The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

More than 220 fintech companies are based in Switzerland overall, out of which over 100 operate in the blockchain sphere. Blockchain is used in many industries, including logistics, energy and insurance, and has been gaining real momentum in the past few years, which explains why Zug is the fastest growing technology community in Europe.

Switzerland 179

Switzerland Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley Europe 179

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. VCs crave the ability to help portfolio companies. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe.

Advisory Board 365

Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Matt Blumberg, who runs one of Fred’s portfolio companies, Return Path, follows up with an additional three : Don’t be a bottleneck (make sure you aren’t holding up people’s work). My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany.

Ireland 319

Ireland Sales Bankruptcy Germany 319

David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

The most pervasive has been the expansion of passively managed portfolios, such as index funds and ETFs, which allow both retail and institutional investors access to a broad spectrum of investment opportunities at a much lower cost. How are investors thinking and protecting against volatility in their portfolios?

Management 114

Management Portfolio Institutional Investors Government 114

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You start traveling around Europe, starting working for them overseas. Or did I want to move to Europe? I only went because I wanted to live and work in Europe. DEREK 8:33] So you’re working in Europe. 00:12:57] DEREK: This was in Europe? I don’t know, I was just always dicking around with computers.

Cofounder 337

Cofounder Technical Cofounder San Diego Startup 337

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2010

But there was tons of client demand in Europe for Internet projects and very few people with real experience and so my senior partner in the London office was talking about 3 or 4 projects he was considering me for in Europe. By then I knew the local team well and they realized that I had done several relevant projects in Europe.

San Francisco 379

San Francisco Europe Japan Switzerland 379

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. In the Andreessen Horowitz portfolio, no companies deploy applications on premise, every employee has a mobile device and all deploy modern social software.

Romania 77

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 77

Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For private equity firms, especially those focusing on health care, having a comprehensive compliance program is key to operating with integrity and making a legitimate profit. EU competition law could impact private equity firms that process the personal data of European Union citizens, even if those firms aren’t located in Europe.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Equity Due Diligence Securities and Exchange Commission 52

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

"Great companies have been founded during downturns and Bessemer sees a lot of investment opportunity in the current market environment," said Ed Colloton, Chief Operating Officer of Bessemer Venture Partners. Labels: Portfolio , Venture Capital. Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). To learn more, visit [link].

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It then spread across Europe to Australia and Canada. Private Equity sees infrastructure investing as uncorrelated diversification and has the additional upside of correcting any operational inefficiencies. CALPERs, for example, has devoted over $4b of portfolio to infrastructure related projects. [4].

Private Equity 129

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 129

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. Moreover, patent law in most countries says that software “algorithms” aren't patentable. Different rules around the world. Marty Zwilling.

Software 233

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Startup 233

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

A few days ago, Bessemer West Coast SaaS Practice - David Cowan , Byron Deeter and myself, hosted a CFO Dinner for our SaaS portfolio at John Bentleys in Redwood City. Fifteen CFOs participated - about half of them from Bessemer portfolio SaaS companies (Cornerstone On Demand, Intacct. Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3).

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2018

There are approximately 170 million potential new customers in Europe alone, and this is one reason why mega-corporations establish headquarters in international locations as well. The more you can diversify your business portfolio the better, which is why many global businesses became global. International Talent.

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Global Singapore United States Japan 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

In addition, using the right language as well as favored color and design pattern or product portfolio is mandatory. Challenges In Operation. In Europe’s retail trade, not all product groups are subject to the same law. Small and medium companies should regard the expertise of trustful partners in operative actions.

United Kingdom 100

United Kingdom Monaco Cyprus Cofounder 100

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 29, 2013

It was much harder for a “remote” company in the Mid West, Europe, or Canada to draw any attention to themselves. And given the fact that the majority of top investors were congregated around Silicon Valley, many entrepreneurs felt compelled to move to the valley to start their business.

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley Global Finance New York City 161

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2011

The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. Moreover, patent law in most countries says that software “algorithms” aren't patentable. Different rules around the world. Marty Zwilling.

Software 228

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Valuation 228

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

Today is a very interesting time for the SaaS industry: Europe has shown it was capable of creating successful SaaS businesses, and it’s only the beginning. More and more champions will be built out of Europe. What’s the n°1 startup that you wish you had in your portfolio? What makes a good VC for a SaaS startup?

API 48

API Silicon Valley Europe Differentiation 48

The Equity Kicker

JULY 17, 2016

Venture investment has been pretty steady for nine months now in both Europe and the US, albeit with a lot of month to month volatility, but there are fears that the 2015 slowdown could precipitate a full on crash, that public market woes might transfer to the private markets, and now that our exit from Europe will hurt our ecosystem.

