Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital doesn’t publish frequently, but his essays on market trends and Benchmark portfolio companies are a window into how VCs view the world and the kinds of business models that they find most interesting. From leadership advice to thoughts on how to build a thriving company, Mark’s voice is direct and succinct.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

Any company that aspires to maintain a leadership position needs to position itself to exploit these two macro trends. VCAP© Addresses the Gap between Venture Capital and Funding for Women and Diverse Entrepreneurs. the shift of America to a majority minority country by 2050. economic growth.

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View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

The biggest rise, unsurprisingly, was China, which enjoyed a huge surge in venture capital dollars over the past decade and enjoyed its fair share of blockbuster exits. At a firm level, I think that getting multiple partners on the list is a great milestone as well. The number of firms with multiple midas list partners was 16.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . I recently had a chance to interview Mari Joller , an expert on corporate innovation, on this topic.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Without venture capital, without external loans, I bootstrapped my business and brought it to acquisition – in a field traditionally dominated by males ( 16% of male entrepreneurs are in the tech industry, compared to 4% of females ). Now I’m working on the leadership team, continuing to propel the mission forward. .

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VC Cafe

MARCH 4, 2024

In an era where political leadership is waning, invest where creativity is already tested against the challenges of the future. In addition, according to the IVC-LeumiTech Israeli Tech Review 2023 showed that while total capital raising declined, the capital raising median has shown stability over the year and is normalising with 2020 levels.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Originally backed by venture capital, in 2021 Daniel worked with TPG , a large private equity firm, to make them the majority investor. That has mainly meant really figuring out how to be a leader and continuously refining my leadership approach as the company has grown. This is still very much a journey I’m on.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Over time, this revenue reduces the dependency on outside venture capital sources. It provides the freedom to partner with entrepreneurs and reduce the costs of agency work in exchange for equity in their startup. Once a digital agency’s operations begin to mature, leadership needs a strategic tack to properly manage its growth.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? The Kauffman Foundation analyzed their own investments in venture capital (100 funds) over a 20-year period and found, “Only twenty of the hundred venture funds generated returns that beat a public market equivalent by more than 3% annually….Sixty-two

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

of venture capital deals. Those companies have garnered only about 2% of all capital invested. ” In venture capital, the industry- or sector-focused funds specifically disavow diversification: Andreessen Horowitz, which is a generalist as a whole, has launched dedicated funds across Crypto , Bio , and Fintech. .

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2015

These are industries where women have had a history of leadership positions and more importantly, where young women entrepreneurs can find role models and mentors as their male counterparts do in Silicon Valley’s tech-centered, pay-it-forward culture. What role does venture capital play? If it’s real why?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Union Square Ventures (USV) has been one of the most successful venture capital firms of the past 10–15 years and continues to be a leader in our industry. This followed the firms founder Don Valentine handing leadership early to Mike Moritz and Doug Leone who then entrusted Jim Goetz. And so it goes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2022

That’s why venture capital investors often replace startup CEOs as a condition of their scale-up investment. Much has been written on this subject, including the classic integration and update of two famous business books by Steve Farber (former partner of Tom Peters), “ The Radical Leap Re-Energized ”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We’ve also worked with our Partner, Dana Kibler who is also our CFO for nearly 20 years. In short, In Venture Capital, Size Matters Size matters for a few reasons. Venture capital is a talent game, which starts with the team that’s inside Upfront. How do we plan to do it?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I don’t think that Google would have become the success story we all know without the leadership of Eric Schmidt through the years he led the company. Under Rob’s leadership we built out an amazing organization of seasoned enterprise software veterans in the US market. So why did Larry need to return?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways. This led to an explosion in startups. There are also others.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. We have been on a drive to add more operational partners.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC. The SBIC was instrumental in the creation of the venture capital business. it made the difference between not being able to do it, not having the money.”

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Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

I happen to be fascinated by the history of the VC industry, and one of the things we discussed at a recent offsite are the common threads behind the rise and fall of great venture capital firms. Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

Angel investors, venture capital firms, accelerators, and (maybe) the newer equity crowdfunding will look to see if you have previous experience in startups. You need your minimum viable product (MVP), you need to show how you’re better than competitors , you need good leadership skills, and you need traction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2012

That’s why venture capital investors often replace startup CEOs as a condition of their scale-up investment. Much has been written on this subject, including the integration and update of two famous business books by Steve Farber (former partner of Tom Peters), this one called “ The Radical Leap Re-Energized ”.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

While the value of diverse teams and women in leadership are relatively new topics in the business world, the field of gender lens investment is even newer. Despite all of this collective data and momentum, we have seen little, if any, progress in the private equity and venture capital space.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the first stage the Outpost focusses on networking and partnering in the Innovation Cluster in which it is based (i.e. Stage 1: Networking and Partnering – the Technology Connectors. In addition to getting plugged into the ecosystem’s network, the first role of the Outpost is to partner. In what order?

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Through these experiences, I discovered my passion for leadership development and championed it into University of Toronto Engineering in two ways: a program that equips graduate students with leadership theory and practice, and what is now an institute for leadership education in engineering – the first of its kind in Canada.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? What Does this Mean for a Venture Capital Firm?

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Mitul’s passion to excel and customer focus have been built into the core values and mission of Citius Partners. They provide a hands-on transformation and revenue growth partner for B2B technology companies. How Citius Partners helps their clients. Mitul Ruparelia – Founder, Citius Partners.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Look to the company’s leadership to clarify where they’re headed and where they plan to be in a decade; at the very least, “the founder should be able to tell you the percentage of the market that they plan to capture over a specific time period and what type of growth potential they envision.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” I mention all of this because this has been a journey that we at Upfront Ventures have thought a lot about over the years. It was more hedge fund than venture capital.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. DV Hacks , led by BCG Digital Ventures: “A 48-hour hackathon to improve how we live, work, collaborate, and learn.”. “Our Congratulations!

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Heather is an outspoken advocate for women in tech leadership roles and building an inclusive and diverse workforce. An early Human Rights Campaign board member and longtime Austin LGBTQ leader, Eugene co-chaired President Obama’s & the DNC’s LGBTQ Leadership Council.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. I think a lot of entrepreneurs don’t fully understand how venture capital works.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. I think a lot of entrepreneurs don’t fully understand how venture capital works.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Next Coast Ventures announced Wednesday that it is has added two technology venture partners and its first entrepreneur in residence. The post Next Coast Ventures Adds Two Technology Venture Partners and its First Entrepreneur in Residence appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

My partners and I, especially Jason Mendelson, have been very involved with Silicon Flatirons over the past decade. After building up our leadership in this area, we formally established this initiative with Brad at the helm in 2008. He collaborated with others on campus to launch and drive the New Venture Challenge for nine years.

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