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. What opportunities do we see in the Metaverse?

Technical Review 217

Technical Review Non-Compete IP 217

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) The assets you can protect may include your “core technology&# like source code, hardware designs, architectures, processes, formulas. Type of IP. _. non-public technology. new technology.

Intellectual Property 213

Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 213

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

The Department of Defense has thought that Artificial Intelligence is such a foundational set of technologies that they started a dedicated organization- the JAIC – to enable and implement artificial intelligence across the Department. These technologies will transform businesses and government agencies. AI in National Security.

Artificial Inteligence 417

Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 417

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. It should also protect your IP address and your shared documents. Conclusion.

Technical Review 81

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Private Equity 81

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. Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Chris Rust, Clear Ventures). Some examples: AI will be the new mobile.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

In the Ad Tech world PS revenue often means providing “media services” as a value-add to using your product. Importantly, make sure that you retain IP rights to your custom work which needs to be part of the engagement contract. At a minimum co-ownership of the IP. rollout support. integration with other systems.

Software Review 321

Software Review Software IP Technical Review 321

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Funder Category.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. It quickly became impossible to raise venture capital. It isn’t even a story about raising venture capital or M&A. “Guys, I accept that we could probably shop this around but we could also end up with nothing.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Competition from other startups and established incumbents, constraints on time and capital, and limited access to talent and technology resources are just a few of the hurdles nearly every first-time founder faces while trying to build a business. In the startup world, opportunities are fleeting, and obstacles are ubiquitous.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. billion (approximately $340 million) stimulus package to support the country’s struggling tech sector.

SBA 124

SBA Technical Review Startup 124

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. You need to have passionate tech entrepreneurs who want to build businesses locally. The ingredients are all here.

Seattle 317

Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

These days there are many lawyers that will do equity deals cheaply as long is it is a standardized, simplified term sheet, early stage, no serious investor / management debates, limited IP / customers / due diligence and as long as they perceive you as a “hot&# company that’s likely to need legal services for many years ahead. (if

Finance 286

Finance Term Sheet Technical Review Warrant 286

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14 Companies have shifted from producing pure technology to producing consumer products. Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale.

Technical Review 111

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 111

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

HBS Professor Tom Eisenmann is creating a course next spring on "Launching Technology Ventures" where he is going to delve into lean start-ups, finding product-market fit, what are the key start-up activities before product-market fit and what are the most important activities afterwards, and other salient topics. of the product.

Venture Capital 37

Venture Capital Lean Technical Review Software Review 37

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. Revenue is Not Revenue is Not Revenue.

Startup 418

Startup Revenue Technical Review Flash 418

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14 Companies have shifted from producing pure technology to producing consumer products. Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 60

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Girls in Tech. IP Location Tools. Ad Serving Technology. VC & Startup Resources.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

K9 Ventures

JUNE 22, 2011

” Ren and I started brainstorming about the potential for commercializing his technology in 2005. We would chat almost every day, and sometimes spend hours hidden away in one of the empty offices across the hall doing whiteboard sessions around what would be a viable plan for taking this amazing technology out to market.

Technical Review 134

Technical Review IP New York Portfolio 134

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. You technically have more gas left but you never know if some unexpected circumstance causes you to run out of gas. On the other hand, exits at lower prices are easier with these providers of capital. You really need to subtract the final month.

Burn Rate 383

Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. I learned how to establish a technology center in India and how to manage disparate development teams (and this has drive my thoughts also about what does NOT work.). I learned about revenue recognition.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

I frequently see promising startups with a great product and strong initial economics hit a wall due to the piling up of problems relating to these questions, or what I like to call the ‘DTC death by a thousand cuts’. Bloggers are especially valuable in the early days when consumers are looking for actual reviews that are searchable.

Technical Review 49

Technical Review Software Review China Acquisition 49

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

The local tech community is figuring this out, not surprisingly, way before the academic institutions are—and where it is being discovered by academia, it’s being done on a one-off basis by educational revolutionaries in the innovation space who aren’t stopping to ask their schools for permission or to change curricula.

New York 116

New York CTO Hire Technical Review New York City 116

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

As the former co-founder and CEO of two technology companies, Caroline has experienced both start-up failures and successes, and has raised close to $1 million in investment capital. Make sure you’ve done the due diligence on all of these areas of your business. Pretend that you are the investor.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It took me some time to figure out a title and I eventually settled for “Building European Champions” as the region has proven its ability to generate very successful venture outcomes and will continue to be the birthplace of many successful technology companies. Why Eastern Europe?

Czech Republic 99

Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

During the due-diligence process, I sat down with one of the partners who pulled out a set of slides and asked me: ”Have you seen these?” 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?!

Silicon Valley 225

Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 225

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The youngest of the litter has been busy tuning a very attractive general idea into a very specific and more IP-based product offering. But, credit is due to all these CEO’s for perseverance. Just realize that if you are going to play the tech startup game in any way other than as a tourist, dare I say you need “to be disturbed.” (Yes,

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Atlanta Software Review Early Stage 48

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The newly formed teams then work for the entire weekend, with the help of some experienced mentors from the industry, who volunteer their time to share advice on product, technology, legal, PR and other issues. For example, you may point out that there is a company with similar technology, but different application/market.

Elevator Pitch 102

Elevator Pitch Incubator Technical Review Startup 102

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

Venture capital investing hits 10-year peak, sparking bubble talk – [link]. Obama Administration Comes Out Against SOPA And Protect IP – [link]. Can Technology Transform Education Before It’s Too Late? When has a consumer startup hit product/market fit? - [link]. If Apple Made Water – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Pascal's View

MARCH 24, 2010

This morning I gave the keynote speech at the ICAP Ocean Tomo IP auction in San Francisco. As we consider the broad implications of this polarizing issue, we must first step back and remember that inventors and investors devote time, energy and risk capital to innovate new products and technologies.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Global San Francisco Technical Review 52

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  I’ve sat down with entrepreneurs and a copy of a term sheet guide I like [ “Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Venture Capital Term Sheets & Valuations ” by Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Press.] and walked through each proposed term and why it is or isn’t important.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The ultimate irony is that when we later sold the Company for a substantial amount of money, it was discovered during due diligence that the prestigiously inept firm (whose name rhymes with a type of pasta) screwed up a basic corporate filing. IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. We are in Nashville which is not tech friendly.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Guess which technology we have the least trouble with. You have a CEO that clearly hasn’t taken the time to understand a technology platform. who forms technology biases based on old Visual Basic stereotypes or shallow interpretations of. ability based on one of many technologies. March 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

You want to sneak in some tech support emails during the day, so you use a cocktail of Anonymizer plus GMail-over-SSL to confound the network admin. He was also a founding member of ITWatchdogs, another bootstrapped startup which became profitable and was sold, and is a mentor at Capital Factory. And you need to watch your ass.

Software Review 41

Software Review Startup Technical Review Mobile 41

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 19, 2010

What that does is to signal to the market that if you have a good idea in local, Yelp will eat you without even so much as giving you the courtesy of reviewing you after. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. That’s the exact same language Foursquare uses to encourage users to report their location.”

Technical Review 68

Technical Review Venture Capital IP API 68