View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

Modern digital curators for early-stage entrepreneurs are the expert bloggers who put “content into context.” Mark is a serial entrepreneur who is now active in the venture capital community for early-stage startups. and books for entrepreneurs like “Think and Grow Rich.” Lessons Learned , by Eric Ries.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

In response, venture capital firms like Sequoia and Andreessen/Horowitz are hiring new partners just to work with their portfolio companies and match them to corporations. Ventures that are further along and now executing their business model are no longer startups, they are now early-stage companies.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

VENTURE CAPITAL. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. According to the Dow Jones research, 43 early-stage funds raised $3.1 About GeekWire.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. The more senior members you have (say you already have a CEO, CTO, VP marketing, VP Biz Dev, VP Products) then the less options you’ll need and vice versa. That’s normal.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Good stuff.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

And while I’m at it, a great post by Steve Blank No Accounting For Startups looking at early stage score keeping. Do I Need a Co-Founder: The 90/50 Rule of Startup Founders - FairSoftware's Blog , February 1, 2010 Another post that relates to my recent post on CTO Founders and Cofounders. How Unique Is A Unique Visitor? -

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

link] [link] Posted byTony Karrer at 5:33 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Aligning the Startup Team Strategy with the Capitalization Strategy. The single most important factor to raising capital for any tech startup is the management team. This is true for early stage funding as well as venture capital funding. Early Stage. Seed to Series A.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds.

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Haystack

JUNE 2, 2018

Early-stage funding is often all about the people and groups they form. Yet, I get decks where there is no team slide, or worse, there is just a circle with a face that says “Betty / CTO” or “Dan / Business.” ” –> Archive.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 19, 2010

Early stage startups have that task many times over after they receive their first funding. Instead, the CTO there met someone amazing at SXSW who turned out to be a big fan (and customer) of the company. On a weekly basis, we meet great senior level talent looking for early stage opportunities. Why senior level?

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

When you're getting started, sweat equity is often a critical component of your negotiating leverage with co-founders, early stage employees and others who aren't paid market wages to help you grow your business. Sweat equity is just one component of early-stage valuation. Million in Venture Capital.

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SiliconHills

MAY 18, 2018

Jose Ancer is a tech and venture capital focused corporate partner in the Startup and Emerging Technology Group of Egan Nelson and the firm’s Chief Technology Officer. He represents early-stage companies across a variety of tech-focused industries and […]. He received his B.A.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

He then went on the create an early-stage VC that I track closely?—? Entrada Ventures? —?that And the third founder, Colin Kelley , remains an important contributor & CTO of the company. The third founder & CTO, Ken Weiner , remains at GumGum as CTO and is vital to our ability to outperform the market.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 4, 2017

They have their use case, but are points of comparison for other people to evaluate you,” Lloyd Tabb, founder and CTO of Looker, says. I really enjoyed a recent post I read on First Round Review about vanity metrics, which touches on what I love about my startup vs. others with more funding, more engineers and more mentions on TechCrunch.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 2, 2021

From the very beginning, I knew we needed to set up shop in Munich and London; London because it’s the insurance capital of the world and Munich not only because it is second in insurance, but because it’s quickly becoming a tech hub in Europe. And we don’t have to tell you why but our next stop is Austin.

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ithacaVC

MAY 30, 2011

Company X raises some venture capital, and after about a year Jim goes to his non-management board members and basically says “Al has to go” See my earlier post Tech Founder Wins at Early Stage. Jim founded Company X with Al, a self proclaimed entrepreneur. The interesting conflicts arise for Jim.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve seen a range of options for supporting entrepreneurs, which I can rank from least to most involvement in companies by investors: financier VCs, e.g., Correlation Ventures. portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Tony Saldanha (P&G Next Gen Svces, Transformant), Farhan Shah (Allstate, CTO, Head of Platform Eng), Munu Gandhi (VP Infrastructure, AON), Virginia Lyons (CISO, Williams Sonoma) and GTM advisors?—?Natalie Either you’re a mega fund or an early stage fund, being caught in the middle is a place you don’t want to be.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. It proved to be fortuitous because it allowed me the time & space I needed to get to know tons of founders and VCs and to hone my craft.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

A lot of my time is spent helping early-stage companies get to proof points so that they can raise capital. They might have some seed money and are thinking or raising a Series A based on success of an early release (MVP). Bill Payne is an expert on how early-stage investors should look at valuation.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

He says, “Spending a few thousand on a domain could make a big difference long term, and give you the credibility and advantage over the competition, especially in the very beginning and early stages of the business.”. venture capital. Seek out venture capital funding. 4 Reasons to Brand Your Business.

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Babbling VC

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

It's always sales that kill most early-stage businesses. I can't remember ever saying "shit, we're going to fail with this one because of the CTO!" If you aren't raising venture capital, you'll have different issues to address up front and this is necessary. . I don't need to see the break-even point.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Wasn’t he a CTO or something? (He I liked the fact that you linked to the wikipedia page for a payphone — nice touch Reply Chris Ryland , on October 5, 2009 at 12:06 pm Said: Where did Ben Wegbreit fit in the Convergent picture?

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I had dinner recently with a former colleague and good friend, let’s call him Al, who has recently transitioned from CTO to CEO of an early stage company he founded; he’s struggling with every aspect of his new job. I’ve been the incoming CEO several times in early stage startups, taking over for the founder.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2009

We know Ben W was the CTO. I’m going to go get a coffee now, and you can have your meeting with those at our company you respect enough to not insult. Chris Ryland , on October 8, 2009 at 1:35 pm Said: OK, so who was the CEO? You’re making him look good, so he should’t mind.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. Venture Capital. And of course you need a mature venture capital industry.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Qualcomm Ventures is invested in a number of startups including Livescribe, Obopay , Arieso and Zeebo. Kapor is the original designer of Lotus 1-2-3 and former CEO of Lotus Development.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. Why do startups? via Urban Dictionary ). Retirement Plans.

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