View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

So you’ve covered the “who”, “what”, “why”, & “when”. As a result, investors usually need some help visualizing how you plan to get from point A to point B – this “roadmap” slide is where you can articulate your multi-year plan. You can read the rest of the posts in the series by clicking here *. The “product roadmap”.

Part-Time VPE 195

Part-Time VPE Seed Stage CTO Hire Forecast 195

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Nowhere is the politics more difficult than with co-founders, which is why for years I’ve spoken publicly about “ the co-founder mythology.” ” Of course we all go into businesses expecting to be aligned with our co-founders but over time life changes. Those are the easy cases.

Founder 340

Founder Sacramento Cofounder Technical Review 340

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

I read commentary or Twitter or blogs and realize that there are also strongly held convictions that there are these evil VCs who do terrible things to mostly altruistic founders. Sometimes conflict comes because executives want to increase personal compensation and investors aren’t in favor of this.

Cofounder 217

Cofounder Stock Options Equity Technical Review 217

VC Adventure

JUNE 14, 2022

Top among them is generally access to capital, but often on the list is the hope that raising capital from experienced (and well-networked) investors will have other positive impacts on their business. Certainly from the venture perspective, VCs (Foundry included) pitch themselves to companies, co-investors, and LPs as more than just capital.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Due Diligence Portfolio Venture Capital 150

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

by Andriy Skoropad, co-founder & CEO at Perfectial. Why stand in line and sign a plethora of papers in the bank, if you can pay/send money/etc., Why does FinTech matter to you and your business? There’s no longer a need for aspiring entrepreneurs to visit banks or even seek for investors to get financed.

Ruby 210

Ruby Cofounder Finance Campaign 210

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. And it may work.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

” From the hyperbolic Jason Calacanis weighing in that “The petty VC’s did everything to deride [Naval, the co-founder of AngelList]” as though the industry was collectively s g its pants that AngelList was going to put us out of business. I have a slightly different take on why I find it valuable.

Syndicate 356

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Early Stage 356

Start Up Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A tiny cohort of startup founders who shared ideas on tech before it was trendy. The Stranger from Romania – Raul Oaida – was my co-conspirator in creating the world’s first ever drivable lego car. To this day I use that project as a pitch calling card, especially when I want people to believe in possibility.

Romania 62

Romania Viral Cofounder Australia 62

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Rather, we want to accommodate the wide variety of instruments currently offered by Flexible VC investors, detailed below.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

With which other investors? Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow.

Early Stage 361

Early Stage Deal Flow Investment Bankers Technical Review 361

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Twenty-five of them have at least one female co-founder. Fifteen had co-founders over 40. Five have LGBTQ+ founders. Three teams have African-American founders. Anyone who doesn’t want to hear how their words and actions were received lacks empathy. Three of the founding teams are married couples.

Venture Capital 164

Venture Capital Portfolio Cofounder Seed Stage 164

Hearpreneur

MARCH 12, 2020

Brian Kornfeld is President and Co-Founder of Synapse , an innovation hub for entrepreneurs, investors, and governments in the state of Florida to share ideas, solve problems and ultimately provide an ecosystem that ensures everyone from pre-seed startups to exciting unicorns continue to flock to, grow within and re-invest in the Sunshine State.

Cofounder 95

Cofounder Founder Florida Tampa 95

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

As the holiday season is behind us and 2015 is firmly underway, we wanted to take a moment to both announce and celebrate the collection of top entrepreneurs who have agreed to return as our Entrepreneur Advisors. Mike Baker – Co-Founder/CEO of DataXu. Brian Shin – Founder/CEO of Visible Measures.

Software Review 113

Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur Cofounder 113

Mucker Lab

MAY 28, 2020

This post originally appeared in TechCrunch back in 2015, written by our co-founder and managing partner Erik Rannala. As an investor, I root for startups. Why hire a sales team when you have nothing to sell yet? That sounds absurd, but founders convince themselves that they’ve hired the right people at the right moment.

Startup 78

Startup Cofounder Burn Rate Technical Review 78

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 6, 2013

If you want to see what all the fuss was about, you can watch complete video of last year's track courtesy of my friends at Udemy.) 1,000 startup founders, investors, and press! Seth Sternberg Co-Founder & CEO Scott Chacon CIO Kevin Hale Senior Product Manager NEW!

Lean 165

Lean Cofounder Startup Software Engineering 165

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I’ve seen these transitions as an investor, board member and CEO. No one knew what I was doing, and I couldn’t explain why I was doing it when asked. Why does anything have to change ?” Some (like your peers or even the founders) don’t understand it, and others (the VCs) realize it’s not in their interest to let you know.

Part-Time VPE 333

Part-Time VPE Employee Cofounder Hiring 333

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 20, 2023

thought, why would you fake it when there are so many experts, leaders, mentors, and coaches you can learn from so you don’t have to? 4- Find the right relationships Photo Credit: Mike Pio Roda “Never leave money on the table” might seem tempting, but it's not always the wisest path for founders and business owners.

