The Equity Kicker

MARCH 19, 2012

As a reminder, LPs, or limited partners, are the investors in venture capital funds. Manager update. Then we update them on how we are doing compared with our peers and on any changes to personnel and our funds under management. What happens when VCs are hauled into the boardroom to justify their investment decisions?

LP 97

LP Europe Portfolio Private Equity 97

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In mid-March, as the coronavirus was sweeping through Asia and Europe, Tomas Pueyo published a piece on Medium titled "The Hammer and the Dance: What the Next 18 Months Can Look Like if Leaders Buy Us Time." So when a fractured world where the media is as politicized as it has ever been, who managed to get this message out?

South Korea 114

South Korea Silicon Valley Sweden Italy 114

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Susan Balloch, Managing Director of Golden Seeds. Agenda: 4-speaker panel on February 28th, 6:30-9pm. 6:30 Registration.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Inbound calls from partners, people who want to join, atta boys from friends. We just landed the biz dev partner we’ve been working on for 9 months. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. Getting on the front cover of the most prominent VC magazine in Europe (was called Tornado Insider). Holy sh*t!!!

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. And at the 11th hour they pulled out.

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley San Diego Non-Compete 308

Austin Startup

JANUARY 14, 2011

Prior to joining the PetsMD, Mr. Calvoz served as General Manager of Picosa Investments, LLC (an early stage venture firm) and has served on the Board of Advisors of PetsMD since January 2010. Before joining 3M, Mr. Calvoz worked for eight years as a trial lawyer and Litigation Partner specializing in civil matters.

Advisory Board 63

Advisory Board Merger LLC Europe 63

The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Jenny Lee, a partner at venture capital firm GGV Capital which has a presence in both the US and China, also observes that in the US, the willingness to pay for an app is pretty high — especially for a utility tool, which is what CooTek’s TouchPal X Keyboard essentially is. But on the other hand they have more time.

China 122

China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

The host was William Bowmer, a Managing Director at Barclays Capital. Rough waters in Europe are pushing European companies to go public in the US. Going public is not easy : companies should be preparing for IPO in terms of media communication and internal management over a year ahead of IPO. Manage expectations.

IPO 92

IPO Cofounder Europe 92

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

Inbound calls from partners, people who want to join, atta boys from friends. We just landed the biz dev partner we’ve been working on for 9 months. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. Getting on the front cover of the most prominent VC magazine in Europe (was called Tornado Insider). Holy sh*t!!!

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84