VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The Alexa Fund also provides up to $200 million in venture capital funding to fuel voice technology innovation. The AWS APN Global Startup Program – for startup AWS Partner Network (APN) select and advanced technology partners looking to grow their products on AWS. These include editorial features, discount coupons and more.

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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.) The difference between the network’s guess and the ground truth is its error. This reduces network bandwidth issues and eliminates latency issues.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. 40% of our deals are done in Los Angeles but 100% of our deals leverage the LA networks we have built for 25 years. We also focus heavily on geographies.

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

Yesterday I was having a discussion with one of our executives on the strength of network effects inherent in the data.world business model. In other words, the more participants that are on the Bazaarvoice network, the great the effect of that network for the benefit of all. But most of the time it is just that?—?hope,

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allthingsd.com

JULY 16, 2012

Venture Capital Has Its Biggest Quarter Since Dot-Com Days. venture capitalists put $8.1 It’s clear that factors like the greater American economy and the bumpy tech IPO market don’t necessarily have a direct and/or timely correlation with venture capital spending. Latest Video. Enterprise.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2021

When it comes to my job, after practicing venture capital for seven years under normal circumstances, it was instructive to get thrown into this new scenario, because I don’t think we’ll ever fully “return to normal.” What’s the “turn off video” equivalent for me when being at a large event?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. Growing too slowly is particularly dangerous in a business with network effects, which the best startups usually have to some degree.” And headlines.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

VENTURE CAPITAL. VIDEO GAMES. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Filed Under: Startups , Tech Tagged With: Madrona , Startups , Tech , Venture capital.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally. and there were no books, blogs or YouTube videos about entrepreneurship. or Euro-centric phenomenon.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

TikTok and Influencers One viral video on TikTok can reach 1.5 The video content will remain effective for another couple of years: from DIY to answering the most common questions to reviewing the products. We noticed the short video format works well. We focused on short videos, which worked for us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Finally I realized that Venture Capital and Angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Of course, previous successes provide more direct evidence of a network of the right people.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. years at Upfront has been both a pleasure and also has taught me a lot about venture capital. I mentioned at the start that Kevin has taught me something about Venture Capital.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The startup Tracx , which provides a SaaS solution for tracking and managing marketing campaign on social networks, has received an undisclosed investment from Israeli angel Zohar Gilon. million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2019

They get data from traditional sources, such as analysts and industry publications, but they’re also connected with social media, peer networks and review sites. Yet many marketers today are stuck in a world of whitepapers, videos and other explanatory content.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

(To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. In US Social Tends for 2021 , an eMarketer report claims that the all social media in 2021 is pointing to one direction – video. of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 30, 2022

Fully digital worlds, not unlike what’s seen in video games, that feel like “places you could live and inhabit.” Ground floor — platforms and networks The ground floor of the metaverse will be built on top of these interoperable protocols and standards. and experiences that “are just a little bit of a layer atop today’s world.”

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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. The build “implicit social networks.&#

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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 video is only 16 minutes long and it is well worth the time. He’d wasted a year of his life and had a pile of stock options that weren’t very interesting. Tesla is not. It's a great talk.

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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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David Teten

OCTOBER 19, 2017

I presented a few weeks ago to the American Marketing Association Executive Forum on how their members can work with and earn money from private equity and venture capital funds. I’ve posted below the slide deck and video. I welcome your feedback.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will be eating the world. Some examples: AI will be the new mobile.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the first stage the Outpost focusses on networking and partnering in the Innovation Cluster in which it is based (i.e. Stage 1: Networking and Partnering – the Technology Connectors. In addition to getting plugged into the ecosystem’s network, the first role of the Outpost is to partner. In what order?

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

HBS Angels of NY and the NAIC have named the finalist women and minority entrepreneurs of the Venture Capital Access Program; check out the press release below. Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and the. Take the Interview ( www.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

According to the Angel Capital Association: Angels (private money) invest in 55,000 startups each year versus 1,500 companies by VC (venture capital) funding. Add video if delivering electronically (try Animoto ) and keep it under one minute. It doesn’t have to be at a formal networking event.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Instead of arguing why Dallas might be better than Houston we should be talking about how we can work together to get our share of venture capital dollars more in line with our population size and startup activity by unlocking additional capital sources that have been previously inaccessible to tech.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

Minecraft had 141 million active players in 2021, sold more than 200 million copies since inception and is one of the most viewed category of videos on Youtube. Animoca Brands is a Hong Kong-based game software company and venture capital company founded 2014 by Yat Siu. In the gaming category Microsoft is a power house.

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

HBS Angels of NY and the NAIC have named the finalist women and minority entrepreneurs of the Venture Capital Access Program; check out the press release below. Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and the. Take the Interview ( www.

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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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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. He created Wallstrip, and more than 400 original web video shows, which was purchased by CBS Corp. Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2017

.” It’s all part of a major paradigm shift in which many businesses are rethinking how they fit into the lives of their customers and leveraging the power of network and community in entirely new ways. The former video rental empire Blockbuster gave way to Netflix, and we haven’t ever looked back.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). What are your predictions for the road ahead.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I met with our network experts to figure out whether we could launch a competing service. LinkedIn – Lots of people talk about LinkedIn as a social network. Maker Studios – Network television costs $50,000 – 100,000 per minute to produce. I was at Salesforce.com when Amazon was super aggressive on that storage pricing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. I think this episode is worth watching ( video is here ) but as always I’ll try to summarize for anybody short on time. Users participate by performing tasks, taking surveys or watching advertiser videos.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

In the past week, Rakuten , a Japanese e-commerce company, bought Viber , a mobile messaging video app, for $900M; and Facebook bought WhatsApp , a mobile messaging app with 450M active monthly users globally (almost entirely outside of the US), for a deal that could be worth $19B after earnouts.

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