Angel investor median deal sizes increased as valuations remained strong in the first quarter of 2013. Highlights from angel investing in the last quarter include: The median angel deal size for Q1 2013 reached $680K – up 5% since last quarter and 24% since the same quarter last year. MORE
Welcome to the New Year 2013! Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2013 a satisfying one. You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work. MORE
The post The 2013 Boston Marathon appeared first on Feld Thoughts. At 3:55pm yesterday I cried. I was getting ready for a Google Hangout back to my office with my partners and I noticed something about an explosion at the Boston Marathon on twitter. I did a quick scan of Twitter, clicked through to a few links, and realized a bomb had gone off near the finish line. I went blank – just stared at my computer screen – and then started crying. MORE
Starting on Friday , and running for the past 3 days in NYC on the 17th floor of a building near 37th Street within the AlleyNYC space, Lean Startup Machine and 100+ awesome product people, worked together, innovated, iterated, and had a blast! MORE
Happy New Year and welcome to 2013. However, sensationalist headlines about thousands of companies “ evaporating ”, “ dropping like flies ”, or being “ kill[ed] ” will surely generate pageviews, but isn’t an accurate picture of what 2013 will actually bring. So the good news is that I don’t think startups should be entering 2013 with a Crunch-mode mindset, but rather, they should be entering in a business-building-mode mindset… which is a good mindset to have been in all along MORE
The post Defrag 2013 In One Month appeared first on Feld Thoughts. We’re just under one month until Defrag , and if you’re a startup founder, a VC, and IT exec, or anyone that wants to have their brain stretched, I hope you’ll join me in being there. The agenda is now about 90% complete (check the google doc for real-time updates) and Eric tells me that he’ll be finalizing everything in the next week or so. MORE
The post Less Than Three Weeks To Gluecon 2013 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Enterprise development is once again white hot. More evidence is this year’s Gluecon. Not only does Gluecon have the usual raft of amazing startup/early stage sponsors, but this year, the “big guys” are showing up (SAP, Intel, HP, Google, IBM, General Motors, Rackspace). MORE
The post The NVCA 2013 Annual Meeting appeared first on Feld Thoughts. I’m going to the NVCA annual meeting May 14 and 15 and if you are a VC, you should also. I haven’t been to one in many years, but this year is different. First, my partner Jason is running it. That being said, if the meeting was going to suck I still wouldn’t go. I’m excited about the agenda. MORE
his week, 70,000 attendees will descend on Barcelona for the annual mobile techie Fiesta known as the Mobile World Congress. Among the 1500 exhibitors, more than 10% are from Israel, the third largest contingent of any country at the show. [[ This is a content summary only. MORE
10 Favorite Metal Albums Of 2013 by nprmusic. Though only Sister by In Solitude and Surgical Steel by Carcass are on my best of metal in 2013 list, there are plenty of strong contenders here, including Extol’s first album in a long while. music metal Best Metal 2013 MORE
Monday, January 21, 2013. Where To Be Born 2013. Here is an infographic from The Economist showing `where to be born in 2013.` chaganomics.blogspot.com. Translate. Business Insider. It takes into effect different variables like GDP, divorce rates and life expectancy. MORE
Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. MORE
Yet 2013 is still projected by The Fiscal Times as a difficult IPO opportunity for startups, due to choppy markets, continuing fiscal uncertainty, and the Facebook fiasco. MORE
My long-time friends Fred Wilson and Joanne Wilson each had powerful posts about saying goodbye to 2012 and welcoming in 2013 yesterday. 2013 is going to be a year for moving forward. I am hoping 2013 brings me back.” Welcome 2013. Life 2012 2013 Apple II fred wilson joanne wilson life stan feldFred’s is titled Putting 2012 To Bed. I know many people who don’t know Fred other than via his online presence, public actions, and reputations. MORE
Hackers in Residence 2013. See my previous post Betaday 2013 by Betaworks for a brief synopsis of the day! Some photos from the event - Enjoy! The Foundry. View from the balcony. The crowd eagerly awaits the start! Cool glass ceiling. John Borthwick opening remarks. MORE
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On Tuesday night, SXSW Eco gave awards to two videos that highlight ways people can make a difference in helping our planet in […] The post SXSW Eco 2013 Award Winners appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin Award Winners Startup Showcase SXSW SXSW Eco 2013 Texas MORE
VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups. MORE
CPSI 2013 returned to a college campus, and to Buffalo, after many years of bouncing around the country. Beg forgiveness for writing again about CPSI (Creative Problem Solving Institute) but feel compelled to share my experience at the conference. MORE
With Office 2013 coming out I was actually pretty excited because with the new year I decided to become a Windows user again and with it picked up Outlook again. When I found the Office 2013 Preview release I jumped on it. Uncategorized Google google apps Microsot Office 2013 MORE
Announcing NYC BigApps 2013 : nycedc : New York City is going big with the launch of NYC BigApps 2013 , the fourth annual BigApps competition to promote government transparency and innovative new technologies, at tonight’s New York Tech Meetup event. MORE
The post TechStars Seattle 2013 Applications Are Now Open appeared first on Feld Thoughts. TechStars Seattle applications for year four of the program are now open ! The startup community in Seattle is expanding rapidly and TechStars Seattle is right in the middle of it all, located in South Lake Union surrounded by Amazon, Microsoft and tons of other amazing startups. MORE
The Product Group is proud to announce Product Person Holiday Party 2013! Celebrating the Holiday season, 40+ Featured Products, and 4200+ members! We have a lot to be thankful for as our 4th year of The Product Group gets underway! Come, join us , enjoy the drinks, have a great time! MORE
Sunday, January 13, 2013. Freelancers 2013. chaganomics.blogspot.com. Translate. Here is an article I did in February 2012 that is still pertinent today, in fact maybe even more. MORE
The full Defrag 2013 agenda is here (and it will continue to evolve) but topics will include the following: The History and Future of Calm Technology (Amber Case). The post Defrag 2013 – Year 7 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Defrag is entering its seventh year of existence. That’s kind of amazing to me. MORE
"Bitcoins are strings of numbers that can be electronically owned by and transferred among individuals and organizations. MORE
According to the latest 2013 Norton Report by Symantec, the number of online adults who have experienced cybercrime has decreased from 48 percent in 2012 to 37 percent this year, but the average loss per victim has skyrocketed by 75% at S$1,448 from S$826 in 2012. MORE
The Asia Showcase, the Asian component of the Challenge, is supported by NUS Enterprise and will take place in Singapore on 16 May 2013 as part of NUS Enterprise ’s flagship event InnovFest 2013. The closing date for applications of the Asia Showcase is 10 March 2013. MORE
I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation. MORE
My views on what to expect from Indian ecommerce sector in 2013 - the profitability challenge, the financing challenge, and the differentiation challenge. Read here. Ideas & Companies MORE
The application deadline is March 22, 2013 so get them in! 2013 startup startups Summer Program Venture Capital Fellowships starups Summer ProrgramLightspeed is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Summer Fellowship Program. MORE
March 28, 2013. Previous Everything about Java 8 March 26, 2013. March 2013 (2). January 2013 (2). About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact. You are viewing a single entry. Please also check out the most recent entries. Framework Benchmarks. MORE
A bunch of the companies we’ve invested in were at CES 2013. MAKE at CES 2013: Hands on with Cubelets. Modular Robotics , the makers of Cubelets , were at the Eureka Village (where Startup America was). MORE
I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation. MORE
A lot of people have been talking about how 2013 will be harder for startups and fast growing companies. So rather than try to predict what is going to happen, I’m going to assume a tougher 2013 for startups until I have evidence that it’s not. I sent Fred Wilson’s post Advice for 2013: Deliver On Your Promises out to our CEO email list. “So if I can give entrepreneurs a single piece of advice for 2013 it would be to deliver on your promises. MORE
According to OfficeZilla , caffeine and executive chairs are some of the top office supplies purchased last year, and the online office supply discount retailer predicts that these essentials are likely to be the most popular items ordered by office purchasing managers and company bosses in 2013. MORE
Echelon is back for its 2013 edition – it takes place on 17 and 18 June this year – and it’s currently on the hunt for more of Asia’s most promising startups. Registration ends 31 Jan 2013. MORE
Forbes released the 2013 Midas List for Venture Capital today, proving that to be successful in VC, all you need is one big hit. Five of the top ten names on the list invested in Facebook, the largest tech IPO of 2012. [[ This is a content summary only. MORE
