Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). The overall trends in our industry have breathed a new life into the venture capital industry. The iPhone was released.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. 1/ Social Network Interference. That so far may not be good enough. 2/ The Scooter Phenomenon.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Early today I gave a keynote at the VCJ Venture Alpha conference here in San Francisco. I was asked to speak about the topic of “what is going on in the venture capital world and what is the next big thing after social networking?”. Future of VC Internet – Tough topic, but what the heck?

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active. So what can you do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue? Overall, investors put $7.5 That represents a $1.5

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Our “hot deal of the week&# turned out to be more of the “hot theme of the week.&# P2P lending networks are revived and brought it a whopping $40 million in investments announced recently. Increasing this is also migrating to social network messaging but email is still king. Peer-to-peer lending is back!

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Thus is venture capital. Tempus Fugit.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

Crypto projects like BAYC have successfully created a new social network, transportable to any other social platform, yet exclusive with real-life benefits. Students cannot easily network with other students and we have all experienced how much fun these zoom sessions can be. Picture: nftculture.com.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Social commerce is a thing – Over 76M people in the US will make a purchase via a social network at least once this year (38.4% of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends. Snap and Tiktok fighting for users (source: eMarketer ). Immersive ar/vr/xr.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It’s my job to invest wisely in entrepreneurs who are capital efficient, who innovate in ways that pay off economically in good markets or bad and who plan for worst-case scenarios. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. It is also a result of pent-up demand.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

The fast growing data.world, a social network for data people, Tuesday announced it has closed on $18.7 million in venture capital funding. Million More in Venture Capital Funding appeared first on SiliconHills. Million More in Venture Capital Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. In finance, a bubble is too much money chasing assets, greater asset production and a herd mentality. Marty Zwilling.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

With the recent influx of startups, there is a lot of competition for venture capital funding. However, the majority of venture capital goes to men, with only 16.8% However, this doesn’t mean you can’t grow your network. POC professionals have reported needing assistance with networking skills the most.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

This is part of my series on Raising Venture Capital. Many businesses that pitch to me have White Elephant issues and I’d like to tell you how to deal with these when you’re raising venture capital. million for a social networking site 18 months ago. I sometimes call these White Elephants.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Social Media for Service Professionals LearnTrends Speakers and Topics Accounced Tags not Folders - LinkedIn Saved Profiles Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – S.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

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. Hanaco Venture Capital is a fund located in New York and Tel Aviv that invests in developing and late-stage startups from across the world.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

We believe the long-term opportunity is potentially larger and more profound than the various innovations we’ve seen in social networking, messaging and video… We believe the economic opportunity for immersive co-experience is vast. Honorary mention – Animoca Brands.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

social network start up – trademark and copyright are more likely. Posted in Technology, Venture Capital. Tags: Technology Venture Capital. For example if you are a: Medical device company – patents are key. Enterprise software company – copyright and trade secrets are probable.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? While job recovery is slow, it seems that we've probably ducked that bullet and there won't be a major shift in people's interest in funding the venture capital asset class.

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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.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Spotify will also get into commerce like its social network peers, but that’s a subject for another post.] However, podcasts are not songs, of course, and therefore not subject ot the same licensing, restrictions, or scarcity. 2/ Big Consumer Tech Cares About Audio.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Thats real money." Only 3% were online when I started AOL.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Now that summer is officially over, venture capital activity is picking up. I just reviewed the many companies who recently raised venture capital with an eye towards those that are offering products and services that could benefit other entrepreneurs and business owners. Collectively these companies just raised $43.2

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? I’m surprised at the number of people who aren’t good at tracking down relationships in social networks. Most people don’t love networking.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now that September is here, venture capital activity will pick up as usual. Here are a few of the companies who raised venture capital in August that I found really interesting. JiWire : JiWire has created an advertising network which reaches users at wi-fi hotspots. The company raised $2.1 The company raised $1.2

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 13, 2019

on committing to building a network & giving first. Harry is probably best known for his podcast, The Twenty Minute VC , the world’s largest media asset in venture capital, with over five million downloads per month. He’s talked with amazing VCs and entrepreneurs on over 2,800 shows.

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Steve Blank

MAY 27, 2011

17:00 – The Secrets to Social Networks – Bowling Alone. Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Teaching , Venture Capital. 15:36 – How to Get Customer Centric – an unnatural act. 17:45 – Who Are the Best Entrepreneurs? 18:45 – Entrepreneurs are Artists.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 16, 2019

Thirteen years ago, four tech workers in Austin founded Spiceworks, a social network for IT professionals. That company grew to employ 450 people and it also raised $11 million in venture capital funding including $57 million from Goldman Sachs in 2014.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 15, 2011

I've been traveling a bit lately and haven't kept up as much as usual on all the companies who recently raised venture capital. With what I do (helping companies raise venture capital among other things), it's really important that I stay abreast of trends in venture capital - who's raising money, from whom, and in what amount.

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