VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

think about the entrepreneurs that started in the early days of the Internet, mobile, crypto, VR and yes… now Metaverse. Gradually, more professional gaming studios are choosing to develop on the platform, increasing the quality and the IP that enters the Metaverse. Here we go! Epic Games. Unity’s recent $4.4

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Intellectual property (IP) is anything created by the human intellect that’s protected by the law from unauthorized use by other people. If you’re unsure whether you should file for IP, consult with an IP attorney for professional guidance. Unsure of how to handle some of these startup steps?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

The Lean LaunchPad class uses the three “ Lean Startup ” principles: Alexander Osterwalders “ business model canvas ” to frame hypotheses. I realized we were trying to conform to a lecture order optimized for web, mobile, hardware. “Customer Development” to test the hypotheses outside the building and.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

While Metaverse rose to fame initially due to Facebook’s name change into ‘Meta’ to express their ambition to become a Metaverse company within 5 years (and perhaps deflect some of the negative PR), there are now many large companies, startups and brands working on their metaverse strategy.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

It takes a LOT of courage to say no to potential revenue, especially in the very early stages of a startup. Thinking ahead 5-10 yearsm we believe that Toya will be one of the leading IP owners of the virtual world. This confidence allowed her to say “ no ” to a brand if it is not a fit with the company’s values and strategy.

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Technical Review South Korea Due Diligence IP 178

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2011

What could you learn from looking at your competitors or other tech startups in a different way? Or you think their startup is a passing fad and yours is the real deal? I was at a dinner about a year ago with a few VCs and startup founders. I hear views like this all the time. The topic of FourSquare came up.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC & Startup Resources. Seed Startups. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? About VC Cafe.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. In a startup success isn’t about just execution, it’s how well we could take our original hypothesis and learn, discover , iterate and execute. See part one for the first time it happened. This time it was serious.

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Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 225

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Mobile sites get more visitors, but apps fare better for engagement and conversion rates: comScore Mobile Metrix, U.S, Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) have the potential to combine mobile reach with native app engagement. Check out any of these sites on your mobile device to experience a PWA first-hand: Order a Starbucks coffee.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 17, 2023

Use cases for Generative AI in gaming ( click to download ) The landscape of generative AI startups in gaming is rapidly evolving The first market map of generative AI in gaming was published by the A16Z gaming fund in November and the team published an updated version today. The landscape today includes 57 startups.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 13, 2023

“Worst case scenario we’ll sell to a larger startup or public company for about ~$1.5m Especially in the early days of mobile/iOS engineering, if you hired strong technical talent into your early stage company, you basically created an acquisition outcome floor. per engineer.” of the time my answer is no f **g way].

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 30, 2013

Entrenched Innovation Model Issues : Qualcomm’s existing innovation model – wireless products were created in the R&D lab and then handed over to existing business units for commercialization – was wildly successful in the existing wireless and mobile space. Venture Fest was not integral to their success.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

During a presentation at Startup School at Stanford University earlier today, the prolific investor discussed the state of startup funding with a packed auditorium of students and entrepreneurs. These investors usually raise a smaller fund and make investments into startups that range in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Since 2005 startup accelerators have provided cohorts of startups with mentoring, pitch practice and product focus. What’s been missing for everyone is: a common language for investors to communicate objectives to startups. Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan Lean LaunchPad Life Sciences Teaching'

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

During a presentation at Startup School at Stanford University earlier today, the prolific investor discussed the state of startup funding with a packed auditorium of students and entrepreneurs. These investors usually raise a smaller fund and make investments into startups that range in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

You should consult with a legal or tax professional before making decisions about business incorporation. work with the world’s leading pharmaceutical, bioscience, and medical device com. Here' the article: [link] Seriously, thanks.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Having re-read it, I believe his real premise instead is, “Fixed-size, multi-investor angel rounds are such a bad idea for startups that one wonders why things were ever done that way.&#. Either would be fine with startups, so long as they can easily change their valuation. When I’m in, I’m in. rings true to me.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. CEO Scott Thompson alluded to their plan a couple weeks ago but the IP lawsuit itself was only official late afternoon yesterday (and now public). ’s claims of IP infringement or offer a litigator’s perspective of Yahoo!’s How To Think About The Future.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

