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. In it, I got asked a question I often hear: “What if we have a web-based business that doesn’t have revenue or paying customers?

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

You’re in discussions with strategic partners and potential beta customers. Now is the time to get your web site up. Here are five tips to help build a first web site that will help your business grow. Think of your first B2B web site as one step beyond your elevator pitch. Ask around. Keep it simple. Plan to iterate.

Elevator Pitch 100

Elevator Pitch Web Portfolio B2B 100

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2019

Online learning sources that provide technical education taught by industry experts in very specific areas have gained popularity as a proven career path to high paying positions in business, web development and design and information technology. Are Nanodegrees Recognized? Let’s clarify what we mean by recognized.

Portfolio 153

Portfolio Programming Web Development Technology 153

View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

Two weeks ago, my partners and I here at NextView Ventures announced our second fund. As my partner Rob Go has written , our goal is to invest half in consumer web and mobile and half in business-focused ventures. More interesting, however, is reflecting on what “rhymes” across multiple investments within our portfolio.

Seed Stage 272

Seed Stage B2C Technical Review Disintermediation 272

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Jeff Bezos , CEO of Amazon, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. VCs are committed to servicing existing portfolios. Some VC firms are bogged down by their own weight.

Angel Investor 342

Angel Investor Venture Capital Silicon Valley Portfolio 342

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce that we have added Greg Bettinelli as a partner at GRP Partners. Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web.

Partner 360

Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco 360

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Today, you can start a web/mobile/cloud startup for $500,000 and have money left over. Every potential early-stage Venture Capitalist should take a year and do it before he or she makes partner. Rolodex/deal flow (deal sourcing/ability to make connections for the portfolio). we have a partner-track associates program.

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Early Stage Technical Review Startup 332

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We help founders through difficult moments, we help coach, we act as sparring partners, we help them resolve conflicts when they’re fighting with co-founders and we help them deal with adversity as well as successes. The role of VC is sparring partner. That’s why I often say The role of VC is “chief psychologist.” Nothing fancier.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Fractional CTO Cofounder Early Stage 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Jeff Bezos , CEO of Amazon, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. VCs are committed to servicing existing portfolios. Some VC firms are bogged down by their own weight.

Angel Investor 314

Angel Investor Venture Capital Silicon Valley Startup 314

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Unfortunately this was reinforced by the many conferences that rushed to espouse the benefits of Web 2.0 Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0 portfolios.

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. Welcome to our annual boldstart recap and enterprise predictions letter. First check to Series B?—?congrats

Stealth 79

Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. The cloud , open-source development tools and web 2.0 With a portfolio of at least 20 investments, or you are at risk of the adverse selection problem.) The inevitable failures then damaged returns.

Early Stage 286

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 286

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2018

Even if they’re not explicitly labeled as such, all five of these web properties double as directories for prominent people and companies. Use your LinkedIn profile to connect with potential business partners and bulk customers, but don’t be afraid to have some fun with your profile either. Source: Pixabay.

Portland 60

Portland Social Media Ruby Wiki 60

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Of partner? Think of web vs. mobile. I would call their portfolio companies and ask how helpful or not they’ve been. look at their portfolio list. Picking a VC is hard. You don’t really have much to go on to decide who would make a good fit. Reputation of firm? Deals done in your industry?

Portfolio 364

Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). Shopateinment – Shopping will become a top priority for social media companies – from TikTok to Facebook and Snap – video will be a big driver for product discovery, as Andreessen Horowitz partner Connie Chan points out.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

However, TBR research shows that over 60% of the web traffic now originates from mobile devices, and the decline in mobile ad prices illustrates the challenges Google has had to augment its strategy to fully capitalize on the growth in traffic driven by mobile devices.

Advertising 100

Advertising Revenue Mobile Intellectual Property 100

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 5, 2017

Qubed connects millennials with the right career options most suited to their passions and personal talents partnering with some of the world’s leading schools, brands, non-profits and employers. They are able to build a portfolio and prepare for job interviews and transition into the career of their dreams.

United States 61

United States Programming Web Development Portfolio 61

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

So without further delay: Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Dan Rowinski – Boston based writer for Read Write Web.

