VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

Investment bank Drake Star Partners published a report on the gaming investment and M&A activity in the first half of 2022. We are in the experimentation stage, where brands, IP, communities, are testing the waters for relevancy, connection with the younger fans, and new income potential. How many people play games in 2022?

Forecast 190

Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

And while this was a good start, a significant position of these companies were early-stage startups. To do this we partnered with the RevGenius community to get a better understanding the challenges mature companies faced. Use IP-identification to better serve your customers. Take the time to score your engagement.

B2B 150

B2B Sales Cycle Belgium IP 150

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2016

Look no further than Google and Oracle , and you’ll see that no company is immune from IP impasses. Unfortunately, we work with companies that realize the IP actually belongs to a former partner or the organization that the founders worked for during the product’s early stages.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Burn Rate IP Intellectual Property 124

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

by Lu Zhang, founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund. Among these opportunities, the chance to pitch an investor and secure funding is perhaps the greatest of all — at least in the early stages of your startup career — as it can ultimately determine the long-term fate of your company.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

by Bruce Cleveland, Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of “ Traversing the Traction Gap “. Bruce Cleveland is a Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of the book “ Traversing the Traction Gap “. But there’s a way to survive – even thrive – in this high-stakes environment.

Cleveland 150

Cleveland Framework Marketing Early Stage 150

The Next Web

JUNE 8, 2014

Yoav Leitersdorf and Ofer Schreiber of are partners at YL Ventures. The keys are maintaining capital efficiency, launching early versions to the SMB market and constantly applying customer development methods. Developing an enterprise-grade SaaS product is not easy. And more importantly, B2B companies.

B2C 132

B2C B2B IP Technical Review 132

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

by John Vrionis, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. This article highlights their advice on issues ranging from financing to patent trolls: While startups may believe lawyers are too costly, working with one early on avoids potentially serious problems later. Lightspeed is in the business of encouraging entrepreneurship.

Convertible Security 100

Convertible Security IP Technical Review Software Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. They want to lock in future clients at an early stage. So I tell you this because if you build a strong relationship with an early-stage VC they can be a great source to help you with your funding. Our lives are intertwined.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

Max and his partners interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups. Today they released the first Startup Genome Report — a 67 page in-depth analysis on what makes early-stage Internet startups successful. Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. .

Technical Cofounder 333

Technical Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 333

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

As an early stage investor in the world of gaming and metaverse technology at Remagine Ventures, I find these companies have the potential to set the agenda, become the potential platforms for developers building in this space and future acquirers/consolidators of startups building the next generation of the Internet.

IP 206

IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The reality faced by entrepreneurs is that legal services can be expensive and IP protection may not be an initial priority. But having an IP strategy can help you get the most from your IP and help minimize common pitfalls and legal expenses. Trade marks. It’s best to select a mark and use it consistently.

IP 62

IP Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property New Zealand 62

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

My Partners at HOF Capital are younger than I am, which means that we have a half-century horizon for the franchise we are building. – Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. So we think about scaling a lot.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2016

Ironically, though, many early stage cyber security companies initially target their offerings to the Fortune 500 and look to move down market to SMBs much later in their product life-cycle – and, sometimes not at all. And this is certainly true in the cyber security sector.

Differentiation 100

Differentiation Security Intellectual Property Non-Compete 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The first check I wrote was just over 10 years ago into a company called Invoca who just announced a new $56 million in funding led by Scott Hilleboe at HIG Growth Partners. Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?—?particularly I thought this was a good time to reflect on some lessons of the past 10 years. Over the past 2.5

IP 223

IP Intellectual Property IRR Cofounder 223

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. Legal threats from other IP holders? The founder, Sam Rosen, asked me if I thought it was too early for such an experienced and accomplished CFO. On and on and on.

Operations 150

Operations Metrics Early Stage Non-Compete 150

David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Please note that we expect our members to invest at least $25,000/year in early-stage investments, although there is no contractual commitment to do so. C8 Sciences ( [link] ) markets web-delivered cognitive development programs based on Yale IP of integrated computer and physical exercises.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review New York Accredited Investor IP 128

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Two of them made some major product directional changes based on the founder’s judgment and the feedback he was getting from partners and customers. The youngest of the litter has been busy tuning a very attractive general idea into a very specific and more IP-based product offering. Yes, that has multiple meanings!) Do the math.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Atlanta Software Review Early Stage 48

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2016

Most early-stage companies have little registered intellectual property, such as patents. Patent applications represent the hope for defensible protection, as the most a company can truthfully tell investors is that the company owns its IP. What should my IP strategy be? Does my company own its intellectual property?

