YoungUpstarts

MARCH 8, 2019

This problem is completely avoidable by hiring a reputable app development company with a portfolio you can verify. Buildfire uses a proprietary methodology to create a framework that ensures apps are easy to create and manage. The majority of development costs go to creating custom features.

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www.jonsamsel.com

MAY 12, 2011

Jon Samsel Social media, SEO, marketing and writing Home Bio Books Portfolio Login A Framework for Web Analytics On May 10, 2011, Heardable’s CEO, Jon Samsel, was asked to speak at the Jamba Juice Digital Marketing Summit in Emeryville, California.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact. Framework Benchmarks. How much does your framework choice affect performance? Authors Note: Were using the word "framework" loosely to refer to platforms, micro-frameworks, and full-stack frameworks. Plain Go delivers the best showing for a non-JVM framework.

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Genuine VC

AUGUST 27, 2015

When I think to the best performing companies in our NextView portfolio, the investment process was driven by (at least) one of the three of us who became a true believer. That’s not to say that all of our strong portfolio companies were nonconsensus among the three of us – quite the opposite. It wasn’t obvious.

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Software Review Portfolio Framework Distribution 100

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Developer tools inspired by existing internal tools – tools or frameworks that were built by programmers at their previous company to help solve their own particularly painful or repetitive problems. Bitcoin Allocation – Growing the role of bitcoin in investment portfolios.

Artificial Inteligence 176

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

View from Seed

MARCH 11, 2020

They tend to have some sort of framework in their mind with a hierarchy of conviction and hierarchy of pain they are willing to put founders through. This includes things like: Making intros to portfolio companies that are potential customers. Only at this point do they start to do things that should incur real cost to the company.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Seed Stage 279

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

At Wildcat, we’ve organized these steps into the Traction Gap Framework – a centralized strategy that codifies key lessons learned by me and my founding General Partners over the course of our decades-long operating and venture investing experience. And so the Traction Gap Framework was born. It’s brutal out there.

Cleveland 217

Cleveland Early Stage Framework Startup 217

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2015

Today I’d like to give that advice in more tangible terms and with a framework to think about your tasks – the funnel. I worked with a successful portfolio company recently that had to make some big moves in the market. And I bring this up because it comes up with many, many portfolio conversations.

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LP Warrant Portfolio Framework 150

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2020

The function of these apps have to do with providing paid or free educational services, and can even involve frameworks for course-work. . Designs and portfolios undergo constructive criticism, and users freely share advice. . We will describe 5 popular apps in each category. Apps & Platforms That Enable Education Indirectly.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 24, 2021

Today’s book recommendation, for anyone interested in venture capital, is The Business of Venture Capital: The Art of Raising a Fund, Structuring Investments, Portfolio Management, and Exits by Mahendra Ramsinghani. A decade ago, I got a cold email from Mahendra.

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Venture Capital Detroit Michigan Framework 175

Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2019

This new framework can act as the front-end of Customer Development. In three simple steps the Market Opportunity Navigator can help you: Identify a portfolio of market opportunities stemming from your technology or unique abilities. Having a market opportunity portfolio to draw from offers an additional benefit.

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Lean Marketing Agile Customer Development 333

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2018

If you have the knowledge and skills to create an amazing website, then why would you not create one for yourself that shows off your portfolio? There have been many successful Open Source projects like Linux and other JavaScript frameworks. If you don’t already have a personal website, you’ll need to create one.

Web Development 100

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2013

. “When my wife and I launched our consulting firm, it was a highly competitive market with projects usually awarded based on feedback and a portfolio—neither of which we had. He is also the Lead Architect of LearningCart , a website framework that allows organizations to easily sell access to digital files and online training.

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Customer eCommerce Portfolio Framework 77

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

Find a portfolio company or two that they’ve invested in. Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. It’s pretty easy since nearly every VC lists its partners on the website. It’s super easy to suss all this out.

Technical Review 314

Technical Review Due Diligence Partner Term Sheet 314

Transformify

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Understanding of SEO Experience of mobile application development frameworks and technology. Able to demonstrate your talent with an outstanding portfolio that showcases digital expertise. Understanding of usability techniques. Desirable technical experience. Adobe Creative Suite, in particular Photoshop, Illustrator. Requirements.

Web Development 66

Web Development Web Developer HTML 66

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions. Ask other portfolio companies how your VC acted when / if they got in a cash pinch. But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

David Teten

AUGUST 1, 2019

So I recommend use the framework of an investor: Venture capital investing checklist. The post Negotiating a Job Offer from a Private Equity/VC Portfolio Company appeared first on David Teten. Here’s how to do your due diligence first. Due Diligence as an Investor. Due Diligence as a Board Member. Insider or Outsider CEO?

