Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

In addition to compelling founders, we were drawn to the company by their vision for a professional community for mechanical engineers and designers. You’ve seen this with companies like StackOverflow and Github in software engineering or Behance in visual design. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Community 100

Community Estonia Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

JULY 16, 2014

Some lament the relocation of Plastiq and other companies who start in Boston but end up moving to Silicon Valley or other startup hubs. To these folks, Boston’s founder pool is a leaky bucket… a young founder who moves to Silicon Valley, New York, or elsewhere is a sign of frailty of Boston’s startup ecosystem.

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Boston Silicon Valley San Francisco Cofounder 208

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. What They Do: Travel search engine. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I’m pleased to now turn to Kayak’s S-1 filing. Read More ».

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

The transformation of those sectors is still very much underway and other areas of the economy from education to physical engineering will be impacted in the future. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Filed under Uncategorized. link] aweissman. link] leehower. Your welcome. . Read More ».

Internet 182

Internet Silicon Valley Seed Stage IPO 182

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

HBO only turns out a few shows a year, but it’s the major cash generation engine within Time Warner these days. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. It’s not just Hulu either. Turns out content is still king… Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). “Silicon Valley” (see Note 2) is hardly alone in this urbanization of startups trend. April 13, 2012. I was back in the SF Bay Area last week for a bit of work and a bit of fun.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185