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. Ask other portfolio companies how your VC acted when / if they got in a cash pinch. Better that you know early.

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David Teten

MAY 10, 2012

I hope you can join me in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 24, 2012, 5:30 PM To 8:30 PM for a talk and event sponsored by the HBS Club of Washington, DC. As I’ve previously blogged , I will soon publish the first formal study of best practices of VCs in improving portfolio company value.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Twilio became a popular perk for Techstars companies globally over the years and many other Techstars portfolio companies use the product extensively. The company is based in San Francisco, with significant operations in Africa and elsewhere. #5: “ #8: Digital Ocean (2012). 9: Classpass (2012). 4: Zipline (2011).

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 31, 2024

Since then, I’ve received 200+ inbound leads (and counting). Have backed close to 20 emerging GP's over the past 5 yrs & looking to add 3-4 more to the portfolio this year. generalist focus, operator background). I think back to 2012, when Version One was an emerging manager and raised our first fund.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Although Sharktank has been running reruns on Fridays the last few weeks, the show ran a Sharktank 2012 Holiday special on Tuesday night. Banks often have operating covenants for their loans that require the company to be hitting plan, or close to it.

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David Teten

APRIL 22, 2013

I couldn’t be more excited to share that one of our portfolio companies, Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress), has raised $9.4 I met Adam Ghetti , Founder/CTO, at the first Flashpoint Demo Day in New York in early 2012 at Union Square Ventures.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. In Q2 of 2012, 362 million mobile phones shipped and it is increasingly rare to see business users who don’t have smartphones or tablet devices. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic.

Romania 77

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 77

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

April 27, 2012. As many of you may know, we have a section on the NextView website called “Ethos” where we describe five key principles to how we operate. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am. And Why 20%?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. We have been on a drive to add more operational partners. I was the first operational startup partner added – having built and sold two software companies. I stayed close.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

So I started introducing him to portfolio companies. It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. Much more of our fee income poured back into our community, our offices, our staff, our portfolio company – where it belongs. Community builders.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ? It’s often possible to “ design around ” a patent to operate a business that achieves similar results in different ways.) Financial, technical and operational plans and forecasts of all kinds (trade secret). Barriers to entry ?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ). And so it goes.

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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. You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies. It will also be my last venture capital deal.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Earlier this week Mary Meeker published an update to her by now legendary internet trends presentation and Nielsen published their Social Media Report 2012. 47% of social media users seek customer service over social media – predominantly via Facebook (good news for our portfolio company Conversocial ). tablets) with iOS dominating.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

To drive home the point, Nielsen’s 2012 social media report reveals that: • Forty-seven percent of social media users engage in social care (i.e., If there’s an art school in your area, to keep costs down, try hiring a digital art student interested in building his or her portfolio. Am I using images that effectively help do that?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2014

trillion in global annual volume in 2013, a nearly five percent increase compared to 2012. Just ask any business owner with payroll and operating expenses, who regularly loses sleep wondering if customer payments will come in as needed, on time, every time. Today factoring is making a comeback, surpassing more than $3.1

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

In addition, using the right language as well as favored color and design pattern or product portfolio is mandatory. Challenges In Operation. Small and medium companies should regard the expertise of trustful partners in operative actions. However, the latter can be confusing if a product doesn’t fit to the market.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. In Q2 of 2012, 362 million mobile phones shipped and it is increasingly rare to see business users who don’t have smartphones or tablet devices. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic.

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Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 44

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

"Great companies have been founded during downturns and Bessemer sees a lot of investment opportunity in the current market environment," said Ed Colloton, Chief Operating Officer of Bessemer Venture Partners. Labels: Portfolio , Venture Capital. Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1). To learn more, visit [link]. at 11:26 AM.

