Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Meet the Locals Here are the most active early stage investors in town that you should meet while you’re here and do deals with. It’s a robust ecosystem so I’m only listing the ones we’ve done the most deals with here but Capital Factory is the most active early stage investor in Texas so this is a good sampling.

Silicon Valley 50

Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

View from Seed

JULY 21, 2022

To make ends meet hustling creatives often moonlight doing favors for friends, but that’s limited to their network. For creatives, we’re a premium, value-aligned partner to help grow their networks and portfolios, and monetize their passions. RH: What’s your favorite thing about being an early-stage founder?

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Early Stage San Francisco Michigan Portfolio 156

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Since the early days of the product’s life, you’ll know if users need it and how to improve it. Let’s see what else you can do using an MVP: Identify risks at an early stage at a relatively low cost. It is a good way to justify market demand for a product and then get support from investors or partners.

San Francisco 106

San Francisco Audience SMS Demand 106

David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

According to the National Venture Capital Association/Dow Jones VentureSource, the VC industry is dominated by men (89% of VC Partners), specifically white men (76% of the total). Of all VC Partners studied, just 10% identified as Asian, 1% as African-American, and less than 1% as Latino.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Cofounder Technical Review 114

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage. And they expose the startups to a vast network of mentors, none of whom get paid for their involvement. As a result, for a lot of these companies, Boulder is just a gateway to San Francisco.

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean 113

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. But he has helped put Boulder on the consciousness of so many young, aspiring entrepreneurs in search of somewhere other than the San Francisco Bay Area to work & live. It takes both to build a community.

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Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Ressi estimates that the debt note now accounts for over 50% of all angel and early stage deals. Yokum Taku, Corporate and Securities Partner at the Palo Alto, California Office of Wilson Sonsini agrees, “I can’t think of a good reason not to shift early stage seed financings toward convertible equity away from convertible debt.”.

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Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Then, what’s missing — clearly an engineer — and why do I want a partner? Just like you’d go to the Mission in San Francisco to find a hipster, you need to identify where these people are hanging out both online and offline. I attended engineering-focused Meetups and networking events.

Cofounder 47

Cofounder Technical Review San Francisco Founder 47

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). The #1 lesson learned: having a business partner (50/50) is just like a marriage (although Thomas has never been married). to find someone they know who knows an investor, network and get an intro.

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Angel Investor Cofounder Southern California .Net 302

Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2021

Capital Factory has been the most active early stage investor in Texas since 2010, investing in hundreds of startups and collecting more than $100 million in pre-emptive investment rights to invest in hundreds more. Capital Factory has partnered with AngelList Rolling Funds to better meet the needs of today’s investors.

Accredited Investor 106

Accredited Investor Texas San Antonio San Francisco 106

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, March 13, 2009 Dont launch Heres a common question I get from startups, especially in the early stages: when should we launch? This is the usual reason given for a marketing launch, but for most early stage startups, its a failure. Establish credibility with potential partners.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Steve Blank

JANUARY 24, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 2: Early-stage Regional Venture Funds. Local Early-Stage Risk Capital. Early stage venture funds are more important than your mother. Here’s Part 3 of Dino’s story….

Engineer 313

Engineer Silicon Valley Oregon San Francisco 313

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

We wholeheartedly believe in the potential of each company we select; the smaller batch size allows the NextView partners, who possess deep operating and founding experiences at companies like LinkedIn, PayPal, eBay, and Blue Apron, the space to spend meaningful one-on-one time with each founder every single week. Who You Are.

Programming 156

Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 17, 2018

It’s an exciting time to be launching a new fund as our focus on network effects and broad geography are driving opportunities in both existing and emerging markets. We invest in the early stages of company creation , leading or participating in pre-seed and seed-rounds with cheque sizes between $500K and $750K. About Fund III.

Silicon Valley 126

Silicon Valley North America San Francisco LP 126

VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

I’m in San Francisco, attending the Google I/O , Google’s flagship developer conference. My head is still spinning from the past 3 days, which have been incredibly packed with events, information and networking. network and meet new people. Learn how they attract investors, partners, recruiting.

Developer 103

Developer Silicon Valley Software Review Mexico 103

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 29, 2013

In short, you’re going to want to look for the best funding partner (or collection of partners) possible, rather than just focusing locally. One of the biggest advantages here is in hiring: you can pull from their local network and local investors can even interview key hires in person.

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley Global Finance New York City 161

Early Growth Financial Services

MAY 19, 2015

Co-hosted by First Ascent Associates and Runway Incubator, “Cannabis Startups: Exploring the Opportunities & Challenges” will take place on May 26, 2015 at Runway Incubator in San Francisco, California. Founder and CEO … Continue reading →

San Francisco 28

San Francisco San Jose Silicon Valley Incubator 28

mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

simply arent crucial to success or failure, and for an early stage startup that means they were wastes of time — you could have done 10x more with that same amount of time and resources." — Jonathan Wegener , Founder, Timehop and ExitStrategy. ." — Brian Garrett , Co-Founder, StyleSaint and Venture Capitalist.

