crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., with their startups growing by 81.2 Startup activity in Las Vegas is booming.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 28, 2016

Incentivize the Formation and Commitment of Angel Capital. Fix Venture Capital by Fixing the IPO Market. Increase Startups Access to Capital. “There’s Too Much Uncertainty – and It’s Washington’s Fault. Create a “Startup Visa” Create CitizenCorps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

In another report more specifically on Venture Capital Activity for 2012 , CB Insights noted relatively flat but still healthy funding levels, compared to the previous year (down in total dollars by 7.5%, but up in total deals by 7%). Top five states for venture capital. Most active venture capital firm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., with their startups growing by 81.2 Startup activity in Las Vegas is booming.

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Pascal's View

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Kelly Slone, director of the Medical Industry Group of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA ) posted an important article on October 7 on the NVCAccess blog, clearly calling out that the unintended consequences of FDA regulations have precipitated a full-blown crisis in medical innovation in the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. Running up big losses or trying to grow extraordinarily fast through paid marketing initiatives that have long payback periods will be the kiss of death for you. The metrics were good but we wondered how much better they would be when we expanded our product.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the US, places like San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, and Washington, DC get the lion’s share of attention as startup sweet spots. Meanwhile, Philly quietly chugs away drawing entrepreneurs and venture capital (VC) dollars. Philly also served as the nation’s first capital under the Articles of Confederation.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In a search done today, a web developer in Washington, DC should make anywhere from $70,000 to $120,000 per year. With this you have a new rate range for a Washington, DC based programmer of web applications: $42.15-$67.15 client / Washington, DC ($500 Referral Reward) Developer/Partner / Rocket Whale, Inc.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 12, 2009

I liked the Friday, August 7 Wall Street Journal editorial, Washington vs. Silicon Valley , but it does not go far enough. economy: “… Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs, Eliot-Spitzer’s stock analyst settlement and the economic downturn have created an historic drought in venture-backed companies going public. .

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Can he attract paying subscribers in competition with the Washington Post ? Heck, there was no venture capital in Dixie in that era. Even with his excellent health at age 85, has he aged out of relevance to the mass market and therefore high value ad serving? There was no thought of enterprise value.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

These metro areas tend to be anchored by research universities that attract the talent and venture capital needed to develop fresh ideas that involve business and technology. Venture capital investors tend to be interested in the high number of startups dedicated to the health sciences sector. Washington, D.C.

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Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2015

National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Node (a collaboration among the University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins). The SBIR/STTR program made ~6,200 seed stage investments in 2014, dwarfing the seed investments made by venture capital. were funded by the SBIR program. The SBIR/STTR program.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Many universities ( University of Washington , NYU , etc.) “CEO is the new Analyst.”. Everyone wanted to work in finance. Everyone wants to work in tech startups. Incubate non-Yalies.

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A Crowded Space

MARCH 12, 2019

On one hand, I respect that Washington now realizes what Silicon Valley has known for decades: marketplaces and platforms have powerful and influential network effects. I’ve been in the venture capital business for about 8 years now and have only seen an increasing number of startups going after every imaginable industry.

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Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In addition, angels were up against a selection problem: All the best entrepreneurs and opportunities would naturally gravitate to the best venture capital funds, leaving only the “scraps” for angel investors. This is absolutely competitive with venture capital returns. So which is it? Only they’re not.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 30, 2015

Yesterday we closed our fifth fund, Foundry Venture Capital 2016, L.P. In 2007 we raised our first fund – Foundry Venture Capital 2007. As with all four of our other funds, it’s a $225 million fund. We subsequently raised a $225 million fund in 2010 , another one in 2013 , and a late stage fund in 2013.

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SiliconHills

MAY 13, 2013

Intuit, which has a venture capital firm, ranks the best cities for female entrepreneurs and found that San Francisco ranks first, followed by Seattle and Washington, D.C. More and more women are starting up companies. Austin ranks seventh and Houston earns an honorable mention. San Antonio is not on the list.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 8, 2021

My Next Chapter: Moving on from Black Women Talk Tech : how Lauren Washington started Fundr.AI after founding her first company Alex Porter, co-founder of MOD Tech Labs Learning to Humanize Tech : how Alex Porter and Tim Porter started MOD Tech Labs and how they learned to succeed in the early days during Sputnik ATX.

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David Teten

APRIL 18, 2014

In early 2012, my HBS Alumni Angels colleagues and I launched the Venture Capital Access Program (VCAP), an initiative to help women and minority-led businesses to raise capital from the Harvard alumni angel community. ff Venture Capital) for investment consideration. the America that is not just white men.).

