View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

Early last year we invested in WHOOP , which provides for 24-hour continuous monitoring of the most essential kind: beat-by-beat heart rate data. IoT may in fact be a buzzword, but that’s because the underlying phenomenon is real: In perhaps a decade’s time, everything — truly everything — will be connected and measured.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

In our first two funds, we’ve been fortunate to seed five unicorns ( Attentive , Whoop , Grove Collaborative , Skillz , and TripleLift ) and 10 companies with $100M+ exits or recent valuations. This work is our bread and butter, and pre-traction companies represent the vast majority of our investments.

LP 411

LP Early Stage Seed Stage Venture Capital 411

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Can I get a whoop-whoop?). In the article ” The Case for Old Entrepreneurs ”, Stanford professor and Washington Post columnist Vivek Wadhwa shared a 2008 study researching the backgrounds of nearly 700 U.S. I encourage you to read the entire article , but especially this excerpt: Do people stop being creative as they reach middle age?

Entrepreneur 123

Entrepreneur SBA Architecture Washington 123

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

In the first half of 2017, Israeli startup fundraising reached a whooping $2.6 Fundraising activity remains strong, with $910 Million raised by Israeli startups in 29 deals in the month of June alone.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Merger Initial Public Offering 94

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 13, 2011

An even more extreme example comes from my second company ITWatchDogs. An even more extreme example comes from my second company ITWatchDogs.

Design 253

Design Lean Database Cofounder 253

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The workforce seems to agree, with a whooping 46% inclined towards a permanent hybrid-model and a 33% agreeing that a fully remote working model would be more suitable, according to the study.

Global 264

Global Audience Employee Demand 264

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Examples of such companies in our portfolio include WHOOP , which delivers personalized health insights via a wearable device, Devoted Health , which assists seniors in accessing Medicare Advantage, and Mighty Health , which helps individuals find a healthier path through coaching.

Seed Stage 285

Seed Stage Programming Finance B2B 285

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

I’m tired (today’s Whoop recovery score of 15). Almost everyone in my virtual universe is tense, tired, frustrated, angry, annoyed, exasperated, irked, or outraged. Fortunately, the only person in my physical world – and there is only one (Amy) – is generally calm.

Distribution 164

Distribution Product Technology 164

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 16, 2014

I didn''t realise my call recorder software was not using my higher quality USB mic and was instead using the in-built laptop mic (whoops!). You can listen to this interview right now to hear the whole story. Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] * Apologies about the slight distortion during parts of this interview.

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Founder RSS Social Media Software Review 108

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 3, 2021

We then sit together in the living room and talk about how we slept, our Whoop recovery scores, and what is to come for the day ahead. Amy’s is more elaborate since it involves milk, a microwave, sugar, and the Nespresso machine. That’s the four-minute part. We then let the conversation take us wherever it goes.

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Conversion Design Entrepreneur Startup 131

TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

But please contact us if you have a question were not dealing with here or just want to tell us were doing it wrong. You configured framework x incorrectly, and that explains the numbers youre seeing." Please let us know how we can fix it, or submit a Github pull request, so we can get it right. Why WeigHTTP?"

Framework 560

Framework EC2 Java PHP 560

TechEmpower

APRIL 30, 2013

But please contact us if you have a question we''re not dealing with here or just want to tell us we''re doing it wrong. You configured framework x incorrectly, and that explains the numbers you''re seeing." Please let us know how we can fix it, or submit a Github pull request, so we can get it right. Why WeigHTTP?"

Framework 544

Framework EC2 PHP Java 544

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 12, 2020

I had a strong green recovery score on my Whoop for the first time in a while (I’ve had plenty of red, some yellow, and an occasional green, but never very strong …). I knew she was worried about me and I hit a self-aware point that I was on the edge of good vs. not good emotionally and physically. I woke up around 10 am.

Green 133

Green Email 133

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

My takeaway from the chat is that Roxanne’s disposition initially was to ‘sell the business, not the vision’ and that reinforced some of the concerns we had about market size and ability to scale sales. We go into more detail in her newsletter which I’ll link here.

Cofounder 96

Cofounder Lead Investor Founder Restful 96

Gust

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Whoops, the sixth item in a list of five? I don’t mind physical distance if it’s an industry or business I’m comfortable with, and I don’t mind a new industry if it’s close by so I can get a feel for it by visiting. I’m not likely to invest in something I know little about when it’s also far away. Defensibility. Yes, I couldn’t resist.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Software Review Angel Investor Exit Strategy 70

The Next Web

JULY 31, 2014

One time, we got a whooping 169 visitors after being covered by ZDNet. Most of the time, you get nothing out of it. And when your company finally is mentioned in an article, even in a big publication, the results can be disappointing. Over the past two years, I’ve made a lot of PR mistakes.

PR 146

PR Social Media Social Network Web 146

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Consider that Accel had been a great fund and then post dot-com crash some were questioning whether they had lost their way. So some LPs pulled out. And then they closed their next fund that invested in Facebook at its A-round and that fund must be one of the best performing in history.

LP 264

LP Jordan Cofounder Limited Partner 264

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Rule number one is you have to have a point probably, oh, whoops. Getting to the point means we've got to get to the relevant, interesting thing right away. But that's actually rule number two. So many meetings, presentations, discussions. So you have to have a clear purpose and destination.

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Email Framework Elevator Pitch 74

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Nature Air added a contextual call to action within content and witnessed a whooping 591% increase in conversions (from 3% to 19%). Following a usability “best-practice” (of having a navigation menu) increased conversions by 34% for Slideshop.com. Place the call to action with a price within the content area.

Conversion 127

Conversion Clickthrough SMS Software Review 127

View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2018

For example, our portfolio company WHOOP started out as a product focused on elite athletes, but over time has expanded to prosumer customers, medical researchers, and front-line workers at large-scale employers. These businesses may start with a relatively narrow wedge of the industry but expand to a broad set of the population.