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Hearpreneur

MAY 28, 2019

4Geeks Academy is our proposal for a new framework to the world of coding education. There are two bootcamps within one program: Training you with the software skills required in the market, and helping you build a professional profile (projects, experience, resume, portfolio, etc.) towards finding a new job in the field.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Venezuela 108

Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

If you don’t have a framework for establishing your rates from the beginning, it’s very easy to end up working for very little money. Your portfolio website is undoubtedly one of your most important assets when it comes to promoting your services. Establish your freelance rates. Showcase your work.

Web 86

Web Design Software Review Elevator Pitch 86

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit. – Portfolio company diversity.

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Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit. – Portfolio company diversity.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Their services are built around the ACT framework (Assess, Create and Transform), which is a proven process for accelerating growth. Giving back to the community.

Founder 128

Founder B2B Private Equity India 128

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. EShares is an increasingly popular tool in our portfolio for tracking private company cap tables. 8) Accelerate portfolio company value.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

But we all know that these are not solutions by themselves, but require integration into an innovative framework to solve real customer problems. Today there are a wealth of disruptive technologies available, including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), advanced virtual reality (VR), and high-function robotics.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Cofounder Framework 336

View from Seed

JULY 19, 2019

Like other investors, we at NextView have a number of frameworks which we use to evaluate decisions on making new investments. has become a mantra here at NextView over the past few years after we were introduced to the concept by one of our portfolio CEOs. Asking “Is it JDCC?” Go (re)read that post.

Boston 149

Boston B2B Early Stage Portfolio 149

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These consumers place their trust in financial institutions by depositing their hard-earned money, whether it’s in basic savings accounts or more complex investment portfolios. However, achieving this growth without a solid risk management framework is like building a house on a shaky foundation.

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Security Management Forecast Finance 136

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

And I think there's something I talk about in the book as the Spark framework, and it's all about the setup as well, and it's very different if you're working with an organization. And usually it's like, okay, it's three things or it's wrapped up in one framework, like a Venn diagram or something like that. Leanne (03:21): Absolutely.

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Framework Campaign Audience Vertical 73

YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2020

Do you want to add bitcoin to your portfolio, but you do not have money for investment? However, there is a lack of specialized websites dedicated to specific issues within the framework of cryptocurrency – for example, professional mining, investing or bitcoin from the technical side.

Affiliate 246

Affiliate Open Source Framework Portfolio 246

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

The world does not need a new business framework. seconds)" for business framework on Google today. But most of the frameworks available to us solve for divisional silos. Most of the frameworks we have also don't optimally capture the complexity of digital marketing and measurement. Why build a framework?

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Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 163

View from Seed

DECEMBER 8, 2015

But here’s how I tend to think about companies at this stage, which I think is broad enough to provide some guidance for founders at this early stage… Essentially, my pre-product framework is as follows: 1. Is there founder/market fit? How authentic is this idea to the founder’s experience?

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Product Startup Early Stage Seed Capital 120

Hunter Walker

JUNE 9, 2023

Hunter also breaks down their framework for evaluating an investment opportunity when achieving their target ownership exceeds their maximum check size, and the “opportunity cost” of doing so resulting in less diversification. Just maintain enough discipline to ensure you can hit a minimum portfolio size.”

Valuation 68

Valuation Seed Stage Portfolio Framework 68

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

To illustrate, at our former portfolio company Lovefilm the initial innovation was a £10-15 subscription service which gave the customer three DVDs at a time, delivered by post. The beauty of this book is that it will get people thinking along these lines and give them a framework to analyse what they should be looking for.

Founder 144

Founder Framework Portfolio Networking 144

View from Seed

JULY 21, 2022

For creatives, we’re a premium, value-aligned partner to help grow their networks and portfolios, and monetize their passions. We call this the Creative Gig Economy and it is made up of creative service providers who need tools to hone their craft, book jobs, and build their portfolios. And your least?

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Early Stage San Francisco Michigan Portfolio 156

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. Make sure to reference check with other portfolio companies. So if you get good feedback just make sure that you understand the framework above to think about how to best mitigate your risks.

Strategic Investors 279

Strategic Investors Venture Capital Due Diligence Early Stage 279

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

When I do a quick mental query of headcount across our entire portfolio of ~30 companies, I think at least 50% and maybe as much as 60% of the entire headcount of our portfolio is in either product or engineering. &# The classic framework for analyzing a firm’s strategic position is Michael Porter’s Five Forces.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Seeing Both Sides

MAY 19, 2019

Once you have reviewed this framework for deciding what you’re looking for, below you will find a list of over 600 companies to research and approach. I received fantastic input from angels, entrepreneurs, lawyers and VCs across the world, helping me pressure test and compile this list (note: Flybridge portfolio companies are in blue).

Startup 24

Startup DC India Software Review 24

SVPG

MARCH 10, 2015

What about user interface frameworks? Importance of Integration: In some companies, the portfolio is a set of related but largely independent products, where integration and leverage is less important. In other companies, the portfolio is about a set of highly integrated products, where integration leverage is critical.

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Technical Review Software Review Portfolio Agile 60