Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

In NextView’s case that’s seed stage internet and software companies. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. ” And the honest answer is “not at all.” ” Our job as VCs is to source, select, and win the best investment opportunities. Author howerl. Read More ».

Seed Stage 185

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 185

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In the software an internet space a number of companies obviously had strong public offerings (LinkedIn, Yandex, Pandora, RenRen, et al). Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. September 15, 2011. The IPO market, she is a fickle mistress. Author howerl. Read More ».

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Technical Review 100

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

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

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. If they can’t, then we want to know more about the existing investor syndicate, so we’re not the only ones at the table. As a startup grows, venture debt becomes a viable option to continue that growth.

Term Sheet 120

Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

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. Founding Date: 2004. What They Do: Travel search engine.

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

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Silicon Valley. Valley Angel Fund. Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley. Biotech, life science and medical devices are usually funded at higher pre-money valuations than, say, software and Internet companies. c) Silicon Valley (3 groups) – $3.1 Sand Hill Angels. up ~ 20%/yr.

Angel Groups 125

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation St. Louis 125

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

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. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. The expanding universe of potential buyers is a great thing for founders. Pingback: this. Pingback: [link].

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

But the reality is that most software-based startups aren’t really platforms. A software platform is truly a foundation on which entire businesses can be built. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Simply having an API doesn’t make your company a platform. Author howerl. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

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. To Steve Jobs and the other innovators, we can only say thanks. Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

The second wave of companies were mainly concentrated in Silicon Valley, and coincided with the rise of platforms (Google, Facebook, etc.) From software and hardware design to advanced manufacturing, Texas is fertile ground for innovation, investment, business starts and smart job growth. After more than eight years?—?they’ve

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Part lives in the cloud and part is embedded in point of sale (POS) software systems. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Objective Logistics has created a game layer on top of very sophisticated scheduling algorithms which increase revenue, save time, and improve customer and staff satisfaction.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

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. What if the new paradigm is simply that software and internet startups accelerate much faster than before, but terminal velocity so to speak remains the same? January 27, 2012.

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Brentwood Associates [Silicon Valley] –> Founded in the early 70s and focused primarily on VC, Brentwood had big wins in both IT like Wellfleet Communications (big chunk of what eventually became Nortel) and WebTV (part of Microsoft) and healthcare (various businesses that make up a big chunk of what is now Medtronic and Baxter).

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

The internet has already had meaningful impact on industries ranging from commerce to media to software. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. It means that for quite a while (e.g. Someone I used to work with insisted on capitalizing the word “Internet” whenever typing or printing it. .

Internet 182

Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

We also invest only in software & internet enabled businesses. 2) Vast Human Capital Outside Our Walls - Rob, David, and I all try to draw on our experience as founders, operators, and investors in software & internet companies both in looking at new startups and forming investment themes. Author howerl. Pingback: [link].

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

We make initial investments of $250-500K in the seed rounds of software and internet startups and reserve capital for follow-on rounds. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. We held our initial close in March 2011 and then wrapped up the final commitments towards the end of 2011. Best of luck.

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

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). I remember when it was a rare, extraordinary thing for a software/internet startup to even file an S-1.

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. In my third seed deal we co-invested with a seed fund and then syndicated the rest to strategic angels. Bandwidth and hosting charges were expensive. And then there is GRP Partners.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

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. Austin is good at software, Dallas is good at retail, Houston is good at oil & gas, and San Antonio is good at cybersecurity (just for a few examples).

Texas 97

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 97

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Outside of Silicon Valley, you can usually get into pretty good deals writing pretty small checks ($10K or so) if you are relevant to the sector you are investing in. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Talk to people and get their POV.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Outside of Silicon Valley, you can usually get into pretty good deals writing pretty small checks ($10K or so) if you are relevant to the sector you are investing in. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Talk to people and get their POV.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). “Silicon Valley” (see Note 2) is hardly alone in this urbanization of startups trend. So why are software & internet startups more urban today than 5-10 years ago? April 13, 2012.

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

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

We’ve invested in quite a few SaaS businesses though I have to admit this is the first time we’ve invested in one that’s not priced by software seats or flat annual subscription but rather $/animal/month. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. feedstocks). [link] aweissman.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

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. Cloze is helping outbound professionals understand and utilize their professional network more comprehensively than ever before. link] leehower.

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

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. In fact, in this new fundraising environment (with syndicates on AngelList , etc.), a cup of coffee).

Term Sheet 63

Term Sheet San Francisco Founder Investment Bankers 63

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. All Rights Reserved. Publisher Platform (P3).

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

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. Amazon’s gross margin is around 25% and Apple’s is about 40%. Author howerl.

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

But these five tenets can help internet / software entrepreneurs increase their prospects. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. There’s no magic formula for a successful Series A unfortunately. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. What’s Your Favorite Future?

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

And maybe you heard of a tiny Linux-based mobile software designer Google bought in 2005, called Android Inc.? Google purchaed travel industry software company ITA Software for $700 million in July 2010. Google uses ITAs software to optimize its travel and flight search. ITA Software. ITA Software.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104