Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

I wish every blog used Disqus and I wish every website that syndicated content would create an integrated commenting thread the way that Business Insider does. Answers OnStartups- Shortly after I started blogging I noticed a website called “ Answers on Startups ,&# which I instantly loved and spent a bunch of time on.

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Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Software Review 301

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.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage 114

Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I often tell these entrepreneurs that I genuinely hope they prove us wrong, and are wildly successful with their startup. I looked at this founder’s prior startup, which ultimately had a successful exit, and then was happy to connect with him again as he launches a new project.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 185

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Out of 5,923 investment professionals in our dataset, 916 (15.5%) were focused primarily on origination and marketing. By analogy, look at a middle market private equity firms such as the Riverside Company. 2009) [ii].

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. Salesforce.com is a startup with 76,000 subscribers (over 2.1M

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. 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. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc.

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Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. 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. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Next Annette McClellan presented DaisyClip , a non-surgical contraception device for women that she is in the process of syndicating a $1.8 Her market penetration plan is to start with India, and she wanted to know what kinds of options/connections we could provide. Marketing Green Products and Services to Indian Consumers.

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India Green Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

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.

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Venture Capital Syndicate Syndication Bandwidth 78

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Urbanization of Startups. 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!,

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Rob Go

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Which is why I’m pretty psyched about Angelist syndicates, especially in relation to the Boston startup community. There is an endless river of talent (especially technical), the most VC dollars per capital of any major market, and many pillar companies in a lot of sectors that matter. Enter Angelist Syndicates.

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Syndicate Syndication Boston Community 64

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. Joe Lonsdale.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

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. I’m now in my second founder/CEO role, having raised more than $18.5 million in venture financing.

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

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.

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Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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).

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 150

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Last week ZipCar began trading and has a market cap of about $1 billion. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak. April 17, 2011. Quinstreet priced at $15.00/sh

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

If you’re a startup looking for the fabled goldmine of a Google exit, here’s the guy you’ll want to meet: David Lawee. Well, for one thing, being lucky enough to have a startup that covers a particular area of tech Google is curious about right now (and naturally keeps close to its chest). Like Tweet.

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

worked as advisors and mentors to numerous early stage founders and startups. I’ve never written before about those other “potential business opportunities” that our team was exploring along with our prior investment syndicate, Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures, Greg Sands from Costanoa Ventures, and Brad Feld from Foundry.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. NextView is thrilled to have co-led this round along with our friends at SoftTech VC and Farmeron’s existing investors 500 Startups, Seedcamp, and TAG. When you think of web-enabled startups, farms don’t instantly spring to mind. May 10, 2012. seed round today. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Join me on an investor’s tour of the most vibrant startup ecosystem in the country?—?Dallas, Find out what the buzz is all about and make valuable connections with local investors who you can syndicate deals with. Morgan Texas Startups Roadshow: Innovation is bigger in Texas What will we do on the buses? June 4–6, 2019.

Texas 50

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 50

Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

What’s the number one city for startups in the United States? 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! versus $10M+).

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Silicon Valley New York City San Jose Texas 48

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.

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Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

Hippoland

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

And in fact, many angel investors in the Silicon Valley are not! I have friends who save $10k a year just to angel invest $1000 in 10 companies a year via syndicates on websites such as AngelList. But investing $1k into a startup can often get you an invite to free VIP events that that startup throws for its investors.

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Angel Investor Accredited Investor Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley 48

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. We love meeting entrepreneurs who take this blank canvas approach when thinking about disrupting markets. This is how new markets get created. On the startup side, Square’s done a particularly good job of this in payments. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. December 5, 2011.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Something has clearly changed within the last 5-6 years in terms of the speed with which monster startups are created in the software and internet space. Multi-billion dollar valuations for late stage startups like Dropbox, et al. Are Google-Scale Outcomes More Frequent?

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Being a startup founder isn’t for everyone ultimately, in fact it probably isn’t for most people. 2) The Pyramid Scheme of Startup Equity - Just like multi-level marketing schemes, in startups it pays to get in on the ground floor. January 18, 2012.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2016

However, in my 25 years in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem, I've experienced the VC corollary to the golden rule much more often: "He has the gold makes the rules!" When AngelList first launched syndicates a few years ago, I was very skeptical of the idea of angels taking carry on my investment. I got over it.

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Syndicate Syndication Cap Table Ratchet 28

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The simple answer is “be able to convince a partnership of smart investors that your startup has a good probability of being a $100M+ revenue company within 5ish years.” If Google just announced an initiative in your market segment, that’s probably good validation.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startups in NextView’s portfolio frequently receive inbound interest from other VC investors who are intrigued about what they’re doing, and I often talk with other early-stage entrepreneurs how to approach similar situations. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

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.

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Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

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. Startup outcomes tend to be very binary. AngelList (which I remain a big fan) also recently launched a syndicate program.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 46