Boston 71

Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

One of the themes that we’ve been most interested in at NextView over the last 12+ months has been the impact of consumer web trends on business software. I’m not the first person to describe this trend, and my prior background has been primarily as a consumer web guy more than in B2B companies.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

Development Team Review 323

Development Team Review SEM Channel Social Media 323

Growthink Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

So to accommodate all of the requests I have agreed to re-present our findings and will do so via web conference tomorrow at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT. To register, click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/647747626 gotomeeting.com/register/647747626 To Your Success, read more. To register, click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/647747626

Technical Review 91

Technical Review IPO Early Stage Valuation 91

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Ask Sony about Samsung, ask any retailer about Amazon, any car company about Tesla, and any newspaper company about the web. Apple with the iPod, iPhone and iPad; Amazon with Amazon Web Services and Kindle; Toyota with the Prius… these companies are extraordinary because, …like startups, they create entirely new products and services.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

BeyondVC

MARCH 18, 2018

We couldn’t be more excited to be leading this new round of capital again with Canaan Partners and including Heavybit, FundFire, and Peter Mckay (Co-CEO of Veeam) (see Techcrunch for more coverage). GuyPod previously was Chief Architect at Sanctum/Watchfire Security, developers of one of the first web-app firewalls, ultimately sold to IBM.

Open Source 60

Open Source Security Cofounder Software Review 60

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Mattermark (a portfolio company) looked at the matriculation rates for a class of startups. Likewise, early-stage investors may not appreciate just how much follow-on support their portfolio companies will need. So, how have Version One portfolio companies done in this environment? 2016 for Version One companies.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Early Stage Portfolio Valuation 60

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

My goal is to invest in both existing and new properties to create a portfolio of income-generating real estate assets. My goal is to build a portfolio that will generate strong returns over the long-term. My business partners and I have determined that we must adopt a new strategy within our organization in order to increase sales.

Affiliate 62

Affiliate United States Entrepreneur Software Review 62

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

While you may be able to offer a price & terms for your service and not ever negotiate (especially if you’re an Internet company that sells cheaply to small businesses over the web and without onsite support & service) – you’ll still likely have to negotiate on business development deals. Our offer is our offer.”

Development Team Review 293

Development Team Review Software Review Demand Software 293

YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2013

With these objectives in mind, Juliet decided on Web Builder, a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) website creation tool, available on SingTel myBusiness , that helps companies such as hers to quickly and easily build their web assets.

Web 140

Web Singapore Social Media Database 140

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

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. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. VCs are committed to servicing existing portfolios. Super Angels sometimes drive up valuations.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

When I do a quick mental query of headcount across our entire portfolio of ~30 companies, I think at least 50% and maybe as much as 60% of the entire headcount of our portfolio is in either product or engineering. This is a great configuration for a starting team. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. It’s also the wrong answer.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 And especially if you are dealing with early stage firms where partners might have different areas of specialization but they might have a lot of connective tissue across things. Was about a billion dollars on the IPO” and “was one of the first web analytics companies.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

The two Data Collective managing partners, who are currently raising fund number two, tell me that the timing is right for a fund committed exclusively to Big Data companies, as the barriers to entry in launching these sorts of startups are only getting lower. The partners are currently in the middle of successfully raising their second fund.

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. Dave Tisch, Founder & Managing Director, TechStars NYC.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

General Partners Sara Brand and Kerry Rupp are fixtures in the startup community, and especially in driving forward female entrepreneurship. of deal-making partners in venture capital and 3% of venture-backed company CEOs being women.” - Letter from the Founding General Partner, 09/1/2015. Currently, they’ve raised $19.1m

Austin 57

Austin Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 57

ConversionXL

MAY 6, 2021

That said, while a younger company compared to WordPress, Webflow has worked hard to partner with applications to ensure your favorite integrations work with them as well. Custom coding, though, requires a somewhat substantial understanding of web development. Most developers and applications start building with WordPress in mind.

Software Review 91

Software Review Technical Review Hosting SEO 91

The Next Web

MARCH 8, 2014

But at the end of the day, I’ve learned that being a partner at a successful early-stage VC firm is not quite as different from being a founder as you might think. You might have three to five partners, three to four associates and principals, and some support staff, plus an office to pay for that has to be somewhat presentable.

Partner 138

Partner Burn Rate Early Stage IPO 138

Pascal's View

MARCH 12, 2010

Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Please differentiate between the governance of a VC fund versus the governance of companies in a VC fund’s portfolio? An important question to ask is, do the partners evaluate themselves and each other on an annual basis or at all?

Government 28

Government Portfolio Technical Review Due Diligence 28

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

In addition, we were lucky enough to finally find reliable partners, thus adding a few more services to our portfolio – like Locksmith and Childcare. We finally found a reliable partner and I am very confident that this service will be as successful as the others we deliver. Thanks to Saloni Doshi, EcoEnclose ! #12-

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Las Vegas Entrepreneur Software Review Community 86