VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. Several European countries started announcing ‘Exit Plans’ from the current lockdowns.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since then, the space has only heated up (bad pun, I know) with more startups building and even more venture capital available to scale them. Now the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers many new incentives that may decrease the cost of climate tech by 40% – more room for innovation!

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

The reasons for the reduced spend on US gaming include: reduced discretionary spend due to inflation, reduction in post-COVID gaming hours and a thinner release slate of big titles, according to Matthew Ball. What events sparked the major revolutions in business models and distribution? /1 billion in 2022.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Tech startups are at the other extreme. Second in importance only to talented people, IP in all its forms is the key asset comprising most of the value of any tech startup. Copyright is the right to control reproduction and distribution of original works of authorship fixed in tangible forms of expression. Intellectual property.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Funder Category.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Tech. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. » More. » More.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

A nonprofit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. In the US, a nonprofit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Government grants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2013

A non-profit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. In the US, a non-profit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Government grants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

A non-profit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. In the US, a non-profit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Government grants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

A non-profit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. In the US, a non-profit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Government grants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

A non-profit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. In the US, a non-profit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Government grants.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The decision to ramp up pre-approval production on multiple COVID-19 vaccines so they’d be ready to distribute if proven effective was a classic blitzscaling tactic. How do we achieve cooperation amongst a diverse range of governments, industries, and communities, all of whom have different and often competing interests?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The assets you can protect may include your “core technology&# like source code, hardware designs, architectures, processes, formulas. non-public technology. technology, business information. _. new technology. An intellectual property strategy will map out: Who are the key players and technologies in its market(s)?

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Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 213

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

In terms of access to venture capital, Israel was rated 2nd in the world. The majority of the unemployed were absorbed by the high-tech sector. Due to rapid growth of the Israeli market, and of the high-tech, industrial and construction sectors in particular, a further drop in unemployment is expected in coming months.

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Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

To an entrepreneur, being asked to join a venture firm with an Entrepreneur-in-Residence title means you have been tapped on the shoulder by the VC gods. As Peter began to speak extemporaneously our mouths slowly fell open as he described the video game market, its size, its demographics, the state of the technology, and the state of games.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 12, 2010

This is the fifth in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Please differentiate between the governance of a VC fund versus the governance of companies in a VC fund’s portfolio?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2010

A non-profit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. In the US, a non-profit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Government grants.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 143

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

A good example is the marketing technology sector. If you bill for your technology services on a percentage of ad spend, you are guaranteed to look like an agency that deserves a revenue multiple of 1–2X. Heck, there was no venture capital in Dixie in that era. There was no thought of enterprise value.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. ISRAELI AIR FORCE TECHNOLOGY HELPS IMPROVE SPORT PERFORMANCE.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

If you attempt to vote on the issues, you eventually realize there are too many to consider: climate, energy, health, taxes, economy, trade, war, education, technology, corporations, Wall Street, abortion, drug-legalization, civil rights, and many more. It’s almost impossible to agree with any one candidate on all the issues.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Most frequently people use this phrase in association with personal technology devices (heart-monitors, exercise accessories, sleep monitors, etc) that allow consumers to take direct control of their health information. Technology to the Rescue? The subject of the “consumerization of healthcare” has been around for many years.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. Sean Seton-Rogers of PROfounders Capital recently claimed that of the more than 3,500 business plans they had received, his London, U.K. The list goes on.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Tech. Personal Technology. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. TECHNOLOGY.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The new entrant keeps margins low but suddenly has a lot of profits due to large volumes of business. had a government break because they didn’t need to charge taxes and thus consumers got an even better price. How does the incumbent respond? Not by dropping price & quality – they don’t have an advantage there.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley’s latest venture Profounder is one platform that could power these transactions.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. That is a type of technology which could become a species threat before we realise what we’ve created. The first thought is pretty obvious. Bring it on.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. That is a type of technology which could become a species threat before we realise what we’ve created. The first thought is pretty obvious. Bring it on.

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Technical Review Startup Australia Artificial Inteligence 48

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

And, depending on the business you start, there may also be various government incentives. Gather information from government sites like the U.S. You don’t have to rely on banks and government organizations to fund your business. Angel investment/venture capital funds. Talk to people, including customers.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. When women and girls are creating technology on a broader scale, we will also see new usage models emerge.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. When women and girls are creating technology on a broader scale, we will also see new usage models emerge.

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Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. When women and girls are creating technology on a broader scale, we will also see new usage models emerge.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Turns out my network (of politicos and do-gooders) is not one of accredited tech investors (meaning they meet income and net wealth thresholds and choose to make investments at all, and specifically in startups). I’m a wild-eyed, competitive founder with totally unique-to-tech expertise in this area. Do I think we’re still better?

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples. About this same point in time, the journalists that focus specifically on the venture capital industry noted something quite profound. 2015 was the exact opposite.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

C corps, LLCs, and S corps differ significantly in the areas of taxation, ownership, fundraising, governance and structure, and employee compensation. Almost all technology startup companies that I work with are C corps. Any company that raises venture financing will need to be a C corp in order to issue preferred stock.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

These are good things to think about and companies to study as we move back from consumer to Enterprise in the tech cycle. And so we think that the model flipped to a model where, today, where the most interesting and advanced new technology now comes out for the consumer first. Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc.

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