View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

2009 was the nadir of the global economic crisis, followed up an unprecedented bull market. To a lesser degree, markets like New York are demonstrating more promise in recent years and I expect that to continue. I also think we’ll see some new geographies begin to gain momentum, especially LA, and perhaps several others.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

Pioneering Program Launched by Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York and the National Association of Investment Companies. HBSAANY is comprised of New York City tri-state area Harvard alumni who are venture capitalists and other accredited investors investing in early-stage, private companies around the United States.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Find partners who can do what you cannot do alone. This is the new world of prototyping.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2010 Emerging Leaders Program Selection. SHENIX™ offers financial education, financial services through its partners, career planning, and salary negotiation resources, all of which support Latinas/x life goals. Diversity MBA Magazine Top 100 Under 50 Executive Leader and Top 100 Women of Influence.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. Today, New York City has 13,587 yellow-taxi medallions and more than 50,000 Uber and Lyft cars.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Microsoft will back sustainable jet fuel company, Dimensional Energy, as a partner in a $20 million funding round. Based out of New York, the company utilises carbon dioxide emissions and water to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and they are beginning to gather attention – with the company reporting on Tuesday (Dec.12)

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC , NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups. IBM partnered to provide sponsorship and hosting on it’s Bluemix cloud platform.

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Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

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. David Teten, HBS 98, Partner, ff Venture Capital, will discuss his research study on VC portfolio operations, recently featured in Forbes ).

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. We just announced the expansion of our fund and I wanted to share with you the good news! New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Newer Post.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

There was so much great content at the Upfront Summit but I think one held a special place in minds of most people I talked to – our panel on diversity led by my partner Hamet Watt (<– what? We want to partner with you to make money.” you’re not following him?). ” – Earvin Magic Johnson.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 29, 2013

A recent interview with Union Square Ventures ’ Albert Wenger reminded me how much things have changed in the past years: I’m less interested in the regional differences than I am in the fact that it’s now possible to build very large, global businesses from anywhere in the world…The Internet is global. Look global and local.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The chatter of the “Retail Apocalypse” began long before the recent events of a global pandemic. Unfortunately, it’s not possible at this moment in time but looking forward, we really think that the store in New York will become a community hub where all these people can get together and link with like minded people.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Even during this global pandemic, I’ve found ways to reconnect with old friends here in Austin and Texas. Alongside top-tier co-investors like Bessemer Venture Partners, Capital Factory, Live Oak, Mark VC, Valar Ventures, S3, and so many others, we aspire to help these companies achieve their trailblazing potential.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 3, 2018

The big news this morning is that Intercontinental Exchange, parent of the New York Stock Exchange, announced the formation of a new company, Bakkt, a global platform to allow consumers and institutions to buy, hold and store digital assets. Sprecher, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. I also made several trips to New York & Boston.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. I also made several trips to New York & Boston.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

Timo Rein is the cofounder & CEO of Pipedrive , and was previously the cofounder of Vain & Partners - the leading Sales Training company in the Baltics. Failcon has been wildly successful – and included some incredibly well-celebrated entrepreneurs, including former New York Times (and current Yahoo!)

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

has announced that it is partnering search giant Google to support the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the United States and around the world. has held over 200 Founder Friday events in 30 global cities. Media and event company Women 2.0 To date, Women 2.0 “Google is excited to team up with Women 2.0

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2016

For an increasing number of successful startups, they are foregoing London, New York, or Silicon Valley for the business-friendly UAE. Anyone who has ever been an expatriate founder will attest to the importance of this as foreign shareholding limits often force founders into taking on the wrong local partner.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm. The question some of our limited partners ask us is, “Why?”. Additionally, the Canadian government has significantly more rational immigration policies for foreign entrepreneurs than America, encouraging talented people globally to come to Canada. ff VC company.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. AngelList also partnered with SecondMarket to create an investment vehicle for these investments. As Smartphones Reach A Global Tipping Point, Why Your Product Isn't As Simple As You.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

I served on the board of directors until the IPO, and during that time we were able to recruit great firms like Foundry Group, SoftTech VC (now Uncork Capital), Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. DigitalOcean is based in New York City. #9: 2: Uber (2009). 4: Zipline (2011). 6: Outreach (2011).

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

One of the interesting dynamics I have seen in local government is that innovation is often driven out of or by IT departments or by the implementation of new technologies. It’s similar with private sector or non-profit partners. I also think politics can derail these efforts by city governments.

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The separately funded partner accelerator programs which operate in more than 30 locations worldwide are unchanged. So in 2024 we will still run more than 50 cohorts in 30+ locations globally and into the foreseeable future. We did however change our Headquarters: our primary mailing address and office is now NYC instead of Boulder.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2016

With a hypercompetitive global economy spawning endless options for consumers—who, not incidentally, come to the table pre-armed with reams of Internet research — players who can’t continuously up the “delight” ante might as well hang it up now. Providing it is no longer optional. You’ll see change start to happen.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

10- Be the first Indian beauty/wellness brand to go truly global. Businesses needed a partner who could strategize, produce content, handle graphic design and website development, and promote it and this did not really exist. We filled that gap to alleviate clients from finding additional partners or taking on additional costs.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review SEO 143

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. After four years of living in New York and attending courses at New York University, she returned to Los Angeles in.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

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Cofounder Technical Review Dividend Equity 78

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The new Series D round includes $100 million in primary and $30 million in secondary funding, elevating Lightricks’s total funding to $335 million. The $130 million Series D investment round was co-led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital.

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Private Equity Developer Venture Capital Merger 142

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To help them provide for their families, I would like to employ people in my community first and hopefully extend to other communities as well as I will also be partnering with other small businesses. In just a few short years the disruptive elements of advanced technological change will be felt globally.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2021

To that end, travel and leisure are an important part of the work-life balance (presumably this lifestyle will return after the world sees an end to the global COVID-19 pandemic) as is sharing these experiences. The New York Times.) Show me the money. So how are they making their big money? Vanity Fair. What’s the Gig Idea?

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Social Media Media Technical Review Stock 99

OnlyOnce

AUGUST 19, 2015

We are going to place Returnees in five locations – Broomfield, Colorado, New York City, Austin, Indianapolis, and London – and we recruited five like-minded partner companies to join the program as well. MWH Global @ [link]. SpotXchange @ [link]. Sendgrid @ [link]. ReadyTalk @ [link]. Moz (coming soon).

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

If you are looking to export to Asia, I have good news for you: Asia is definitely the place where online marketplaces are more consolidated. The largest ones are Alibaba, Global Sources, DHgate, EC21, Tradekey, Asia Trade Hub, and go4WorldBusiness. You will not find a massive volume of users, but maybe you will find better partners.

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B2B Saudi Arabia Global United Kingdom 124

ConversionXL

MAY 6, 2021

Global brands such as BBC, Sony, MTV, and the New York Times use WordPress as their go-to platform to host and display their content. That said, while a younger company compared to WordPress, Webflow has worked hard to partner with applications to ensure your favorite integrations work with them as well. Image source ).

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Software Review Technical Review Hosting SEO 91

The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Here is a list of some of the best hotels on the global map and what they have to offer different from other hotels. This hotel is in New York City. In addition, the Waldorf’s impressive boardrooms allow the business individual to hold meetings with investors and other strategic partners while staying in the hotel.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active.

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