VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

The only countries that saw higher growth in tech investments were Germany (170%) and India (164%). India: $42 billion ??U.K.: Several discussions on social media have founders asking if they should hedge their FOREX risk. Plenty of fresh powder in the market across stages. Part of a global trend. US: $330 billion ??China:

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 12, 2015

This includes, but is not limited to money from China, India, Middle-East and also from “retail” investors (or otherwise unsophisticated investors who are attracted to a market simply because of the amount of press/media attention it gets). This means more noise in the system for seed stage investors.

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Scalable Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Can you send more info on your social media (or otherwise) focus? Trying to figure out how to schedule a trip to India with my new partner in our social enterprise. can get integrated into the social media and tech scene there.Stewart. Social Media Week LA is happening right now and I believe there’s some events.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

When you’re an early-stage startup that hasn’t raised any institutional money you end up doing almost every job function of the company yourself. We had 6 developers, 1 head of product management, 1 QA in India and me. This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. We raised just $500k.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But if youre in the US for example, then your development cost will be anything from 5-10 times higher than offshoring to India or Eastern Europe. Our offshore development team is in India and the result has been excellent because we followed a disciplined process in both selection and ongoing development.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In 1M/1M, I teach the EJ Methodology which is based on my Entrepreneur Journeys research, and emphasize bootstrapping, idea validation, and crisp positioning as some of the core principles of building strong fundamentals in early stage ventures. You can pitch to be featured on my blog following these instructions.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In 1M/1M, I teach the EJ Methodology which is based on my Entrepreneur Journeys research, and emphasize bootstrapping, idea validation, and crisp positioning as some of the core principles of building strong fundamentals in early stage ventures. You can pitch to be featured on my blog following these instructions.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

” The problem: Boston got sidelined in the social media game. “They’re not so strong in social media, especially compared to New York and L.A. ” He says anecdotal evidence indicates New York attracts women entrepreneurs because startups there tend to be in areas more appealing to women, like ecommerce and media.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

and China, managing billions of dollars and driving returns for their LPs in being early investors in companies like Wish, Buddy Media, OpenDoor in the U.S. I’ve been lucky to have seen the inside of a firm like GGV , operating across the U.S. and Didi, Qunar, and countless others in China.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Have an account?

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. What is the secret?

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2015

I spoke with Steve about innovation in the movie industry, and to Venk about his journey from bureaucrat in India to entrepreneur here in the U.S., MovieLabs is researching how to redefine the movie experience, advance content distribution, and understand media consumers. Both were great interviews worth listening to in their entirety.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. The rest can be outsourced to wherever (Estonia – Skype; someone mentioned digg above; you can even send this junk to India and get it with questionable quality).

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

In fact, Saul Singer, author of Start-up Nation had also helped us promote the event, resulting in a massive turnout that offered us a very interesting view into the early-stage Israeli start-up scene. For example, say, Barclays has a customer in the UK who also wants a bank account in India. New Global Markets.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Europe, Canada, Israel, Mainland China and India, according to industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. the dip in capital invested but rise in deal flow is a sign of health as investors return to funding more early-stage deals,” said Jessica Canning, global research director for Dow Jones VentureSource. In India, the $8.7

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Media centers were a hot topic, and I used the XBOX media center to develop the product. You sell to Telco’s in India and they pay you in two years. It’s great to see an early stage company bootstrapping and trying to make a difference in an area ripe for disruption. VC Cafe: Are you looking to raise money?

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Where can I find co-founders who understand distributed systems and databases? How have non-technical founders found technical co-founders? Finding Co-Founders: What are some good ways to find technical co-founders in India? As a developer, I feel that design/creative is undervalued in the early stages of product development.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

While the CAC ratio helps SaaS businesses at scale to manage their Sales and Marketing spend, the SLC is a helpful framework for early stage businesses before you have meaningful data. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Ramping up too quickly will burn precious cash reserve and could sink the business. Software 2.0:

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. And today, we have a group of early adopter premium members who are making good use of the program. In over 100 roundtables, I have personally coached more than 400 early-stage entrepreneurs.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2019

During this time she began showing increasing signs of early-stage dementia. I learned firsthand about the everyday challenges those living with early dementia face, including using the telephone. Geiger, Twelve31 Media, LLC ! #20- Photo Credit: Tavis Schriefer. I saw a need and went after it. Thanks to Margaret H.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

I’m originally from New Delhi, India and have lived in the US for 10+ years now. Thanks to Judy Sahay, Crowd Media ! #9 9 – Shift in Media Landscape. AsSeenOn was founded due to the shift in media landscape and the rising importance of social influencers. Thanks to Serena Pau, Ozmo ! #2 2 – Passion Project.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Media Temple. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC & Startup Resources. Seed Startups.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

This time around, there has been an explosion at the early stages, and the very late pre-IPO growth stages. “The real winners here are going to be the seed funds and early stage VCs that can write a $1 million to $2 million check,” says AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant. Now it’s glutted.

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