YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

In these scenarios, most founders will have trouble tapping the institutional Venture Capital market and will have to do a bridge round or multiple bridge rounds. . Exacerbating the problem are the subjective standards by which many young companies are evaluated. Fundraising debt.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

The post is a great one, and it raises something I've been thinking a bit about lately, which is whether the lean start-up approach to building start-ups can be applied to industries beyond Internet/software. The case studies will go beyond Internet/software start-ups in exploring how other sectors can apply lean start-up theory.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 In startup world low GM almost always equals death which is why many Internet retailers have failed or are failing (many operated at 35% gross margins). So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The first category includes companies that have a dominant position in their national market and are often internet or ecommerce companies. The second category is composed of companies that have developed a unique IP locally and marketed it worldwide - typically in the gaming, software, security or mobile sectors. in GE, 1.3

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The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 26, 2010

Now if your startup received a $5MM Series A investment from a venture capital firm, how many developers (that you can recall) would come out of the shadows of the internet and claim to be your startup’s long lost founder? Thus, it’s wise to lock down your startup’s IP early to prevent the lost founder problem.

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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”. For example, Yale could launch a center focused on applying political science thinking to the governance of major internet businesses (e.g., “CEO is the new Analyst.”. Incubate non-Yalies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Patents are nice but… in a consumer Internet business, it’s most likely that you aren’t re-inventing the wheel. It’s nice to have protected IP, but that will mostly matter later on in the event of an acquisition. Patented Technology? there are many sources of money and the fit once again depends on the context.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 28, 2005

First, from his perspective, he would rather pick one or two ventures at a time then spread out investments VC style. If you think about it, there have only been around 7 or 8 internet-type companies that have gone public in China since the last bubble in the US (Linktone is one of those) when the Sina.coms were out in the market.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

The company reaches more than 8 million internet users each month through some of the top applications on Facebook and other social networks. Buddy Media builds, promotes and monetizes one of the largest networks of engaging and entertaining social media applications on the web.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Welcome to the Internet bubble.) Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy » 24 Responses Tweets that mention Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! Here was a competitor who had appropriated our idea and gotten funded. That’s not found in a set of slides.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 7, 2014

Just to be clear, Reservationhop--the line jumping fake name reservation making most hated startup idea on the internet right now--is not a particularly good idea. - Totally illegal, but I don''t remember too many internet people questioning its ethics. IP masking FTW! Venture Capital & Technology' And no plugin!"

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 9, 2012

When I saw folks like Fred Wilson, who has a much bigger reach than I do, and all the major internet companies lining up against it, it’s easy to think, “Well, what more can I do to add to the volume… they’ve got it covered.” Senator Schumer spoke at Internet Week in 2011.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Jenny Lee, a partner at venture capital firm GGV Capital which has a presence in both the US and China, also observes that in the US, the willingness to pay for an app is pretty high — especially for a utility tool, which is what CooTek’s TouchPal X Keyboard essentially is. Don’t threaten the Chinese Internet giants.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

As a venture capital fund, our success is driven by backing companies with large financial outcomes. There’s also Novos , training the athletes of the Metaverse by providing the best in class training app for Fortnite and Toya , which builds experiences for girls on Roblox, working with the leading female IP holders worldwide.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

That is when no customers wanted to work with Internet startups because we as an industry had burned so many customers. My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. So how did I come to work in the world of venture capital?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The “Infrastructure Phase” of the Internet … Before we had an Internet startup explosion we needed infrastructure which spawned the original tech startup community in Silicon Valley. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But what is it we actually DO on the Internet?

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Rob Go

JANUARY 25, 2012

When I started in venture capital, east coast VC’s largely had a formula for the kind of founders they wanted to back. Simultaneously, many of these companies relied on very strong proprietary technology and IP. Today, we have a new conventional wisdom, especially in the consumer internet space. Young, under 30.

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venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

Don’t use company property or Internet, ever - Another clause in most employment agreements is that anything you do physically at work, or on software and equipment owned by the company (e.g. Assume everything you do on the Internet is recorded, cataloged, tagged, and monitored continuously.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. What about Product / IP? Tags: Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice. That’s not an M?

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will be eating the world. Some examples: AI will be the new mobile.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale. In 2011, Israeli venture capital funds invested $525 million in Israeli companies, an increase of 42% from 2010, and a rise of 28% from 2009 levels.

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Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

As we head into 2016, we leave behind a year of robust trends for venture capital—or “VC”—funding. The Pacific Northwest had a great overall year for venture capital activity in 2015—even if you count the 59 percent dip in Q4. See Also: 17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale. In 2011, Israeli venture capital funds invested $525 million in Israeli companies, an increase of 42% from 2010, and a rise of 28% from 2009 levels.

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Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 60

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

So bowing to popular demand the 2009 blog posts are now available on Amazon on a portable device which provides instant and random access to any post and does not require power or an internet connection. Lessons Learned – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch……… 52. Now available on Amazon. Recursive History.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

They’re investing directly in Israeli companies and are also investing in domestic venture capital funds. In fact, Israeli VCs are increasingly viewing China as their main source of capital. Prepare for China’s IP laws. Strategic and financial Chinese investors are increasingly investing in Israeli tech companies.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

During the Internet Bubble there were a number of startups founded by business people who then wentlooking for hackers to create their product for them. But its hard to raise money with an IP cloud over your head, becauseinvestors cant judge how serious it is. You dont want mere voting; you need unanimity. This doesnt work well.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Another assumption is that you’ve actually conducted due diligence on your own business, and these are the areas of your team, financials, your competition, your IP, market trends, because the best pitches I’ve ever delivered were when investors were raising their hands and asking me questions about, “How is your IP protected?”

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley? First Principles.

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www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Currently Obsessed Joe Heitzeberg – Entrepreneur | Tech Geek | MBA Home About Me Joe Heitzeberg is an internet entrepreneur who has started and sold two companies. He tries to write things that havent already been written 9000 times. Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Instead of building a model from scratch you can now buy , for common machine learning tasks, pretrained models from others and here , much like chip designers buying IP Cores.). IP (Intellectual Property) Vendors Also Offer AI Accelerators. IP (Intellectual Property) Vendors Also Offer AI Accelerators.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) : network transfer protocol, basically it defines requirements for network communications. Terms for less technical people. soft circle : when an angel gives a verbal commitment to invest but hasn’t actually signed any legal documents or written a check.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day. If your desire was to make yourself look like an ignorant internet troll … I believe you have succeeded.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). IP Location Tools. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? Raising Venture Capital. Venture Hacks equity section. Likelihood of Confusion -trademark, copyright and Internet Law.

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