Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

In 2010 I deconstructed the filings for GameFly and Quinstreet. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

K9 Ventures

JULY 24, 2014

I believe this was in April 2010 and if memory serves me correct it was an event hosted at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos by Sand Hill Angels , where Vinod Khosla gave a talk. No, not that kind of non-verbal gesture. I was relatively new to the investing world at the time having started K9 Ventures just a year before in April 2009.

Technical Review 112

Technical Review Early Stage Operations Hosting 112

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

In April 2010 I received an email that said, “I’m an incoming Stanford student in the fall and working on a project that a number of people suggested I get in touch with you about.&#. Max and his partners interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups. Ok, I get a lot of these. I was feeling pretty old.

Technical Cofounder 333

Technical Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 333

Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 10, 2015

His experience and expertise in small and medium companies focuses on strategy, growth and operational efficiency, resulting in more than $80MM in successful investor outcomes. Corporate Partners. He was also Cofounder & CEO of Redbeacon, which allowed consumers to request bids for home services. Mike@MikeMichalowicz.com .

Technical Cofounder 60

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Silicon Valley Private Equity 60

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2016

We witness so many of the subtle gains of our labor – ideas made real, people turned passionate partners and the prospects of inching ever-closer to a long-term future rather than the great likelihood of total business failure. But by year 10, just one-third remain in operation. Re-set the vendor and partner paradigm.

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Balance Sheet Small Business Administration Technical Review 100

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Summit Partners and TA Associates have leveraged their origination programs to move into later stage buyouts. Acquirer/ Investor. ff Venture Capital.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

Mike Michalowicz

MAY 31, 2016

As a professor at Pepperdine University, Zarik has been teaching and mentoring MBA and undergraduate Business school students in entrepreneurship, International Management, Venture initiation, and Operational courses. Corporate Partners. DriverSquare, Inc. RideMates, Inc. Nextiva - VOIP phone providers for small businesses.

Iran 60

Iran Architecture Texas Cofounder 60

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active. Keep teaching! Order Here. Now In Print!

Customer Development 219

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

I had hired the VP of marketing from a potential software partner who was responsible to get all this 3 rd party software on our computer. I’ve been on the side of your potential partners, and I know that often too much ‘persistence’ is offputting. Oh, and we had no installed customer base.

Silicon Valley 324

Silicon Valley Software Review RSS Technical Review 324

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) These types seem dangerous, yet are often the ones needed on board to get the fund to invest in the first place, seeing that the younger partners naturally have less pull during the Monday round-ups. I find the same still going on with a few firms and partners.&#

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

“And, oh by the way, can you write the manuals for the operators while you’re at it.&# As I poured over the system schematics, I figured out how to put together a course to teach system theory, operations and maintenance. No one will say work less and go home and spend time with your partner and/or family.

Agile 245

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news. Realmatch was started in 2007 by Gal Almog. [ Source ].

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Venture Capital Matching 79

Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 24, 2015

He has been with ACCO Brands since 2010 and previously worked for Newell Rubbermaid and TTi on various durable goods categories and brands such as Hoover, Dirt Devil, Sharpie and Graco. Jonathan leads the company’s sales and operations (his wife and cofounder, Liping, is the creative force behind Kidorable’s success). Show Links.

Cofounder 60

Cofounder Product B2B China 60

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. That is fine at a limited scale, when you have a small number of partners.

Technology 306

Technology Security Internet Video 306

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). 2010 Gross Profit: $280M. Gross Profit Margins: 42% (Q1 2011), 39% (2010), 36% (2009) –> i.e. for every $1 of Groupons sold, the company currently keeps $0.42 in net revenue and passes $0.58

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. I asked Brian Parks, Managing Partner, Bigfoot Capital, about the impact of RBI on traditional VC.

Revenue 60

Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 10, 2012

The general concept of Coffee Joulies is written down in a gchat in June 2010, almost exactly as it exists today. 2010 Winners: DODOcase 1. We found accounting and fulfillment resources that could integrate closely into our business while operating outside our day-to-day infrastructure. How did things change along the way?

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Framework Lean Stock 167

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Mr. Bangash holds an MBA from The Wharton School, an MENG in Operations Research and a BA in Computer Sciences, Eng. Moderator: Joseph W.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news. Realmatch was started in 2007 by Gal Almog. [ Source ].

