Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

IMO Bessemer is perhaps the most emblematic firm of thematic investing… all the investment professionals in the firm from senior partners to more junior staff team up in small groups to construct “ roadmaps ” of the themes in which they intend to pursue investments, which are then articulated more broadly within the firm.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

The company isn’t simply a game developer, but is pushing the artistic and technical boundaries of what a “mobile” game experience can be. And SkyVu’s team is creating a truly cross-platform company… they built the first plug-in for in-app purchases on Android/Unity and made it available to other developers.

Mobile 140

Mobile Angel Investor Networking Revenue 140

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

The names of these once great, now defunct firms may not be terribly familiar today but here are just a few examples: American Research & Development [Boston] –> Founded by George Doriot and depending how you count it, either the first or second formal VC firm in the US.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

It expended 14M to develop a technology that was stolen. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. First, Leader is an “operating business”, not an “IP holding company. It was born without thought of “trolling” as I doubt that overused buzzword existed at the time. Previous Entries.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

Apple has taken the fully integrated OS/hardware approach and while Android is an open source OS adopted by Samsung, HTC, and other device makers Google’s becoming more integrated via it’s Nexus devices (built by partners) and of course the Motorola acquisition.

Mobile 124

Mobile Software Open Source Search 124

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

5) That Inner Control Freak - Founders always have to balance their own perspective with that of their various constituents (employees, investors, customers, strategic partners, etc), and the best ones manage to do so in an even-handed manner. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Previous Entries.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

ad-tech, analytics, development platforms, etc) the list is slightly different. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. were fairly active a few years ago though neither is as active today and big media conglomerates like Disney are fairly sporadic as they embrace web-based media. Previous Entries.

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

My partner Rob also wondered if Facebook is the next Yahoo! , The next chunk comes from Facebook’s platform, in essence “taxing” the revenues of app developers like Zynga, which represents 15% of revenue. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 4 days ago Search. or the next Google. 2011 Net Income: $1.00

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

It encompasses not just a technical infrastructure but also a user experience framework, usually some form of a selling channel, and a defined large-scale developer ecosystem. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. A software platform is truly a foundation on which entire businesses can be built. Previous Entries.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

Agile VC

JUNE 13, 2019

The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company. Chewy also appears to have cashflows going up to its parent PetSmart, which is owned by PE firm BC Partners. in 2016, to 17.5%

Leadership 100

Leadership .Net Revenue Acquisition 100

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

While Twitter has acquired various client apps like TweetDeck, they let various 3rd party developers pursue the premium service revenue opportunity. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Twitter has ceded the premium service business to others. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Virtually every mobile payments system in the developed world (see note #3) just piggybacks off the credit card system. Systems like M-Pesa (see note #3 below) took off because in developing nations prepaid wireless minutes were a parallel currency, fungible for real money. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, I know this is a gross generalization… there are plenty of developers sporting Warby Parker frames or designer shoes rather than a Warcraft t-shirt and beat-up sneakers. et al) were down on the peninsula.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

So it took me a minute to describe to my partners why SaaS for cows is incredibly exciting… Farmeron is a SaaS company focused on the data management challenges facing the agriculture sector. Thanks Andy, we’re excited to partner with and help the company. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

Is CardMuch integration available these days to third party developers? For example Twitter, who made the website prior to developing a mobile app, still has yet to integrate a feature to accept or deny followers for users with locked profiles. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. link] leehower.

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140