Intellectual Property 100

Intellectual Property NDA IP Early Stage 100

A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Very shortly after I joined, Greg Gretsch (now my partner at Jackson Square Ventures) co-led oDesk’s Series A along with Venky Ganesan (partner at Menlo Ventures and lead investor in Rev.com). And one time, I personally got served with a claim that a freelancer had stolen IP and we were being sued for ~$60k.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Bangladesh Ukraine Philippines 60

www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

” Transitioning from partners in an informal collaboration to co-owners of an actual business may seem like a big step, but it is a necessary one that every successful startup eventually must take. 1) You and your partners have developed IP critical to your business. Sign in here or Create your free account! The Feed Blog.

IP 40

IP Intellectual Property Limited Liability Company Boston 40

Scalable Startup

JANUARY 15, 2015

I’d like to build a europe based high quality partner agency, but not sure how to build the trust required for both sides. They keep you involved even from the early stages of the value chain including selecting the right engineers and taking direction and input on the future technical growth plan for those engineers.

Offshore 20

Offshore Web Development Europe Web 20

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. There is, indeed, a competition between angel investors and venture capital firms, which can only be an advantage for entrepreneurs who are thus stimulated to choose wisely their future business partners.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. There is, indeed, a competition between angel investors and venture capital firms, which can only be an advantage for entrepreneurs who are thus stimulated to choose wisely their future business partners.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

by Ralph (Buddy) Arnheim , partner at Perkins Coie. Key to any early stage fundraising effort is a well-crafted Executive Summary, or Exec Summary. It may be some unique IP, a change in the applicable laws, the prowess of your founding team, or recent changes in the market. And, the few good ones remain very memorable.

Elevator Pitch 154

Elevator Pitch Early Stage Venture Capital IP 154

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2019

But early-stage startup founders can’t think this way, because when immediate goals are unrealistic or unachievable, a startup is bound to crash and burn. Sure, IP and patents are the marks of a company with great value—but that’s only true when they’re associated with the right people. This isn’t something we talk about enough.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Startup Private Equity Equity 127

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

These corporate VC activities go hand in hand with other strategies of large companies including internal R&D, IP licensing, M&A, etc. . All things being equal, seed and early stage startups are not usually well suited to take strategic investments. 4) Are these investment partners for the long haul?

Strategic Investors 120

Strategic Investors Post-Money Valuation Seed Stage Cofounder 120

NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2020

Intellectual property can create trouble for startups in their early stages, and getting it right is a crucial aspect to running a successful business. Others require formal registration, such as patents, designs and trade marks. i) Assuming your intellectual property is not important.

Intellectual Property 91

Intellectual Property New Zealand Startup Early Stage 91

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

To the best of my knowledge US law allows you to work on your own resources and in your own hours and let you personally own your IP. In some countries outside the US (the UK for example) employers can specify in an employment contract that ANY IP you develop while you’re employed by that company is owned by them.

Founder Vesting 365

Founder Vesting Intellectual Property Stock Options IP 365

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Deep tech is harder to measure/compare, especially in the early stage. What should our MRR growth be?

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

If you own the IP on a particular technology or information product, then you can create licensing agreements for other businesses to sell your product for you. This business strategy suits start-ups that found a decent degree of financial success in their early stages of business. 2 License Your Product.

LBO 66

LBO Merger Social Media Startup 66

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 13, 2004

Well, you can imagine that down the line the company that the co-founder worked for could potentially claim rights to the IP. Rather than leave this open to chance, the VC and the early stage company did the right thing and decided to clean up the ambiguity. Today, the IP is about to get assigned in the proper manner.

Software Review 60

Software Review Intellectual Property IP Due Diligence 60

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Basing a consultant’s compensation on the incremental revenue they generate is a great example of a deal that is on The Fringe (for other creative approaches to partnering, see Agreements on The Fringe). At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. Double-down on great people, process & IP.

Turkey 302

Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

Scott Edward Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The acquirer is typically a large successful company, and the target is typically a failing early-stage startup. The deal is typically structured as an asset purchase (as opposed to a stock purchase or merger) — though the acquirer often does not actually want the startup’s IP and/or other assets.

Founder 45

Founder Merger IP Liquidation Preference 45

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. Everyone has their own definition of momentum (user numbers, revenue, channel partners, biz dev deals, whatever).

Early Stage 360

Early Stage Startup Venture Capital Seed Stage 360

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I know it’s not single-handed as he has both fantastic partners at Foundry Group and many other community leaders. Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1.

Seattle 317

Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317