View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

If you look 5 years later at the 2012 vintage, top quartile TVPI is 2.29. The top quartile DPI for the 2012 vintage is 0.62. So, in a nutshell, this suggests that the 2012 vintage is appreciating in value faster than the older vintages but seem to be distributing out cash more slowly. That’s only 0.5X nearly the same as 2007.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. We have been on a drive to add more operational partners. What does that mean?

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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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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

Enventys Partners was born when my company Command Partners, a digital marketing firm, vertically merged with Enventys, a product development firm. With that merger, half of each of our business’ names also merged, and that’s how we came up with ‘Enventys Partners’. Thanks to Roy Morejon, Enventys Partners ! #10-

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. June 19th, 2012. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals. June 17th, 2012. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. June 13th, 2012. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals. June 10th, 2012. June 5th, 2012.

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Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. The founders had been responsible for gaining staggering scale in the past 3 years, having been trail-blazers in building a network of talent and an unrivaled understanding of the YouTube ecosystem. ” Dana & I took a chance on the founders early on.

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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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United States Social Media Mobile Technical Review 185

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Line up a winning team. Both operating executives and top advisors count.

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Venture Capital IPO Elevator Pitch Initial Public Offering 252

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. We three partners are working hard. We have a long way to go baby!

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

January 4, 2012. Founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk originally started building the company in their native Estonia before moving to Boston to join the hub of SaaS / CAD software companies located here. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

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www.kernelmag.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Thursday, 8 March 2012. The Scene Developers Nailing that elusive technical co-founder. Recently, my friend Harjeet Taggar, partner at US seed fund YCombinator, tweeted that, increasingly, the problems faced by start-ups they fund are being addressed by other start-ups. New technology for enquiring minds. Yiannopoulos.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Founder Coder 43

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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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2015

by Richard Milam , the Founder and CEO of EnableSoft Incorporated. Richard Milam is the Founder and CEO of EnableSoft Incorporated ( www.enablesoft.com ). Prior to founding EnableSoft in 1995, Richard was a partner and served as Senior Vice President of FiTech PLUSmark, Inc.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Hot on the heels of Social Media Week this week in Singapore is Social Business Week , which will take place next week on February 20-23, 2012. You can find out more about Social Business Week 2012 here.

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Singapore Social Media Business Plan Partner 133

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. How a law firm got funded thanks to partners that wouldn’t give up. In 2003, Ben Luftman, fresh out of law school, started Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP, with partner, Jeremy Heck. After all, what have you got to lose?

Cofounder 137

Cofounder Green Small Business Administration Business Plan 137

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. Bigfoot Capital.

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

-->. About | Mentors | Companies | Curriculum | FAQ | Partners | Apply Now. Sydney Spring 2012. With our team of dedicated experts, we will partner with you on a one-to-one basis to ensure you receive the highest quality solutions for your business. -->. -->. -->. -->. Founder Feedback. on Feb 22, 2012. Alexandria.

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Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley San Diego 43

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category. Startup founders typically invest some real dollars into their new startup as well as months or years of their time with no salary. Deep-dive meeting. Expect your skills, insights and motivation to be tested -- so be prepared.

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Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

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. It was originally called Romotive, and I still remember founder Keller Rinaudo just crushing it at demo day that year. These are sorted by the year that we funded them.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 31, 2012

For the first time, it partnered with AngelList to help create an open application process. In terms of diversity, seven companies in the new class have at least one woman founder. Not bad considering that founding partner Dave McClure has been adamant about supporting non-US startups and recently acquired the Mexican.VC

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Founder Brazil Latvia India 136

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.

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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. A mentor or partner who can share their power of experience. The right attitude. An attorney to help you do things by the book.

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Hiring Technical Review Small Business Forecast 77

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

. “Until today, people interacted with emails by hitting reply or forward, or by clicking on URLs to launch webpages – taking you outside the context of email,” explains Matt Thazhmon, founder and CEO of PowerInbox. Support for Thunderbird is expected by end of Q2 2012 with mobile devices supported later this year.

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Email Massachusetts API Technical Review 150

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 5, 2012

And so I've once again partnered with 500 Startups in an effort to bring you the most comprehensive Lean Startup event ever. As usual, our day will be structured around three big keynote speakers: Dave McClure, Steve Blank, and Scott Cook (founder of Intuit). Mark your calendars for Friday, March 9 at 5pm , when I take the stage.

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Lean Chad Startup Austin 150

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. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice. No Nonsense.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Founder Software Engineering 40

BeyondVC

MARCH 18, 2018

We couldn’t be more excited to be leading this new round of capital again with Canaan Partners and including Heavybit, FundFire, and Peter Mckay (Co-CEO of Veeam) (see Techcrunch for more coverage). Our initial journey goes way back as we were investors in Guy Podjarny’s previous company, Blaze.io, which sold to Akamai in 2012.

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Open Source Security Cofounder Software Review 60

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2013

The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. Shopify itself was started as an online shop in 2004 selling snowboard equipment out of a garage by its founders.

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Singapore Partner Asia North America 164

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Funding challenges and other issues founders face in the early days of starting up were the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). Will Zell , co-founder and CEO of Nikola Labs wireless power company.

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Silicon Valley Ohio Columbus Entrepreneur 120

Up and Running

JULY 19, 2017

This is significant—in 2012, there were only 8.3 Monika Kochhar, CEO and co-founder of Smart Gift , says there is a lot to be said for being more human as a leader, and appreciating that different people solve problems and approach work in many different ways. . trillion in revenues.” million women-owned businesses. Be more human.

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Cofounder United States Leadership Audience 142

Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

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. HW: Your blog , which I love, tries to bridge a knowledge gap between founders and investors, often explaining ‘why investors do/care about X’ and so on. Maybe they can’t sell.

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Silicon Valley Canada Founder Early Stage 115

ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

When it comes to financing a brand-new startup, most founders find themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place. I’m seeing more people using credit cards for financing,” says David Worrell, founding partner of Rock Solid Finance , which helps business owners find solutions to their financing problems.

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Technical Review Software Review Angel Investor Startup 118

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

With TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 in full swing this week, it’s only a matter of days before a new winner is crowned. To find out, we caught up with the winners of the four most Disrupt events: New York, 2012: ÜberConference. And does winning a key contest really predict eventual success? San Francisco, 2011: Shaker.

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San Francisco New York Audio Software Review 123

Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

I met Innocent Moranga, the founder of the Founder Magazine , at a round table peer group at CEOWorld. All this inspired Innocent Moranga to found the Founder Magazine. Mbwana Alliy Founder and Managing Partner at Savannah Fund. Mbwana Alliy founded the Nairobi based Savannah Fund in 2012.

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Kenya Africa Incubator Cofounder 45

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. Nearly all of them were first-time founders when I wrote them their first check and I led most of the deals I was in. No more founder pitch meetings.

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Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

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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Social Media Small Business Design Media 104

Version One Ventures

JUNE 16, 2022

What started with one small fund ($18m) and a solo general partner has developed into a real fund franchise with two GPs, six funds (four core, two opportunity), over $250m in assets under management, and 80+ investments around the world. When we started V1 in 2012, our focus was mainly on SaaS and marketplaces.

Early Stage 91

Early Stage Committed Capital Partner Founder 91

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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Detroit Technical Review Cofounder North America 156