Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Neural networks make up the backbone of deep learning. The “deep” in deep learning refers to the depth of layers in a neural network.) Programs/applications can be games, social media, office applications, missile guidance systems, bitcoin mining, or even operating systems e.g. Linux, Windows, IOS.

Artificial Inteligence 421

Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 421

David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Expert networks have been in the news a lot for the past few weeks, due to the SEC’s attempt to look for insider trading amongst hedge funds, following on their Galleon investigation (Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon is in the photo shown). Investors have always sought out primary research; expert networks just make it easier.

Networking 122

Networking Private Equity SEC Software Review 122

David Teten

JULY 24, 2019

If you’re looking for a job in venture capital (or private equity), here is a list of compensation benchmarks, plus all the recruiters I’m aware of who do searches for roles inside venture capital firms, Analyst through Partner. Heidrick: PRIVATE EQUITY COMPENSATION TRENDS IN NORTH AMERICA: 2018. NPA Network.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Technical Review North America 60

Version One Ventures

JUNE 30, 2023

Their mission is to build the world’s most valuable peer-to-peer learning network, centered around memes. The team announced CarbonOS , the operating system for scaling climate action. And Patch Radius enables companies, consultants, carbon accountants, private equity, etc.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Software Review Technical Review ChatGPT 60

David Teten

MAY 14, 2013

I’m giving a talk next month on “ How Private Equity Funds Raise Capital and Source Deals with Social Media” at Terrapinn’s Private Equity Latin America & Real Estate Latin America conference in Miami. Review professional and personal lives of management; Talk with firm’s network: customers, competitors, suppliers.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully. This could be a proportion of the company’s equity or investment; in other instances, it could be a portion of its later-stage profits.

Seed Stage 148

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

And what he finds is incredibly encouraging – he shares many, many stories of young entrepreneurs challenging the status quo, limited technological infrastructure and governmental lethargy to fulfill their dreams, and at the same time plug the many gaps that clearly exist in the market.

Technical Review 248

Technical Review Saudi Arabia Egypt Startup 248

Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

With the advent of programs like CartaX and what I call streaming venture funds , the liquidity in private markets is going to get the foundation to grow significantly in 2021. 5/ The rise of operator angels + micro VCs explodes in 2021. 7/ SaaS roll-ups and micro-private equity become huge. This sort of happened.

Balance Sheet 97

Balance Sheet Stock Private Equity Option Pool 97

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Now nearly a “double unicorn,” the company plans to use the new investment to further grow its business operations and expand its current suite of mobile applications. The $130 million Series D investment round was co-led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital.

Private Equity 167

Private Equity Developer Venture Capital Merger 167

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

That if we could get teams to rapidly discover the real problems in the field using Lean methods, and only then articulate the requirements to solve them, could defense acquisition programs operate at speed and urgency and deliver timely and needed solutions. Every year they fund several teams as they launch companies.

Oakland 308

Oakland Asia Lean Video 308

David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions. Private equity investing is a relationship business. One of the core assets of a fund is its corporate network.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Delivering a superlative experience is the only way to get truly loyal clients, repeat business, and expansion through social networks. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth.

Mezzanine 368

Mezzanine Private Equity Bandwidth Metrics 368

David Teten

MARCH 28, 2012

The objective of the research is to define a blueprint for how investors can help portfolio companies succeed through operational (non-financial) support, including but not limited to facilitating shared services, recruiting, knowledge sharing, and enhancing management skills. Venture capitalists are financiers of a special nature.

Portfolio 144

Portfolio Private Equity Venture Capital Early Stage 144

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY’s investment in VCAP© was inspired in part by the Harvard Business School U.S. competitiveness.

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. 1/ Social Network Interference.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

– Network. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. Our industry is highly noisy, and VCs use their networks to filter for signal amidst the noise.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

– Network. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. Our industry is highly noisy, and VCs use their networks to filter for signal amidst the noise.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. eBay, DoubleClick, Webex, Real Networks, Exodus, Equinix, amongst many other pioneering companies, as well as covering companies like America Online and Netscape.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It was this same high-minded collective action that created a network of publicly owned hospitals – controlled by cities, counties, districts, boroughs (in Alaska), parishes (in Louisiana), etc. The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions.

Private Equity 164

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 164

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

London Business School is proud to present the London Business School 2011 Private Equity Conference. and Vincenzo Morelli (Partner – TPG Capital and Chairman of European Private Equity Roundtable). Time: 8am- 6pm, with networking drinks reception following. VC Cafe is proud to be a media partner.

Private Equity 80

Private Equity Equity LP Limited Partner 80

Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

Another startup is providing a resilient, mesh local area network for secure tactical communications supporting ground units. In the last few years new venture capital and private equity firms have raised money to invest in dual-use startups. DoD could be applying Commercial Solutions Openings on a much faster and broader scale.

Ukraine 292

Ukraine China Private Equity Russia 292

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. I wanted [a term for] something similar (between debt and equity) but on an extremely small scale.”. 20% initial ownership.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

Families as a social system operate under a different set of constraints and expectations than a business, balancing issues of respect, appreciation, obligation and loyalty in very different ways than a standard employment relationship. Challenging Orthodoxies.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Private Equity Non-Compete Reputation 100

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

. - Studying best practices of VCs in supporting portfolio company operational improvement. I am now leading a Columbia MBA team (ex-Mckinsey and BCG) on a study regarding best practices of VCs in supporting portfolio company operational improvement. See ffvc.com/topics for a full list of topics we want to research.

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Becoming a Limited Partner Investor in a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund.

Private Equity 63

Private Equity Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles 63

Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Becoming a Limited Partner Investor in a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund.

Private Equity 63

Private Equity Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles 63

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

As recent as 2016, for example, many business ideas from great minded entrepreneurs came to life, including those related to cancer cure, fast internet connectivity, business news, self-driving trucks, drones for relief operations, and so much more. You have a startup when your company is in its first stage of operations.

Private Equity 159

Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2022

Think of the Deputy Secretary of Defense as the Chief Operating Officer of a company – but in this case the company has 3 million employees (~1.4 We need a requirements, budgeting and acquisition process that operates at commercial speed (18 months or less) which is 10x faster than DoD procurement cycles. Do this by picking winners.

Security 223

Security Silicon Valley China Private Equity 223

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. Betancourt Lopez began the Hawkers transformation by fixing the operational issues that had caused the company to struggle. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 158

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 158

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. Startup companies inherently have no brand; we leverage our brand and networks to promote theirs. For example, consider public relations.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

I was a poor college student (in computer networking field), while working part-time in food delivery (restaurant food/pizza). As I was finishing college, I just imagined being a network admin, and having my boss YELL at me all the time, while I’m laying network cables in some dusty basement or in suspended ceilings.

Entrepreneur 76

Entrepreneur Social Media Liquidity Event Private Equity 76

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

David Teten

APRIL 8, 2013

My coauthors and I just published in the Journal of Private Equity the first-ever research study on best practices of venture capitalists in creating portfolio company value through operational support, exploring exactly these questions. Some $246b of private equity was invested globally in 2011, vs. VC at around $20b a year.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Hungary IRR Venture Capital 114

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Delivering a superlative experience is the only way to get truly loyal clients, repeat business, and expansion through social networks. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth.

Mezzanine 244

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 244