A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

People said there’s no money in hosting. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. WordPress is just a toy. After the success of Smart Bear, I should be setting my sights on something big, not this.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2013

I was visiting as part of Terrapinn Private Equity World, a leading private equity conference for the Latin American technology community. The decision to host the conference in Miami is hardly unfounded. A few weeks ago, I had my first-ever opportunity to visit the Miami startup ecosystem.

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Miami Private Equity Florida Technical Review 114

David Teten

MAY 4, 2011

On Wednesday May 18th, the YJP, I, and some other colleagues will be hosting our Young Jewish Professionals Private Equity and Hedge Fund Summit. Featured Keynote Panel Speakers are: - Dan Schwartz (CIO and Managing Partner, York Capital). Scott Prince (Managing Parter, SkyBridge Capital). Orin Kramer (Boston Provident LP).

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Private Equity Equity LP Boston 122

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

London Business School is proud to present the London Business School 2011 Private Equity Conference. and Vincenzo Morelli (Partner – TPG Capital and Chairman of European Private Equity Roundtable). The event is themed “Turning the Corner – Delivering Value over the Next Decade”.This

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

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. I host on Hostforweb **. This is hosted by NFX. Google Drive **. Plus it’s free. .

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Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Billionaire entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" co-host Mark Cuban is an outspoken proponent of the all-in early approach in a video interview, and made it clear that he gives no credibility and low odds to founders seeking funding who have not fully committed their time and efforts to their cause.

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Entrepreneur Private Equity Startup Salary 321

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 18, 2018

It is defined as an online repository of information for storing and distributing shared documents, and can be used during business transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital funding. Any company dealing with business transactions and deals with other companies benefit from VDRs.

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Tuesday, May 9: VentureCrush ATX (FREE) VentureCrush is a series of unique events and networks created by the Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler to bring together carefully selected groups of tech industry founders and senior executives, along with VC, growth equity, private equity and angel investors. At Galvanize at 6:00 pm.

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Technical Review Austin North America Software Review 75

deal architect

AUGUST 23, 2022

In the 76th episode of Burning Platform, we host Brad Feld of Foundry Group, a repeat guest and discuss the new book he has co-authored, Startup Boards and a whole slew of other tech industry topics As Brad explains, the.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 19, 2014

In addition to being one of the most popular domain registrars in the world, it also offers website hosting and a whole range of business related technology solutions. In 2011, 65% of the company was sold to a group of private equity firms for approximately $2.25 This is part of what has made them so successful.

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Technical Review Private Equity Hosting Advertising 104

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. Integrate and incent the Venture Capital/Private Equity ecosystem to invest at scale. million active duty, 750,000 civilians, ~800,000 in the National Guard and Reserves.).

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Security Silicon Valley China Private Equity 219

David Teten

MAY 15, 2019

I hope you’ll join fellow members of PEVCTech.com for an informal discussion around: – Co-investing with family offices and private equity investors in proprietary, direct deals. Our hosts at ShareNett will demonstrate their unique solution. – Discussion of technologies within the Secondary PE Market.

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Syndicate Syndication Private Equity Marketing 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. 1) Manage the firm .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

And that’s how I started my private equity business where I acquire both online and offline assets such as lead generation websites and physical real estate. I got my start when I was young—as an eBay Powerseller—and I eventually moved on to building a thriving marketing agency. Thanks to Daniel Javor, Next Luxury ! #4-

Entrepreneur 135

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 135

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

I hope to meet some of the local investor and founder community when I visit Boston October 3-5: On October 3 evening , SMA is hosting a discussion on “ New Models for Engaging Talent: the On-Demand Professional ” at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf. Ajay Patel, President & Chief Executive Officer, SMA Inc., Details and RSVP.

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Boston Private Equity Cofounder Venture Capital 60

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I often go to Startups Uncensored (hosted by Jason Nazar CEO of Docstoc) and MediaClub LA. The Startonomics conference at UCLA Anderson business school, hosted by DealMaker Media, was a great event for the talks as well as the networking. What was the best one you’ve been to recently? Lou is a friend and colleague from UCLA Anderson.

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Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. And of course Foundry Group, Union Square and a whole host of other firms including my own. VC will shrink. Oh yes it will. That’s OK.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

While private equity has a history in the U.S. that dates back over a century , the “boom or bust” period of the 1980s to early 1990s is considered the period that marks the rise in private equity and venture capital funding as we know it today. How did women seeking venture capital funding fare during this time period?

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Venture Capital Lean Cofounder Technical Review 82

SiliconHills

AUGUST 7, 2016

Rackspace Hosting, the managed hosting and cloud computing company based in San Antonio, is reportedly close to closing a $3.5 billion deal with Apollo Global, a private equity firm, to take Rackspace private, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune and numerous other publications.