You should consult with a legal or tax professional before making decisions about business incorporation. Here' the article: [link] Seriously, thanks.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

The International Broadcast Convention (IBC) 2011 is the leading global tradeshow for broadcasting media and entertainment industry, covering the latest developments in broadcasting, mobile TV, IPTV, digital signage and forward looking R&D. standard) as well as commercial/ enterprise markets (i.e.:

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2022

As an investor in early stage startups in gaming and metaverse/web3 at Remagine Ventures , I naturally consume a lot of content on this topic, and this post also helps me digest and separate signal from noise. Now the mobile networks are good enough that it’s starting to be a lot more video. You can download a copy here.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

How do you find that perfect Twitter handle or that ideal epithet for your blog, website or startup — one that’s snappy and memorable, and that you won’t hate by next year? Names based on rhymes (TopShop, T-Mobile HotSpot), repetition ( Bebo , Lala ), and alliteration ( Firefox , BlackBerry ) tend to be memorable. And Good luck!

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Small startups rarely have a recruiting professional on their team — or even someone who has enough spare time to imitate a recruiting professional. One effective strategy is to recruit job seekers who already have their hearts set on working for a startup. The site grew out of Startup Digest , a mailing list of startup events.

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Coder Technical Review Social Media Technical Cofounder 60

Agile VC

AUGUST 1, 2012

About 6-12 months ago you could hardly throw a rock in the startup ecosystem without hitting a VC expressing their enthusiasm for “mobile” Now the frenzy about mobile has extended into the mass media and public equity markets, though with trepidation as often as excitement. First the enthusiasm.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2023

OpenAI recognised this as well and was quick to launch the OpenAI startup fund , a $100M corporate fund (with participation from Microsoft, the main backer of OpenAI and soon to be owner of 49% of it). It will be tough for new startups to compete on AI core technology. The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

A hosted phone system as part of a complete cloud communications system for your start up business is a smart move for several reasons whether you are using fixed handsets, mobile clients or desktop communications portals: Flexibility. The post Why Every Startup Needs a Hosted Phone System appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2020

by Rizwan Virk, author of “ Startup Myths and Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School “ Now that almost everyone is working from home, startup founders looking to raise money from investors will need to do so remotely. ER: Surprise, because most startups aren’t profitable so soon. ER: Nodding.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The One “Process” Every Startup Should Have - [link]. ExcelerateLabs ranked in the top Startup Incubators by Forbes – [link]. Starting a new biz with a friend?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2019

Startup businesses are known to ignore the importance of putting up online security measures because they think that no one could be interested in small businesses. Track every gadget with an IP address. When it comes to mobile devices, equip your employees with online cybersecurity services, which will stop any attack from the cloud.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. 6- Representation of a mobile and maternal mammal. Our whole startup team brainstormed for days before coming up with ideas. Buttercloth was born. It was just natural. But I stuck to my gut feelings. Photo Credit: Sara Schaer.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

I know that you can use an email system with this to track my open rate, whether I forwarded the email, the IP address where I read it, whether I was on a mobile device or a wired computer and you can tell who else read the document. What should be in your deck?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! New Startup Brings Strangers Together Over Social Meals – [link]. With increasing numbers of mobile apps, IP theft is becoming more common – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Mobile Apps and App stores – a new ecosystem was created and it’s here to stay (Check out LogiaGroup, Waze and Cellint).

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 22, 2011

In walks Ren Ng , introduces himself and says something along the lines of “I hear you do startups, could we chat?” Having just sold my second company in August, I was already chomping at the bit to get involved with another startup. ” Ren, now Dr. Ren Ng, was a fellow PhD student with me at Stanford.

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Technical Review IP New York Portfolio 134

Andrew Payne

AUGUST 3, 2011

If you’re one of the five people that read this blog, you know I’ve become negative on many pure-software/Internet/mobile entrepreneurial projects. Sometimes, IP can be the core asset, when there’s real technology with high-quality, issued, in-force patents, and relevant expertise in the team.

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

More equal access to distribution channels: The web gives software start-ups the ability to efficiently reach consumers and business customers through search, social, and mobile channels. In the post “ Traction is the new IP ,” I argued that superior traction can help a web company become a category leader, which accelerates word of mouth.

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