Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2021

When it comes to my job, after practicing venture capital for seven years under normal circumstances, it was instructive to get thrown into this new scenario, because I don’t think we’ll ever fully “return to normal.” I do miss being near my business partner Satya. My 2022 will hopefully include a return to events like these.

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Venture Capital San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco 105

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Forming a digital agency that performs work for clients in addition to incubating startups provides a host of advantages compared to a singularly-focused startup studio. Over time, this revenue reduces the dependency on outside venture capital sources. Client work serves as an additional source of revenue to form new startups.

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Incubator Startup Software Developers Software Development 188

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

I’m now the permanent host for TWiVC (until such time as they kick me off). Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. OK, it’s official! Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Social Network Angel Investor Chad 265

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

1) Corporate Venture Capital. Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. For example, Qualcomm Ventures hosts an international business plan competition called QPrize , which targets mobile technology startups.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

Steve Blank

JANUARY 27, 2011

The most visible step was the first International Business Model Competition , hosted by the BYU Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. While I was in Utah, my host kept me busy with a series of talks. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Teaching , Venture Capital. What’s A Startup?

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Business Model Utah Intellectual Property Agile 275

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

My personal opinion on the matter as quoted in Dom’s article: Ed Sim, venture capital investor and founding partner at New York City-based boldstart ventures , questions the Microsoft adoption numbers. And at some point they may have to look at hosting on-premises if they’re ever going to get there.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review New York City Software Review New York 84

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

Singapore 162

Singapore Private Equity Asia Venture Capital 162

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 9, 2021

These include: Venture capital. One of the most popular choices for startup entrepreneurs is working with a venture capitalist (VC). For starters, crowdfunding is restricted; you may find it difficult to pursue equity crowdfunding, and some popular crowdfunding platforms are particular about the types of projects they host.

Angel Investor 117

Angel Investor Equity Small Business Administration Venture Capital 117

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Our host was so comforting. He wanted to work in venture capital and I was new to the industry and in no position to hire anybody. And a host of other places people are turning to make money virtually in this new collaborative economy. I could tell she wasn’t totally convinced but was willing to give it a go.

San Diego 344

San Diego Technical Review Seed Capital Sacramento 344

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. I will be ordering several copies for leaders in LA and will be helping to host Brad’s visit to our community later this year.

Community 378

Community San Diego Silicon Valley Los Angeles 378

Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Indiegogo is a free-to-join site that hosts fundraising efforts made by pretty much anyone with an idea to pitch. RocketHub also recently partnered with the TV channel A&E for marketing and funding help for their favorite fundraising campaigns. If you’re looking for a grant…. If you’re looking for an equity-sharing arrangement….

Kenya 119

Kenya Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review 119

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Partners leave the industry. Here’s my take: 1.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. 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. In the Early Days.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. We'll be your hosts for a three-part series about the use of MongoDB here at Etsy. He’d wasted a year of his life and had a pile of stock options that weren’t very interesting. Tesla is not.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

According to the Angel Capital Association: Angels (private money) invest in 55,000 startups each year versus 1,500 companies by VC (venture capital) funding. Perhaps the library or a local tech company can host. Not coincidentally, most venture funded companies will also fail. I’m not your average angel.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

Greycroft is Alan’s venture capital firm that recently raised its second fund ($130 million) with offices in both New York and LA. Alan was a gracious host and a “detail merchant” whose focus on the quality really showed. My action item – I will soon announce the GRP Partners CEO Summit. I agree.

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PR Technical Review Portfolio Customer Development 279

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

My partners and I, especially Jason Mendelson, have been very involved with Silicon Flatirons over the past decade. In addition to leading the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic that aids the startup community, Brad co-teaches a venture capital course at Colorado Law, along with Jason Mendelson of Foundry Group.

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Community Colorado Venture Capital Startup 238

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. Google Drive **.

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Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

I get on a whole host of these tech blogger lists where PR firms just spam a whole bunch of folks trying to get people to write about their book/startup/event. It just creates a To Do in my inbox. It's kind of annoying because I write a personal blog. I'm not, however, the appropriate person to send a "blogger pitch" to.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review PR Early Stage Venture Capital 87

VC Cafe

APRIL 27, 2011

Despite the VC’s obvious disadvantage in the early stages, marketing and differentiation of venture capital funds is limited today. Facilitate networking – host monthly or bi monthly roundtables for your companies and entrepreneurs. So what makes one VC fund be better perceived than others?