The best moment in 2013 was the safe, healthy arrival of my 2nd daughter. The biggest letdown in 2013 was Homeland, Season 3. The best book I read in 2013 was “ The Success Equation ” by Michael Mauboussin. The biggest tech story in 2013 was the growing skepticism around hierarchies, authorities and governments - i.e., NSA/Snowden, healthcare.gov, decentralized money. The best new follows in 2013 were Benedict Evans and Timothy B. MORE
This is our list of favorite things from 2013. Some are truly “from 2013″ and were introduced this year, and some have been around for awhile but saw pretty significant updates in 2013. MORE
I’m leading a Springboard session at the 2013 edition of the CPSI Conference — June 20th through the 23rd. Min Basadur presenting at a recent CPSI Conference. CPSI is the annual Creative Problem Solving Institute. MORE
And to capitalize on its meteoric challenge to Silicon Valley as the alternative location to startup up in the United States, the New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013. MORE
This week marks the annual orgy of PR excess known as the Consumer Electronics Show. More than 150,000 (mostly male) visitors, many sporting T-shirts with mysterious acronyms like “4K in HD3D”, will. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. MORE
2013 Related Topics Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 15, 2013
A bunch of the companies we’ve invested in were at CES 2013. MAKE at CES 2013: Hands on with Cubelets. Modular Robotics , the makers of Cubelets , were at the Eureka Village (where Startup America was).
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 2, 2013
My long-time friends Fred Wilson and Joanne Wilson each had powerful posts about saying goodbye to 2012 and welcoming in 2013 yesterday. 2013 is going to be a year for moving forward. I am hoping 2013 brings me back.” Welcome 2013. Life 2012 2013 Apple II fred wilson joanne wilson life stan feldFred’s is titled Putting 2012 To Bed. I know many people who don’t know Fred other than via his online presence, public actions, and reputations.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JUNE 25, 2013
CPSI 2013 returned to a college campus, and to Buffalo, after many years of bouncing around the country. Beg forgiveness for writing again about CPSI (Creative Problem Solving Institute) but feel compelled to share my experience at the conference.
Chaganomics
JANUARY 21, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013. Where To Be Born 2013. Here is an infographic from The Economist showing `where to be born in 2013.` chaganomics.blogspot.com. Translate. Business Insider. It takes into effect different variables like GDP, divorce rates and life expectancy.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
The full Defrag 2013 agenda is here (and it will continue to evolve) but topics will include the following: The History and Future of Calm Technology (Amber Case). The post Defrag 2013 – Year 7 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Defrag is entering its seventh year of existence. That’s kind of amazing to me.
Chaganomics
JANUARY 13, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013. Freelancers 2013. chaganomics.blogspot.com. Translate. Here is an article I did in February 2012 that is still pertinent today, in fact maybe even more.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 9, 2013
On Tuesday night, SXSW Eco gave awards to two videos that highlight ways people can make a difference in helping our planet in […] The post SXSW Eco 2013 Award Winners appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin Award Winners Startup Showcase SXSW SXSW Eco 2013 Texas
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 9, 2013
The post Defrag 2013 In One Month appeared first on Feld Thoughts. We’re just under one month until Defrag , and if you’re a startup founder, a VC, and IT exec, or anyone that wants to have their brain stretched, I hope you’ll join me in being there. The agenda is now about 90% complete (check the google doc for real-time updates) and Eric tells me that he’ll be finalizing everything in the next week or so.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 3, 2013
The post TechStars Seattle 2013 Applications Are Now Open appeared first on Feld Thoughts. TechStars Seattle applications for year four of the program are now open ! The startup community in Seattle is expanding rapidly and TechStars Seattle is right in the middle of it all, located in South Lake Union surrounded by Amazon, Microsoft and tons of other amazing startups.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MAY 30, 2013
I’m leading a Springboard session at the 2013 edition of the CPSI Conference — June 20th through the 23rd. Min Basadur presenting at a recent CPSI Conference. CPSI is the annual Creative Problem Solving Institute.
