Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

As started a few weeks ago with RackN, I am putting forward a Spotlight Series on the Lontra Ventures portfolio. Next up, Appbase — wow… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

Every business is global, but patent rules differ around the world. Some companies called patent trolls purchase or license software patents to build a portfolio that they can sell to the highest bidder or use to hold startups hostage due to limited resources through royalties and litigation.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2020

Perfect for logos as well as web design and other visual brand assets, this trend is eye-catching without being overwhelming. . Pamela Webber is Chief Operating Officer at 99designs , the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. Free-spirited Typography.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The Perfect Storm. Ultimately this is not just another staff function.

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Private Equity Metrics China Business Model 325

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

First, there are global (long-term) trends that concern IT giants and are designed for a mass audience. Today, everything is connected to the web that creates data to be utilized and exploited using IoT-powered mobile apps. Simply research the company with its portfolio. Mobile app development trends — what to expect.

Artificial Inteligence 150

Artificial Inteligence Developer Development Team Review Mobile 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Importantly, we recently announced a $30 million financing that gives us the resources we need to build a global enterprise software company. The explosion of mobile phones has led to a boom in inbound click-to-call traffic that has proven to convert at a higher close rate and increase average-order-value over web-only sales & marketing.

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Agile VC

MAY 13, 2013

While our portfolio at NextView is roughly equally weighted to consumer facing and B2B companies, it seems that for consumer companies in particular being first mover confers little benefit and the drawbacks probably outweigh whatever weak advantage might exist.

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Cloud B2B Software Review Technical Review 205

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. As more investors have more touch points with a “Softbank round” in their portfolio, a picture emerges — rounds here often take a long time to close. 4/ Global Trade Wars Are For Real.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

So without further delay: Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Dan Rowinski – Boston based writer for Read Write Web.

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Boston Technical Review Community Ruby 71

thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The title of this blog comes from a presentation I did at last year’s Web 2.0 I overviewed the growth of the global internet and penetration, noting that the future of the Web was going to be driven by emerging countries, as mobile connectivity continues to be more ubiquitous and the West is largely penetrated.

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Global Internet Web Indonesia 59

Feld Thoughts

JULY 25, 2013

Pantheon is one of the Silent Killers in our portfolio – and I’m immensely proud of the progress they are making and excited about their future. I spent a year on the Dean campaign Web Team during the presidential campaign of 2004. The Dean campaign Web Team proved a very simple but important idea to the world that year.

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Vermont Startup Campaign Virginia 165

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Setting up a clean, effective web site that lists companies seeking funding and provides accounts for investors to interact with them is not rocket science. As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry.

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Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2021

The above-observed realities were on my mind as I took on a new role to lead Global Strategic Analytics. The first component is a gloriously scaled global creative pre-testing program. The other gloriously scaled global practice is our pre-flight check, which we call the Minerva Check – named for the Greek goddess of wisdom. :).

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Analytics Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Campaign 131

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In 2020 I started a presentation design agency & scaled it globally. My goal is to invest in both existing and new properties to create a portfolio of income-generating real estate assets. My goal is to build a portfolio that will generate strong returns over the long-term. 30- Web-based program.

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Affiliate Entrepreneur United States Software Review 62

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. Custom coding, though, requires a somewhat substantial understanding of web development. So Webflow is great for portfolios, agency websites, restaurants etc; sites with little functionality.

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Software Review Technical Review Hosting SEO 91

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Design Tips for Building an Exquisite Portfolio - crowdspring.co/1gqnM0o. 8 Must-have Cheat Sheets for Web Designers and Developers - crowdspring.co/GZCuhL. 1gqp2jT.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

In July I spoke on a panel at 3 Day Startup Global Roundup, an opportunity that sprung out of a connection in a Female Founders Facebook Group. Funding 101 Panel at 3DS Global Roundup w/ myself, Bart Bohn and May Samali. 3DS Global Roundup just concluded, and I had the pleasure of sitting on a Funding 101 panel along with a VC.

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Austin Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The emphasis is on global processes and tight execution. Geographic expansion. Consolidation.

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Dilution Startup Merger Flash 355

The Next Web

JUNE 28, 2013

It’ll also serve as the global headquarters of Startupbootcamp. Rainmaking has been around since 2006, launching 15 of its own startups along the way – three of which have made exits to “industry leaders and a large investment fund”.

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Global Startup Portfolio Hosting 128

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

The fund views its portfolio startups as fulfilling one of the three layers of the “Big Data stack”: 1. Front End Developer Visual Supply Company Front End Web Developer Elastic Ruby on Rails Web Developer Quirky, Inc Front-End Developer Quirky, Inc Back-End Developer Quirky, Inc.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

They’ve all accepted that this is a new world of capital abundance and that the pistons driving the global economy are technology and network effects. And if you don’t hit one or two right, you end up with a mediocre portfolio. We know the web and mobile internet have hit critical mass and embedded into our lives.