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Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

May 16, 2012. And we invest in US-based startups, primarily on the US east coast though we’ll consider other parts of country on a selective basis (roughly 15-20% of our portfolio is in the SF Bay area). 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. And Why 20%?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). But my specific point is that while everybody is busy telling you that “kids don’t use email” or “email is dead” I have actual data from portfolio company CEO’s showing the efficacy of email as a communication and marketing channel.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The FT1000 is a list of companies which have made the highest percentage of growth between the years of 2012 and 2015. The Gibraltar-based operator recently welcomed its 6 millionth member, and seems set fair to go from strength to strength in the months and years to come.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 22, 2015

Following is a guest post from Zack Rosen at Pantheon about his experience shadowing Jud Valeski, founder and then-CEO of Gnip for a day in 2012. That is the goal of CEO shadowing: to put you in the shoes of another CEO, let you observe, ask questions, and form a rich and detailed mental model of how another company operates.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

The net effect is powerful: it empowers all of us (no matter who we are or where we are) to learn more quickly, make better decisions, and operate more efficiently. The team are alumni of Y Combinator S12 as well as Batch 5 of 500 Startups in 2012. You can read about the company’s background on VentureBeat and TechCrunch.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

A few days ago, Bessemer West Coast SaaS Practice - David Cowan , Byron Deeter and myself, hosted a CFO Dinner for our SaaS portfolio at John Bentleys in Redwood City. Fifteen CFOs participated - about half of them from Bessemer portfolio SaaS companies (Cornerstone On Demand, Intacct. Portfolio. (3). ► 2012. (1).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

When I first started Version One in 2012 , I wasn’t sure if it would stay a partner firm forever or ultimately evolve into a partnership. She has been managing the day-to-day activities of the fund, while working with our portfolio companies on data and hiring projects. After all, partnerships are hard to grow and can turn messy.

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Silicon Valley Leadership Engineer Portfolio 60

David Teten

APRIL 18, 2014

In early 2012, my HBS Alumni Angels colleagues and I launched the Venture Capital Access Program (VCAP), an initiative to help women and minority-led businesses to raise capital from the Harvard alumni angel community. In the first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants. the America that is not just white men.).

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Bessemer started the idea of the “anti-portfolio” – the companies that you passed on, but ended up doing very, very well. . After Honey was acquired by PayPal for $4B a few weeks ago, we thought it was a good time to share the Version One anti-portfolio: Honey. We had a chance to invest in a $500K round at a $12M valuation in 2015.

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Portfolio Cap Table Early Stage Valuation 202

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. Globalization – As I sat on boards of portfolio companies through the years, I encountered many entrepreneurs who were looking for advice and partnerships on opportunities outside of the US. 2015EOY_FPV_v31.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

It is rare for us to encounter a partner candidate who has so much experience as an operator, investor, and advisor at such a young age. The partners at Benchmark are delighted to announce that Scott Belsky has joined the firm as our newest general partner. Adding a new partner is a significant event for Benchmark.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. Globalization – As I sat on boards of portfolio companies through the years, I encountered many entrepreneurs who were looking for advice and partnerships on opportunities outside of the US.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

To put that benchmark in context, the latest estimates place the total number of businesses operating in the U.S. The same article noted, “the report indicates that when unicorn deals are taken out of the equation, deal count is down to 1,117, its lowest since early 2012. at around 27 million.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Valuation Later Stage 86

thebarefootvc

JANUARY 1, 2013

I am not interested in the opportunists, either as co-investors or as portfolio CEOs. We want to make sure that we’re making the right investments but also that we’re structuring them right for the long term growth and viability of these companies – Jalak Jobanputra (Bloomberg TV, 2012).

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%. So why twelve years?

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

I don’t worry about my anti-portfolio. Just to talk a bit more about this,, I was talking with a VC that you know well about my portfolio company, Chipper Cash. As you know, I started a company in 2012 focused on the question of open banking. Eric Friedman: Let’s dig into the work that you do with portfolio companies.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The event will culminate in Demo Day, which is tomorrow, and will see Seedcamp showcase its portfolio startups to a wide variety of professional investors and press. Helps fashion retailers get their own branded, cross-platform mobile commerce applications and websites. Pult ( Pult.io ). Qminder ( QminderApp.com ).

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