View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. Half our portfolio is consumer. On Tuesday, July 21, we hosted the first-ever Boston Consumer Tech Summit.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2011

Azione PR is a Los Angeles, California-based boutique public relations firm started by two enterprising and dynamic young women who despite their young ages already possess more than twenty years of experience in public relations and marketing in total. “It’s PR, not the ER, as they say.&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

One of the most frequent questions entrepreneurs ask about when they raise a little bit of money or are getting close to launching their first product is whether they should hire a PR firm. PR is a process, not an event - For starters let me say that you shouldn’t do PR around milestones.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. I would call their portfolio companies and ask how helpful or not they’ve been. Nothing blows up great opportunities faster than founders who are constantly fighting.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

But it’s rare that an entrepreneur or business owner doesn’t leverage their background in some way to launch their business. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Four Key Lessons For Entrepreneurs And Small Businesses From The World’s Best Brands – crowdspring.co/19UwkHz. Why Founders Can’t Afford to Have Any Weak Links | by Mark Suster – crowdspring.co/18L78oE. Four Key Lessons For Entrepreneurs And Small Businesses From The World’s Best Brands – crowdspring.co/19UwkHz.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Every Entrepreneur’s Least Favorite Question | HBR – [link]. 8 Successful Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves Lessons They Wish They’d Known Then | Fast Company – [link]. Every Entrepreneur’s Least Favorite Question | HBR – [link]. The Manual-First Startup – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Technical Review 94

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- I remember hearing the Spanx founder, Sara Blakely, talk about brand names and how having a strong K sound in your name made it more memorable. #13- But for entrepreneurs, there are practical implications to naming their business. Photo Credit: Lisa Pinnell.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2014

Founders with Kids – crowdspring.co/1rW91oS. Surprising Trends in Startup Founder Equity Stakes | by Tomasz Tunguz – crowdspring.co/1njnhbl. Surprising Trends in Startup Founder Equity Stakes | by Tomasz Tunguz – crowdspring.co/1njnhbl. Founders with Kids – crowdspring.co/1rW91oS.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 16, 2014

7 Magic Words (And 10 Negotiation Ideas) For Entrepreneurs | Forbes by Cheryl Snapp – crowdspring.co/1uUleyG. The 7 Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs | Entrepreneur – crowdspring.co/QIOBDJ. Founders Can’t Scale: Fact or Fiction? Founders Can’t Scale: Fact or Fiction? – crowdspring.co/1iGeQlb.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. Why startups fail, according to their founders – crowdspring.co/1roF9DZ.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

This applies to both founders and to VC’s that work with them. As a CEO you never stop needing to go on sales calls (or to work the phones in telesales or customer support) and ceasing to do this as your company grows because you’re focusing on investors, recruiting, PR or whatever is a mistake. Don’t skip.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. That marketing can be PR or SEO or influencer distribution or other forms of “unpaid” marketing. Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Nicole most recently comes to us from SmartBear Software , where she was responsible for the launch and marketing for an entire product: overseeing activities like PR, creative, content creation, and social media engagement. We want to help founders both inside and outside of our portfolio with the things which we think matter most: 1.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2017

It doesn’t matter if it has been said before and repeated numerous times, quotes can give you the fire you need to be a better entrepreneur or learn how to handle a difficult situation. Below are some of those quotes sent in by entrepreneurs throughout the country. #1 There are many highs and lows to being an entrepreneur.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

Joe Flanagan, Founder, 90s Fashion World No, Too Many Lenders While the idea of sourcing capital from multiple smaller sources is an enticing one, the reality is far less pleasant. It also allows entrepreneurs to create awareness around their product or service and provides an opportunity to engage a larger audience of potential customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

I wonder sometimes if founders even know about the hours their lawyers or advisers put in on evenings, weekends, vacations. But a couple of people replied with responses of such lack of comprehension that I thought it was worth expanding on for first-time entrepreneurs. Not possible. ” Or there was this one. EXECUTIVE COACHES.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The Strengths and Weaknesses of Your Leadership Style | Entrepreneur by Gwen Moran – crowdspring.co/1ccCc0G. Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. The Unexpected Compensation Trends of Post-Series A Startup Founder/CEOs – crowdspring.co/1iu3ukT. 1crIrSq. .”-

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. What kind of advantage will this create vs. our competitors ? How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ?

