David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses.

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Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. For starters we saw a huge influx of inexperienced managers enter the VC industry proving clearly that being a VC is not a purely quantitative job. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. I need leaders who manage in good times and bad.To build a large company you need to manage through economic cycles. My deal got dragged out and eventually never happened. I’m long.

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Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

As the old joke goes, “on the Internet nobody knows you’re a dog.” In short I ended up having to deal with what is affectionally called on the Internet – trolls. And I accept that anonymity is inevitable on the Internet. ” So I have gotten comfortable with pseudonymity. But context matters.

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Technical Review Reputation Naming Internet 329

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 4) Manage deal flow. 9% (1 / 12). 1) Market fund. Pitchbot.vc

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Check out the 28 Israeli startups coming to London next week to showcase at the Innovate Israel 2012 portfolio. We do this by combining elastic cloud computing abilities, powerful and efficient service management tools, and a wide range of enabled experiences – far exceeding video streaming. Conferences are social.

Securities and Exchange Commission 133

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. As I like to say, in the era of social networks and transparency if you can’t figure out how to get introduced to a VC then hang up your cleats now.

Developer 366

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

The firm is solely focused on capital efficient business sectors, most frequently but certainly not always internet-enabled companies. Portfolio construction favors early-round capital allocation vs. company life-cycle allocation. Initial investment in a company is among the first non-founder capital raised. Structural.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs and medical devices that solve critical health problems.

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Revenue Startup Business Model Retention 287

Babbling VC

AUGUST 18, 2011

What I am addressing here are internships, analyst and maybe even investment manager positions. . Research the fund you are applying to: read their website, review their portfolio, find some press clippings on recent deals and research the partners via LinkedIn, Xing or whatever other social network gives you access to their backgrounds. .

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Portfolio Software Review Partner Networking 75

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. On Sushi and VC. Why is that?

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Communicate – The most important challenge in managing any large organization is communication.

Romania 64

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 64

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2012

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs that solve critical health problems.

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Business Model Revenue Portfolio Differentiation 282

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs and medical devices that solve critical health problems.

Product 290

Product Revenue Business Model Retention 290

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. This one claims to be the world’s largest single Angel investor network, with 1,100 accredited investor members throughout 27 chapters on t3 continents.

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North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels.

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Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

On the other hand, the best firms have developed strategies to capture more value while their best portfolio companies stay private. If you get into a high-growth company and you have asymmetric information on how the management team is performing?—?this There are significantly more Internet users and we’re no longer newbies b.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She began the CIA’s Lessons Learned program and led the Agency’s first effort to address the challenges posed by social networks, digital ubiquity, and the emerging culture of collaboration. Both of us were very highly respected, we were both managers, we both had really large networks of people that we knew. … .

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Wiki Entrepreneur Cofounder Government 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. It boasts more than 1,000 member-managed groups and VCs, with 40,000 investors, and over 1,800 startups funded in the last 12 months. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel Investor 270

Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2010

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs that solve critical health problems.

Product 247

Product Startup Portfolio Revenue 247

Gust

AUGUST 24, 2014

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs and medical devices that solve critical health problems.

Revenue 184

Revenue Startup Retention Internet 184

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. Entrepreneurs often ask me for help with their pitch decks.

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Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 endeve – Issue invoices, manage clients and check revenues all in one place. Zapproved – Create and send proposals, manage the approval process and reach agreements without any hassle. Invoice Journal – Free invoicing program.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In the early days of the Internet as an advertising medium the industry organized to create “standard ad units&# for which most media companies would sell their inventory. I’m forwarding it to all of my portfolio companies). I think we’ve all come to accept that “ banner blindness &# is a real phenomenon.

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Media Advertising Early Stage Algorithm 288

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Communicate – The most important challenge in managing any large organization is communication.

Romania 36

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 36

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Task Management. Project Management Tools. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Subscription Payments / Management. Managing APIs. Customer Relationship Management. Contractor Management. Private beta invitations & management: Prefinery. Scanning / Document Management.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

The 72 Israeli companies participating in the 2010 Mobile World Congress: Aerotel Medical Systems – a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet.

Mobile 109

Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Although it may be tempting to simply tell employees that they are expected to keep up their usual focus despite the social celebrations and obligations of the holidays, it’s not always the best way to approach the situation. Ratchet up your company’s social networking posts. Managing a Business holiday season productivity'

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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Media Los Angeles Russia Viral 210

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. The management team wasn’t strong enough. The VC sense of accomplishment or failure is blunted by being slightly removed and by the portfolio effect. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, Internet pioneers.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

Our research indicates that for these social media-savvy funds, their visibility to investors and potential portfolio companies more than makes up for whatever competitive edge they lose by giving outsiders insight into their activities. Social media is valuable for more than just origination.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

It’s a pain to manage payroll, unemployment, insurance, etc in one state. It’s a freaking nightmare to manage in three states (well, two states and a district), even though we paid a payroll service to take care of it. Thin line between life and death of internet service is a number of users. Company: Home Portfolio.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 18, 2011

Kevin began his career as a product manager and later co-founded ConnectGroup, a start-up providing high-speed Internet access to the hotel industry. You can view his full portfolio here. Xoom is backed by Sequoia Capital , NEA , Fidelity Ventures , Stanford University, and Peter Thiel.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley San Francisco 49

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers divided the portfolio companies into six stages and startups are still operating a loss in each of the first four. Those categories represent roughly 84% of all portfolio companies. VC’s that do make multiple investments in certain businesses typically do this from multiple funds they manage.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. The management team wasn’t strong enough. The VC sense of accomplishment or failure is blunted by being slightly removed and by the portfolio effect. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, Internet pioneers.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

There were no social networks, let alone sharing economy then, so it took a while to take off. The first generation of internet entrepreneurs did well, but they were “single country winners” – they were always “the French or German e-commerce company”, for example. The company managed to make it happen in just a few weeks.

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