Vertical 120

Vertical Stealth Portfolio Seed Capital 120

Haystack

OCTOBER 16, 2019

” Whoops! I didn’t check Twitter for hours after that, and then got a private message that went something like, “Hey, man, you may want to blog about a topic like this rather than tweeting it.” ” It turns out, a *lot* of people on Twitter really disagree with this.

Southern California 83

Southern California Marketing Venture Capital Early Stage 83

Agile VC

JULY 16, 2014

But others like InsightSquared (co-founder/CEO Fred Shilmover started after HBS, now approaching 100 employees) and Whoop (co-founded by Will Ahmed & John Capodilupo as Harvard undergrads) have remained in Boston and are building great businesses here for the long term.

Boston 208

Boston Silicon Valley San Francisco Cofounder 208

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2017

The small crowds of people who come from these comments my not be in whooping quantities, but they could be very influential travel bloggers or authorities who may in turn share your posts on their sites and this is where the value lies.

Social Media 124

Social Media Media Audience SEO 124

Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

With mobile ads growing by a whooping 45%, online ad expenditure is set to rise through the year and the next. Online advertisements to skyrocket (get ready to shell out some more moolah!). Internet advertising is expected to rise by 10% on a global rate.

Marketing 100

Marketing Analytics Video Campaign 100

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 2, 2023

And so what I'm gonna suggest is go to the website, be copyable.com No, I'm sorry, whoops, back up. But here's what, here's what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna, I'm gonna give a gift to everybody because I love giving out books. I started to say Wrong, no, stealing genius.com/duct tape. And if you go to that site, now, here's what you do.

Japan 76

Japan Technical Review Audio Networking 76

Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

I described our existing investments in Whoop and Konekt and our thinking more broadly on businesses that have a hardware component. . “I didn’t know you guys invested in hardware stuff” one of the co-founders said when we first met, following an introduction from our co-investor in this round.

Internet 100

Internet Stealth Cofounder Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

I described our existing investments in Whoop and Konekt and our thinking more broadly on businesses that have a hardware component. . “I didn’t know you guys invested in hardware stuff” one of the co-founders said when we first met, following an introduction from our co-investor in this round.

Internet 100

Internet Stealth Cofounder Seed Stage 100

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 26, 2022

But here's what here's, what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna, I'm gonna give a gift to everybody because I love giving out books. And so what I'm gonna suggest is go to the website, be copyable dot. No, I'm sorry. I started to say wrong, no stealing genius.com/do tape. And if you go to that site right now, here's what you do.

Customer 80

Customer Technical Review Japan Software Review 80

Jeff Hilimire

JULY 31, 2013

and no one whooped or hollered, I gave them grief about it and joked that I guess I should be talking to the Athens Chamber of Commerce. Essentially, it made them begin the begin, which is Hilimire’s blog name as well as his favorite R.E.M As I recall after I mentioned R.E.M. They hollered about that a little ;).

New Zealand 56

New Zealand Atlanta Startup Naming 56

Venture Chronicles

APRIL 26, 2010

. - The FCC reveals a rather embarrassing initiative aimed at reviving the failed CableCard technology as an internet browsing technology… I guess the FCC is trying to rebound from the ass whooping they took in the Comcast case. - The California PUC has ordered utilities to give up data collected from “smart meters&#.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review America California Channel 38

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Fail fast = quit and give up easy = spaghetti against the wall = no clear strategy going into your business = no ability / willingness to try and pivot as market conditions change = easy way out = today’s management mantra that will be laughed at in 10 years. Who started this meme? Fail fast on your own dime.

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Venture Capital Startup Silicon Valley Warrant 319

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 18, 2023

And then even our family, even our teammates, even the people in the office, they're about to say, well I'm sorry that happened, but it's like, whoop, I'm sorry that happened and thank you for bringing it to my attention. it keeps them top of mind.

South Korea 56

South Korea Artificial Inteligence Audio Networking 56

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 28, 2022

Uh, he caught pertussis, also known as whooping cough. And it was an interesting experience in addition to what was happening at the time, because I've had a number of, of tragedies and I'll list them without getting too emotional here. But I had a brother-in-law pass away at 21 and his sleep. I had a son pass away as a baby.

Management 73

Management Hawaii Montana Audio 73

Bryce Dot VC

JULY 30, 2013

Instead we whooped and hollered as a group and continued down the other side. Rumor had it that one of the 4 mountain passes we summited allowed for cell reception. Yet, upon reaching the peak I had no interest in proving or disproving the rumor. As we hit Evanston, en route to SLC a thought occurred to me to Be Changed. .

Wyoming 49

Wyoming Social Media Email Media 49

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 21, 2011

Always be ready to whoop it up! Rock musicians are famous (notorious) for their ability to cut loose and revel wildly and so too should entrepreneurs. Celebrate wins wherever they occur, take the team out for a drink, bring in a special meal, hire a magician to put on a private show! Just don’t trash hotel rooms doing it.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Audience Hiring Business Plan 129

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Now up: Craig Ogg Co-Founder Freshly Grated Software former VP of R&D, Stamps.com Have had to make choices about platforms many times. Difficult decision - driven by goals. Some of his experiences: Clipper - bet on OS2. Went to a layer that insulated you from other platforms. Not sure I buy that argument.

Internet 150

Internet EC2 Java API 150

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

Big whoop, right? And I believe it is a very good example of See , Think and Do. Unsurprisingly they are good at the Do consideration stage. It is a pretty cool app (like Walmart) — you can buy stuff and the experience is smooth. Now it gets better. What a clever way to constantly stay connected to the customer!

Framework 163

Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 163