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 12, 2012

Some days in Silicon Valley it feels like there are more investors than there are entrepreneurs. Although it certainly doesn’t feel that way when you’re an entrepreneur trying to raise money for your own company. The question most entrepreneurs keep asking themselves is why isn’t that capital chasing me?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 8) Accelerate portfolio company value. 9% (1 / 12).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost. Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 12, 2012

Some days in Silicon Valley it feels like there are more investors than there are entrepreneurs. Although it certainly doesn’t feel that way when you’re an entrepreneur trying to raise money for your own company. The question most entrepreneurs keep asking themselves is why isn’t that capital chasing me?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

The Start-up Hall of Shame (America’s 10 Worst States for Entrepreneurs) – [link]. Startup Founders: Don’t Forget to Sell the Dream | by Jason Shen – [link]. 15 Beautiful and Awesome Examples of Portfolio Designs | Silky Designs – [link]. 23 Best Examples of Creative Photo Manipulation Art – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Five years ago, as the mania around seed fundings was accelerating, Founders were very eager to announce their seed round to the world. And seed VCs, especially as new firms were being established, were eager to encourage their portfolio startups to plant that flag in the ground publicly. Always be fundraising.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

One of the earliest and most well-known of the Micro-VC funds was First Round Capital , founded in 2004 by Josh Kopelman , a former entrepreneur who sold Half.com to eBay in 2000. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). Rise of Y Combinator, 1st Branded Entrepreneur Guild. and no, we didn’t.

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View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

As an operator, not an investor, I’m amazed at how many casual, throwaway comments that happen inside a VC’s office would be genuinely useful to entrepreneurs building their businesses. So, when should they — or any seed-stage startup — think about drumming up some PR and making noise around funding? You get the idea.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 16, 2014

There''s been some writing about how VCs and founders interact with each other and it inspired me to take a step back and reflect on what my role is supposed to be with regards to the investments I make and the founders I deal with. Here''s what I am not: I am not necessarily an entrepreneur''s friend.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

Then from the mid 2000s, value add began moving beyond the partner to the firm as VCs began employing people who’s full time job was helping their portfolio. The most common strategies are to provide networking services and content to portfolio leaders so they can be more effective in their jobs. . Building platforms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

This is part of a series of advice for founders who need to raise money from venture capitalists. Somehow many first-time founders equate “sales” with something that is beneath them. I always tell founders … “An investors job is to deploy capital and make a return. This is where most founders err.

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Haystack

JANUARY 18, 2020

This impacts portfolio construction and possibly returns, though on the flip side, end-markets are larger and outcomes can be greater — look at Datadog, for instance. Moving forward, in the next decade, my belief is the value set which entrepreneurs look for in VCs will change. No doubt, a16z changed the game here.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2018

There are a lot of different tasks that entrepreneurs need to attend to when building a business, particularly at the beginning. Here’s what you need to know about smart outsourcing as an entrepreneur. As Fortune 500 Product Manager Andre Bourque explained in an article in CIO , “As an entrepreneur, you are a problem-solver.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 22, 2015

In recent years VCs have been rushing to add value by hiring non-investors to help their portfolio companies. Google Ventures: has teams that help portfolio companies with design, engineering, recruiting, marketing and partnerships. OpenView Partners: has teams to help their portfolio companies with recruiting and sales and marketing.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

Another case in point, Spark Capital just hired Kate Bolin --someone that had been interviewed at a portfolio company of theirs that had made a good enough impression that they labeled her as someone to stay in touch with. And no, analyzing startups is not a portfolio company benefit. That''s a benefit to the VC firm.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

Len Kendall is the founder of CentUp. Prior to starting a company he worked in PR where he helped put out fires and manage digital communications. Startup founders love talking about growth hacking and optimization. The “high” of doing something new is something that almost all founders thrive on. How did we do it?

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

As you know, the Google productivity apps portfolio is getting very good traction within enterprises, and through our Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing series , we've heard from various CIOs who are moving from Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange to Google's Office suite. One of the primary drivers of the switch is cost. Photo by ilco.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2011

An Interview With Twitter’s Forgotten Founder, Noah Glass – [link]. Why Every Designer Should Have a Portfolio – [link]. The 5 Dangerous Realities of Social Media for Business – [link]. 10 Tips To Improve Email Marketing – [link]. YouTube starting to roll out a live service – [link].

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