David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. The group is about 22 people; managing directors, partners and COO’s of major investments firms in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Tunisia.

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Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

50% the fault of a Nokia management that didn’t see it coming, while 50% was due to brilliant Apple execution.) You find early stage employees expecting to work normal hours, to get paid a regular salary, and not asking or expecting equity. Most Finns take their failure as a personal embarrassment. Note to Finland – lighten up.

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Finland Naming Russia Government 324

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He wrote a post this long weekend on how he manages the board of DataSift. In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe.

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Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

An unrelated article by Morton Bennedsen and Nicolai Foss in the California Management Review attempts to draw links between family assets and firm innovation based on extensive historic examples from around the world. Holton is responsible for client relationship development and client service in Cleary Gull ’s Wealth Management Group.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Private Equity Non-Compete Reputation 100

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

You don’t even need to do anything and we’ll give you equity. It doesn’t have to be a huge commitment on their part (or significant equity), but just start giving them some tie to your startup and some incentive to maintain the relationship. They’re hiring in a variety of roles across US, Canada, Europe and Remote.

Advisory Board 150

Advisory Board Equity Vesting Startup 150

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

The two Data Collective managing partners, who are currently raising fund number two, tell me that the timing is right for a fund committed exclusively to Big Data companies, as the barriers to entry in launching these sorts of startups are only getting lower. .” Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase.

Early Stage 70

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The Next Web

AUGUST 12, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. If you ask me, that’s exactly what Berlin (and Europe) needs – ambitious, creative and successful billion-dollar businesses. Prepare to fail, 95% do.

Cofounder 119

Cofounder CTO Hire Startup Europe 119

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

He later joined the O’Hara Administration, an investment and asset management firm, where he manages the firm’s investment strategy and fund-raising initiatives. The company is also launching new products, including contact lenses and prescription eyewear as it looks to expand to the Americas, Australia and throughout Europe.

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Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 156

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It then spread across Europe to Australia and Canada. The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions. Additionally, investment managers are attracted to matching long-dated pension liabilities with the extended duration nature of leased asset.

Private Equity 130

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 130

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

London Business School is proud to present the London Business School 2011 Private Equity Conference. This year’s conference will feature keynote speakers Johannes Huth (Managing Director & Head of Europe – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) 2011 Conference Details: Date: Friday, 11 Feb 2011.

Private Equity 79

Private Equity Equity LP Limited Partner 79

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s the biggest European gathering of venture capital fund managers, private equity fund managers and LPs, the institutions that invest in both types of funds. We also had LPs who have historically invested in private equity but not venture questioning whether it was time for them to make a change.

Private Equity 92

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Europe 92

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

They have fewer cash reserves and less margin of error for managing sudden downturns. and Europe into a long recession? This time around, the health of the venture business may depend on what hedge funds, investment banks, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and large secondary market groups do. is in order. (see

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Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

He later joined the O’Hara Administration, an investment and asset management firm, where he manages the firm’s investment strategy and fund-raising initiatives. The company is also launching new products, including contact lenses and prescription eyewear as it looks to expand to the Americas, Australia and throughout Europe.

Viral 78

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 78

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Global Sources, once listed in Bermuda and now owned by the private equity giant Blackstone, has been active in Hong Kong since the 1970s and focuses on trade in and out of the former British colony. This works great as long as you have an updated website with a proper e-store or responsive export managers. B2B Websites in Europe.

B2B 125

B2B Saudi Arabia Global United Kingdom 125

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 19, 2012

Manager update. We see our LPs relatively infrequently; they each look after interests in a large number of venture capital and private equity funds, and they occasionally shift responsibility for looking after our fund to new people, so we always begin by reminding them of who we are, why we are special, and our investment strategy.

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LP Europe Portfolio Private Equity 97

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

This is a significant guidance revision, which shows the current focus and mindset of the management of these companies. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. A sign that the SaaS industry is already maturing or a reflection of the public investors expectations? SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review 63

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. Susan Balloch, Managing Director of Golden Seeds. Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women. Click here to make a reservation.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Europe faced a similar fate and funding for the third quarter in Europe totalled $16 billion, down 44% year over year from $28 billion. Two weeks ago in San Francisco, a conversation with tech lawyers from the US and Europe was a confirmation of what I read in the news. It’s an investors market. What is a founder to do?