Entrepreneur 81

Entrepreneur Cap Table Dividend Cofounder 81

Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2023

They may want to make a positive impact on society, create jobs, or simply have the freedom to be their own boss. Seeing that women want financial freedom just as much as males, I figured they'd need a place where they could network and gain the knowledge they needed to succeed. Thanks to Rachel Blank, Allara ! #3-

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Finance Affiliate Social Media 110

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

He is the co-founder of Boast.ai, where he leveraged the Community-Led Growth model to bootstrap the company. He is also the co-founder of Traction, a community empowering over 100k innovators through connections, content, and capital. Why are those the most important? He is the co-founder of Boast.ai

Community 54

Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 54

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2023

Why Agency Owners Should Invest In Other Businesses written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Ben Young In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Ben Young. He is the founder of Nudge, an analytics company, that was a commercialized product from his agency.

Cofounder 57

Cofounder Artificial Inteligence New Zealand Analytics 57

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2015

by Andrea Martins, co-founder of GreenSocks. He may have been named by Silicon Valley thought leader Paul Graham as one of the five most interesting startup founders since 1979, but Sam’s curious penchant for wearing t-shirts over long-sleeve shirts suggests that he’s definitely too young for me. Lecture 3: Before The Startup.

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Delaware Startup Technical Review 100

Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Since then, we’ve served 500+ unique customers, worked with 10+ space partners, pivoted our business model from B2C to B2B, signed on advisers, and have raised money from outside investors. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there? Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?kudos kudos to ya’ll.

B2C 62

B2C Austin B2B Cofounder 62

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors (“RBI”) are emerging. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2022

Like Paul Graham , founder of Y-Combinator, said a long time ago, I see startups succeed or fail every day based primarily on the qualities of the founders. The economy has some effect, but as a predictor of success it’s a rounding error compared to the founders. Investors are still looking for good startups.

Startup 258

Startup Cofounder Salary Advertising 258

Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

When I was a kid, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. You know, the famous fantasy and sci-fi artist who always painted ripped, shirtless men and buxom, bikini-clad women atop flying dragons and Pegasuses… Yeah, I wanted to be him.). That’s why I called in some experts to share their stories and tips: 1.

Detroit 156

Detroit Technical Review Cofounder North America 156

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

In comparison to traditional business ventures, startups are expected to grow rapidly, at a rate of between 5% and 7% per week in their initial stage – Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator. That’s because investors are looking for the highest potential return on investment, while balancing the associated risks.”.

Small Business 154

Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor 154

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US.

Revenue 60

Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. To that point, we are most excited when our founders are able to go from slide deck to product-market fit and Series A and beyond. Fortune December 2019 Investor Roundtable.

Stealth 79

Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

On my first “VC anniversary,” I wrote about how VC aligns with my core values of continuous learning, compassion, and freedom (which is why I love this work and career so much). Now for Year 10, I want to summarize the principles and lessons that have guided me most. Where does time fly? VC can be a bit lonely. Pay it forward.

Cofounder 182

Cofounder Portfolio Capital Gains Vertical 182

NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 27, 2019

So why should this be any different when starting a business? If you are a solo founder, you may be able to do it all on your own initially but you’re making it very difficult for yourself. In my opinion, founders or early stage companies should only have a team of two or three people. This will never work.

Technical Cofounder 64

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review Software Review 64

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Also, they are investors, startup advisors, and co-founders of Agency18, a firm that helps mission-driven companies adopt their Unsold Mindset. They are the bestselling co-authors of The Unsold Mindset: redefining what it means to sell. They were unsold on who customers wanted them to be. (02:54):

Sales 92

Sales Technical Review Minnesota Conversion 92

View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2022

Homebuyers and homeowners alike want ways to maximize their purchase power and increase their financial flexibility, while investors look for equity-based exposure into residential real estate without prohibitive acquisition and carrying costs. . The post Why NextView Invested in HomePace appeared first on NextView Ventures.

Equity 156

Equity Cofounder Acquisition Restful 156

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As a co-founder of the company, my main goal for 2023 is to build a successful and sustainable business that will bring value to our customers, team members, and investors. Beyond that, we also want to expand our customer base beyond our local market. We want to change those numbers. Photo Credit: Rafal Mlodzki.

Entrepreneur 112

Entrepreneur Retention SEO Employee 112

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 5, 2014

Why is my calendar the window into my soul? As an investor you’d think I’d be obsessed about capital, and certainly without investable dollars there is no Homebrew. Meeting new founders while collaborating, recruiting, analyzing, doing whatever it takes, to help our current founders build strong companies.

Software Review 103

Software Review Balance Sheet Cofounder Technical Review 103

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

L to R: Tiara Zolniez (Co-Founder & Sales), Dr. Roshawnna Novellus (Co-Founder & CEO), Alisha Griffey (COO) The Forrest Four-Cast: February 4, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx.

Startup 50

Startup Cofounder Technical Review Equity 50

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Surrender to Serendipity My general rule of thumb is to make a big calendar with everything I could possibly want to do on it and then in the moment do whichever of the things is easiest and aligns with the rest of the group I’m worth. We ask everyone to tell us when they are coming and who they want to meet. Did I miss something?

Technical Review 89

Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It’s why Canva can call itself a multibillion-dollar platform and how ConvertKit pulled itself up to compete with goliaths like MailChimp and Campaign Monitor. GrowthHackers founder and former Head of Growth at Dropbox, Sean Ellis , coined the term: “A growth hacker is a person whose true north is growth.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113