The Startup Magazine

JUNE 19, 2018

Earlier this year at the FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. Our people!

Texas 74

Texas Advisory Board Startup Angel Investor 74

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Investing in startups is a lot more than just buying “stock” in a company. For investors who have come to the table with a history investing in publicly listed companies or the property market, it’s easy to think that backing startups is largely a “set and forget” strategy. Ask yourself, where is your startup currently struggling?

Pre-Money Valuation 187

Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage IP Deal Flow 187

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

My colleagues Sebastian Soler , Steven Greenberg and I recently launched a new online community, PEVCTech.com , exclusively for PE/VC investors; engineers who work at PE/VC funds; and other technologists who specialize in working on this problem. 4) Manage deal flow. VC Firm. $ Tech % of workforce. Google Ventures (GV).

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2011

Are you looking for great engineers? If you want to read more about hiring at a startup check out: 1. Preferably at startup HQs. Increase your deal flow. There’s a direct correlation to your future success. 5 / week = 250 / year. Here’s why it’s critical: 1. Recruiting. 50 coffee meetings.

Dividend 410

Dividend Deal Flow Hiring Advertising 410

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

Odds are you can’t win every startup competition you enter. Klein is the founder and CEO of a new peer-to-peer lending platform called SoMoLend and she’s won 25 of the 27 startup competitions she’s (That’s a winning percentage of 92.59% - do the math). Most startup competitions offer entrants the chance to connect with a mentor.

St. Louis 152

St. Louis Startup Term Sheet Deal Flow 152

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Compounding what's already just a general shortage of engineers, those tech companies with deep pockets are offering big salaries and bonuses to those willing to join (and hopefully stay). In a bidding war for talent against the likes of Facebook, Google, and Zynga, how can startups compete in order to recruit and retain talent?

San Francisco 118

San Francisco Non-Compete Deal Flow Startup 118

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

But regardless of the specifics, what they all have in common is bringing together a group of active Accredited Investors interested in supporting young startups. Benefits of joining a group include pooling deal flow, capital, domain expertise, and investing experience.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

Gust

JULY 19, 2014

I’d suggest that you browse through the Gust investor search engine for investment groups (and accelerators, incubators, business plan competitions, et al) that are relevant to your startup (by location, industry, type of organization, etc.), original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *. Gust News'

Angel Groups 142

Angel Groups New York Deal Flow Incubator 142

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. Great returns in early stage investing is driven by great deal flow and good picking. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

Odds are you can’t win every startup competition you enter. Klein is the founder and CEO of a new peer-to-peer lending platform called SoMoLend and she’s won 25 of the 27 startup competitions she’s (That’s a winning percentage of 92.59% - do the math). Most startup competitions offer entrants the chance to connect with a mentor.

St. Louis 85

St. Louis Startup Term Sheet Deal Flow 85

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups.

North America 337

North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

Odds are you can’t win every startup competition you enter. Klein is the founder and CEO of a new peer-to-peer lending platform called SoMoLend and she’s won 25 of the 27 startup competitions she’s (That’s a winning percentage of 92.59% – do the math). Most startup competitions offer entrants the chance to connect with a mentor.

St. Louis 60

St. Louis Startup Term Sheet Deal Flow 60

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Instagram co-founder Keven Systrom describes Burbn as a “failed product” and “wasted engineering time.” His popularity is largely rooted in his personal success—he originally worked as a VC and was in charge of deal flow in Silicon Valley. Never heard of Burbn?

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Deal Flow Cofounder Affiliate 60

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Most people need a little bit of capital to bring a product to market--or they're an engineer. Well, if the stats say that most of the people getting funding are guys and that most of the engineers are guys, then if "have money or code" is your criteria, you'll wind up funding mostly guys.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Portfolio Deal Flow Curation 60

ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies outside Silicon Valley: lack of a reliable pipeline of deals. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

Incubator 128

Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Good idea, I think this will benefit lots of startups and some angels. Ted: Great service to the startup community! I've not studied them yet, but at first glance I can see some really slick technologies being transferred into a Newco with these basic terms, and funding a lot more deal flow. This is great!

