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| Page 1 of 6 | Previous | Next | GABRIEL WEINBERG OCTOBER 24, 2011 What I learned from raising venture capital recently raised venture capital for the first time. DuckDuckGo raised a series A round from Union Square Ventures and a handful of awesome angel investors. They were: Andreessen Horowitz Matrix Partners SV Angel Redpoint Morganthaler Gerylock Charles River Ventures DFJ Having multiple term sheets really matters. Bad idea. | STARTUPCFO JUNE 7, 2011 Incubators vs. Accelerators Here is how we see it at Real Ventures : The Accelerator Experience. Incubated companies had little or no capital and were not able to stand on their own so they were quick to die off. Portfolio value: $ 4.7B. Almost all of its exits required less than $1m of additional capital to achieve. Venture Capital | | | | | |
| A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY AUGUST 4, 2010 How To Pitch A Product Last night at the NY Tech Meetup, John Britton of our portfolio company Twilio showed how it is done. Last night at the NY Tech Meetup, John Britton of our portfolio company Twilio. Tags: Venture Capital and Technology If you do a lot of pitches, spend the six minutes to watch this. Kudos to John for an excellent pitch. | | A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY JUNE 23, 2010 Six Slides The CEO of one of our portfolio companies is working on a fundraising deck and asked me for some tips. The founder and CEO of another of our portfolio companies is wrapping up a large round and he showed me his pitch deck. Tags: Venture Capital and Technology gave him my favorite, "keep it to six slides." | A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY JANUARY 2, 2010 Areas Of Interest This is not an attempt to guess what my colleagues in the venture business are looking at. think that's a safe bet and I would venture that it could be well north of that. Gaming is becoming social and our portfolio company Zynga is the leader in social gaming. Tags: Venture Capital and Technology | | | | | | | |
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ONSTARTUPS | TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011  Will Google Ventures Disrupt Venture Capital?
They’ve taken the classic venture capital playbook and out-executed just about everyone. Google Ventures , a co-investor alongside Sequoia in HubSpot’s series D, is one such firm. Ways Google Ventures is Attempting to Disrupt the VC Industry. The cash component of a venture capital financing is clearly useful. MORE >> - Invest In The Mess
Right now, this is where venture capital investing remains attractive. We have plenty of portfolio companies in the ugly adolescent stage. know that many of my friends in the VC business are doing these inside rounds in their portfolio companies as well. Venture Capital and Technology MORE >> - What We Are Seeing
" with xyz being one of our exisiting portfolio companies. The capital markets are finite at some level. The conventional wisdom is that 10-20% of venture funds produce 100% of the returns in the asset class. Our portfolio companies have all been able to finance themselves when they have wanted to. Makers are making. MORE >> - The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering
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. Tags: Venture Capital and Technology This is a great configuration for a starting team. MORE >> -
VENTURE CHRONICLES | MONDAY, JULY 5, 2010 The Public Markets and Venture Capital
In today’s online WSJ there was an article about nanotech investor Harris & Harris expanding in debt financing and equity investments in public companies as a result of the lack of liquidity options for private venture backed startups. Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ ]. MORE >>
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- It Must Be A Marketing Problem STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
- How To Allocate Founder and Employee Equity A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011
- How Do VCs Mitigate Risk In Their Investment Portfolios? ASK THE VC | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011
- Dave McClure's Investment Thesis A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
- How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012
- Continuous Feedback A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
- Users First, Brands Second A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011
- Why I'm Rooting For Google+ A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2011
- Tradeoffs in Innovative Careers THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
- Dear MBAs who want to work at startups THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
- Some Thoughts On The Seed Fund Phenomenon A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
- The Four Main Things that Investors Look for in a Startup BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010
- Portfolio Math WILL PRICE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
- How to approach and make an introduction to a VC THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- Finding And Buying A Domain Name A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011
- Building A Company vs Building A Business A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011
- Are Business Plans Still Necessary? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
- The Creative Phase A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010
- IPOs Just Aren't What They Used To Be A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010
- Venture Capital Syndicates FLORIDA VENTURE BLOG BY DAN RUA | WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009
- Parallel Processing Inside Your Company A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
- Some Thoughts On Foursquare A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010
- Staying Independent A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
- MBA Tuesday A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011
- How to get an exciting job at an awesome startup in less than a month THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
- The Bad Board Member STEVE BLANK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
- On being a bipolar VC… STARTUPCFO | THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011
- Mocked And Misunderstood A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Tattoos and YCombinator Demo Day THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- Hacking Venture Capital: A Taxonomy BRAD HARGREAVES | THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
- Empowering Your Team A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
- CEO Transitions A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011
- SEC Defines Venture Capital VENTURE CHRONICLES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010
- Steel In Their Eyes – Why VC’s Should Be Startup CEO’s STEVE BLANK | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
- Beware of ASSHOLE VCs SETH LEVINE'S VC ADVENTURE | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- The Twitter "Patent Hack" A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
- How Unique Is A Unique Visitor? A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010
- The Tug Of War Between M&A and VC A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
- Marketing and The Bubble A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011
- Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- Notes on raising seed financing CHRIS DIXON | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
- Best Practices for Introduction Emails ISRAEL VENTURE CAPITAL 2.0 | THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010
- After The Hype A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- How To Get Your Emails Read A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- Instagram BEN'S BLOG | SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012
- Etacts Builds What I Want A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010
- Brooklyn Beta A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4 BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
- Why is everyone talking about Turntable.fm? THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
- Will VCs block an exit? STARTUPCFO | FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011
- The Next Step in Disrupting Venture Capital: Emerging Manager Funds WILL PRICE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011
- The Expanding Birthrate Of Web Startups A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010
- #startupvisa A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- Contaminated Labs A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2010
- Coworking Spaces A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
- OccupyAppStore A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
- 50/50 Cofounders A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
- Moneyball For Startups A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
- Venture Capital 2.1 = Venture Capital 1.0 Redux, with a Twitter Account FRED DESTIN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010
- Building The Ecosystem A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
- Two Venture Capital Industries - But One Lean Start-Up SEEING BOTH SIDES | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
- Boxee Payments A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
- When Portfolio Companies Work Together A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010
- Open VBX A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010
- Rejection is Relative STARTUPCFO | MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011
- The War For Talent A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
- How Many Investors are Too Many? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011
- Startup Recruiting Hacks THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Venture Capital Funds - How the Math Works ANGEL BLOG | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008
- Stephanie Spong – Venture Capital Executive Interview STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010
- Get Funded Faster STARTUPCFO | THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011
- Bored Of Directors (continued) A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011
- Standard investor update for startups BEYONDVC | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
- Standard investor update for startups BEYONDVC | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
- VC’s Are Not Your Friends STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
- Lean A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- The Fallacy Of Bimodal Returns A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2010
- Check In Apps vs Audience Measurement Panels A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011
- Who the hell is this guy? Thoughts on being a career VC THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
- The Importance of Being Native THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010
- Stack Does Gaming A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010
- Plant More Seeds vs Tending The Crop A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010
- Founder CEO, CEO Founder ISRAEL VENTURE CAPITAL 2.0 | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
- It’s Morning in Venture Capital BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
- Bashing The Collective Wisdom On IPOs A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
- Worthless Stock Certificates A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011
- September 11th A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
- Marketing Post - The Bug Report A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2011
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