This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s really difficult for me not to get into the thick of discussions about whether or not you can and/or should build a company in New York City. My company was not well executed enough to achieve venture capital financing—and that wasn’t the city’s fault, it was mine. Look, New York City isn’t for everyone.

New York City 113

New York City New York Startup Burn Rate 113

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2014

Kathryn has been the founding VP of Marketing of Oracle , a successful recruiter, a world class Venture Capitalist, a co-founder of a Venture Capital firm, a great board member, one of my mentors and most importantly a wonderful friend. The answer of course, was Venture Capital, but that was not in the cards—as yet.

Venture Capital 333

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Chicago Cofounder 333

David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm. Reflecting Canada’s multilingual heritage, they have acquired three companies to date, in Toronto, New York and France. ff VC company.

New York 60

New York Venture Capital Canada Silicon Valley 60

David Teten

MAY 20, 2016

My colleague Sebastian Soler, software engineer at ff Venture Capital, is leading the launch of a new Meetup with me. I’ve just launched a new Meetup and online community I’m heading up with David. I asked him to write a guest post: Hi! We posted on our site a more in-depth overview of ff’s Tech Platform.

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Equity Cap Table Venture Capital 113

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

New York ›. View More in New York › ›. New York Events ›. New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. The firm, Correlation Ventures, is using predictive analytics technology to tilt the odds in its favor. venture investments since 1987.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

David Teten

JULY 29, 2011

A bit belatedly (due to a backlog of blog postings), I wanted to announce ff Venture Capital ‘s summer intern class. Franklin Bi became passionate about venture capital and entrepreneurship after he spent a summer in Silicon Valley, working on an information services startup focused on innovation management.

Venture Capital 133

Venture Capital Software Review New Jersey Technical Review 133

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. business models. Of course “copy” is too strong a word. Of course “copy” is too strong a word.

China 323

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

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.

Private Equity 143

Private Equity Developer Venture Capital Merger 143

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. 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. You could just outspend. Tesla is not.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

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. business models. Of course “copy” is too strong a word. Of course “copy” is too strong a word.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I led the seed round not long ago for an Austin-based SaaS company that had all of the qualities I look for in a software investment?—?a In a post-COVID environment more than ever, talent and resources are rapidly flowing into Austin from California, New York, and everywhere else.

Austin 63

Austin Technical Review Software Review Early Stage 63

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Local Press / Websites / Organizational Tools – New York has an amazing startup scene and the energy and momentum is palpable.

Community 378

Community San Diego Silicon Valley Los Angeles 378

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles. how & when to raise capital. In the Early Days. So our board meetings consisted of discussion about.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

Over the last decade, a new trend emerged as tech talent was scarce where it was needed the most. Startup hubs like Berlin, London, New York, Los Angeles, Bangalore, Hong Kong and Singapore offered access to venture capital and vibrant start ecosystems thus attracting the brightest founders.

Hiring 98

Hiring Bulgaria Italy Spain 98

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We have offices in New York and Boston, are quite active in the SF Bay area and see significant activity from the diaspora to and from these human capital centers.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

My personal opinion on the matter as quoted in Dom’s article: Ed Sim, venture capital investor and founding partner at New York City-based boldstart ventures , questions the Microsoft adoption numbers.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review New York City Software Review New York 84

David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

If the SEC subpoenaed 15 New York restaurants, I’m sure they’d find more evidence of health code violations than they’ve found in all their recent investigation of hedge funds and expert networks. To me this lack of more accusations against expert networks is striking.

Networking 122

Networking Private Equity SEC Software Review 122

Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2015

My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Eric Ries , entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Lean Startup. Eric Ries co-founded Catalyst Recruiting while attending Yale, and continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com.

Lean 120

Lean Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley Channel 120

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

There are many analogies here for software development. He got people to do bootlegged mixtapes in new york, france and new zealand. Tags: Startup Advice This Week in Venture Capital. He created demand. Cham had other ideas. He wanted to be bootlegged even more. The song spread globally.

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Los Angeles Norway Audience 356

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.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2018

Less than a decade ago, I left a high-paying tech job in New York City to found my own SEO-optimization company. It was a calculated risk — I had a family to support but did not pursue investors or venture capital.

New York City 118

New York City B2B Incubator New York 118

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. Luckily Eric Ries was spending a few days in New York, so we sat down in the middle of Times Square and hashed this out.

Customer Development 219

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. Or would you go to a disruptor in stead?

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. China Venture Capital.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

This is great evidence that the recession drag on funding new startups is behind us. In another report more specifically on Venture Capital Activity for 2012 , CB Insights noted relatively flat but still healthy funding levels, compared to the previous year (down in total dollars by 7.5%, but up in total deals by 7%).

Massachusetts 249

Massachusetts Silicon Valley Venture Capital California 249

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 29, 2013

A recent interview with Union Square Ventures ’ Albert Wenger reminded me how much things have changed in the past years: I’m less interested in the regional differences than I am in the fact that it’s now possible to build very large, global businesses from anywhere in the world…The Internet is global. Look global and local.

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley Global Finance New York City 161

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.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

VP of Engineering, AppNexus - New York, NY "It's over a billion ad impressions a day, we got a full tank of venture capital, half a pack of cigarettes, the future of ad networks is dark, and we're wearing sunglasses." Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY.

Part-Time VPE 92

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the new class of Super Angels, who may look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Brian Cohen , chairman of the New York Angels, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

If there is one thing you read today, go read Brad Burnham at Union Square Ventures excellent essay titled Software patents are the problem not the answer. Several years ago my partner Jason Mendelson agreed and since then he’s become outspoken about his desire for the end of software patents.

Software 116

Software New York Venture Capital Partner 116

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

Before moving to Bend last year, my career took me from engineering development roles at defense contractors in the 80’s to product management and executive marketing roles in companies like Qualcomm in the 90’s, to the world of venture capital at several firms including Bay Partners, Formative Ventures and Vulcan Ventures.

Silicon Valley 312

Silicon Valley Oregon Lean Venture Capital 312

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2013

Just back from 2 solid weeks on the road in Boston, New York & Philly. You would never sell to one department and then trust them to manage all of the relationships with other departments who have to use your software. Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice'

Management 309

Management Venture Capital Partner Boston 309

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. China Venture Capital.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

On July 17, Ultimate Software, a $10B HR software gorilla, announced the acquisition of Peopledoc for $300m - the largest software exit in France since the acquisition of Neolane by Adobe in 2013. Third, we needed to add new modules to the platform, beyond document management, to create a new HR software category.

Software 48

Software France Germany New York 48

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2010

The number of VC firms located here and funding Chicago companies was tiny compared to the number in Silicon Valley (or New York and Boston for that matter). For instance, the pool of software developers is not as deep here as it is in Silicon Valley, and finding the right people, with the right skill-set can be daunting.

Chicago 81

Chicago Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Entrepreneur 81

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Here’s Why the Venture Capital Crash Will Hurt – buff.ly/1LWPOi3. Live From New York: Breaking Down The Enduring Impact Of SNL fastcocreate.com/3046884/live-f…. Marketing Management Software – Ignitur crowdspring.co/1H3u0n0. Growth Minded Entrepreneur on Instagram: “Less talking -> More doing.”

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Software Review 48