Europe 60

Europe Venture Capital Ukraine Russia 60

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 27, 2011

As Seedcamp notes on its blog , "Since many of our portfolio companies use parts of Facebook's offerings in their setup, talking to the folks working on these products directly will be a massive help. At one time, Facebook did operate its own startup program, the fbFund, but the company announced it had no plans to keep it active.

Silicon Valley 122

Silicon Valley Partner Africa Asia 122

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). We discussed European VC, which is rumored to be down by up to 82%. We talked about Facebook.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). Most indices are cap-weighted - more in line with a concentrated portfolio (i.e. Just look at AngelList?s startupcto

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sisu is currently expanding its product portfolio and geographic scale to develop additional cutting-edge, patented, clinically proven medical devices, and to create a system for medical device commercialization in emerging markets. She is the primary inventor of a modular centrifuge that operates with or without electricity.

Baltimore 62

Baltimore Africa South Africa Michigan 62

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Instead of increasing the tax burden on these companies driving job creation, why not take full advantage of this evolution of the tax law to position France as the most attractive country for entrepreneurs in Europe? Indeed, France enjoys the highest penetration rate for broadband in Europe (32.7% for France vs. 26.5%

France 71

France Europe Capital Gains Dilution 71

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 22, 2012

So while a start-up may operate only in the U.S. today, if there’s a chance that it may somedayt manufacture in Asia, sell in Europe, or compete with a company in Australia, it must act now. Some jurisdictions (including Europe) charge excess claims fees for each claim included in an application over a certain number.

Intellectual Property 150

Intellectual Property IP Europe Asia 150

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.

Carried Interest 109

Carried Interest Venture Capital Vesting Europe 109

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. In the Andreessen Horowitz portfolio, no companies deploy applications on premise, every employee has a mobile device and all deploy modern social software.

Romania 44

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 44

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2010

The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. Like nuclear weapons, the main role of big companies' patent portfolios is to threaten potential competitors who sue with a counter-suit. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between.

Software 125

Software Intellectual Property Valuation Algorithm 125

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

How to build a portfolio of startup investments. How to add value to a portfolio company. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. From the perspective of best practices, we will address questions such as: How to assess opportunities (idea, team, valuation). How to source great deals. When should you think about exits.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

While this sounds simple, there is a ton of work that goes into helping our portfolio companies get to a successful Series A. Finally, we try to prewire the Series A investment by getting our portfolio companies to meet with the right partners at the right firms early on before they even need money.

Seed Stage 110

Seed Stage Agile Viral API 110

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

I believe I am qualified to talk about this as I spent ~6 years at Google in strategic partnerships (commerce), as head of Campus London (Google’s first physical startup hub), Head of Google for Entrepreneurs Europe (now called Google for Startups) and eventually general partner for Google Ventures. M&A – Acquisitions.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Startup Early Stage Cloud 131

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

TOP or Total Operational Performance, is a cost cutting approach, where your objective is to cut 40% of all the "not-strictly-necessary costs" by doing things differently. Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. I was super excited! CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13). internet.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Altgate

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

As an HR expert and organizational transformation consultant, Asif has partnered with organizations in the telecommunication, hospitality, retail, transportation and engineering industries, operating across the globe to help meet future challenges.

Pakistan 28

Pakistan Arkansas New Jersey Canada 28

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 22, 2012

So while a start-up may operate only in the U.S. today, if there’s a chance that it may somedayt manufacture in Asia, sell in Europe, or compete with a company in Australia, it must act now. Some jurisdictions (including Europe) charge excess claims fees for each claim included in an application over a certain number.

Intellectual Property 84

Intellectual Property IP Europe Asia 84

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2016

Unless you actually live in Europe, this might not seem immediately alarming — concerning, perhaps, but a world away. You might not be directly impacted in this moment, but the shock waves sent out by the election results may have a significant impact on the ever-shrinking global environment in which your business is operating.

Omaha 56

Omaha Ireland Lean Russia 56

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. Globalization – As I sat on boards of portfolio companies through the years, I encountered many entrepreneurs who were looking for advice and partnerships on opportunities outside of the US. 2015EOY_FPV_v31.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time, but I needed the time to digest all the other great posts on the topics by other investors, and to analyze specific portfolio data from Haystack over the last five years. Haystack Portfolio Data. Well, that time has finally come. On the ground, I am seeing more hybrid solutions.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. Globalization – As I sat on boards of portfolio companies through the years, I encountered many entrepreneurs who were looking for advice and partnerships on opportunities outside of the US.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40