VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

On Monday, Kevin Baxpehler and I hosted the UK Israel Business investor delegation to Tel Aviv, and today I spent the morning with the 8200 EISP startup delegation to London where I was joined by Kirsten Connell (Cylon Lab, Managing Director) Simon Menashy (MMC Ventures, General Partner). Here they are in no particular order.

Founder 137

Founder Technical Review Early Stage 137

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Combined, these factors point to available money for business owners to invest in their ventures. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

United States 113

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 113

Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2021

When it comes to my job, after practicing venture capital for seven years under normal circumstances, it was instructive to get thrown into this new scenario, because I don’t think we’ll ever fully “return to normal.” There’s just so much community and learning-by-osmosis (or serendipity) that comes from being together.

Venture Capital 105

Venture Capital San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco 105

Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. The time has come for the Texas startup community to band together to change the world once again.

Texas 97

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 97

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Most of us want one spouse and we’re done.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

JULY 12, 2012

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. Host an event. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly.

Venture Capital 122

Venture Capital PR Technical Review Startup 122

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

The most common ways in which the Fortune 500 are working with the startup community at scale is through corporate VC arms, contests, packages of benefits geared to startups, and accelerator programs. I worked with our intern team to look for the Fortune 500 companies making the strongest effort to reach out to the tech startup community.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Opening up our circle to create and scale genuine engagement for people outside of typical venture networks is how we do business—and we’re getting exceptional deal flow because of that. Venture is all about access—getting the best deals. So come participate in the community we’re creating around Brooklyn Bridge Ventures.

Venture Capital 94

Venture Capital Community Accredited Investor Deal Flow 94

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The ‘Just Chatting’ category remains the most popular on Twitch, and lockdown measures led to concerts, political events, as well as live shows all being hosted on the platform. Products that were previously not inherently social, will embrace community, stories and sharing to increase stickiness and drive revenue.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Combined, these factors point to available money for business owners to invest in their ventures. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

United States 82

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 82

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

According to the Angel Capital Association: Angels (private money) invest in 55,000 startups each year versus 1,500 companies by VC (venture capital) funding. It doesn’t have to be at a formal networking event. Perhaps the library or a local tech company can host. I’m not your average angel.

Angel Investor 159

Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Hello Alice is a free, data-driven, and multichannel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while increasing owner success rates. 16:24] What type of networking have you found the community responds to?

Entrepreneur 80

Entrepreneur Technical Review Networking Community 80

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. Host an event. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly.

PR 114

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 114

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

He’s a former Dell exec that worked on their startup team with Ingrid Vandervelt, a Capital Factory mentor, and the co-founder of DivInc, Austin’s pre-accelerator program for diverse founders, which is hosted at Capital Factory. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

Technical Cofounder 48

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 48

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

The software is not difficult to build and the hosting element has become a commodity; the hard part is building a community. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. Jeff Atwood had a community of people built up from his blog. Building Communities. Distinct Communities.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software St. Louis API 285

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. The future of the world is in the palm of the tech community.&#.

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Los Angeles Norway Audience 356

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2014

But I continue to learn that there are a host of other factors, maybe not even related to you or your business, that could keep you from getting the funding that you need. Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. entrepreneur funding venture capital'

Silicon Valley 271

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 271

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. And then the world changed. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem.

Silicon Valley 390

Silicon Valley Kansas City Startup Venture Capital 390

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

brian_wong : Follow Brian Wong, founder and CEO of Kipp, a rewards network for virtual achievements. corbett3000 : Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs discusses engaging communities through innovation on @corbett3000. FrancisBoulle : CEO of FundMine Francis Boulle talks angel investment and venture capital on @FrancisBoulle.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

SXSW Edu Intro to the Austin Startup Scene at Capital Factory. Most of my focus is on the technology and entrepreneurship components of SXSW, but we will be hosting a special edition of the Intro to the Austin Startup Scene focused on EdTech. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network.

Technical Review 89

Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2013

When I was in college, at Fordham''s scenic Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, I deeply rooted into my community. Being intensely involved in community life there made the campus seem small and familiar. It was a time before the widespread use of social networks, obviously. That challenge has changed over the last year or two.

Community 116

Community New York New York City Hosting 116

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. Marketing of tech community : Yale Tech News , Yale Entrepreneurship Magazine. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

Affiliate 60

Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Combined, these factors point to available money for business owners to invest in their ventures. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

United States 48

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 48

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Social networking. Ning Communities. Launchpad (Free hosting and OpenSource). Fnord (resources hosting). About VC Cafe.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

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. Host an event. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly.

PR 60

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. However, 87% of our respondents don’t actively participate in any such community.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM David’s HealthCare?

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 20, 2020

On November 5th, from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT, I’m co-hosting a DEIS Practicum with Rodney Sampson and the OHUB Foundation. I asked them each the question, “What are two things you are doing to eliminate racism that I can support you with time, network, and money?”

Equity 123

Equity Cofounder Venture Capital .Net 123

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. 2 comments: Best hosting company for small business. Let me show other source that may be good for community. Venture Capital. (3). Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. Paperblog network.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

VC Cafe

APRIL 27, 2011

Despite the VC’s obvious disadvantage in the early stages, marketing and differentiation of venture capital funds is limited today. Facilitate networking – host monthly or bi monthly roundtables for your companies and entrepreneurs. So what makes one VC fund be better perceived than others?

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Differentiation Incubator Angel Investor 90

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

With ~1,500 startups, the Capital Factory community will be all over SXSW! Check out these Capital Factory companies pitching during SXSW. All of Austin is getting ready for SXSW- and that means us too! Find out what our members at these official panels during Austin’s biggest week in tech. Austin, we have a problem.

Mexico 48

Mexico Silicon Valley Texas Austin 48

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. . Think alumni advice circles from founders who have successfully fundraised post-program.

Programming 156

Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2014

But I continue to learn that there are a host of other factors, maybe not even related to you or your business, that could keep you from getting the funding that you need. Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. No surprises here.

Silicon Valley 182

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 182

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Weve hosted some interesting tech entrepreneurs. Thats real money."

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. I host on Hostforweb **. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. This is hosted by NFX.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2017

Taking Care of Your Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Community building is a big deal – so are a lot of things, but there’s no question that building and taking care of a large community of folks that trust you is a great way to build a business. The Key to Success?

Community 41

Community Curation Venture Capital Hosting 41