Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 26th I had an equally effusive intro from Ynon Kreiz, also a friend, trusted source and also the CEO of portfolio company Maker Studios. By September 26th we had submitted a term sheet which was signed on October 4th and financing was closed in less than 30 days. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take.

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Technical Review North America Los Angeles Cofounder 373

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

Gordon Platt, President, Gotham Media , observes, “You may meet people on-line, but when’s the last time you really made a long-term, financially meaningful commitment exclusively as the result of a virtual interaction?” High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Tech stack. I host on Hostforweb **. Crunchbase.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 5, 2021

Right then and there, your VP of Finance steps in with a, hey, how many of these conversions that you are claiming are ones that we would not have gotten anyway? Correction: It is almost always true that a very, very , large percentage of the Conversions driven by your Paid Media efforts are not incremental. So did owned media.

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Analytics Marketing Channel Software Review 148

Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

Despite the recent media buzz surrounding the hardware revolution and emerging maker space, the overwhelming majority of hardware startups have a hard time attracting financing today. Here’s the advice I give these teams who are navigating the tough world of hardware financing. hardware (Photo credit: alorenzi).

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

These tools allow computers to automatically pull in raw data and information from sources such as blogs, news media, social media platforms and more. In other words, these computers might not be great at identifying market sentiment from one individual financial report, but they are great at making predictions for an entire portfolio.

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View from Seed

JUNE 24, 2020

After operating quietly for the past year, our portfolio company Jumbo made a couple big announcements yesterday, including the launch of Jumbo 2 as well as their $8M series A financing led by Balderton Capital. Personally, I am not a zealot about privacy.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Funding is not an indicator of success, irrespective of the impression that you might get from the news and media. Participating and winning Startup competitions can also help you to accumulate some funds along with gaining some credentials and as well as getting some media mentions. Investors usually carry a portfolio of startups.

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2021

Paid Media. Owned Media. upgrades to processes to create deeper integration with Finance & Strategy teams. The Minerva Check is a collection of media plan minimums required for success. Throw everything in there, and out comes a list of things that every media plan has to meet to be greenlit. Customer Service.

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Analytics Algorithm Artificial Inteligence Campaign 131

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

So when I meet with GRP portfolio companies that do enterprise sales I try to emphasize the following: 1. In the Ad Tech world PS revenue often means providing “media services” as a value-add to using your product. [it's all in this article if you want the details]. rollout support. integration with other systems.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

So here’s the solution I have recommended to some of my portfolio companies: “ agile budgeting ”, i.e., monitoring a few key variables while giving managers significant flexibility. Finance teams need real-time visibility into spend, so they can course correct immediately rather than waiting until after month-end close.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Improvements brought by social media. Thanks to social media platforms , traders today can enjoy novel trading methods, too. Online apps, the Internet, and instantaneous connections have helped traders to perfect their methods and build successful trading portfolios. So, what is copy trading? Well, of course, it is.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2015

These include making deposits, transferring funds, paying bills and managing stock portfolios. The Internet has also transformed banking for small business owners, particularly when it comes time to apply for business loans and other financing products. Small Business Loan Overview. How it Works.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. A strong team has more credibility with investors than does a great idea by itself.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

6 portfolio companies raised Series A financings including Manifold , Hypr , and 4 unannounced, 1 raised a Series B (unannounced), and Security Scorecard raised a $28mm Series C. NYC has deep enterprise tech : the NYC you imagine that is full of ad tech and media is not the NYC that we see.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

This can include but isn’t limited to customer service, file management, document creation, social media management, event planning, data entry, and more. You can create a website or portfolio online for free or at a very low monthly rate. Source: Pixabay. You may need to invest a few hundred dollars in software and office supplies.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

You thought media twitter was bad… You thought tech twitter was bad… — Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) August 24, 2015. When many venture investors are seeing their personal public portfolios tank it creeps into their business lives and creates an emotion that is less risk tolerant whether they’re aware of it or not.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2011

Our portfolio companies OfferIQ (acquired by Transactis) is in this sector. Advanced risk management : After the crisis of 2008, financial institutions are clamoring to empower their risk management practices via technology solutions that perform better and faster than current offerings, with as little room for human error as possible.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Your portfolio website is undoubtedly one of your most important assets when it comes to promoting your services. This can be hard when you’re just starting out and your portfolio can seem light, but there are ways around this. Showcase your work. Be part of your local community. The bottom line.

