Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Facebook doesn’t exist, even as a walled-garden college social network (Mark Zuckerberg was part way through his freshman year at Harvard). [link] Terence Donnelly.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Take a moment to review the requested permissions. Avoid auto-upload of photos to social networks. There may also be privacy and physical security concerns if every photo and every video is uploaded prior to review by the device owner. Use of this feature will also reduce battery life. Delete unused applications.

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Security Mobile Software Review Technical Review 160

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Tech: Blogs. Technology Live. Talking Tech. Talking Your Tech. Sponsored Links Americans with heaps of stuff, skills and time are connecting online with tech-savvy and early adopters eager to share and rent homes, cars, tools and services in exchange for deep savings. Skip to Main Content. Game Hunters.

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San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

Babbling VC

MAY 19, 2012

Well, technically, he is just collecting his due after eight years of hard work. Without sounding all grim, I want to just reiterate what I told a ton of my portfolio companies back in 2000. They were not the first social network. YOU are not Marc Zuckerberg. I, too, am not Mark Zuckerberg.

Silicon Valley 81

Silicon Valley Technical Review IPO Social Network 81

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&# Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups.

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). Tough, but true.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. We have also been very busy with our next release, which is due out by December 11th (but I’ll save that for a different post).

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

No manager in their right mind would fire the technical lead of a big software project. How much would an extra $1000 or $2000 per month help during that time? But companies that perform technical training also see a jump as laid off workers go back to the classroom to update their skills. The average U.S. at 3:04 am [.]

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Programming Technical Review Software Review RSS 30

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

million which closed the first week of March 2000 – a week before the market crashed. We hired a head of technology, a head of customer service, a head of marketing, a head of strategy (which no startup should ever hire) a CFO and, ugh, 33 developers. I’m not trying to take credit beyond where credit is due.

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Founder Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 299

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Of course, rigorous diligence is performed, the team is challenged, and assumptions are tested. I was previously a founder of Bizmetric in 2000 (your firm chose not to invest) and am now working on a startup using 3D architectural visualization for green building. How Much Diligence is Due. February 15, 2008 2:08 PM.

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. In ad tech there’s Seth Levine at Foundry Group and both Dana Settle & Ian Sigelow at Greycroft.

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Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. A month ago, half way through my angel funds raised from family members, I decided to review the progress I’ve made and figure out what still needs to happen to make this a viable business. We focused too much on technology. During this year they.

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Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2017

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Plan For The Future While Focusing On Today.

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Small Business Startup Global Design 53

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 Ximdesk – Collaboration and social networking platform for enterprise. GroupSwim – Social collaboration and community tools to bring your employees, customers, and partners together.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Note: by “Design&# I mean technical (application) design. Also, go with the social network route and start a Facebook group to get people involved. Since yours is a social cause you’re not going to pull in customers using typical advertising methods. Marketing Isn’t Coding. Marketing is Design.

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Design Software Review Marketing Software Developers 51

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

These are good things to think about and companies to study as we move back from consumer to Enterprise in the tech cycle. And so we think that the model flipped to a model where, today, where the most interesting and advanced new technology now comes out for the consumer first. Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

The “Employer&# portion of Social Security (FICA) and Medicare – Often called the “self-employment tax,&# it eats up an additional 7.65% of your gross income if you’re self-employed (since your employer usually picks up this portion). 45 Bloghology Social Network on 01.14.09 24 Greg on 01.08.09

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Software Review Software Hosting Salary 52

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Twitter claims it’s not a social network – [link]. Retro inspiration: Vintage Advertisement Of Modern Technology – [link]. 2000 Absolutely Free Textures – [link]. Don’t Confuse Getting to Market with Building a Company – [link]. 60+ Mind Blowing Cars Advertising Ideas – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. Silly, right?

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217