ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have seen this criticism at various places where this recap is syndicated on a weekly basis, as well as in certain random forums on the internet. We're trying to bring the lessons we have learned in Silicon Valley to a million entrepreneurs. I believe he needs to find more partners to go to market through.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage 114

thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

The best VCs are the ones that balance their optimism, vision and enthusiasm for startups with realism based on very real constraints (the primary one being his/her own time, but also includes market development and exit timing). Too many pivots, and you can lose the market opportunity, even with the greatest idea.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Syndicate Syndication Bandwidth 78

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. Use good judgment, talk to your co-founders/investors/lawyers, and partner with a bank that values transparency and relationships such as SVB.]. It can be lower cost and can either buy more time or accelerate growth.

Term Sheet 120

Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

InsightSquared is tackling business intelligence software (hardly a sexy market) with an incredibly sexy product that incorporates Facebook style timelines and other features. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Author howerl.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Last week ZipCar began trading and has a market cap of about $1 billion. Only 7% of the search queries are performed by users referred by search engines, meaning Kayak’s brand is very strong and they continue to build it ($39M spent in 2010 on brand advertising, nearly $92M in total marketing spend). Quinstreet priced at $15.00/sh

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Groupon’s become a juggernaut in the immense local marketing space. It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). But even in Boston & Chicago it remains above $20.

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

” While the founding team was exploring potential business opportunities that allowed us to make a bigger impact on the world, Silicon Valley Bank and High Alpha Innovation were together envisioning a platform to help VC-backed portfolio companies more effectively navigate the complex world of executive talent needs.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. If you want to launch a new business, this is a great market to launch from because you can easily reach all of the major Texas cities with one office. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Find out what the buzz is all about and make valuable connections with local investors who you can syndicate deals with. You can see a list of the 70+ investors and other partners who have signed on to participate in local programming at the bottom. a lot of them are moving here from Silicon Valley! and around the world.

Texas 50

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 50

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

My partners and I have blogged about some of these including Invited Guest , Golazo , Authentic , and Tribe. We love meeting entrepreneurs who take this blank canvas approach when thinking about disrupting markets. This is how new markets get created. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

VC investors rely heavily on referrals, but what should a non US startup do when looking to raise funding in Silicon Valley? How best can European startups land VC funding in the US / Sillicon Valley? For example, in response to “ How do I raise funds in Silicon Valley for a European-based startup ? &# Eyal S.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

There’re lots of reasons why we’re pleased to be involved, from the market opportunity and product and beyond, but of course team is central for all startup investments. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

2) The Pyramid Scheme of Startup Equity - Just like multi-level marketing schemes, in startups it pays to get in on the ground floor. Nearly all founders though are seeking to fix a market or industry that’s broken, and occasionally create whole new industries in the process. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

Thematic investing is where VCs research a macro trend or specific market, form a thesis around why this trend/market will serve as a good basis for building great startups, and then pursue as many exceptional investments in this theme as appropriate for the VC’s strategy. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

It is the story of the founding of the venture capital industry in Silicon Valley and features many of the iconic companies created including Apple, Intel, Genentech and Cisco. Another area where I''m not sure I stand is with some of the more formal referral and syndication programs that are emerging now.

Term Sheet 46

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 46

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

2) You’re Entitled to Say No – Some entrepreneurs I’ve discussed this topic with feel compelled to speak with VCs, whether partners or junior staff, that reach out to them. This is sometimes a good path to getting the attention of partners in the firm if you don’t have other avenues. Author howerl. Read More ».

Early Stage 100

Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

There’s one school of thought that the paradigm has changed, and startups that achieve a market value of tens of billions or more will be more frequent than in decades past. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Read More ».

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

But for more urban markets with fast broadband, most Netflix subscribers will only want DVD/Blu-Ray for recent movie releases (if at all). And presumably pay TV providers may step up their marketing efforts along these exact lines as they seek to avoid the “dumb pipe” fate. older movies) and TV shows. Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

First, if the VC does 15-20 of these under one partner then it is certain he can’t spend any time with these investments. True was my top pick in Silicon Valley. And then there is GRP Partners. Because angels will have their money in real estate, the stock market, etc. And they don’t.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Texas has produced world-changing startups in the past such as Dell Software , National Instruments and Whole Foods Market but all of those were founded more than 30 years ago. Some businesses can service all four cities with a single distribution hub in one of the cities, making it a unique market for launching new businesses.

Texas 97

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 97

VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

It is often available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user’s own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player. He invites his friends (authors, hedge fund managers, marketers, etc) for a chat in the studio, and the lively conversation rarely disappoints.

Audio 60

Audio Curation Silicon Valley Media 60

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

Most mass market usage of Twitter is by and for the media and celebrities. Those of us in the tech ecosystem think of and use Twitter in slightly different ways, but the mass market usage of the product is consumers seeking exposure to news, celebrities, and sports stars. It’s probably not a huge market though.

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

It’s taken more than a decade since the tech bubble’s inflation and bursting but to me all of this is part of a long-term normalization of the tech IPO market. What are the implications for other late-stage private companies thinking of making the transition to public markets in the near to midterm future?

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

My partner Rob also wondered if Facebook is the next Yahoo! , These companies report gross ad revenue but then subtract out “TAC” (Traffic Acquisition Costs) which is basically accounting-speak for the revenue share they pay to the partner sites where the ads actually appear. or the next Google. Read More ».

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). Maybe you’ll do better as an angel since you are investing smaller dollars which is easier to deploy in this segment of the market, but maybe not. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). Maybe you’ll do better as an angel since you are investing smaller dollars which is easier to deploy in this segment of the market, but maybe not. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices.

Video 292

Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Out of 5,923 investment professionals in our dataset, 916 (15.5%) were focused primarily on origination and marketing.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, April 13, 2012. I was back in the SF Bay Area last week for a bit of work and a bit of fun.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When I first decided to start The Silicon Valley Product Group, I had just left eBay and had some very strong opinions about what makes great product teams, and great product cultures, and while there were more than a few important thinkers and leaders on these topics, one area that I felt was under-represented was the role of product management.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

Is it Silicon Valley, home to accelerators Y Combinator and 500 Startups and to tech giants Google and Facebook? As of now, the City of Austin’s startup density is greater than that of the Silicon Valley! What’s the number one city for startups in the United States? versus $10M+).

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley New York City San Jose Texas 48

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

So it took me a minute to describe to my partners why SaaS for cows is incredibly exciting… Farmeron is a SaaS company focused on the data management challenges facing the agriculture sector. wheat, corn, etc) but livestock alone represents a massive market opportunity for the company. Filed under Uncategorized. link] aweissman.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing. That’s why i haven chosen to start working in Network marketing and MLM. Have an account?

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

The above was the opening salvo of a controversial tweetstorm yesterday by my former student and 500 Startups founding partner, Dave McClure (full venom below). It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked.

Syndicate 28

Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

So in addition to our enthusiasm about the product & market opportunity, we were thrilled to support an experienced pair of co-founders who really executed from Day 0. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Overall, great find!

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

2) Demonstrable market size – Sometimes it’s obvious to potential investors your startup is pursuing a large market oppty (TAM measured in billions). If a tiny startup can get a few dozen paying customers in one small segment of a larger market, then there probably is a larger market. Author howerl.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Swipely is focused on payment marketing, namely unifying loyalty programs and payments for main street merchants. They are fully fungible for hard currency through Safaricom’s network of retail partners for either the sender or recipient of an M-Pesa mobile payment.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250