Finance 40

Finance Term Sheet Vesting LLC 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I have been writing a series on how startup boards get selected, who sits on them and what to avoid. Read the tea leaves on CEO / Founder psychology The job of running a startup is incredibly stressful and as an industry we’ve started to note the importance of mental health / wellness in our industry.

Cofounder 251

Cofounder Conversion Management Founder 251

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. 2) Market . Her answer? ‘I 8) Monitor .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. Connecting with one of these would be a real coup for your startup.

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

This, we believe, will create a strong downstream deal flow for all of you - incubators, angel investors, and VCs. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

Malaysia 114

Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Let’s make a deal” - The dream team CFO not only runs the deal process for fundraising, but should also bring deal flow into the company. They should have a track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a long list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call.

NDA 248

NDA CPA SEC Startup 248

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve been looking for suggestions for an initial deal structure that is appropriate for the theoretical case of a trusted dev shop putting in $100k in market-value of services over a 6 month period in time. How would one set up such a startup to eventually raise capital from outside VCs, who will be wary of ‘dead equity’ (i.e.,

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

At Top Tier, we have been continuously refining our database and analytics engine, and we use it and other software mentioned in this article to make better decisions, spot trends, and stay in front of targeted venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. What tools to VCs use to manage their deal flow and internal processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2013

Let’s make a deal” - The dream team CFO not only runs the deal process for fundraising, but should also bring deal flow into the company. They should have a track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a long list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call.

NDA 237

NDA CPA Startup SEC 237

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

In other words, if I’m thinking about this just from a WP Engine perspective for a second as a potential customer, when you come up to me and say, “Meetings are awful because half of them don’t even have an agenda, and the ones that do, you don’t stick to it and they go long. Jason: Exactly. Jason: Yeah. Edwin: Right.

Technical Cofounder 220

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2011

Let’s make a deal” - The dream team CFO not only runs the deal process for fundraising, but should also bring deal flow into the company. They should have a track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a long list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call.

NDA 233

NDA CPA Startup SEC 233

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups.

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Gust

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Let’s make a deal” – The dream team CFO not only runs the deal process for fundraising, but should also bring deal flow into the company. They should have a track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a long list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call.

NDA 147

NDA CPA SEC Startup 147

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. Connecting with one of these would be a real coup for your startup.

Angel Investor 270

Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

These are actual results a startup Ringadoc got from their partner program. We work together closely to close deals, so knowing them has allowed me to build trust with them that we will deliver for the customers.”. Be a champion and evangelist for the partners, their voice in discussions with product and engineering teams.

Channel 84

Channel Partner Programming B2B 84

ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

These are actual results a startup Ringadoc got from their partner program. We work together closely to close deals, so knowing them has allowed me to build trust with them that we will deliver for the customers.”. Be a champion and evangelist for the partners, their voice in discussions with product and engineering teams.

Channel 77

Channel Partner Programming B2B 77

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For her, it was launching new classes and teaching those at Stanford in the School of Engineering. You're asked to participate in lectures and events at top tier academic institutions known for entrepreneurship and startups. You can get meetings with VCs, startups, BigCo's based on people "hearing good things" and the like.

Non-Compete 97

Non-Compete Cofounder Cap Table Reputation 97

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Specifically, K9 only invests in startups where the entire team is located in the SF Bay Area. So why then do I still insist on having the startups being located here? This serendipity is why startups in the Bay Area have a higher chance of success than those located elsewhere. I suspect this is also the case for most VCs.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Specifically, K9 only invests in startups where the entire team is located in the SF Bay Area. So why then do I still insist on having the startups being located here? This serendipity is why startups in the Bay Area have a higher chance of success than those located elsewhere. I suspect this is also the case for most VCs.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112

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. This is the man you’ll need to impress should you wish to slice off a piece of the sFund pie for your startup. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . Thirty-four VC firms in OpenVC call themselves “early-stage” Yet, 30% of those don’t actually invest in pre-revenue startups. The phrase is quite ambiguous.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78