Steve Blank

MARCH 7, 2012

We’ll teach over 175 NSF Innovation Corps teams in the Lean LaunchPad course in 2012. The 2012 Stanford Lean LaunchPad Presentations. Our goal is to teach them the art, science and strategy of entrepreneurship that will forever change how they view early stage ventures. And do it in 8 weeks. Team EngineKites.

Lean 256

Lean Business Model Agile United States 256

David Teten

MARCH 28, 2012

Koen, Gyorgy, and Adham are all Columbia Business School MBA 2012 students and former consultants with McKinsey and BCG. ( This post co-written with Koen Bremer , Gyorgy Buslig , and Adham Hussein. I’ve also posted this at Betabeat.). Best Practices in Venture Capital Portfolio Company Value Creation.

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Portfolio Private Equity Venture Capital Early Stage 144

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As an early-stage VC I love this phase. Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.

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Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

HBSAANY is comprised of New York City tri-state area Harvard alumni who are venture capitalists and other accredited investors investing in early-stage, private companies around the United States. Pioneering Program Launched by Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York and the National Association of Investment Companies.

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Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

For example, Pebble (a watch that wirelessly connects to a smartphone and displays its messages) raised $10M on Kickstarter in 2012. Along with providing much-needed cash in the early days, success in a crowdfunding community shows product validation and market demand, since people are committing to a particular product.

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Venture Capital Software Review Incubator Startup 128

Version One Ventures

JUNE 16, 2022

Early stage investing creates the best outcomes if you’re investing in non-obvious opportunities in markets that are early on their S-curve. When we started V1 in 2012, our focus was mainly on SaaS and marketplaces. Early-stage investing is more art than science and hence, hard to scale.

Early Stage 91

Early Stage Committed Capital Partner Founder 91

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NEW YORK, June 22, 2012 – Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York (HBSAANY) and The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) today announced the finalists for their inaugural Venture Capital Access Program (“VCAP©”). Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Torsh, Inc.’s

Programming 128

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

Kenya has many advantages, including experienced software engineers, healthy early-stage startup community, with good incubator and accelerator support, and enthusiastic and motivated young entrepreneurs. Despite all these advantages, it seems that the foreign investors are still reluctant to invest in seed and early stage projects.

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Kenya Africa Incubator Cofounder 45

Version One Ventures

JULY 30, 2019

We raised our first fund in summer 2012. It was a $15m early-stage fund that we invested in 20 portfolio companies over the course of two and a half years. As Fred Wilson recently noted : One of the great truths about early stage investments is that you have to be patient with them. You can’t short cut it.

Portfolio 167

Portfolio Early Stage Seed Stage Venture Capital 167

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . However, only recently have early-stage companies started to use this model at any scale. . So what is Revenue Based Investing?

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Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

While the latter is not yet legal in the United States, the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in April 2012, mandates that the SEC makes it legal by January 1st of 2013. This is the best thing for an early stage company and can save an entrepreneur years of their lives and tons of money.

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SEC Equity United States Technical Review 146

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The rare exception is a special case, in which investors know an entrepreneur well and are ready to invest in them at an early stage. And even before that, during the early stages, they’ll expect you to have a business plan in the background, for your own use. So you do a lot of work before you get investors. You should.

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SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NEW YORK, June 22, 2012 – Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York (HBSAANY) and The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) today announced the finalists for their inaugural Venture Capital Access Program (“VCAP©”). Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Torsh, Inc.’s

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2019

To appeal to the digital natives born between 1996 and 2012 , it’s important to hire a marketer who understands the trends and values that are influencing this generation’s spending habits. There’s a lot to be said for youthful energy, but early-stage small businesses and startups can leverage the value of experience as well.

Hiring 77

Hiring Technical Review Small Business Forecast 77

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Almost seven years ago, I wrote a post about the difference between a “no” answer and a “no yet” when pitching early-stage VCs. This was back in January 2012, a simpler time… when there was only one kind of seed round, when Series A firms invested pre-revenue, etc. Parsing Seed & Early-Stage VCs.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. We’d also like to highlight two notable investors who participated in our first close: David Johnston began investing in Bitcoin in 2012. Our Story The two of us met at NYU almost 10 years ago. We were infatuated with tech.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Austin 48

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

These IP thefts were so alarming and so potentially devastating that in 2012, President Obama signed into law, The Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act, which helps protect business owners by expanding the definition of what constitutes their business’s trade secrets. Problems with formally protecting your IP.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Business Plan IP Early Stage 60

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. misses an opportunity. Securities Regulation.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2012

a pitch event featuring ten early stage tech startups, Tuesday night , September 4 at Microsoft’s midtown office at 1290 Avenue of the Americas. We piloted in 3 schools and will be in 50 schools in Fall 2012. I’ll be a judge for IGNITE!, Presenting Companies. geekli.st.

