Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

And this month we announced that Maker Studios, where I am an investor and board member, crossed 3 billion views. So if Time Warner + Ynon Kreiz + 3 billion views / month isn’t legitimacy, I don’t know what is. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. This has been a very welcome addition.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Lighter Capital is a RBI VC which has provided over $100 million in growth capital to over 250 companies since 2012. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. At maturity, which is typically 3 to 5 years, any unpaid amount of the cap is due.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

by Alex Schmelkin, co-founder and president, Alexander Interactive. With the continued explosion of Apple’s iPad and other tablets in 2011, 2012 will see an expanded focus on tablet commerce. To keep up with large online retailers in 2012, small businesses will be upping their game in the website design department.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 4, 2024

The landscape grew to 2,011 companies in 2024 from merely 139 logos in 2012 when it was first published. While investments to generative AI startups are red hot, founders have to battle quite a few investor biases. Shameless plug, at Remagine Ventures , we’re looking to back founders that have internalised this.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. June 19th, 2012. In reality, only 3 out of 100 companies who apply are successful with Angels, and the success rate with VCs is even lower. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals. June 17th, 2012. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. I like that.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Founders Dilemmas: Equity Splits. The following is an excerpt from HBS Professor Noam Wasserman’s new book, The Founders Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup. On average, the founders who keep the most control over their company make the least amount of money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon. They will need more money.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

I usually don’t back a business unless there are founders that can build, sell, and service the new solution that is being brought to market. In this case, they could build and service it but they needed a third co-founder to sell it. io , where I’ve been writing about primarily entrepreneurship since 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2012

And in 2013, technology will increasingly enable this valuable economic sector to focus on establishing and nurturing client relationships, while automating and streamlining essential business functions, says Jerry Nettuno, founder and CEO of online appointment scheduling service Schedulicity. Monitor analytics on Twitter or Facebook?

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 16, 2012

The concept is hardly to news to countless startup founders who find themselves facing intense pressuresto survive and grow their companies in extraordinarily challenging conditions. The ends justify the means, according to Machiavelli in The Prince back in the early 16th Century. Unhooking From My Non-Entrepreneurial Friends.

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Tutorial Day At #RailsConf » Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail. Last night, I went to a local “find a co-founder” meetup for RE. What It Takes To Recruit A Technical Co-Founder. Particularly if she is at what is essentially a co-founder speed dating event.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2012

The three-day event starts on October 3 with an all day hackathon session, followed by a Demo Day for startup finalists on October 4 and ends off on October 5 with the Sparxup Conference and Award Night.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). Even in most of these cases, the original startup founders were pushed out, or heavily supplemented, with “experienced” executives. business entrepreneur exit founder IPO startup' After a record low of 39 U.S. Marty Zwilling.

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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. But this strategy great depends on point 3. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 Availability of Capital.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Co-founder & CEO Steve Hafner and the business team are based in Norwalk, CT. Led by General Catalyst with participation by co-founders Steve Hafner & Paul English.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. But keep in mind at this point Reid’s a first-time CEO. Thanks Lee.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2013

by Rohan Mathew, co-founder and executive director of The Intersect Fund. Take advantage of liberal deductions for equipment purchases made in 2012. This is in effect for 2012 and 2013. Rohan Mathew is the co-founder and executive director of The Intersect Fund. Double check your work before sending it in.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. at 3:54 PM. Captain Recruiter.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

3- What my company represents. Since my co-founders and I haven't agreed on the company name yet, we decided to post in one of the Business Naming Facebook groups that we joined. In 2012 I was approached to work as a publicist for a writing team; however, I hadn’t given much thought to a business name. 10- From a naming contest.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 1, 2012

One of my favorite web tv shows – The Founders – is back. Episode 1 of Season 3 – Cave Explorer – is up. We’ll follow three of the TechStars Boulder 2012 companies through the program – Birdbox , Roximity , and Ubooly. Time to fall in love with the start of startups again.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

