David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. – Incubating companies. – Network.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Don’t get me wrong – we love it when a company in our portfolio does exceptionally well and receives a lot of attention. Incubators and accelerators are breeding grounds of hype - they put lists of companies out there and have a demo day to display their wares. We try to avoid buying the sizzle when there is no steak.

San Diego 60

San Diego Software Review San Francisco Silicon Valley 60

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

They’re looking to diversify their portfolio from just stocks and bonds. Startup Incubator or Accelerator. Startup incubators and accelerators are often non-profit groups that can help you in finding startup investors. You’ll need an excellent marketing campaign, with a special emphasis on social media.

Accredited Investor 91

Accredited Investor Angel Investor Initial Public Offering Due Diligence 91

Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

Aligned Partners offers our portfolio companies world-class venture capital expertise while enabling founders to start lean and stay lean all the way through their growth. home Breaux Capital Breaux and Company is a creative agency and social justice startup incubator. We have a passion for product and out-of-the-box thinking.

Private Equity 48

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Seed Stage 48

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

If you create a business and start building products and go into an incubator or raise angel/seed money and don’t think about Market Size and Market Structure I only have one question: Why? You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc. Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses. Competition.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies. Third, smart companies manage an innovation portfolio where they can pursue potential disruption in a variety of ways.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator is hiring for these positions, so make sure to apply now. IT & Wireless Incubator “Assistant Director&#. ATI’s Wireless and IT incubators have supported an incredible slate of companies in the recent past – Calxeda , GameSalad , Spredfast , qcue and numerous others.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Intellectual Property Incubator Due Diligence 70

SiliconHills

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Circle Media, based in Austin, announced that it has merged with S3i Digital, based in New York. Mark Piening, Circle Media president and founder, used to work at Bazaarvoice. The company is part of the portfolio of the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) of the University of Texas.

New York 67

New York Media Incubator Texas 67

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Her work included heading Nokia’s location-based services business and app portfolio for emerging markets, which she built from a back-of-a-napkin idea to a 100-person organization with over 10 million users. They act in the interest of their portfolio companies like any investor would.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy. They work a broad range of sectors — including education, media, fintech, and healthcare. Or, you can go straight to the source. We kind of bring it all together. How do you typically work with VC funds?

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

Here are the most common reasons for investing in startups: Potential large returns on investment. Diversification of business portfolio. Business acuity. Enhancement of retirement-related investments. Vision for contributing to societal change. Incubators and Accelerators.

Private Equity 150

Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 150

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

It connects them to all the companies they've met, invested in, the bigger companies that could acquire their companies and hundreds if not thousands of employees that have worked within their portfolio. As much as a local community member might want to talk up a scene, the media always wants to follow the money.

Community 124

Community Detroit Chicago Government 124

YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2013

by Natalie Gonzalez, co-founder and head of marketing and social media at Chatalog. Many times basic legal or accounting questions can be answered at no cost or at a minimal cost through a firm that works with a local incubator, accelerator or small business organization. Small businesses are the economic engine that drives the U.S.

Small Business 276

Small Business Cofounder Social Media Angel Investor 276

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. As I wrote about in my post on Seven critical lessons learned in angel investing , this is painful and you must have a diversified portfolio to practice angel investing and actually make money. Cotter has never been divorced!

B2C 51

B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

He is currently CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. SingTel Inno8 ), as well as one of the marquee cross-regional startup incubators, JFDI. Talking to their current portfolio companies usually provides little insight into the downside of working with them.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Other players such as Obopay have set out to focus on mobile person-to-person cash transfers, mFoundry (a GRP portfolio company) has focused on mobile banking and a mobile wallet and one of my favorite companies m-via is focusing on mobile remittances (right now between the US and Mexico). Wildfire Interactive.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Cofounder Spain San Diego 270

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). Most indices are cap-weighted - more in line with a concentrated portfolio (i.e. startupcto

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

Genuine VC

JUNE 22, 2011

Are they funky and hip, as many media investors’ are, parallel to the domain in which they invest? Within a stone's throw are other startups like DataXu and CLOVR Media , as well as entreprenurial coworking spaces like the Bocoup Loft and WorkBar Boston. Entrepreneurs can learn a lot about venture firm by visiting its offices.

Seed Stage 123

Seed Stage Boston Incubator Portfolio 123

VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio. The AWS teams are staffed by former startup founders and investors, as well as business development professionals who assist the efforts of startups, venture capital funds, angel investors, accelerators, incubators and startup-supporting organizations globally. Commercial and partnerships.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

How to build a portfolio of startup investments. How to add value to a portfolio company. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. Bantuveris is a recognized national expert in boosting parent involvement in school and using social media for social good. How to source great deals. When should you think about exits.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

million on Kickstarter is a perfect example of how venture capital is being complemented by new approaches propelled by social media. Michael also founded four other startups, including MacWEEK and ICONOCAST, and authored Social Engagement Marketing, an easy-to-navigate guide to the world of social media. Venture Capital ? Innovation.

Venture Capital 127

Venture Capital San Francisco Deal Flow Atlanta 127

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Innovation Clusters. Lessons Learned.

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Talk of buildings and incubators reminded me of the story of Building 20 from "Where Good Ideas Come From". ".Legendary It's not an accident that VC firms started converging on NYC in full force when the social media buzz about Foursquare back in '09 "leaked" the info that there was something amazing going on in this community.

New York City 100

New York City New York Incubator Bootstrapping 100

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

In my view the terminology being used for early stage investors by the press and the media is not as clear as it should be. Incubators and Accelerators : Incubators and accelerators have to a large extent replaced the funding from friends and family. The 3Fs invest their own hard-earned money, usually under $50K.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

We live in a social media universe now and all of them, particularly in the NBA, have very large platforms. And the good news is they're social media babies, right? So anyone in your portfolio, or anyone that you've been talking to have an example of something like that, or impressed you with something? It just is what it is.

Dallas 68

Dallas Employee Government Social Media 68

Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

With high levels of public market volatility — the first we’ve seen in the age of social media and true real-time information — it feels like everyone and their grandmom is expecting a downturn. Accelerators and incubators and angels can help new founders get their wings and leave the nest.

IPO 76

IPO Private Equity Valuation Acquisition 76

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Never missing an opportunity for a good war story, I’d like to revisit one high-profile transaction, the $650 million acquisition of MySpace by Fox Interactive Media in 2005, on which I spent many sleepless nights along with the rest of the deal team.

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Innovation Clusters. Lessons Learned.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Suspects and prospects are everywhere in the vast realm of social media, watching, reading, commenting, engaging. Some vertical ad networks have gone after this opportunity, Glam Media being one of the most successful of the lot. Today, the problem has once again changed definition. It's just not worth it.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

million on Kickstarter is a perfect example of how venture capital is being complemented by new approaches propelled by social media. The success of the Pebble watch, which took in a whopping $10.3 Levy should know, in 1999 he founded eHatchery, an Atlanta-based precursor to today’s accelerators. Depends on who, and how, you ask.

Venture Capital 66

Venture Capital Deal Flow Atlanta Incubator 66

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. 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. We’re online all the time and at high speed.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Diego Basch

MARCH 20, 2015

To me, incubator demo days bring to mind the Hunger Games: a number of extremely driven founders compete for investor attention and money over the course of a few hours. In certain niches some people have loud voices that don’t translate into thousands of social media followers. Ask their portfolio companies.

Due Diligence 28

Due Diligence Vesting Incubator Social Media 28

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. Design, development, and digital media shops, sometimes just a few years old, are doing bigger and bigger projects and come bearing cash flow and that scarcest resource, talent.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60