Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced the 10 startups selected for the 2020 class of Techstars Austin. With SXSW starting later that week, the companies will be fresh out of the Techstars Austin program, ready to leverage the SXSW event as well.

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Austin Curation Startup Dallas 62

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

At the event, there will be an interactive panel moderated by Trevor Boehm, Techstars Program Director and lead writer of “Get Backed,” a best-selling book on fundraising. I’ve spent my entire career helping to build early stage companies and I feel very fortunate to share my experience with founders everywhere.”

Austin 48

Austin Management Los Angeles New York City 48

ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

On July 1, 2006, commenting on the Indian startup scenario, I had written a blog post called Too Much Money, Too Few Deals. Today, the Indian scenario has improved greatly, but still the issue of lack of a mature deal flow remains. An ad-supported network, the company has achieved over $1 million in revenue and is profitable.

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Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

You can see a list of the 70+ investors and other partners who have signed on to participate in local programming at the bottom. You should come along for the ride if you are interested in investing more in Texas technology and disruptive commerce companies and want to develop relationships with local investors who can be your deal flow.

Texas 50

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 50

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Who is actually building a portfolio whose founders reflect the diversity of the greater population? I went back and calculated the number of companies in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures portfolio who have at least one founder who is female, from an underrepresented minority group, or LGBT. Not directly, anyway. And does it work?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Portfolio Deal Flow Curation 60

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2017

Have domain expertise in an emerging area that the VC cares about and wants to develop more authority and deal flow around. Prove access to entrepreneurs through hustle, pervasiveness, good EQ, and a strong network. In selecting a firm, I’d prioritize fit and the strength of the firm’s deal flow.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. Build a specialized outbound origination program. dedicated deal sourcers for every generalist investment professional. The funds with more traditional origination are primarily focused on their local venture center network.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

I Love Business Plan Competitions I had a breakfast with a friend who has founded a few companies in Thailand and started the New Ventures Program at one of their universities. In exchange, these VCs/companies get early looks at new deal flow and offer aspiring entrepreneurs feedback and advice on their business plan.

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Business Plan Silicon Valley RSS Venture Capital 143

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 24, 2014

Every single topic about running a company has been written about ad nauseum, there are incubators, accelorators, mentoring programs, events, talks, etc. Their guidance and network can also make these companies better. So what about a Techstars-like program for new VCs? But what about investors? I still would.

Venture Capital 134

Venture Capital Deal Flow Aggregator Incubator 134

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2016

We had several high level goals: Understand how AngelList and Syndicates worked by actively participating; Be able to experiment with seed investments outside of our themes; Extend our network of entrepreneurs and angel investors; and. of investors who have participated in at least half of FG Angels deals: 30.

Syndicate 70

Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor Portfolio 70

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 23, 2019

He’s also the founder of Converse Digital , and he’s got a new course that he’s been working on called Turning Conversations Into Customers: The Sales Prospecting Method for People Who Hate Sales Prospecting. I want to create deal flow for years, not just today because man, that’s really hard.

Sales 58

Sales Conversion Social Media Networking 58

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The interesting thing about working with angels (the tech founder kind) is that they’ve all run their own startups before so there is instant resonance with what you’re going through, the issues you’ll face and how to best help. Founders need to see eye-to-eye or things will be very difficult.

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Angel Investor Cofounder Southern California .Net 302

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In that capacity, I co-founded the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Venture Capital Access Program, a joint venture with the National Association of Investment Companies (“NAIC”), which helps women and diverse entrepreneurs raise capital. Starship was launched by the co-founders of Skype. Are you politically active? Why is that?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60