VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates – enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. Interested in more Startup resources? Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved.

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Genuine VC

MAY 1, 2014

Our company offered a series of consumer-facing properties, including our flagship property BargainDog, which was an early e-commerce daily deals email newsletter. days, we quickly learned the power of email in driving real consumer engagement and purchasing events. Series A financing. Back in those Web 1.0

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Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Thanks to Kenny Jahng of Big Click Syndicate LLC. Obviously we can’t do this with the most important things (the finance side), but the little things have to go, otherwise we’ll bury ourselves in work and stress and end up hating the business we love. Second Guessing Decisions. When You Lose Focus. We all need breaks.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

Once objectives are identified and prioritized, your podcasting plan should outline strategies and tactics, which include format, frequency, duration, host/s, point of view, guests, research, syndication, and marketing. podcast directories) pick up and syndicate your podcasts for free via RSS feeds. From there, podcatchers (i.e.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. Patents and the threat of patent infringement lawsuits provide maximum leverage against a competitor when they’re in the middle of a strategic inflection point… a major financing, acquisition, or large product launch.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 29, 2015

No understanding of the human dynamics behind the financing. No underlying metrics that drive the financing. Recently, the gang at SalesLoft told the detailed story of their $10m financing. None of them covered the financing in any way. financing of Mattermark. There’s no real story there.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2016

Those should be strictly reserved for formal company announcements, such as financing. A good pitch can be accomplished through email, or even LinkedIn. The inventors of a reusable grocery bag were featured in their local Denver newspaper, which then was syndicated and ended up running in newspapers around the country.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 28, 2016

When we talk about seeds, we mean your first outside round of financing at the earliest stages of your business. In my prior post, I talked about the rise of the pre-seed and a more nuanced definition of a pre-seed based on milestones, not financing labels. This staged approach is often much better for the founders as well.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. Email This BlogThis! at 11:15 AM.

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VC Adventure

JULY 23, 2013

Update below with the final email in the chain where the entrepreneur apologizes (and talks about some challenges around fundraising that led to his frustration). I just tweeted about an unfortunate email exchange I just had with a company founder, but 140 characters isn’t enough to really do the matter justice. or just be.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2012

Yesterday I sent emails out passing on participating in two seed rounds for companies I really like. We are syndication agnostic – happy to invest alone and equally happy to invest with firms we like to work with. As a result, we are tiny indirect investors in all of the companies that go through TechStars.

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blogs.hbr.org

OCTOBER 24, 2012

In thirty days, I went from no relationships at Yahoo to three warm introductions to power players who could make my desired content syndication partnership happen. And quite frankly, if I had sent out an email asking one hundred people in my network if they knew anyone at Yahoo, it would certainly have felt like an imposition.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Done deal: after a quick syndication with the kitchen team (their job was at stake, so they were easy to convince.), Subscribe via email. Yahoo Finance. Back to the team room, I looked at the yearly cost of parmesan and discovered that the spend was above $75k per year, or equivalent to 15g or parmesan per person per lunch!

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VC Adventure

JULY 23, 2013

Update below with the final email in the chain where the entrepreneur apologizes (and talks about some challenges around fundraising that led to his frustration). I just tweeted about an unfortunate email exchange I just had with a company founder, but 140 characters isn’t enough to really do the matter justice. or just be.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. He then went on to say that this type of financing was good for the entrepreneur (vs taking VC money) because they got to keep more of the company. Email This BlogThis! See you next time. Steve Bennet.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 5, 2011

That is, until somebody claiming they were competition sent me a nasty email regarding not having an office. My writing has been syndicated in WSJ.com , NYTimes.com , Forbes.com , USAToday.com , About.com , HuffPo , AOL.com , Yahoo! Finance and just about every other publication. I could not sleep. Buzz and Yahoo!

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

It is as if the staffing and management of projects is run by international syndicates more interested in controlling job territories than in assembling vital, dynamic teams who are empowered to succeed. Cost and time are effectively absolutes (The Caretaker's high finance schenanigans and 20th century Physics aside).

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

At Flow Capital, we use HubSpot’s sequences and workflows functions to automate a bulk of our emails and internal tasks. I use Superhuman , an email app which speeds up my email processing, and also gives me background information on all of my correspondents. 4Degrees helps leverage your network for sourcing.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. Most companies dont come close to their rose colored financial models prepared when going out for Series A financing. As I said up front, I have mixed emotions about the financing.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

We’ve spoken of financing a young company through friends and family, known as “inside angels.” And even though angel groups syndicate their best deals within their respective associated networks, it is always best to apply to the angel groups nearest your physical location. Raising money'

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The fall semester at SJSU started this week and had the first class meeting of my Entrepreneurial Finance class, which was overflowing with students standing, sitting on the floor and begging to get in. We recently led a financing for AppBistro , that had a great group of investors committed, including Dave McClure and Alfred Lin.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Hate mail started streaming in from everywhere - including emails directly to Bill Gates who would forward them on to the team with messages like "this is depressing MSFT's stock price. Because she understood the potential for IP-based syndicated content technology, Alex started searching for new and useful ways to put this technology to use.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

What’s your attitude about “next round” financing? If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If they don’t like to syndicate, or don’t have a track record of doing it, you will want to consider your options. What’s your attitude about “next round” financing? April 2013.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. “It’s not been a difficult sell.&# All Rights Reserved.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

At the same time, early-stage companies are thinking beyond the high prices of Silicon Valley to put down roots and find financing and growth partners. Email me at Josh@QuitYourJob.com and I’ll try to fix it. This dominance has been declining as firms and their funding have moved into or sprung up in other cities around the country.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Email Story. How do you feel about email remarketing? I think the technique should be used sparingly, whether over email or on a site, and only when the product lends itself to a remarketing approach. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Print Story. Topics to follow. e-Commerce. 671 followers.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

When we (seed stage funds or angels) invest, it is always through a syndicate involving multiple investors and behind a lead – the lead is negotiating the terms of the deal with founders and is “first in line&# for supporting the team post-investment. Email lfrith@octopusventures.com to book a space in advance.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Building and engaging a community through online forums and email lists is often a common first step. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. The better you plan, the better your business has a chance at survival.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

million in venture financing. 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.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Email Story. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Facebook, Twitter Engineers Tweak Google’s Social Search [VIDEO]. How To Close The Books on Your Startup. January 21, 2012 by Nellie Akalp. Put all that effort to your next project!

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Droid X Feature Comparison [INFOGRAPHIC] iPad By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC] September 1, 2011 by Ben Parr 15 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share Where does the ideal startup founder come from? Whom is he or she connected to? All Rights Reserved.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Journalists get tons of pitches every day — it’s very likely that the journalist you’re pitching will only read the first few sentences of your email. People generally don’t like to be part of blast emails, and journalists are no exception.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Email Story. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Confirmed: Verizon Charging $2 Fee for Paying Bills Online or By Phone. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler. What will be left in the dust?

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

August 20, 2011 by Lauren Drell 1 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. . Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Email Story. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. PIPA and SOPA Co-Sponsors Abandon Bills. iPhone Emoji Fun: Can You Decode Our Emoticon Film Titles? SOPA Will Take Us Back to the Dark Ages. How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. I use a service like Tout to manage my email templates for quickly replies. Email Story. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Facebook Co-Founder’s Startup Asana Launches Publicly. Duqu Virus Tied to Microsoft Windows Bug.

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