Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A critical stage for most first-time entrepreneurs is getting their idea developed into at least a prototype to validate their technology. This phase is intended to allow you to complete the research and development on your innovative product. Investors want potential for a large and timely return, with reduced risk.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. produced this analysis of engineering representation within VC firms: Selected VCs with Highest Representation of Developers in Workforce. Google Ventures (GV).

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

Venture Capitalism is changing. The influx of large corporations to the venture capital space has only enhanced funding opportunities for startups and startups no longer need to have their sights solely focused on venture capitalists. Startups should leverage these changes in venture capital to their advantage.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

The more capital a startup has, the easier it is to get off the ground and ramp up growth. In turn, this leads to the development of a thriving startup ecosystem which paves the way for technology and innovation. Drives development in technology. KPMG’s Venture Pulse Q3 2017 reported that the Asian market has raised $12.3

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Another frequent partner for Hauser Private Equity is the Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Digital Transformation.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Keeping up with trends is the reality show of the e-commerce world, which is constantly developing, gaining a significant market share, and driving online sales. of purchases were made via mobile devices in the United States, as Statista reported. Funds are invested in this, and it will develop further.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Colleges and universities across Australia and even several from the United States tried to recruit Lazarus to attend their school after his high school graduation. Lazarus has developed a reputation in the Melbourne and Sydney business communities as a consultant who is brutally honest yet caring and highly effective at the same time.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

Sure, companies in the Bay Area – particularly Silicon Valley and San Francisco – consistently receive the highest percentage of venture money nationwide. But a slowdown in venture capital financing and questions about a technology bubble have led to many entrepreneurs and startups considering other avenues for growth.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Written by David Shelters , managing director of Bangkok, Thailand-based investment banking and financial advisory firm Karon Business Consulting, the book should be an eye-opener for aspiring and new technology entrepreneurs and can help you navigate the dangerous waters known as venture capital.

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VC Adventure

JULY 1, 2021

Sweet Grace was born in 2008, as the Great Recession ripped through the United States, particularly affecting working-class communities like Lawrence, Massachusetts where Danaris lives. One of our biggest inspirations and favorite New Builders is Danaris Mazara of Sweet Grace Heavenly Cakes. She had $37 in food stamps to her name.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

While general impact investing is becoming more mainstream for high net worth individuals and institutions, gender lens investing has not benefitted from the same level of traction in the private equity and venture capital space. Contrasted with an average VC fund size of $30M… there is a mismatch.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Even in the United States, one in five households are underbanked. Then I met the Blockstream team with their vision for sidechains , to create a more robust and scaleable blockchain infrastructure which would enable these new applications and services to be developed and tested. Globally, there are 2.5

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 19, 2023

In the fast-paced world of technology and venture capital, a new player has emerged, poised to significantly impact the startup ecosystem. Big Sky Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm , has recently announced the launch of its inaugural fund, with $20 million in capital commitments.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. Far from it. Lots of it.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware. While credit was relatively easy to obtain in the developed markets for much of the last 20 years, the 2008 economic crisis made it more difficult for even the middle class and small businesses to obtain loans.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

The Association of Enterprise Opportunities , a national organization that advocates for micro business development, states that roughly 8,000 business loan requests are declined each weekday in the United States. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are one type of community lender.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

When it comes to launching a startup, most founders think they should reside in the United States, Silicon Valley, in particular, to have a successful business. According to Asian Development Bank, Covid-19 pushed 4.7 Venture capital (VC) investment is the primary funding source for regional startups.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Developing an efficient employee onboarding process and training program will be increasingly critical to the company’s ability to grow and manage culture. . Building and learning how to manage a basic website could be a huge marketing asset for Sedibeng. Employee training. Expansion. See Also: The Complete UPer Crust Pies Business Plan.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Our friends who run the state park surrounding our ranch will join all of us for Thanksgiving dinner. So no post today on entrepreneurship, Secret History of Silicon Valley, Customer Development, Lean Startups, etc. Families gather from across the country to spend time with each other and feast on a traditional turkey dinner.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China? Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. David Teten, HBS 98, Partner, ff Venture Capital, will discuss his research study on VC portfolio operations, recently featured in Forbes ).

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

When people would ask a similar question back then about the difficulty of software development, my usual response was “anyone can write a TAP program over a weekend that will work with 80% of the paging systems in the world…but getting it to work on the other 20% will take you a year.” despite having lots of competitors.

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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2011

In the 1950’s the groundwork for a culture and environment of entrepreneurship were taking shape on the east and west coasts of the United States. government backed venture firms and limited partnerships. A wave of innovation was about to meet a pile of risk capital. Why It’s “Silicon” Valley. But by the early 1960?s

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2020

1955 Capital is a firm with an admittedly straightforward mission: They aim to invest in all the most disruptive technologies from the developed world, all in an effort to solve the planet’s greatest challenges at the same exact time. All of these are lofty goals for the venture capital firm, to be sure.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Many startups and businesses dream of landing funding from angel investors and venture capital. However, very few businesses ever acquire venture capital funds. . Unfortunately, these atypical visionaries are unable to connect with people who control capital and investing. Find alternative funding streams.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Austin-Based Venture Capital Firms There are a eleven venture capital firms based in Austin that are actively investing today, six of which are first funds. VC Firms Actively investing in Austin Companies Finally, there are a group of venture capital firms that are not based in Austin that are active investors here.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Prior to founding Keen Home , Nayeem Hussain spent his career focusing on M&A, corporate development/strategy, and financial analysist, first at Prudential Financial and then at Loral Space & Communications. It really exploded our perception and visibility in the United States. (And download any of the past shows here.).

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China? Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Increased venture funding has been helping to develop a robust tech ecosystem with major hubs in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto. Here’s how public venture funding can help build Canada’s tech talent. These workers are recruited to work in international development offices.

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Steve Blank

JULY 28, 2011

The combination of Venture Capital and technology entrepreneurship is one of the great business inventions of the last 50 years. The class will be a version of the Lean LaunchPad class we developed in the Stanford Technology Ventures Program , (the entrepreneurship center at Stanford’s School of Engineering).

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

This year was a banner year as boldstart portfolio cos raised over $150mm of follow on capital from some of the top Series A and B investors (highlights below). Some of these themes include privacy/ML, next gen CMS, intelligent automation, and developer productivity. First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

If you believe that your idea is worth the effort of putting together a business plan and going through the development and funding process, you may have a potentially lucrative tech startup. Known as one of hottest vacation spots in the United States, Miami has been attracting quite a few tech startups over the last few years.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Small Business Administration loans are often one of the first places that small business owners in the United States think of looking for a loan, and they’re right to. Small Business Lending Fund is a dedicated government fund that provides capital for small business loans through specific lenders in each U.S.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

DARPA was founded in 1958 to ensure that from then on the United States would be the initiator of technological surprises. The CIA set up In-Q-Tel to be the venture capital arm of the intelligence community to speed the insertion of technologies. In 1957 after the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite the U.S.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For mobile app developers, the impressive figures are enticing. In this aspect, China’s huge market seems ripe for the taking — and which firms are better-placed to do so than homegrown startups, especially app developers looking to conquer the mobile market? China is the world’s largest country with more than 1.3 billion people.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

Luckily, I’ve done the research for you and picked out the top small business-friendly cities in the United States. On top of this, there are abundant resources available to business owners—be it venture capital funding opportunities or recruiting channels via one of the local universities. What cities made the cut?

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