” When I asked them to guess they said “2 or 3.” The three founders (Isaac, Tim, and Jose) were based in the Los Angeles area when they moved the company to Boulder for the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2009. 3: Twilio (2009). “ #8: Digital Ocean (2012). ” I told them it was closer to ten.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. Founded in 2012, FINEX Cast Iron Cookware Co. It just feels right,” says Mike Whitehead, FINEX founder. In 2012, Vernetta Freeney was seeking funding to grow her business. Enter grant competitions.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. and cash share rates of 3-10%.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 16, 2012

The concept is hardly to news to countless startup founders who find themselves facing intense pressuresto survive and grow their companies in extraordinarily challenging conditions. Amanda Aitken , The Girl’s Guide to Web Design 3. The ends justify the means, according to Machiavelli in The Prince back in the early 16th Century.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2019

My guest on today’s podcast is Jill Nelson, founder and CEO of Ruby Receptionists. from 2012-2015, Oregon Business Magazine ‘s 100 Best Companies in Oregon from 2010-2017, and the Portland Business Journal ‘s Most Admired Companies. Sign up today, and you’ll get 3 months free once you run your first payroll.

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Thursday, August 9th, 2012. Founders Den co-founder and angel investor Zachary Bogue has joined forces with seasoned big data VC Matt Ocko , Metamarkets founder Michael Driscoll and Prismatic CEO Bradford Cross to launch Data Collective , the world’s first Big Data-only early stage investment fund. Disrupt SF 2012.

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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. Crowdfunding is the process of raising capital by offering rewards to ‘backers’ by pre-selling your product or offering equity in exchange.

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Scott Edward Walker

JANUARY 1, 2013

Below is a list of my top ten posts in 2012 based on pageviews. You should also check out “ Managing Startups: Best Posts of 2012 ,” a solid compilation by Tom Eisenmann , Professor at the Harvard Business School, of the best startup posts in 2012 (including my posts below addressing convertible notes). Happy New Year!

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. 5 things a non-technical founder can do - [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Chris Dixon made the point that he thinks investors should look for the founders to have the domain knowledge rather than them having domain knowledge themselves. But while I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders I can’t see the logic that this extends to angel investors. Always have been. So where are we now?

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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 provide 3 forms of value for investors: 1) Primary research — we take a technology-first approach to crypto. 3) Rebalancing — we rebalance portfolios monthly. Our Story The two of us met at NYU almost 10 years ago. Factom, Inc.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

“I realized in the early 1990s that there was no appropriate yoga for fitness professionals,” says YogaFit® founder, Beth Shaw. says HourlyNerd co-founder and co-CEO, Rob Biederman. “So Nutritionist Stacy Goldberg says she tried a lot of things before deciding on the idea for her company, Savorfull , in 2012. Feed a need.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 1, 2012

In its quarterly filing yesterday Facebook disclosed that it spent $24m on ‘talent focused acquisitions’ in the first half of 2012. Three of the four are mobile companies (which rises to five of the six acquisitions Facebook made in total in H1 2012 if you include the bigger deals Instagram and Face.com ).

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. In the United States, most nonprofits use the 501(c)(3) structure, which allows the organization to be tax exempt, and requires regular reporting to the IRS.

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Austin Startup

JULY 7, 2019

how to help underrepresented founders As a female founder of color in my late 20s, walking into a room of investors is a different experience from the majority of founders out there. You know what that percentage was in 2012? Funding early-stage resources?—?how Yep, it was 17%. 4 of which were men.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

by Mark Fabian Henkel, co-founder and CEO of Paymill. Mark Fabian Henkel is co-founder and CEO of Paymill. Prior to Paymill he worked as COO for Rocket Internet Munich, before he founded the FinTech startup in 2012 together with Jörg Sutara and Dr. Stefan Sambol. Human Resources. This is not only relevant for startups.

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