David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.
Hunter Walker
MAY 17, 2024
We had initially wanted to begin with a performance review product or a more conventional marketing product, but we started off in recruiting for very practical reasons: 1) We cared about the problem and 2) We were pretty sure we were going to win. Today, you’d look at Textio and say it’s an HR Tech company. Why does this happen?
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Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. This also appears as a guest post at Fortune’s Term Sheet. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. We got to term sheet a bit quicker, but from start to the close was basically June to Nov 2003.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. That changed very quickly.
mashable.com
JUNE 11, 2013
For young entrepreneurs, especially non-technical founders like myself, it feels like our big idea is all we have, and we want to guard it like a defenseless baby. Assuming Virality. "A I have news for you: Theyre not coming and youre not going to go viral. Services dont spontaneously go viral. Follow @mashable.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. year old boy and another one due in 1 months. Many term sheets ensued. I had that against the backdrop of several term sheets. And then the offer came in to buy my company. Tweet This Post Facebook.
The Next Web
AUGUST 26, 2012
The metrics that matter the most are returning customers (user retention), turnover per customer and viral growth (k-factor). Most investors will sooner or later do an extensive due diligence anyway, so spend a little more time in advance to make sure you will be prepared for the future. Develop a strong backbone.
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