Chaganomics
JUNE 2, 2013
"Bitcoins are strings of numbers that can be electronically owned by and transferred among individuals and organizations.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 10, 2013
The post The NVCA 2013 Annual Meeting appeared first on Feld Thoughts. I’m going to the NVCA annual meeting May 14 and 15 and if you are a VC, you should also. I haven’t been to one in many years, but this year is different. First, my partner Jason is running it. That being said, if the meeting was going to suck I still wouldn’t go. I’m excited about the agenda.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 9, 2013
Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 14, 2013
Echelon is back for its 2013 edition – it takes place on 17 and 18 June this year – and it’s currently on the hunt for more of Asia’s most promising startups. Registration ends 31 Jan 2013.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
JANUARY 24, 2013
The application deadline is March 22, 2013 so get them in! 2013 startup startups Summer Program Venture Capital Fellowships starups Summer ProrgramLightspeed is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Summer Fellowship Program.
deal architect
DECEMBER 30, 2013
I have been running a series on New Florence of best of 2013 and things to look forward to in 2014.from a scan of over 50 magazine issues Here are the 2013 entries: Popular Mechanics – Breakthrough products Fortune –. Industry Commentary
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
his week, 70,000 attendees will descend on Barcelona for the annual mobile techie Fiesta known as the Mobile World Congress. Among the 1500 exhibitors, more than 10% are from Israel, the third largest contingent of any country at the show. [[ This is a content summary only.
The Product Guy
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
Starting on Friday , and running for the past 3 days in NYC on the 17th floor of a building near 37th Street within the AlleyNYC space, Lean Startup Machine and 100+ awesome product people, worked together, innovated, iterated, and had a blast!
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 7, 2013
Yet 2013 is still projected by The Fiscal Times as a difficult IPO opportunity for startups, due to choppy markets, continuing fiscal uncertainty, and the Facebook fiasco.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 1, 2013
Welcome to the New Year 2013! Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2013 a satisfying one. You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 7, 2013
The post Less Than Three Weeks To Gluecon 2013 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Enterprise development is once again white hot. More evidence is this year’s Gluecon. Not only does Gluecon have the usual raft of amazing startup/early stage sponsors, but this year, the “big guys” are showing up (SAP, Intel, HP, Google, IBM, General Motors, Rackspace).
Venture Chronicles
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
With Office 2013 coming out I was actually pretty excited because with the new year I decided to become a Windows user again and with it picked up Outlook again. When I found the Office 2013 Preview release I jumped on it. Uncategorized Google google apps Microsot Office 2013
Dshen
MAY 19, 2013
Hackers in Residence 2013. See my previous post Betaday 2013 by Betaworks for a brief synopsis of the day! Some photos from the event - Enjoy! The Foundry. View from the balcony. The crowd eagerly awaits the start! Cool glass ceiling. John Borthwick opening remarks.
David Lee
DECEMBER 31, 2013
The best moment in 2013 was the safe, healthy arrival of my 2nd daughter. The biggest letdown in 2013 was Homeland, Season 3. The best book I read in 2013 was “ The Success Equation ” by Michael Mauboussin. The biggest tech story in 2013 was the growing skepticism around hierarchies, authorities and governments - i.e., NSA/Snowden, healthcare.gov, decentralized money. The best new follows in 2013 were Benedict Evans and Timothy B.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 7, 2013
This week marks the annual orgy of PR excess known as the Consumer Electronics Show. More than 150,000 (mostly male) visitors, many sporting T-shirts with mysterious acronyms like “4K in HD3D”, will. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 1, 2013
The Asia Showcase, the Asian component of the Challenge, is supported by NUS Enterprise and will take place in Singapore on 16 May 2013 as part of NUS Enterprise ’s flagship event InnovFest 2013. The closing date for applications of the Asia Showcase is 10 March 2013.
