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| Page 1 of 10 | 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. | 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 OCTOBER 13, 2011 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. | 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." | | | | | | | | | |
| - 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 MORE >> -
STEVE BLANK | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011 Steel In Their Eyes – Why VC’s Should Be Startup CEO’s
Venture Capitalists who are serious about turning their firms into more than one-fund wonders may want to have their associates actually start and run a company for a year. Every potential early-stage Venture Capitalist should take a year and do it before he or she makes partner. Venture Capital is still a “craft business”. 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 >> -
THEBAREFOOTVC | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012  On Human Capital & Venture Capital
However, the reality is that I am building a portfolio of investments and, like Brad, I believe in being an active and helpful investor. My (very rudimentary) graph of the relationship between human capital and financial capital in a company’s evolution. This takes a lot of time. Money is fast turning into a commodity. 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 >>
- How To Allocate Founder and Employee Equity A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011
- The Fallacy Of Bimodal Returns A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2010
- It Must Be A Marketing Problem STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
- How Do VCs Mitigate Risk In Their Investment Portfolios? ASK THE VC | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011
- What Has Changed A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2012
- The Expanding Birthrate Of Web Startups A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010
- Dave McClure's Investment Thesis A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
- Building A Company vs Building A Business A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011
- How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012
- The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5) STEVE BLANK | FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013
- Mobile Is Where The Growth Is A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2012
- Continuous Feedback A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
- Rethinking Mobile First A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012
- The Four Main Things that Investors Look for in a Startup BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010
- Finding And Buying A Domain Name A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011
- Why I'm Rooting For Google+ A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2011
- Lockups and Insider Selling A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012
- Marketing Post - The Bug Report A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2011
- Users First, Brands Second A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011
- Pacing Yourself A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010
- MBA Tuesday A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011
- The Creative Phase A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010
- Are Business Plans Still Necessary? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
- The Twitter "Patent Hack" A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
- Staying Independent A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
- Mocked And Misunderstood A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Raising Capital for Venture Capital Funds and Bumblebees JOHN FRANKEL | SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2011
- The Singularity hits Venture Capital (Wilson/Kauffman Redux) FRED DESTIN | SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012
- CEO Transitions A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011
- Parallel Processing Inside Your Company A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
- #startupvisa A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- Developments in Venture Capital: Smaller Funds? GROWTHOLOGY | FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012
- 50/50 Cofounders A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
- Notes on raising seed financing CHRIS DIXON | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
- The Bad Board Member STEVE BLANK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
- Convertible Debt A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
- Incubators vs. Accelerators STARTUPCFO | TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011
- Marketing and The Bubble A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011
- The Power Of Diversification A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
- How Many Investors are Too Many? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011
- Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- 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
- Advice for 2013: Deliver On Your Promises A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012
- After The Hype A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Coming Of Age A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012
- Who not to take money from… STARTUPCFO | MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013
- The State of Cleantech Venture Capital: What Lies Ahead SECRET FORMULA | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
- A Better Way To Ask For Investor Intros SEED STAGE CAPITAL | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
- Contaminated Labs A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2010
- Will Google Ventures Disrupt Venture Capital? ONSTARTUPS | TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011
- The Ultimate Office for Athletes and People Seeking a Healthier Lifestyle DAVID TETEN | WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011
- Cloning Successful Startups A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012
- How To Get Your Emails Read A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- Startup Recruiting Hacks THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Check In Apps vs Audience Measurement Panels A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011
- Beer Kegs and the Future of Venture Capital: What It Means for Entrepreneurs GENUINE VC | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
- Boxee Payments A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
- Lean A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- From The Archives: The Poker Analogy A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012
- Bored Of Directors (continued) A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011
- Who You Want On Your Board A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
- Bootstrapping A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
- Missionary CEOs v. Mercenary CEOs THINKING ABOUT THINKING | MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009
- Introducing our new venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz MARC ANDREESSEN | SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2009
- Coworking Spaces A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
- The Third Way A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013
- Standard investor update for startups BEYONDVC | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
- How to approach and make an introduction to a VC THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- Driving developer adoption HAZARD LIGHTS | FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012
- OccupyAppStore A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
- Hitting Your Stride A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
- Dos and Don’ts When Raising Venture Capital For the First Time VC CAFE | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
- Dear MBAs who want to work at startups THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
- It’s not that seed investors are smarter – it’s that entrepreneurs are CHRIS DIXON | MONDAY, JULY 5, 2010
- Two years of mistakes (and counting…) STARTUPCFO | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012
- Duck Duck Go Passed 1mm Searches Per Day A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
- The War For Talent A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
- Building The Ecosystem A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
- Moneyball For Startups A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
- Tradeoffs in Innovative Careers THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
- Tattoos and YCombinator Demo Day THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- Let Your Winners Run A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
- Bashing The Collective Wisdom On IPOs A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
- VC’s Are Not Your Friends STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
- How to Better Manage Relationships with Your VC BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013
- Venture Capital Q&A Session BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010
- Venture Capital Syndicates FLORIDA VENTURE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009
- When Portfolio Companies Work Together A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010
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