YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2014

Investors keep pouring money into startups and early stage companies. Just get it done” is fine when entrepreneurs are starting out, but not when the work is distributed to a bigger team. EachScape created a platform for non-programmers to assemble blocks of pre-built native code into high-end mobile apps.

Startup 252

Startup Angel Investor Early Stage LLC 252

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Post Brexit, many companies in the UK consider distributed teams overseas as an alternative to the shrinking talent pool and high recruitment costs in Britain. Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage.

Africa 75

Africa Benin Seychelles Nigeria 75

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

It’s probably not too controversial to say that the median level of sophistication of early stage entrepreneurs in Los Angeles is lower than that of Bay Area. Categories like retail, automotive, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, and many others all play a significant role in employment AND entrepreneurship in Southern California.

Los Angeles 138

Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

It can be a mobile app on a phone. That is the role of the CEO in an early stage company. John Jantsch (14:54): So, so you probably occasionally drive by some very large buildings that are at about 10% capacity, you know, because employees are distributed now or not coming back to the office ever again.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 2, 2019

While still in its early stages, machine learning has already had a significant impact on different aspects of everyday life. Google compiles this information by using the mobile phone GPS location signals and Wi-Fi connectivity of those who have enabled Location History/Services to determine where users are.

Artificial Inteligence 127

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Semantic Cofounder 127

www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

Mobile News. According to the Dow Jones research, 43 early-stage funds raised $3.1 Madrona’s new $300 million fund — while the largest in the firm’s history — certainly qualifies in the early-stage group. Gist works the way you do – in your inbox, on a mobile device, or in a web browser.

Venture Capital 42

Venture Capital Seattle Cofounder Software Engineering 42

Mucker Lab

JANUARY 1, 2014

VC’s start investing in technology-enabled “offline” businesses (distribution, services etc) – most of whom would never have gotten venture money 3 years ago. Google finally fixes the problem with mobile (discovery, search, distribution, tracking, monetization, a/b testing) and races ahead while Apple waxes nostalgically for 2010.

Seed Stage 84

Seed Stage Early Stage Distribution Bootstrapping 84

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

It seems that four different models of "discussion creation" have occurred: Organice Discussion - someone posts something interesting, lots of bloggers post on the topic, distributed discussion ensues. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. See Five Things Meme as an example.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

was a mobile app created to help make the world a friendlier place. Our mobile app buzzed in your pocket when friends were near and ushered in a new wave of “ Ambient Social Networking ” companies. This point generalises to distribution deals for just about any startup. And yet, we failed.

Incubator 116

Incubator Venture Capital Early Stage New York 116

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 2, 2024

I mean, we didn't have the web, we didn't have websites, we didn't have mobile devices that certainly now play a part, but I remember as each of those came along, people were like, oh, we're doomed. Ken (03:37): That's a great question because I think we are actually very early on. That's all they're doing.

Artificial Inteligence 73

Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Algorithm Technical Review 73

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Meanwhile, Micro VC has focused on sweeping changes in technology and consumer internet adoption that have enabled dramatically reduced capital requirements for building new software companies, as well as accelerated access to customers via search, social, and mobile platforms. and no, we didn’t. Isn’t this just a lack of focus?

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

View from Seed

APRIL 7, 2015

Dirty Secret #1: An early-stage startup’s design actually does matter. It probably shouldn’t be the case, but the look and feel and polish of your materials makes a big difference for early-stage investors. But at the early stages, it’s surprisingly impactful.

Early Stage 120

Early Stage Founder Later Stage Engineer 120

Mucker Lab

JANUARY 1, 2014

VC’s accelerate investments in “internet of things” except sometime in Q4, wake up and realize it’s no different than “consumer electronics” – and that we still need to innovate around the manufacturing infrastructure, distribution economics, and consumer liability of the consumer goods business to really make this a venture fundable category.

Seed Stage 60

Seed Stage Early Stage Distribution Bootstrapping 60

Up and Running

JULY 22, 2019

A telling success factor for new businesses looking to make an impact in their industries is whether they can attract investment at an early stage of development. . And for Drone Delivery Canada and Siyata Mobile, having the support of investors led to partnerships with Air Canada and AT&T , respectively. .

Canada 78

Canada Early Stage Valuation Finance 78

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The difference matters, because while there are more than enough conferences aimed at startups—more of them every year it seems—so many of them look the same: a succession of speakers who are on the conference circuit, and a series of fast pitches and demos from early-stage startups. The fine art of experimentation.

Lean 166

Lean Early Stage San Francisco Cofounder 166

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

There’s no reason why any company shouldn’t have 50 potential business development partners in their pipeline, maybe 100, and be actively working the phones, inboxes, and pounding the pavement to get the deals you need to get—be it for distribution, revenue, PR, or just to outflank a competitor. The latter is totally underutilized.

