This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

The entrepreneurs in New York City didn't learn how to run companies from their long histories at Amazon or Google--they learned from each other. For years and years, there was plenty of non-VC money in New York City--I mean, this is New York, right--but that money wasn't building the ecosystem.

New York City 100

New York City New York Incubator Bootstrapping 100

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 26, 2011

Fab.com (First Round portfolio company) just announced a new round of funding and that they reached 350,000 subscribers. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of folks out there that can help a new company build up that kind of subscriber base cost effectively (if you can, contact me charlie@firstround.com).

New York City 113

New York City Marketing SEM Acquisition 113

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

PR 114

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 114

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

645 Ventures , a New York City based VC firm, is one of the pioneers of a data-driven investment model to the seed stage. The goal is to intelligently structure the information collected and combine it with additional information scraped from the web and social media.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

PR 60

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 60