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Web Design Software Review Elevator Pitch 86

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

These might be a cheaper alternative than hiring someone with experience when it comes to finance and mathematics. This is especially true if your startup needs some capital to get started or expand its reach on social media, etc. It could also make sense if you already own additional stock as part of another investment portfolio.

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SBA Startup Government Stock 152

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the pivot they are making as a result of the pandemic and here are the responses: #1- Social media marketing. Demand for e-commerce and social media participation is increasing. What I did was create a social media post that gave people hope regarding their careers.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Don’t get me wrong – we love it when a company in our portfolio does exceptionally well and receives a lot of attention. This can lead to lots of hype among investors and very rapid financings where VCs are forced to “act quickly” and provide term sheets in less than 48 hours. Many investors pride themselves on that ability.

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San Diego Software Review San Francisco Silicon Valley 60

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies. Third, smart companies manage an innovation portfolio where they can pursue potential disruption in a variety of ways.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 326

The Startup Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

million portfolio. In 2007, he founded Millionaire Media, LLC through which the books An American Hedge Fund and Pennystocking were published. In 2009, Tim started Investimonials, LLC, which was essentially a TripAdvisor for the finance industry. His star student, Tim Grittani turned a $1,500 trading portfolio into a $3.2

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Stock LLC Portfolio Entrepreneur 104

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Not Boston focused, but definitely follow his reports of PE and VC financings and the state of the venture market. @danprimack. Custommade – Marketplace for Customer Products (NextView Portfolio Company). GrabCAD – 3D Community and Collaboration (NextView Portfolio Company). Jonathan Marino – PE Hub. Gregory Huang - Xconomy.

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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy. For example, if you’re an early stage company dealing with complex regulation (think Uber in transportation, Oscar in healthcare, LendingClub in finance), we have people who can help.

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New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Look for VC portfolios that have a lot of “like” companies (B2B, B2C, media, tech, etc.). The financing is the line of demarcation between you and the VC courting each other, and the VC joining your board and effectively becoming your boss. Here are a few tips for ending up with the best long-term partner as an investor.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

4- Getting comfortable with the numbers and finances. I had a wide portfolio of hard-working friends from engineering school and previous places I worked that I picked from. 8- Relying on social media for marketing. One of my biggest business fails was putting most of my marketing efforts into social media.

Entrepreneur 56

Entrepreneur Delaware Hiring Social Media 56

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2019

Upon building a healthy portfolio of work, reach out to businesses directly to offer your expertise. By taking the time to develop a decent portfolio and establishing a rapport with a few clients, you may find others are referred to you by word of mouth. Social Media Consultant. Professional Voiceover Artist.

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Singapore Social Media Portfolio Advertising 140

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

4- Getting comfortable with the numbers and finances. I had a wide portfolio of hard-working friends from engineering school and previous places I worked that I picked from. 8- Relying on social media for marketing. One of my biggest business fails was putting most of my marketing efforts into social media.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Delaware Hiring Social Media 54

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. Mr. Fralic earned his BS in Finance from Villanova University and his MBA from St.

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Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

As I’ve highlighted I believe we’re in a unique period similar to 2005-08 where the biggest tech firms of Silicon Valley (and some media companies) are scooping up small software companies as “talent acquisitions&# versus accretive revenue / profit generators. And these are people with deep pockets.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

As big data, social media and flexible manufacturing grow more prevalent, customization will become more prevalent. Contractors should also be prepared with customer-friendly financing options. Personal branding is becoming more popular as people want to express themselves in the workplace and on social media.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 110

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Tim O’Reilly, CEO, O’Reilly Media, argues , “Blitzscaling isn’t really a recipe for success but rather survivorship bias masquerading as a strategy.”

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

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. It seemed like every other TechCrunch post was announcing a startups’s new seed financing round. and hopefully media coverage?—?by What’s going on?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

But at least take enough to keep your personal finances straight and separate from your business.”. What do you think are the biggest misconceptions about Millennials and how they handle their finances? Bad idea, Rettinger says. You don’t have to overdo it and take a six-figure paycheck,” he notes.

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Management Portfolio Finance Security 189

Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. Portfolio. (3). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Yahoo Finance. anecdotes. (13).

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Software Review Viral Media Marketing 48

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) But Quibi has raised $1.4 Meg shared their reasoning that Quibi would face two big challenges.

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