thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. The list of applications to engage, empower and organize citizens continues to grow, and will be one of the most defining legacies of 2011.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Raising capital isn’t the be all and end all of startup success. Marty Zwilling.

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Silicon Valley Las Vegas Phoenix Montana 256

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. Investors will be bullish on startups. But this investment will happen globally and the US may see a decline in VC-funded startups in 2011. Startups will sustain domestic employment.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

90% of Indian startups fail within the first five years of inception. Founders face multiple challenges when they are in the initial faces of a startup. Let us tell you what conversation intelligence is and how it can help your startup. How can conversation intelligence help your startup?”. Wondering how?

Conversion 78

Conversion Technical Review Startup Software Review 78

View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

The reality is that seed investing as a strategy was not a new thing back in 2011, and one could point to multiple prior waves where this sort of investing just didn’t work. What has happened is that over the last 10 years, the vast majority of successful startups have raised some sort of a seed round prior to a series A.

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Dilution Later Stage Portfolio Technical Review 399

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Some observations from Bipul Sinha about the internet and media industry in 2011. A number of startup companies, I call them social utilities, are leveraging the social graph to potentially disrupt traditional online businesses such as dating, e-commerce, travel and recruitment. Year of Social Utilities. Are you ready? *A

Internet 108

Internet Media Social Media Advertising 108

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2019

It’s not uncommon for startups that are laser-focused on fundraising to deprioritize certain challenges. Startups tend to put a premium on being “agile,” but that doesn’t always work – and certainly won’t replace the effective collaboration a business needs to grow. by Everett Harper, CEO and cofounder of Truss.

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Technical Cofounder Burn Rate Seed Stage Cofounder 113

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 11, 2011

Related posts: Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness). This marks an important sea change in the way business will be done going forward and brings transparency and collaboration to the governing process. Good for them. Photo: Paul Hocksenar.

Software Review 92

Software Review Technical Review Africa United States 92

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

Shortly after this event Bitcoin became more widely known through technology blogs like Slashdot and Reddit, but struggled to gain widespread public attention until 2011. From 2011 until 2013 Bitcoin’s value went from $1-$20 USD per Bitcoin.

Technical Review 125

Technical Review Software Review Florida Government 125

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. September 15, 2011. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. How diffferent 2H 2011 looks. What will happen for the startup IPO market? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Technical Review 100

Growthink Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

When seeking breakout companies to back, here are four mega-trends for 2011: 1. Well, in 2011 look for “end of email” company movements to gain steam and social currency, and to – blasphemy of blasphemies – for articles to proliferate re social networking mainstays Facebook and Twitter having “jumped the shark.” What to do about it?

SMS 69

SMS Software Review Social Network Equity 69

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Today, September 13, 2011 is launch day ! At 11:45am I'll be honored to share the stage with two great entrepreneurs: Introducing The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries with case studies, Intuit’s Scott Cook and Instagram’s Kevin Systrom And in the evening, the book launch party is also part of Disrupt. You can grab one here. Register here.

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Lean Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco 155

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Dick is focusing his effort on getting some early customer validation and is using a Lean Startup approach. However, Praveena has committed to personally get the first version of the product up and launched without outside consultants, so there is no expense here either.

Balance Sheet 125

Balance Sheet Fractional CTO Burn Rate Salary 125

Our Own Start-up

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Our very own captain cool MS Dhoni along with Oreo, in the most brilliant sense is bringing back 2011 again. The post Oreo is turning back time to 2011 and MS Dhoni is helping them do so first appeared on Our Own Startup.

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Startup Campaign Video Marketing 75

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 14, 2011

Today Senators Kerry (D-MA), Lugar (R-IN) and Udall (D-CO) unveiled the Startup Visa Act of 2011. This is an updated version of the Startup Visa bill from last year that is aimed at making it much easier for foreign entrepreneurs who want to start a company in the US to get a visa.

Startup 182

Startup Green Engineer Web 182

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Lean startups: Office space for the 21st Century. Small business and startup tip: managing bookkeepers, accountants, and the end-of-year mishegoss. You will feel better, your workspace will look better, and you will be able to start the new year with renewed focus and fewer distractions when your environment is in apple-pie order.

Small Business 90

Small Business Startup Chicago Retention 90

YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2011

Echelon , Southeast Asia’s biggest conference for technology startups, is back for its 2011 edition and looks to be even more exciting than before. Many of these startups have all gone and made their mark – there’s Gothere.sg Young Upstarts is a media partner of e27 and Echelon 2011. See you there!

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Singapore Asia Angel Investor Cofounder 160

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Chris Dixon had an excellent post yesterday titled Recruiting programmers to your startup. Trada, like many of the companies we’ve invested in, had spectacular growth (both revenue, customers, and headcount) in 2011. The post, and the comments, are full of super useful stuff that every entrepreneur should read carefully.

