introduce the N8 to a mostly indifferent community. Here are the top 30 along with a brief snippet from the post.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Term Sheet Startup 175

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 15, 2011

So if you're going to come to NYC and you want to make an impact, you better bring your A-game, and that's exactly what Techstars did yesterday at Demo Day. These companies have all the momentum they could ever hope to achieve and the investor community is abuzz over how impressive they all were. So congrats, guys.

New York City 112

New York City New York Incubator Community 112

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. Are DEMO's days numbered? The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News. Thursday, January 17, 2008.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

A 2005 report by the Government Accountability Office indicates that textbook prices have outpaced inflation by more than 2-1 over the past two decades and account for 26% of tuition and fees at four-year public universities and nearly three-quarters of costs at community colleges. Are DEMO's days numbered? Venture News.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. Congratulations! Mulago Foundation Rainer Arnhold Fellowship. Summit Fellows.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

These conferences are not only a great way to raise your startup’s profile, they also serve as valuable networking opportunities within the tech/VC community. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly. Enter into personal competitions.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

Boris Wertz, founding partner of Version One Ventures, believes that if you’ve worked in an industry you’re passionate about for a long time, you may know something about the market that nobody else knows. If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It. A demo video (if you’ve got a digital sell sheet). A benefit statement.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2019

Venture Capital ?—? SXSW Startup Crawl Time: Friday, March 8, 4:00pm-8:00pm Location: Capital Factory, 701 Brazos Street Register: SXSW Badge OR register at atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Startup Crawl | The Biggest Tech Startup Event in Austin Kick things off at the biggest party of SXSW?—?The What do I search for? Startup ?—?

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2010

However, the innovation community seems to be in love with this format, so you can’t be a VC without watching a bunch of them. That's why, when you're giving a live presentation, you should pretty much assume the technology will fail—whether it’s your technology in a demo or the A/V in the room.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

The smaller size also allows the space for teams to get to know each other within the cohort and develop a true sense of community and friendship on a founder-to-founder level, which has proven to be an invaluable resource during and after the program. . We don’t do demo days: It’s not our thing… never has been and never will be.

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