ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have seen this criticism at various places where this recap is syndicated on a weekly basis, as well as in certain random forums on the internet. We're trying to bring the lessons we have learned in Silicon Valley to a million entrepreneurs. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage 114

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

There’s been a lot of digital ink spilled around the various types of capital available to startups today. As a startup grows, venture debt becomes a viable option to continue that growth. Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston.

Term Sheet 120

Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Next Annette McClellan presented DaisyClip , a non-surgical contraception device for women that she is in the process of syndicating a $1.8 She is also considering developing software to address these issues. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. million financing round for.

India 116

India Green Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Kayak Software Corporation. 3) ITA Relationship: Much has been made of the fact that Kayak along with OTAs (online travel agents) license data from ITA Software which is now part of Google. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. April 17, 2011.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe. But not many others.

Seed Stage 150

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 150

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Odds Are, Your Startup Probably Isn’t a Platform. I have the great privilege of meeting lots of entrepreneurs every day and hearing about the startups they’re building. But the reality is that most software-based startups aren’t really platforms.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Silicon Valley. Valley Angel Fund. Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley. Speaking with many angel leaders , I believe we have identified several possible explanations for group-to-group variations: 1) Clearly, startup ventures in some business verticals command high pre-money valuations that others.

Angel Groups 125

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation St. Louis 125

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Oracle and IBM have made some acquisitions of SaaS businesses though many of their deals are more old school enterprise software businesses that have matured. And it’s not just because there will be more transactions and more competition for exciting startups. May 21, 2012.

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The bulk of spending on PC-related computing (desktop computers, software, networking gear, etc) in the ’80s and ’90s was made by businesses large and small. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Something has clearly changed within the last 5-6 years in terms of the speed with which monster startups are created in the software and internet space. Multi-billion dollar valuations for late stage startups like Dropbox, et al. Are Google-Scale Outcomes More Frequent?

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Part lives in the cloud and part is embedded in point of sale (POS) software systems. There’re lots of reasons why we’re pleased to be involved, from the market opportunity and product and beyond, but of course team is central for all startup investments. December 5, 2011.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

The time has come for the Texas startup community to band together to change the world once again. Texas has produced world-changing startups in the past such as Dell Software , National Instruments and Whole Foods Market but all of those were founded more than 30 years ago. Texas cities are diverse.

Texas 97

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 97

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre [Silicon Valley] –> Itself an outgrowth of the venture investing arm of the original Bank of America (based in SF), Merrill Pickard backed many startups that ultimately went public. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. within the extent of my professional lifetime) there’s a great opportunity for newly formed startups to disrupt vast swathes of the economy with internet-enabled innovation. The internet has already had meaningful impact on industries ranging from commerce to media to software.

Internet 182

Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Thematic investing is where VCs research a macro trend or specific market, form a thesis around why this trend/market will serve as a good basis for building great startups, and then pursue as many exceptional investments in this theme as appropriate for the VC’s strategy. May 16, 2012.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. We’re thrilled to have among our limited partners a select group of individuals from the startup ecosystem as well as several large institutional investors (including a university endowment, a corporate pension fund, and a multi-family office). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). What’s the impact for early-stage startups?

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

We had to buy expensive Sun servers, Oracle databases, Unix licenses and build complex software. True was my top pick in Silicon Valley. and a VC’s fund has one purpose – startups. In my third seed deal we co-invested with a seed fund and then syndicated the rest to strategic angels.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. I find the best angels tend to do great not because they are fixated on making money but because they want to participate in the startup community and be involved in the most exciting projects. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest? Investment Strategy.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. I find the best angels tend to do great not because they are fixated on making money but because they want to participate in the startup community and be involved in the most exciting projects. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest? Investment Strategy.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Urbanization of Startups. I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!,

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When I first decided to start The Silicon Valley Product Group, I had just left eBay and had some very strong opinions about what makes great product teams, and great product cultures, and while there were more than a few important thinkers and leaders on these topics, one area that I felt was under-represented was the role of product management.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. million in venture financing.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. NextView is thrilled to have co-led this round along with our friends at SoftTech VC and Farmeron’s existing investors 500 Startups, Seedcamp, and TAG. When you think of web-enabled startups, farms don’t instantly spring to mind. May 10, 2012. seed round today. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Despite all the hype in the press (including with respect to the latest ICO craze), raising funds for your startup is still tough – particularly if you’re not located in San Francisco or Silicon Valley. The hard part, of course, is getting in front of “A” investors to pitch your startup.

Term Sheet 63

Term Sheet San Francisco Founder Investment Bankers 63

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. We amass all of this information in our emails, social networks, smartphone address books, and other software tools (e.g. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. Our Investment in Cloze.

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The simple answer is “be able to convince a partnership of smart investors that your startup has a good probability of being a $100M+ revenue company within 5ish years.” How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. August 12, 2011.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. While both Amazon and Apple are rather profitable given the industries that they’re in (e-commerce, hardware), to be clear neither has software like profit margins of 80%+. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

If you’re a startup looking for the fabled goldmine of a Google exit, here’s the guy you’ll want to meet: David Lawee. Well, for one thing, being lucky enough to have a startup that covers a particular area of tech Google is curious about right now (and naturally keeps close to its chest). ITA Software.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104