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Software Developers Software Development Startup Hiring 136

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

medical marketplace since 2011, has announced its industry expansion. The post INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL LASERS INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP DRIVES 350% Growth Rate appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

Leadership 123

Leadership Technical Review Global Cofounder 123

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2011

Internet entrepreneur Evan Carmichael has put together a list of the top 50 Startup Blogs for 2011 and we’re in again this year under the category of “Niche Startups&# ! If you’re into the startup, technology and entrepreneurship, you should check the rest of the 49 entrants as well.

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Jordan Asia India Startup 172

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 3, 2011

Yesterday there was solid progress on the Startup Visa Movement – specifically making it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to start their companies in the US. Press release from the Department of Homeland Security titled Secretary Napolitano Announces Initiatives to Promote Startup Enterprises and Spur Job Creation.

Startup 182

Startup Washington Technical Review United States 182

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. dot-com bonanza. Ten years on much has changed. The legends of Silicon Valley?—?two

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Startup Battlefield. Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get? Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get? Thursday, September 22nd, 2011. He covers startups, music, social, mobile, health, and education. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics.

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Equity San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley 94

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

For them, of course, the point is that design thinking is that ‘new, systematic way’, but this sentence made me think of startups, where the emphasis is very much on doing rather than planning. At good startups it’s easy (or easier.), That’s a problem startups don’t have.

Startup 60

Startup Incubator Technical Review Lean 60

The Startup Magazine

JULY 23, 2023

Leadership, it’s not just a label, it’s the vital pulse keeping an organization alive, vibrantly so within startups. Picture it as a lighthouse guiding ships, startups, through the turbulent seas of business teething troubles while cultivating the very essence of enterprise ethos.

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Leadership Startup Houston Cofounder 137

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

During today's roundtable, we had four Microsoft BizSpark Startup India Challenge grant finalists present. 10Screens is currently also a finalist in the Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge. PDT on the following dates: Thursday, June 23, 2011: Register Here. Thursday, June 30, 2011: Register Here.

India 123

India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur 123

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Given that 2011 is already behind us, I’d like to take a brief time-out from the usual legal and financial wonkery to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. Starting with the first point, in general, IP assets of demonstrable value that are relevant to the startup’s business can only help when pitching investors.

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Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

David Teten

MAY 11, 2011

I was only able to stay for part of yesterday’s Business Insider Startup 2011 conference, but was impressed by the caliber of speakers and companies there, including significant West Coast representation. One of the pitching startups was Grovo , which offers an easy-to-digest guides to all things Internet.

Startup 122

Startup Internet 122

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

One of the more interesting activities that will take place during the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2011 is Startup Weekend, a 54-hour event where innovative minds come together to conceptualize and launch companies. In the United States, Startup Weekend will see more than 50 events throughout the country.

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Global United States Startup Community 145

Gust

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. According to the “Small Business Marketing Forecast 2011” from Ad-ology, social media will be the biggest budget gainer among small businesses in 2011, with 39.4% small businesses.

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Social Media Media Startup Curation 125

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. A majority of small business leaders intend to be more aggressive in 2011 by implementing a range of actions to advance their businesses. Respondents cited a greater focus on operating efficiencies as the number one step to achieving growth in 2011.

Small Business Administration 224

Small Business Administration SBA Japan Forecast 224

The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

We’ve heard through trusted sources that the startup was nabbed for a price that is in the ‘high double digits’, as in millions, and that the deal is ‘done’, though papers have yet to be signed. But this wouldn’t be Apple’s first time buying one of Nguyen’s startups.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Media Startup 161

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Presented by SingTel Innovation Exchange (SiX) as part of Accelerate@Techventure 2011 and organized by Asia web technology community and blog e27 , Asia’s Top 50 Apps is currently open for public voting. Rookie App of the Year – The best App of 2011 by a new enterprise/startup.

Asia 150

Asia Mobile Web Design 150

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Related posts: Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2011 Version. Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2012 Version. 10 New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups. The BHAG is your friend and you should treat your friends with the respect they deserve! Photo: Leposava/Wikipedia.

Small Business 92

Small Business Software Review Startup Lean 92

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Hear more stories like theirs, and discover the extensiveness of Austin’s startup community by watching the entire State of Entrepreneurship at the top or the clips below. About Capital Factory Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S.

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Austin Cofounder Texas Houston 68

YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2011

Startup Open , has launched its search for the 50 most promising new companies with high growth potential around the world. A startup moment is defined as any action related to launching a new business, such as incorporating a company; officially opening the doors for business; completing a first sale; or securing outside funding.

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Virgin Islands Startup Global Networking 217

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

2011 was the year where global economy shaped the life for companies everywhere. Based on 2011 I think it’s possible to make a range of predictions for 2012 that basically is an acceleration of the trends we have seen in 2011: 1. by Christian Lanng, CEO of Tradeshift. Global finance is being remade. What is your view?

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Spain Global Software Social Network 193