Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business).

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Silicon Valley Technology Los Angeles Southern California 290

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It's been done before--whole social networks have been built out around the idea of product sharing and cool finds, but their comprehensiveness (complexity) seemed to be their downfall. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. I learned about Svpply at Brooklyn Beta. Sharing is quick and easy. Is that a good thing?

Nebraska 102

Nebraska Silicon Valley Private Equity Product 102

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It's been done before--whole social networks have been built out around the idea of product sharing and cool finds, but their comprehensiveness (complexity) seemed to be their downfall. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. I learned about Svpply at Brooklyn Beta. Sharing is quick and easy. Is that a good thing?

Nebraska 84

Nebraska Silicon Valley Private Equity Product 84

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

In other parts of the country, this is business as usual: Identify a customer need Build a product Sell the product In the valley, the knee jerk reaction is to start with the powerpoint deck and look for the venture capital drug. Jon Fisher purposely avoided raising venture capital in his ventures. Venture News.

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. And now I know exactly where I want to spend my time" "This internship truly provide me an entry point into the private equity world. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

According to Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, about 10-15% of the 1,000 active venture capitalists in the U.S. Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 22, 2010

Here are a few: Equity Private/Finem Respice : Having been in and around the private equity world for almost ten years now, I found this blogger’s takes on a middle market boutique banking firm to be spot on—and highly entertaining. Tags: It's My Life Venture Capital & Technology.

Private Equity 96

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Conversion 96

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@jamescaan : James Caan is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of the Hamilton Bradshaw private equity firm. FrancisBoulle : CEO of FundMine Francis Boulle talks angel investment and venture capital on @FrancisBoulle. howardlindzon : Howard Lindzon, CEO and co-founder of Stocktwits.com tweets about trends in social finance.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

One other chart worth noting is the the expected returns from various private capital providers (Banks, Asset based lenders, Mezzanine, Private Equity and VC). Labels: due diligence , financial analysis , venture capital. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

San Jose 33

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Venture capital. Social media. Social networking. Social games. However, one of the advantages of Bing Fund investment is that Sood will set up a network of mentors for each startup, drawing from experts across Microsoft, including product experts, marketing experts, or scientists in Microsoft Research.

Detroit 69

Detroit Incubator Technical Review Venture Capital 69

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 25, 2012

Are users of social networking sites just inherently fickle and unlikely to stick, meaning that as soon as they start heading for the door, the site is toast? These are the grey haired white dudes that show up as Operating Partners on Private Equity fund pitch books. Maybe its because the environment changes too quickly.

Web 94

Web Acquisition Private Equity Bandwidth 94

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53