San Antonio 48

San Antonio Private Equity Hosting Equity 48

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies. And on the periphery, we like to help our members with some basic resources, at no additional cost.

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New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 12, 2016

Don’t think of your visit as a guided tour; don’t just go to the area or department that your host wants to show you. Unless you really let your hair down, and get in there — ask, look, engage — you will never discover what is really going on. Your mission is to look behind the curtain.

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Customer Private Equity Miami Warrant 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2016

Billionaire entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" co-host Mark Cuban is an outspoken proponent of the all-in early approach, and has made it clear that he gives no credibility and low odds to founders seeking funding who have not fully committed their time and efforts to their cause. I’m definitely a proponent of this latter approach.

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Entrepreneur Private Equity Salary Cofounder 120

ReadWriteStart

MAY 17, 2012

The company has built large businesses around Web hosting and other services for companies of all sizes. billion in sales, 53 million domains registered, 5 million websites hosted, and so on. billion in sales, 53 million domains registered, 5 million websites hosted, and so on. But can it really have it both ways?

San Francisco 115

San Francisco Arizona Private Equity Hosting 115

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2018

A search of the Web shows many sites and books that offer any number of variations on how to do a financial model, along with a host of generic templates. For example, a financial model in private equity is quite different from commercial real estate, but understanding the basics should be the first step.

Management 124

Management Due Diligence Private Equity Forecast 124

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Depending on your team’s skills and your budget, organize relevant training hosted by experienced employees or outside experts. Harrison Rogers is Founder and CEO of HJR Global , a private equity company that has increased at least 200% every year for the past 4 years.

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Private Equity Employee Global Operations 127

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 11, 2010

Monday night, I’ll again be the co-host of Entrepreneurs Unplugged where we will be interviewing Tyler Tysdal, the Managing Director of Mantucket Capital. We’ll start at 6pm at the CU Boulder ATLAS center. Tyler has a neat background as both an entrepreneur and investor and I expect this will be another fun and enlightening session.

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Private Equity Entrepreneur Merger Cofounder 94

David Teten

MARCH 22, 2011

Thank you to Ed Reitler and Brendan Davey of Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt and Guy Weltsch of Tigris Financial Group for generously hosting our meetings and providing dinner. The Committee received and continues to receive valuable feedback from the HBS Angels of Northern California via conference calls. Ian Sigalow, Greycroft LLC.

New York 114

New York Private Equity Cofounder LLC 114

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Private Equity According to Pitchbook data, there are over 600 private equity firms in Texas. Dallas has the largest share with 218 private equity investors, followed by Houston with 170 and Austin with 83. Lockheed Martin is building the F-35 aircraft in Fort Worth. At 31, I’m sure there is more to come.

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

This morning I went to a breakfast seminar hosted by PER , a private equity recruitment firm that I have known for a long time. Business speaker Jeff Grout gave a talk on leadership and excellence with a focus on sport and business. It was very interesting, and if you get a chance to hear him apeak I recommend you take it.

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Leadership Private Equity Equity Hosting 104

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Morgan can help drive your business forward, visit jpmorgan.com/cb/technology TEXAS WIDE Capital Factory J.P.

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 50

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The Agency Spark Podcast, hosted by Sara Nay, is a collection of interviews from thought leaders in the marketing consultancy and agency space. Alison founded Obok Consulting in 2020 after two years in private equity where she was responsible for getting businesses ready for purchasing and helping them through the acquisition process.

South Dakota 92

South Dakota Private Equity Software Review Equity 92

David Teten

APRIL 7, 2017

In my research on how private equity and VC funds source investments , one of our conclusions was that VCs get better returns when they invest outside of the traditional geographic hotspots of New York, Boston, and the Bay Area. The summit is hosted by: – ABANA – the preeminent U.S.

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New York Africa Cofounder Egypt 60

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

After graduating college, I spent several years on Wall Street, first at a large investment bank working on M&A for large corporate clients, then as a private equity professional helping invest hundreds of millions of dollars in private companies. I can attest to this dramatic change after I took the leap.

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Private Equity Acquisition B2B Partner 60

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

But I’m highly doubtful Twitter will ever have a good opportunity to directly (as a seller of physical or digital goods) or indirectly (as a marketplace or hosted storefront) be a commerce business itself. Twitter itself can undoubtedly generate ad revenue to increase the e-commerce of other businesses, just as Google does.

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2011

We recently hosted an idea dinner on “Disruptive Companies in the Asset Management Industry” The most attractive industries to disrupt are highly profitable ones, and asset management is traditionally a highly profitable industry.

Management 148

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