Curation 114

Curation Japan Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 114

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

According to CB Insights, since the start of 2012, the most active corporate VCs are: Dell Innovators Credit Fund (not listed) is an unusual take on this model. The most common tactic we’ve seen from large corporations is providing a package of benefits for startups in order to build relationships with early-stage companies.

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Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Having to invent ad hoc terms to work together, negotiating terms, and throwing money into hiring lawyers can really hamstring the formation of productive founder-advisor relationships — something that can really make or break a startup in its early stages. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. Crunch with us.

Equity 94

Equity San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley 94

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

A fund size of $25 – $100 million in normally an “early stage&# fund that is likely to do seed investments and/or smaller A round investments. A fund size of $100 million – $200 million is likely to either be an A round investor or “stage agnostic&#. Most funds get annual extensions.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). Seed investors are being compensated for the risk because later-stage investors are paying higher prices, and diluting early-stage investors less.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2013

When United lost the Premier League title, by the narrowest of margins, at the end of the 2012 season, he blamed himself, not the players. And when the team exited from the Champions League (the competition he held in the highest regard of all) at an early stage in the same season, he blamed his own team selections and tactics.

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Leadership Employee Early Stage Naming 185

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Plus, most early-stage M&A fails so this isn’t likely a good use of capital for a young company).

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2013

Recruitment, particularly in the early stages of a company’s development, is therefore one of the most important factors to growth. Just think about tech giants such as Samsung, Google, Microsoft and Facebook—it is this competition and analysis that has led to their constant innovation. Recruit for innovation and longevity.

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Technical Review Early Stage Business Plan Global 69

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). Seed investors are being compensated for the risk because later-stage investors are paying higher prices, and diluting early-stage investors less.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2012

As you may know from reading prior posts on the subject the two days that comprise the Glue Conference (May 23rd and 24th, 2012) are some of the most information packed and interesting days of my year. Thanks to ALU, we’re doing it all again for 2012 with another great batch of companies: Ducksboard. Mortar Data. RapidEngines.

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Early Stage Developer Design Technology 86

www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

July 9, 2012 at 10:21 am by John Cook Leave a Comment. According to the Dow Jones research, 43 early-stage funds raised $3.1 Madrona’s new $300 million fund — while the largest in the firm’s history — certainly qualifies in the early-stage group. 07/06/2012. 07/04/2012. 07/03/2012. . -->.

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Venture Capital Seattle Cofounder Software Engineering 42

siliconflorist.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Search for: July 3rd, 2012. 13) Portland startups at an “Early Stage”: Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, it ain’t (and that’s awesome) (0). 3 Responses to “Mentoring the mentors: Advice and inspiration for startup mentors” Darrin says: July 8, 2012 at 11:59 am. December 2012.

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Portland Oregon Technical Cofounder Startup 46

Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

Hunter Walk: So why venture capital, why early stage, and why Canada? At 500, I had the opportunity to work with early-stage founders from around the world and quickly realized that this was where I wanted to spend my time. For example, we had a hybrid work schedule starting in 2012. We didn’t overthink things.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Canada Founder Early Stage 114

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. I find no better way to get a feeling for local communities than to sit with a group of early-stage entrepreneurs and talking about the local scene. So in 2012 you’ll see me a lot more often at the Launchpad LA offices. Happy 2012 to all of you.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Fractional CTO New York City 319

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital – [link]. 20 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of August 2012 – [link]. 30 Fresh and Useful CSS3 & Jquery Effects with Tutorials from 2012 – [link]. Staffing your startup? Pick the right kind of staffer – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

The number of startups getting seed funding in 2012 jumped by 65% over the previous year to a total of 1749, according to a recent report by CB Insights. Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5 million) made by either Angels or venture capitalists, or both. Be there, even if you have to move.

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Massachusetts Silicon Valley Venture Capital California 249

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

The amount of investment in IP in any direct sense is generally small for early stage startups. startups to ignore foreign patent protection in the early stages, only to learn that they’ve lost the opportunity altogether if they try to pursue foreign patents later when better funded. (By In practice, this leads many U.S.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 16, 2012

But it became clear that writing this book was going to interfere with the big plans I had for my company for the latter half of 2012: namely, the creation of my new, advanced Web mastery course for women. Without any brand equity and very little capital, our startup, like many others, attracted only mediocre talent in our early stages.

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Founder Bootstrapping Startup Early Stage 152

David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“How is an early-stage founder expected to interpret the Give First philosophy?”. In Brad’s case, his personal interpretation of Give First evolves from his advice to “give before you get” in his book Startup Communities (2012). So how should an early-stage founder internalize Give First and carry it forward?

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Early Stage Atlanta Retention Conversion 62