Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). conference happened at the end of 2004). We three partners are working hard. Great to see you had such a good partner to start with.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Angel investors are generally former entrepreneurs and/or executives, who invest in privately-held, early-stage companies. approx 2004-09. Relatively untested early-stage ventures are less predictable and more prone to failure than established companies. Q: What is the typical profile of angel investors?

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. Ressi estimates that the debt note now accounts for over 50% of all angel and early stage deals. Kleiner Perkins Partners With Rock Health To Give Health Tech Startups A Boost. Latest in Gadgets.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them. So as an investor, I find myself passing on opportunities at the early stage that I know could become strong businesses, simply due to bandwidth constraints.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The rise of CVC volume is well documented (see post on VC Cafe), but what’s less discussed is funds started by mature startups or “new corporates” These are funds launched by venture backed companies to deploy capital into early stage startups innovating in their space. “Mature” startup funds.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). At first, we tend to see the business and our partners at their best, full of promise, and cant conceive that they will ever be anything but their best. Some startups are destined for failure.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2011

He recently founded The Startup Centre , an India-based accelerator for early stage start-ups, and also a hub for initiatives related to tech, design and entrepreneurship. I came back to India , in 2004. It’s a dramatic shift from how things were in 2004. Penn-Olson is a Young Upstarts content partner.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

One of the earliest and most well-known of the Micro-VC funds was First Round Capital , founded in 2004 by Josh Kopelman , a former entrepreneur who sold Half.com to eBay in 2000. Many of these now-trendy Micro-VC funds began as individual angel investors who gradually grew up and started small funds (myself included).

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Hybrid “is the most far-reaching, in-depth program for early-stage ventures led by Arabs in Israel. We start and fund early-stage companies, primarily in innovative medical devices and life sciences, and encourage Arab and Jewish entrepreneurship.” . We are entirely equity and profit free.”. Takwin Labs.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

In the first of a three part series on early stage business investment, we asked serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie what three key things New Zealand entrepreneurs must get better at when it comes to seeking angel investment. So, I went deep (currently sitting at 26 different early-stage ventures). The Rolodex.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

New York City : NYC is growing as a startup hub; yet early stage (seed, small A rounds) institutional capital has not kept up with the local growth. FPV’s portfolio has offices in 10 countries around the world – in those companies headquartered outside of the United States, we partner with local investors that we trust.

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

When we intentionally or unintentionally hurt our relationship partners, we apologize.” ( Estrada-Hollenbeck & Heatherton, 1998 ). And they want to be seen displaying compassion because they want to be loved themselves.” ( West, 2004 ). Yet they incentive people to donate, even in the early stages of a campaign.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

New York City : NYC is growing as a startup hub; yet early stage (seed, small A rounds) institutional capital has not kept up with the local growth. FPV’s portfolio has offices in 10 countries around the world – in those companies headquartered outside of the United States, we partner with local investors that we trust.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2011

Now, that may not be enough for some to trudge through learning another interface, but I think it’s reason enough to recommend you put it on your radar of things to look at while it’s still in the early stages. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 15, 2013

At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. the evolution of LinkedIn as a company.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

According to a 2003-2004 U.S. My partner John Frankel has a strong interest in architectural design, which the office also incorporates. As investors in early-stage technology companies , we are particularly interested in some of the new technologies that have emerged that promote fitness, and we’ll promote their use.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 29, 2009

  any potential partners signed or game changing partners that will help you deliver?    Take a look at this post from April 2004 titled What Aisle, What Shelf.   (1 slide).   One other point that I want to highlight is that how you position your business is key. 

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Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. What’s the impact for early-stage startups?

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Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

It’s been about a year since I started working on Hustle Fund with my business partner Eric Bahn. I enjoy learning about new technologies and ideas – and you get to see a lot of them in this business especially in early stage investing. 3c) You also will make General Partner contributions to your fund.

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Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

It’s been about a year since I started working on Hustle Fund with my business partner Eric Bahn. I enjoy learning about new technologies and ideas – and you get to see a lot of them in this business especially in early stage investing. 3c) You also will make General Partner contributions to your fund.

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