Early Stage 120

Early Stage Developer Technical Review Widget 120

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2023

Key Takeaway: While significant progress has been made in AI, we are still at the early stages of it’s development. I mean, we didn't have the web , we didn't have websites, you know, we didn't have mobile devices that certainly now play a part, but I remember as each of those came along, people were like, oh, we're doomed.

Artificial Inteligence 64

Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Algorithm Networking 64

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Mominis built a platform for developing, porting and distributing casual games for mobile phones, without requiring specialized development experience (see previous coverage on VC Cafe ).

Lebanon 87

Lebanon Venture Capital Japan Early Stage 87

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Mominis built a platform for developing, porting and distributing casual games for mobile phones, without requiring specialized development experience (see previous coverage on VC Cafe ).

Lebanon 87

Lebanon Venture Capital Japan Early Stage 87

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2018

Are there some solutions you’ve seen work even for organizations that are in the early stages of adopting lean methods? Mobile phones were this new innovation that people wanted, that solved real problems for them, and that had a business model that enabled rapid scaling. It does involve taking some risk.

Lean 125

Lean Silicon Valley Government Global 125

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Mominis built a platform for developing, porting and distributing casual games for mobile phones, without requiring specialized development experience (see previous coverage on VC Cafe ).

Lebanon 68

Lebanon Venture Capital Japan Early Stage 68

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Mominis built a platform for developing, porting and distributing casual games for mobile phones, without requiring specialized development experience (see previous coverage on VC Cafe ).

Lebanon 60

Lebanon Venture Capital Japan Early Stage 60

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

We spoke with the head of innovation at one Fortune 500 company who told us his only metric for early-stage innovation is “how many assumptions have you tested this week?” That''s why the most critical attribute of early-stage product development is the ability to learn quickly. So you create a mobile widget MVP.

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Widget Metrics 167

siliconflorist.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

13) Portland startups at an “Early Stage”: Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, it ain’t (and that’s awesome) (0). Distributed Systems Software Engineer. Project Coordinator at Mobile Agency. You got Your Year on Twitter in my Vizify. (0) And 7 reasons that’s awesome. (13) Email Address. Jobs and Gigs.

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Portland Oregon Technical Cofounder Startup 46

Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

As companies and cities wrestle with the future of work, future of cities, and future of tech made possible in a post-COVID future, the question is whether it also impacts — and presents an opportunity to address — one of the greatest problems of our time: the unequal distribution of economic opportunity across the United States.

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Non-Compete San Francisco Government 36

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. DST invested $180mm last fall.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats. billion people use a mobile phone today, equating to 66.6% billion actively use the internet worldwide – 59.5% of the global population.

Artificial Inteligence 141

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 141

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. TechCrunch. GroupSpaces.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Last fall, Arizona Bay launched its own venture capital firm, Arizona Bay Technology Ventures , which will invest from $50,000 to $750,000 in early-stage start-ups. Its too early to say how well the strategy has worked; none of Grahams investments has gone bust, but he hasnt cashed out yet, either. Fonality HUD Mobile.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. Go-to-Market Guild.

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Social: Early-stage capital efficiency, can grow very very fast, strong network effect. Very hard to pick early, need to be massive to have any chance of success. But on the former, you still have a major distribution and monetization gatekeeper in Apple. For example: Sector. What’s to love? What’s to hate?

Sales Cycle 67

Sales Cycle eCommerce Flash Early Stage 67

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers. Thus, there is going to be a bit of tightening within the early stage VC space in India over the next couple of years. Gaming and e-commerce are particularly hot right now.

Asia 123

Asia Silicon Valley India China 123

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

And the urgency stems not from an agile competitor, a first-mover market, or a power-law distribution of reward, but rather from the need to achieve enough velocity to overcome the tremendous gravitational pull of business-as-usual. In my case, the scarce resources, rather than time and money, are time and political capital.

Lean 162

Lean Startup Ratchet New York City 162

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Click on the site link, go browse around, go to their social pages, checkout the mobile app, then write down the six metrics you would choose. Outcomes: Autograph Pre-orders | Email Signups Behavior: Unique Page Views (Gallery) | Bounce Rate (Mobile) Acquisition: Visits | Click-to-delivery Rate. If you want to play along.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

How do you deal with a severely uneven distribution of investment success between individuals or groups of partners? Here’s a slightly perverse scenario… Acme Ventures starts out as an early-stage VC investing in US-based IT companies. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

First up today was Justin Beck with PerBlue , a mobile and social gaming company that makes the iPhone and Android game Parallel Kingdom that has been in the market for a couple of years. At today's roundtable, we had some very interesting discussions on creative bootstrapping.

Bootstrapping 113

Bootstrapping IP India Silicon Valley 113

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

The Price Is Right: For Early-Stage SaaS Companies, It Needs To Be | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1j0ToYh. A Dozen Things I’ve Learned About Marketing, Distribution and Sales | 25iq – crowdspring.co/1lD0q6Y. A Dozen Things I’ve Learned About Marketing, Distribution and Sales | 25iq – crowdspring.co/1lD0q6Y.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93