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

He serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has worked as a consultant to a number of startups, companies, and venture capital firms. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 25, 2013

Friends In Washington: Pay attention. Canadian Visa Program Linked With Venture Capital. We continue to be less competitive because of our intransigence around immigration, especially with regard to being entrepreneurs. Canada is showing real leadership. Why not just emulate them? Related articles.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2012

Mike Lincoln (Washington DC / Virginia … Cooley). At GRP Partners we’re all in on Los Angeles having written about $35 million in early-stage venture capital investments in this market alone in the past six months. Don Lee (LA … LKP). David Hernand (LA … Gibson Dunn). By now I know many more.

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Up and Running

JUNE 18, 2013

Louis, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., “Speed dating for businesses” in New Zealand: Innovest Auckland 2013 is matching 59 pre-approved small-to-medium businesses seeking growth capital with 112 investors. News news small business venture capital' Worth and later this week in St.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 22, 2008

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← A View On Investing How To Blog Like A Pro → Washington Out Of Control Posted on December 23, 2008 by fnazeeri I told myself I wasn’t going to post anymore on the financial crisis and then I saw this article in the FT (..)

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 12, 2011

California is still the leading state for venture capital. Alas, Poor Washington. Over 50% of the deals in Washington were in early-stage companies, and almost 60% of the deals were to Internet firms. Over 50% of the deals in Washington were in early-stage companies, and almost 60% of the deals were to Internet firms.

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Early Stage Internet Massachusetts New York 119

Pascal's View

AUGUST 13, 2009

The Wall Street Journal published a combined version of my letter to the editor in response to the Washington vs. Silicon Valley editorial of August 7 with letters from Harry Edelson (another First Boston alumnus from the ’80’s), and Ryan Phillips (whom I do not know).

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Navy’s was called CSAW ( Communications Supplemental Activity Washington ) also known as OPS-20-G. Parker was a ex Naval Academy graduate and a Minneapolis businessman who owned a glider manufacturing company and was well connected in Washington. Other nations try to read those messages by attempting to break those codes.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 3, 2016

The 21 year old Chicago Bull rookie Michael Jordan, starting his career with no professional resume or accomplishments, or his 40 year Washington Wizards version, possessive of 6 NBA Finals MVPs, over 30,000 points scored, and universally regarded as the greatest player in basketball history?

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Pascal's View

APRIL 26, 2009

Global Competition and the Critical Role of Venture Capital in America’s Growth Economy. Since 2007, ITSEF has focused on advancing innovation in security technologies through public-private partnerships by developing a community of interest between Washington and Silicon Valley. venture capital ecosystem and how the U.S.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Even the best venture capital firms have a lot of failures and few successes. Washington Post: Days are endless when you’re an independent contractor. venture capital. However, Ive learned four lessons the hard way: 1. Most tech start-ups fail. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.). Invalid URL.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 17, 2011

And William III started several firms, including Draper & Johnson, Sutter Hill Ventures , Draper Richards , and Draper Internationa l. In The Startup Game , Draper talks about the early days of venture capital, the creation and evolution of the industry, and many of the early players whose names are well known to any VC insider.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Our unemployment rate is high, yet the job boards of local venture-capital firms show hundreds of job listings across their portfolios. Right now, there is a mismatch between what our innovation economy start-ups need and what the employee base has to offer.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Richard De Silva started off as a journalist with the Washington Post after growing up in D.C. He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. TWIVC Summary – Richard de Silva. 1:00 – 3:40).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

San Antonio (Central) is the seventh largest city in the country and is known as “Military City” because it is home to the largest group of military bases, the largest active and veteran military population in the country, and the largest concentration of cybersecurity talent outside of Washington D.C. billion invested across the state.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

In addition, angels were up against a selection problem: All the best entrepreneurs and opportunities would naturally gravitate to the best venture capital funds, leaving only the “scraps” for angel investors. This is absolutely competitive with venture capital returns. So which is it? Only they’re not.

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www.thedailymuse.com

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Steve Kaplan, attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP , practices in the areas of venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and other commercial transactions. She writes from Washington, D.C. Rebecca Thormans goal is to help you find meaningful work, enjoy the heck out of it, and earn more money.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2013

On occasion we take a look at recent legislation coming out of our Federal government in Washington. Small business people rarely hire lobbyists, and rarley have the time or resources to visit Washington DC themselves to meet their elected representatives. Hard to believe, but it is true. Well not exactly, but still pretty awesome.

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