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news. Realmatch was started in 2007 by Gal Almog. [ Source ].

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news. Realmatch was started in 2007 by Gal Almog. [ Source ].

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Consider ThedaCare , a healthcare system in Wisconsin, which eliminated its budgeting process in 2010. Further, we support this with weekly flash reports that focus on key operating metrics of the company.”. Disclosure: Graphite Financial is a spinoff of ff Venture Capital , where I was formerly a Partner.

Agile 60

Agile Management Forecast Silicon Valley 60

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Topics are divided into IT, marketing, sales, finance, customer service, operations and human resources sections, which makes it easy to search for the latest discussions on your interest area. SCORE.org A resource partner with the U.S. This feature makes it more likely that you’ll receive prompt and useful responses.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2010

VSP partnered with Live Person and has been operating since 2006 as AEI Technology. Started by Jonathan (Yoni) Meiri in 2010 and has recently announced a $50,000 seed round. POSE has created a Point Of Sale system (POS) for small businesses, which can be operated from PCs, tablets and connected mobile devices. Emma Butin.

San Francisco 131

San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup 131

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

October 3rd, 2010 the Chubby Team 48 Comments. Like Edison and the lightbulb, like Gates and the pc operating system, I would launch a revolution that would transform society while bringing me wealth and fame. Post-Mortem Title : Untitled Partners Post-Mortem. Company : Untitled Partners. Investors Companies.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

The group diversity was beneficial because it enabled participants to share their first hand experiences of working at companies operating in different domains and at different phases of development. Group picture of the Battery Ventures Entrepreneurship workshop in Tel Aviv, 2010.

Software Review 116

Software Review Technical Review Community Due Diligence 116

Haystack

JANUARY 18, 2020

At the start of 2010, there was some unwritten VC industry conventions that have been tested, challenged, and upended in the last decade. I don’t have the data, but I’d bet the “minimum ownership” requirements VC funds started 2010 with have gone down dramatically. What a difference a decade makes!

Seattle 130

Seattle Seed Stage Deal Flow Vertical 130

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. “But 1) Twitter.

Cost 168

Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

Satya is evaluating various go-to-market models such as franchising, and I advised him to focus on direct selling to major builders and working with industry value-added resellers (VARs) that already operate in the smart home segment in India. Bill has been following the 1M/1M project and would like to connect his partners to our team.

Costa Rica 115

Costa Rica Incubator Silicon Valley India 115

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

My business partner – Anton and I started Fantastic Services as a solution to a problem. And now, 8 years later, Fantastic Services has become a multi-national, multi-operational company working in the UK, Australia, and the US. I started my business in 2010 while Maui was still in the throes of the Great Recession.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Namibia Malawi Africa 108

The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Having raised a $35m Series A round from Accel Partners and angel investors behind ebay, Flickr and Squarespace to expand their global presence (which now include offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Paris and Rio), 99designs remain the darlings of the Aussie startup scene and one to watch. Accelerators. Co-working spaces.

Australia 146

Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

One recent development has been that larger companies are now looking at small innovative companies in a new light — as potential partners in developing new products, processes and services. By 2010, Vuzit had been hired by two large companies – a bank and an aerospace firm — to “help brainstorm and implement new technologies.”

Intellectual Property 106

Intellectual Property Philadelphia Small Business California 106

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

Eren Bali arrived in Silicon Valley from Turkey in 2010 hoping to relaunch Udemy , his online education company. I just directly observed that the technology for doctors was really far from what they needed to operate at a high productivity level," he told me. But yes, I migrated from Turkey to Silicon Valley in 2010 and started Udemy.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Turkey Los Angeles California 60

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Evangelos has spent the last 15 years as a Venture Capitalist, first at Apax Partners and later at Trident Capital. and reorganized into operating divisions (by product, territory, brand, etc.), By the 1990’s corporate innovation strategies changed to a focus on startups—investing in, partnering with or buying them.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States Technical Review 120

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

Business owners must learn to manage and juggle a complex and shifting combination of customer, partner, vendor, staff and advisory relationships in order to survive and grow. This is so critical if you plan to build a strategic partner platform. Internal customer – How often do you take the internal temperature?

Small Business 59

Small Business Marketing Software Review Social Media 59

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2010: A Market on the Rebound”. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). Total Investments. Exited Investments. 1994 – present. Band of Angels Website FAQ.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114