Cofounder 111

Cofounder Technical Review Startup Software Review 111

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. Being an engineer, I built myself a kind of algorithm that helps determine an early-­stage startup’s sales channels, and that’s what I’m sharing with you today. They are not looking to benefit by partnering with your company.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. Gordon is also operating director of Zynga and director at Amazon, both sFund partners.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 28, 2013

We’re excited to announce the 2013 Lean Startup Conference , December 9 - 11 in San Francisco. On December 11, an optional extra day for attendees, we’ll also offer half-day workshops on select topics and site visits to startups around San Francisco. If that''s you, apply here. So the best deals are available today.

Lean 167

Lean San Francisco Startup Early Stage 167

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. Top From Our Partners. Cartoon Network Favorites Star in Strange Video. 5 Better Ways to Network on Twitter and LinkedIn. of Web Users Meet Singles on Social Networks [STUDY] Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures?

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Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

Both me and my partner at Remagine Ventures, Kevin Baxpehler, are wrapping up busy weeks. In the panel I moderated on the role of startups in building the new Internet , at Calcalist Mind the Tech 2022, Jay Jubas, a Senior Partner at McKinsey made a clear distinction: Web2 – the Internet as we know it today. link] — jack??

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Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

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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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Since these early individuals will be critical to the success of your business, being present and managing them firsthand will effectively establish a precedent, not to mention, align them with the overall culture and vision of your company. Also consider an area for its potential business partners (software integrators, resellers, etc.)

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

At this stage you’re essentially selling yourself and your cofounders. That’s why much early stage funding is “Friends and Family”; your friends and family naturally overrate you and/or can’t say no. As we prepare for our first funding we are assembling a value chain from partners and vendors to clients.

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Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley Early Stage Cofounder 20

Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Part 2: Early-stage Regional Venture Funds. Over the years we brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development.

Silicon Valley 317

Silicon Valley Oregon Lean Venture Capital 317

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

Ashley Mayer: I was two years post-college and working at a public relations agency in San Francisco, a job and career path I stumbled onto when I was rejected by my top law school picks. My boss, Jen Grant , was an incredible manager, and Aaron Levie, the co-founder and CEO, was a fantastic partner on all things communications.

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IPO Cofounder Early Stage Portfolio 90

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

CEO and Founder of Likeable Local, Dave Kerpen is the father of 2 beautiful girls, husband to an amazing business partner, and friend to many. As one of Entrepreneur’s top 10 up and coming leaders, Dave has been featured on CNBC’s “On the Money”, BBC, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, the New York Times, and countless blogs.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Charlotte Mexico Social Media 60

ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2012

Kyle Judah and his partner Jason Woodward started their online venture, RecoVend , in August 2011 after seeing how inefficient, offline and noncollaborative the buying process was at colleges and universities. after meeting the accelerator’s partners while participating in a startup pitch contest held at Babson College. Kyle Judah.

St. Louis 138

St. Louis San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley 138

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 4, 2013

And that’s not to mention the advice for very early-stage companies on topics like getting your first users, or choosing metrics. The livestream site will include a chat area for all of the livestream hosts, an opportunity to connect and network around the world.

Lean 167

Lean San Francisco Conversion Startup 167

Austin Startup

APRIL 23, 2018

We provide these startups with coworking space, hosting credits, investor relations, and access to a mentor network of the top entrepreneurs and angel investors in Texas. We were fortunate to have an incredible partner to work with on this initiative.

San Antonio 76

San Antonio Texas Dallas Houston 76

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

Two years ago, Tianyi co-founded SmartHealth Activator, an early stage biotech accelerator and venture firm in North Chicago. This year, SmartHealth partnered with Rosalind Franklin University to set plans to build a $50 million, four-story, 100,000 square foot Biotech Innovation Park.

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Illinois Chicago Entrepreneur Cofounder 86

Version One Ventures

AUGUST 31, 2015

You start working at a firm as an associate, with the assumption that your hard work will pay off and you’ll become a principal, and then make partner. In addition, the concept of a single general partner (GP) has become pretty widely accepted among investors now. In terms of networking, your location is important to a certain degree.

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Bootstrapping San Francisco Los Angeles New York 60

A Crowded Space

AUGUST 31, 2015

We are an all-partner VC firm focused on Series A financings for SaaS and marketplace startups from our offices in the heart of the startup ecosystem in San Francisco at Jackson Square. You may know my fellow partners Greg Gretsch, Pete Solvik, and Bob Spinner. Today we announce Jackson Square Ventures.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Early Stage Portfolio Naming 60

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 7, 2017

We’re fortunate to have an incredible partner to work with on this initiative. Geekdom has been leading the charge to energize the San Antonio tech and startup scene since the very beginning and is probably the largest community of entrepreneurs in Texas.

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San Antonio Texas Dallas San Francisco 48

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Social Network Lists. Social Networking. social networking. Therefore, marketing and public relations are often tackled piecemeal by whomever has time. Google+ Traffic Falls 60% From Post-Launch Highs [REPORT].

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PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103