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The Boston Consumer Tech Year In Review

Rob Go

It got me thinking about this past year, specifically around consumer tech in Boston. So I thought I’d jot down some of the highlights I have seen from my vantage point in this 2011 Boston Consumer Web Year in Review. Zipcar: Ok, not exactly consumer web/software, but a great consumer tech company nonetheless.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. We have reviewed the application process of other RBI lenders and have not found one that has more API connections that ours.

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. In the software an internet space a number of companies obviously had strong public offerings (LinkedIn, Yandex, Pandora, RenRen, et al). 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.

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Venture Capital Funding and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove

Up and Running

Being an outsider, I also wanted to lean heavily on the actual research available on the subject, as well as the voices of women both in the tech space and who have successfully received venture funding. While private equity has a history in the U.S. It seems remiss, therefore, to not shed light on this issue. A rare success.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #3: The five critical ingredients to build a big company

Austin Startup

And we knew technically it would be a much more challenging build. We also made sure to look at the financial profile of other Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. After all, we were selling a Software as a Service platform and with it came a guarantee of success with our software through the services we coupled with it.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2012.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. HBS Angels will likely execute this in 2012. Just like me, they’re distressed about the poor economy and jobs situation.