Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. After my board meeting I had to do an interview with a CFO candidate that one of my portfolio companies asked me to speak with. What do I do now?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Most firms have “associates” and “partners” and some have an additional role called a “principal.” Usually there roles are a combination of: Deal sourcing for partners. Deal support / analysis / quant / legal for deals a partner is seriously considering. Portfolio community building.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. Perhaps the biggest piece of new news is that after 17 years of operations we’ve changed our name from GRP Partners to Upfront Ventures. Let’s start with the fund.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I came up with my business name Aging Youthful when the network marketing company I am involved with came out with a product for youthful aging.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2019

When you complete your nanodegree(s) you have industry-recognized credentials and a portfolio of your completed projects. The portfolio is invaluable because it shows real-world problems you solved during your extensive training course. The whole premise behind them is specialized training that is specific, hands-on and real-world.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Congratulations to Manny Medina and everyone at Outreach , which was named the Fourth Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™. Outreach was named to this prestigious list thanks in part to triple-digit year-over-year revenue growth and the largest customer base in the sales engagement category.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 30, 2022

Brennan Spellacy , CEO of Patch , was named to the 2022 GreenBiz 30 under 30 list. Shellworks , one of our newest portfolio companies, raised $6.2 Jobber and Thumbtack are now partners to help home service businesses. Lolli continues to partner with big brands like CVS and Safeway, etc. Funding and Accolades.

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David Teten

MAY 1, 2013

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 2 will be “ Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz It is no coincidence that companies with the best domain names often tend to rise to the top of their space.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 11, 2022

Here are some of the many (public) highlights across the portfolio. . Dapper Labs was named one of Fast Company’s most innovative companies of 2022 (#1 in most innovating gaming companies). Vladik Rikhter, CEO of Zenput , was named one of the most influential suppliers and vendors in the country by Nation’s Restaurant News readers. .

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Outreach and Shippo were both named 2022 Cloud 100 honorees for the second year in a row! . Filebase announced upcoming changes to their platform, namely removing Skynet and Storj integrations permanently. Headout is partnering with @FlixBus to bring exciting offers and adventures to travelers across Europe. Boston, and Philly.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 30, 2021

Here are just some of many activities and accomplishments in the V1 portfolio during the past quarter…. Shippo raised a $50M round led by Bessemer Venture Partners at a $1B valuation. . We have been active investors in DeFi for almost three years now and you can read about why we’re thrilled to add Defined to our portfolio. .

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

You’re in discussions with strategic partners and potential beta customers. Call out strategic relationships with business partners, research institutions, or industry groups. Secure a domain name that makes it easy for people to find your company. by Kristy Campbell, Chief Operating Officer at Rev1 Ventures. Keep it simple.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

But finding the right broker is more than just picking a name out of a hat. Whether they’re handling your stock portfolio or managing something like a Quitclaim Deed —which, by the way, is when you hand over property ownership without actually selling it—you need to know they’ve got your back. Ever wondered what a broker actually does?

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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. What does that mean?

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Headout announced their $10M Series A , led by Nexus Venture Partners and V1. We’re particularly proud and excited for this development, as it’s two portfolio companies joining forces! Sales automation company Outreach was named to Forbes’ Cloud 100 list and made its first acquisition. Follow us on Twitter: [link].

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Before we head into the last quarter of the year, let’s take a few minutes to highlight some notable announcements made over the summer in the V1 portfolio. Ada is partnering with FINCANEX to deliver AI-Powered customer service to financial institutions across Canada. Launches and product updates. Fundraises and accolades.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 25, 2015

A key benefit of working closely with trusted partners who have experienced business and investing cycles ebb and flow is that you can leverage their perspectives to hone your own thinking and move up the curve faster than doing it on your own. EK: How did you come up with your company name?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

One would think entrepreneurs would never want less available cash – until such time as their competitors ridiculously and unnecessarily all raise $50 million in the name of a “land grab” thus making it much harder for your totally reasonable company to attract investors. I can’t do every deal.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

For example, Silicon Savannah – the name given to Nairobi’s (Kenya) growing tech scene – and Chilecon Valley, found in Chile’s capital, Santiago, demonstrate the global appetite for tech entrepreneurship. The lower costs of capital also mean that startups are less risky bets, allowing for more diversification among portfolios.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. First Round Capital invests heavily in its own infrastructure to help add value to the portfolio companies. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

APRIL 3, 2019

[ Download MP3 | Transcript Coming Soon | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Raw RSS ] Up until the last few years you probably would never have heard the name James Mel before. James Mel shares how he went from unknown to Eben Pagan's business partner. Is it possible to network your way to the very top?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

.” The reason is that at a VC you have a group of partners who often have different focus areas of excellence, each pursues deals in their respective field, each makes investments and sits on boards and each spends their most difficult hours tackling problems at portfolio companies vs. solving the challenges at the VC itself.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As someone relatively new to the VC space, I was particularly struck by the partners’ collective reflections regarding what has changed and what has remained the same. The concept of time, (specifically time to come), is inherent in our name, NextView. So how does all this “time talk” relate to the website refresh? ??The What’s next ?

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K9 Ventures

MARCH 14, 2014

Every so often, I’ll meet with a founding team and they will tell me that they met with a “Partner” at a VC firm. ” The response often surprises me, because I know that the person they named is not really a decision maker at the firm. That person is the real partner in the firm.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The partner at the fund, the VC, gets to do the fun part—the meeting with founders, vetting deals, negotiating, helping, etc. Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Access to the partner. Fund investing, like adulting, is boring.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

We learned this weekend that it was named after his East Hampton home. We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc. My action item – I will soon announce the GRP Partners CEO Summit.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Venture principals (VPs, junior partners or other similar titles) were former venture associates who had worked their way up the chain. And partners were former junior partners who had been promoted up as well. You’ll not only be helping your community, you’ll be making a name for yourself. Participate.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

by John Vrionis, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Patent trolls purchase portfolios containing patents and sue companies for infringing them. If a domain name is critical to a brand and the domain is not empty, the best course may be to find a new name. Patent Trolls.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 28, 2019

Prior to 4Geeks Academy, Ricigliano was the CEO for Vikua, a Smart City Startup that was named as one of the 30 most promising tech Companies in Latin America by Forbes. Prior to 4Geeks Academy, I was the CEO of Vikua, a Smart City Startup that was named as one of the 30 most promising tech Companies in Latinamerica by Forbes.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

On the crypto-side we also see gaming leading the way with play-to-earn games such as our portfolio company Rebelbots , platforms like Manticore Games or Sandbox. Another good example is our portfolio company Novos , which is educating the athletes of the metaverse. . Gaming + web3/NFTs. That’s insane.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2012

You’re heading into a full partner meeting and you’ve been asked for a full data pack before – should you give it? If you show a list of key customers or key business partners and if this list is sensitive (READ: If you don’t want VCs calling them) then you need to make it explicit with the VCs. What did he do?

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 19, 2017

We are excited to announce that Chris Moody is joining Foundry Group as a partner. There would be no generational planning, no transitions to younger partners, and no senior partner hold-outs who would hang onto economics well after they had stopped working. For a while, the only name on the list was Lindel’s.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. We’ve also become very adept at partnering with seed funds. dollars going directly into portfolio companies vs. the funds themselves).

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

And rather than a small group of our partners and associates all thinking it’s a good idea we don’t mind if there is strong internal debate and at Upfront there often is. ” So other partners at the firm might sling mud at your ideas as you go for approval on an investment. As I like to say, “We need to fight.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners.

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