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Differentiation Incubator Angel Investor 90

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

Not just because meeting Clayton was influential in shaping my thinking about markets but also because Derek Andersen (who founded Startup Grind) is such an awesome host and runs a very informative events. So then when I wanted to go into venture capital, they said, “You can’t do that, you need to be in EIR.”

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder San Diego Startup 337

Ben's Blog

JANUARY 31, 2012

The two most obvious are: Why did such a new venture capital firm raise so much money? How did such a new venture capital firm raise so much money? After raising our first round of funding for Loudcloud in 1999, we went to visit our new venture capital firm and meet their full team.

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Venture Capital Portfolio Cofounder Partner 78

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. 2 comments: Best hosting company for small business. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Around 2012, escape rooms became extremely in Budapest – and most people still consider Budapest as the escape room capital of the world. It only seemed logical for Akos and his partners to bring this concept to the US. In 5 years, an international takeover after partnering with the right investors.

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Hungary San Jose Nashville Phoenix 63

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The ‘Just Chatting’ category remains the most popular on Twitch, and lockdown measures led to concerts, political events, as well as live shows all being hosted on the platform. Facebook gaming closed the year with a record 388M hours watched in December alone (a growth of 166% YoY). Gaming is the new social.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

On August 14–15, the Air Force, through AFWERX , hosted a two-day Spark Collider event at Capital Factory to bring newly awarded 19.2 SBIR Phase I companies together with relevant Air Force and venture capital stakeholders. Gordon advised attendees to work together and integrate as best as possible.

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SBIR Government Venture Capital Startup 48

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 10, 2011

I’ve been friends with and co-invested with Rich Levandov , one of Avalon’s partners, since the mid-1990′s, most recently in Standing Cloud , Zynga , and NewsGator.

San Diego 125

San Diego Cloud Hosting Finance 125

Austin Startup

APRIL 2, 2021

From the very beginning, I knew we needed to set up shop in Munich and London; London because it’s the insurance capital of the world and Munich not only because it is second in insurance, but because it’s quickly becoming a tech hub in Europe. Why host a meeting when the goal can be achieved via email? Why am I telling you this?

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Austin CTO Hire Hawaii Hosting 62

Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2022

It was an honor to host US Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks at Stanford’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. The Deputy also heard from us how the Department can better partner with and leverage the U.S. Integrate and incent the Venture Capital/Private Equity ecosystem to invest at scale.

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Security Silicon Valley China Private Equity 217

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Now that their kids are grown, the empty-nesters rent their Monterey Heights-district two-bedroom mother-in-law suite through Airbnb, an online marketplace for couch-surfers and hosts. Weve hosted some interesting tech entrepreneurs. Find road-trip partners on Zimride. Visit our Partners: USA WEEKEND. Thats real money."

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. This is a topic we care a lot about, given HOF Capital’s long-term strategy for partnering with universities and my forthcoming book on “ hacking the university ”.

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Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2020

All of these are lofty goals for the venture capital firm, to be sure. Dating back to Edward Hopkins, one of Connecticut’s earliest governors, the books chosen by the prize winners are then embossed with the Harvard and Detur seals, at which point they are presented to students at a ceremony hosted by the Dean of the College.

China 114

China Venture Capital United States Early Stage 114

SiliconHills

OCTOBER 10, 2013

By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Funded companies, which are performing well, get nice offices and free lunches for their employees, said Mike Dodd, partner with Austin Ventures. Mass Relevance is one of its portfolio companies that is doing quite well.

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Founder Texas Venture Capital Austin 121

Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

In addition to the $100,000 investment, you get free coworking at Capital Factory , free server hosting, and a lot bunch of other perks and discounts to make the cash last as long as possible. Access to capital —  Austin has almost a dozen venture capital firms and a dozen more in the fundraising stages.

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Silicon Valley Austin North America Texas 54

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Jeff was pointing out there are a host of attributes tied to the market you’re deciding to operate in and you should be thoughtful about that selection. “There’s only one thing that entrepreneurs have complete control over, and that’s picking the market they want to operate in.”

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Marketing Burn Rate Angel Investor Early Stage 119