Mark Birch
DECEMBER 31, 2013
10 Favorite Metal Albums Of 2013 by nprmusic. Though only Sister by In Solitude and Surgical Steel by Carcass are on my best of metal in 2013 list, there are plenty of strong contenders here, including Extol’s first album in a long while. music metal Best Metal 2013
VC Cafe
MARCH 7, 2013
VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 13, 2013
According to the latest 2013 Norton Report by Symantec, the number of online adults who have experienced cybercrime has decreased from 48 percent in 2012 to 37 percent this year, but the average loss per victim has skyrocketed by 75% at S$1,448 from S$826 in 2012.
Business Plan Blog
AUGUST 6, 2013
Angel investor median deal sizes increased as valuations remained strong in the first quarter of 2013. Highlights from angel investing in the last quarter include: The median angel deal size for Q1 2013 reached $680K – up 5% since last quarter and 24% since the same quarter last year.
VentureWoods
JANUARY 5, 2013
My views on what to expect from Indian ecommerce sector in 2013 - the profitability challenge, the financing challenge, and the differentiation challenge. Read here. Ideas & Companies
The Product Guy
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
The Product Group is proud to announce Product Person Holiday Party 2013! Celebrating the Holiday season, 40+ Featured Products, and 4200+ members! We have a lot to be thankful for as our 4th year of The Product Group gets underway! Come, join us , enjoy the drinks, have a great time!
Up and Running
DECEMBER 19, 2013
This is our list of favorite things from 2013. Some are truly “from 2013″ and were introduced this year, and some have been around for awhile but saw pretty significant updates in 2013.
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 28, 2012
A lot of people have been talking about how 2013 will be harder for startups and fast growing companies. So rather than try to predict what is going to happen, I’m going to assume a tougher 2013 for startups until I have evidence that it’s not. I sent Fred Wilson’s post Advice for 2013: Deliver On Your Promises out to our CEO email list. “So if I can give entrepreneurs a single piece of advice for 2013 it would be to deliver on your promises.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
According to OfficeZilla , caffeine and executive chairs are some of the top office supplies purchased last year, and the online office supply discount retailer predicts that these essentials are likely to be the most popular items ordered by office purchasing managers and company bosses in 2013.
TechEmpower
MARCH 28, 2013
March 28, 2013. Previous Everything about Java 8 March 26, 2013. March 2013 (2). January 2013 (2). About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact. You are viewing a single entry. Please also check out the most recent entries. Framework Benchmarks.
Mark Birch
MARCH 19, 2013
Announcing NYC BigApps 2013 : nycedc : New York City is going big with the launch of NYC BigApps 2013 , the fourth annual BigApps competition to promote government transparency and innovative new technologies, at tonight’s New York Tech Meetup event.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 11, 2013
And to capitalize on its meteoric challenge to Silicon Valley as the alternative location to startup up in the United States, the New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013.
Genuine VC
JANUARY 3, 2013
Happy New Year and welcome to 2013. However, sensationalist headlines about thousands of companies “ evaporating ”, “ dropping like flies ”, or being “ kill[ed] ” will surely generate pageviews, but isn’t an accurate picture of what 2013 will actually bring. So the good news is that I don’t think startups should be entering 2013 with a Crunch-mode mindset, but rather, they should be entering in a business-building-mode mindset… which is a good mindset to have been in all along
VC Cafe
AUGUST 5, 2013
Forbes released the 2013 Midas List for Venture Capital today, proving that to be successful in VC, all you need is one big hit. Five of the top ten names on the list invested in Facebook, the largest tech IPO of 2012. [[ This is a content summary only.
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