A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
JANUARY 4, 2018
This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents. The next sale isn’t quite as sweet.).
Austin Startup
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Any founding business requires at least two key figures: One who knows the business, the Entrepreneur; and the Architect who puts ideas into motion. Keep in mind, you can be anyone — the Entrepreneur, the Architect, or some guy with a bright idea (We’ll come back to this one later), but building a strong team tops the list. in English.
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Austin Startup
MARCH 7, 2021
Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. For decades, Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio have been on all of the “Top 10 Places for…” lists. It all starts with people?—?talent.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
For reason number two people pay a higher price & rent in New York than they do in San Antonio, Texas. That would mean that the increased number of new business startups will lead to a “funding gap&# of deals that can’t get financed. Investors are conformists by nature. This requires novel thinking.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
Last Tuesday, while I was enjoying a week off the grid, AvidXchange announced they had raised a $225 million financing led by Bain Capital Ventures. This was an atypical investment for us as we participated in the financing through our Foundry Group Select fund. But then Mike called me about some more stuff a week later.
Austin Startup
MARCH 1, 2018
It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. Then ask questions of our panel of experts and mix and mingle with other EdTech entrepreneurs visiting for SXSW. Can’t you tell?
Hearpreneur
JUNE 14, 2017
We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Fell in Love. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. My advice for people making the switch from full-time worker to entrepreneur is to know your strengths.
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