K9 Ventures

JULY 19, 2012

which was a $6.25M fund designed to be deployed over 3-4 years, making initial investments between $100K – $250K in concept and seed stage technology companies located in the San Francisco Bay Area. No three-way business models and no content, media, advertising-based companies.

Technology 132

Technology Seed Stage San Francisco Limited Partner 132

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

The right investor will have specific feedback on pricing models, distribution and market positioning to improve scalability. Investors are not interested in “mulligans” at this stage, since they don’t expect to provide money for restarts later. Use initial feedback wisely to improve your case.

Cost 120

Cost Angel Groups Due Diligence Silicon Valley 120

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

In the wake of the undue frenzy leading up to and now ex post recriminations about Facebook’s IPO, the mainstream media and normal folks keep wondering if the non-existent “bubble” for internet companies has now popped. The internet has already had meaningful impact on industries ranging from commerce to media to software.

Internet 182

Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

I have to say that I’m not a fan of the brand “Qwikster” for the DVD-by-mail service, though I think it’s good that group will expand into other media types like video games (a la Gamefly). I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. They’re both right.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Thomas Clayton is the CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. . which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers. There are a ton of seed-stage financing options available here.

Asia 123

Asia Silicon Valley India China 123

Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 30, 2013

A cluster of media and marketing companies, including Turner Broadcasting System Inc. attract graphic design, animation and digital media talent to the city. While Atlanta has B2C “operational talent” — evident by the city’s cluster of major media and marketing companies — it lacks B2C “entrepreneurial talent,” Cummings said. “We

Atlanta 77

Atlanta B2C Georgia Los Angeles 77

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Seed Stage Valuation Guide – [link]. Interesting to watch Google’s approach to its digital distribution model – compared to Apple’s – [link].

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

How do you deal with a severely uneven distribution of investment success between individuals or groups of partners? I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. I find myself having similar conversations and really appreciate that you’ve written and shared this. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

And 2 seed stage companies that haven’t launched yet. If you do a launch it’s rare for the launch to take of organically, it must also be accompanied by a level of paid distribution (i.e. Distribution: Most startups tend to launch on either Kickstarter or on their own site.

Software Review 48

Software Review Forecast Portfolio Distribution 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

645 Ventures , a New York City based VC firm, is one of the pioneers of a data-driven investment model to the seed stage. The goal is to intelligently structure the information collected and combine it with additional information scraped from the web and social media.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

View from Seed

MAY 27, 2015

Early stage founders end up doing many things that fall outside of any traditional blueprint or approach, and therefore it might not be repeatable again. Taking advantage of an emerging distribution channel or market inefficiency is an opportunity in a moment in time, not today.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Early Stage Non-Compete Silicon Valley 120

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Then we allocated the saved money into hiring the highest quality developers available — especially those who have experience working with a distributed team. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Have an account? Getting funded is hardly the end-all.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Rob Go

MAY 27, 2015

Early stage founders end up doing many things that fall outside of any traditional blueprint or approach, and therefore it might not be repeatable again. Taking advantage of an emerging distribution channel or market inefficiency is an opportunity in a moment in time, not today.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Early Stage Non-Compete Silicon Valley 28

Rob Go

MAY 27, 2015

Early stage founders end up doing many things that fall outside of any traditional blueprint or approach, and therefore it might not be repeatable again. Taking advantage of an emerging distribution channel or market inefficiency is an opportunity in a moment in time, not today.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Early Stage Non-Compete Silicon Valley 28

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Ice Energy delivers distributed energy storage and smart grid solutions to leverage higher efficiencies associated with generating and transmitting less expensive off-peak power. Eco-Products is the nation’s leading brand of single use food service products made from renewable and recycled resources. · TopSchool, Inc.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Colorado Mezzanine Wyoming 52

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Twenty Companies Ranging From Seed Stage to Mezzanine Will Showcase Next Generation Technologies from Various Industries at the 27 th Annual VCIR Winter 2010 Conference. Eco-Products is the nation’s leading brand of single use food service products made from renewable and recycled resources. · Additional Colorado Representatives.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Colorado Mezzanine Wyoming 52

David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers.

Darfur 122

Darfur Sudan Cofounder United Kingdom 122

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Media Temple. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. free, distributed source code control management system. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Email Integration. Domains.Co. Text Editor. Macromates. Sublime Text. Name.com *. Bluehost *.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Lastly, seed-stage entrepreneurs who have pushed for the maximum valuation possible haven’t done themselves any favors. Chill Direct: Direct to fan content distribution. Old media’s problems are the costs not the lack of paywalls. VCs have never liked them, arguing they misalign investors with entrepreneurs.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93