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Seed Stage Cap Table Early Stage Malaysia 108

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

We realized that there were certain open positions in our portfolio we wanted to call extra attention to. Because people live, shop, and buy in real time, Monetate products enable e-commerce web sites to market in real time. A week or so ago, we launched the Key Hire Wire at First Round.

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Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2013

Creative Cloud , first launched globally in April last year, so far has hit over 2 million free users but – more importantly for the company – it’s also garnered half a million members who have paid fully for its subscription services.

Cloud 150

Cloud Asia Singapore Global 150

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

One other firm that doesn’t always get a lot of popular acclaim but has a ton of operational expertise & widely global reach is Rocket Internet. Scaling Up & Out: The Valley is Flat (and Global). And of course then there is our own fund, 500 Startups. Why should VCs be any different?

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Cracking the Code

MARCH 24, 2015

The objective of the conference was to understand how APIs will power the next great web and mobile companies and share some best practises in understanding when to use APIs or not and how can API company best market to developers.

API 48

API Fractional CTO CTO Hire San Francisco 48

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2019

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The emphasis is on global processes and tight execution. Geographic expansion. Consolidation.

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Dilution Merger Flash Global 224

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

He thinks as far as he offers an ERP on a monthly basis with a web interface, then he's offering cloud computing. Portfolio. (3). Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Labels: SaaS , software , Venture Capital. 1 comment: 3DX. Well.he's just trying to hide the oldness of his vision, through jokes.

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Software Review Cloud Technical Review Venture Capital 48

VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2021

“As the adoption of real-time 3D technology continues to grow, demand for web-based solutions will only increase” Marc Petit, the general manager of Unreal Engine. According to the Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2021–2025 report by PWC, Worldwide VR content revenue surged 31.7% 2) VR adoption. in 2020 over 2019.

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Cofounder Mobile Revenue Cloud 183

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

billion mobile phones worldwide; within five years almost all of them will be more fully featured “smart&# phones offering better access to the web. We have over 60 companies in our portfolio and none of them use any products from the current software leader, Oracle. There are currently 4.5 Nearly all of them use Salesforce.com.

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Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

When we create new platform initiatives, our team tries to think about how we can be the most impactful with our portfolio companies. Today, we’re thrilled to announce a new program that we hope will help our portfolio companies with two of these bullets. Building a great product. We want to talk to you! Back to Top).

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Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Occam's Razor

MARCH 30, 2017

AI | Now | Global Maxima. AI | Now | Global Maxima. Maybe there is a Move 37 to solve Global Warming, and we simply can’t conceive of it. I'm thinking of how to give them a portfolio of skills, rather than just be happy they are an engineer or a teacher or a plumber.). What the heck is Artificial Intelligence?

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Artificial Inteligence Analytics Marketing Campaign 60

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

The internet explosion becomes the definite integration of art and technology for me and I was very interested in every aspect of web design and programing. For every web project I took the design and programming components for me and leave the content to the client. The crowdSPRING model is a global model. Idiosyncrasy.

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Venezuela Software Review Design Ireland 70

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

When activated for use, the viewer can browse the web, use video chat with friends and family, access simple e-mail, play games, see family photos, follow a daily schedule, get medication reminders and more. These GPS locators provide real time location information, activity that can be viewed through a web-based portal or smartphone.

Mobile 172

Mobile Technology Portfolio Web 172

YoungUpstarts

MAY 22, 2013

. “Our unique approach to cloud allows our customers to choose the best possible solutions to address their needs, at their own pace, and in a way that makes sense for their business,” explains John Mansfield, executive vice president, Global Solutions Strategy and Development, Hitachi Data Systems.

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Cloud Intellectual Property Metadata Security 140

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

It’s also worth noting as data would suggest from this SVB venture funding report, lower costs to build tech & operate businesses implies the possibility of lower loss ratios in portfolios. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. There are 20x more consumers online.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. The Global Small Business Blog. Also, because I have equity in multiple tech start-ups I gain portfolio diversification benefits (meaning Im more likely to get lucky). Globalization. Follow us on Twitter.

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Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

Cracking the Code

JUNE 23, 2008

In addition, Cardo got a lot of press for this initiative - so, overall great PR at minimal cost and this shows how web 2.0 Portfolio. (3). Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! technologies are starting to change the way companies market their products. but it also shows the power of "Sticky" ideas.

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Software Review Technical Review Viral Europe 48