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Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I don’t have the deal terms, but my hunch is that no cash is involved, and that AOL’s compensation could come in the form of equity in privately held Outbrain, or a tax benefit, or both. “In Disclosure: I used to work for AOL as principal product manager of Search in Europe. AOL reports earnings early tomorrow morning.

Widget 100

Widget Acquisition Europe Cofounder 100

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 11, 2013

I think that if you believed everything in the table above and you backed yourself to be able pick a good fund manager you would be pretty keen on investing in European venture. I’m betting my career on this case and I’d like to get it right, so don’t treat this as a polemic from an interested party, but as an honest, intellectual enquiry.

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LP Europe Institutional Investors Venture Capital 143

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

If you assume a 20% cost of capital (typical for equity, debt is generally cheaper), then getting an upfront payment for one additional year on a $10k MRR contract saves you $24k. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Accelerating bonuses for upfront cash payment depends on your cost of capital.

Software Review 91

Software Review Clawback Sales Salary 91

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 25, 2014

The partners are typically called the ‘Manager’, as their job is to manage the fund by making investments and managing the portfolio to maximise returns to LPs. Most Managers of venture capital funds in Europe get 20% of the profits on the entire fund once a minimum hurdle has been returned.

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Carried Interest Venture Capital Vesting Europe 109

Babbling VC

JANUARY 30, 2011

Specifically the top tier funds have access to management for your businesses, access to potential partners and are likely to sit on the boards of the companies that could buy you. A tier 1 fund from Europe is interested. because Tier 1 funds in Europe tend to only differentiate themselves based on where they are located.

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Europe Germany Due Diligence Valuation 68

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Now Fortune has obtained more granular data, including returns for dotcom-era funds managed by such firms as Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Term Sheet.

Naming 49

Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2011

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier. Here is a summary of the processes required, timeframes, and the results: Restructure management teams.

Bankruptcy 221

Bankruptcy Silicon Valley Private Equity Software Review 221

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. What is bootstrapping?

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. They claim to have already raised over $560 million for 1400 startups, primarily in the US and Europe. Keiretsu Forum.

North America 337

North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 16, 2013

We’ve had an amazing run at DFJ Esprit from spinning out of Caz with our backs to the wall to over $1bn in assets under management in six and a half years, and as an individual I’ve been lucky enough to be involved with some great successes at Buy.at and Zeus Technology.

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Europe Global Management Startup 112

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The VCs basically have liquidity in management fees along the way, in the sense they get paid decently along the way. But the day after you’ll wake up and see yourself more as a manager than an owner. Ironically our business started to perform very will by 2004 but by then management had lost the dream of a huge upside.

Founder 329

Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 3, 2024

Martin is a frequent lecturer at Stanford, Wharton and INSEAD, and has advised leaders across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. He was a lab manager back in what was called Xerox Spark. He talked about how one of his biggest jobs as a lab manager was to convert class one disagreements to class two disagreements.

Startup 59

Startup Cofounder Technical Review Founder 59

Transformify

JULY 17, 2019

Our guest today is Valerie Lopez, Vice President of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Cision , leading global provider of earned media software and services. In her role, Lopez is responsible for providing vision and leadership to the diversity, inclusion, and equity program across Cision’s global organization.

Employee 40

Employee South Korea China Asia 40

www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

With some great project management and a few crowdsourcing platforms. Sweat Equity: Juliette and Marco put in a bit of work during weekends as project managers, designers, developers, sysadmins, etc. Tipsandtrip was born from an idea of social media consultant Juliette Bellavita and Blogo.it CEO Marco Magnocavallo.

Bootstrapping 49

Bootstrapping Italy Sweat Equity Europe 49

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. Getting on the front cover of the most prominent VC magazine in Europe (was called Tornado Insider). The management team wasn’t strong enough. And I had all the VCs play head games with me.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier. Here is a summary of the processes required, timeframes, and the results: Restructure management teams.

Bankruptcy 120

Bankruptcy Silicon Valley Private Equity Software Review 120

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Together with my co-founders, we started by building a simple web app based task manager on PHP called Lunchbox. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Cofounder Early Stage 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. They claim to have already raised over $560 million for 1400 startups, primarily in the US and Europe. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241