VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2013

It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups. VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups. VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013.

Early Stage 167

Early Stage Startup Metrics Management 167

Austin Startup

JULY 15, 2019

Capital Factory has been the most active early stage tech investor in Texas since 2013. Do you have an understanding of venture capital terminology and common structures such as convertible notes, SAFEs, stock options, warrants, and early stage equity transactions? We did 70 transactions in 2018 alone!

Texas 56

Texas Technical Review Silicon Valley Venture Capital 56

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2013

How should startups keep early-stage startup costs under control? Young Upstarts is a supporting partner of “20 Hottest Startups of 2013 Panel Luncheon” organized by Singapore Business Review. What are the practical guides to creating a successful online promotion for startups? How can startups attract top talents?

Singapore 168

Singapore Asia Cofounder Startup 168

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

2014 will be a formative year for new business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs. In 2013 the funding landscape changed with the JOBS act. It is this network that will help entrepreneurs the most in the early stages to turn napkin ideas into successful businesses. by Melissa Thompson, CEO of TalkSession.

Entrepreneur 210

Entrepreneur Startup Balance Sheet Non-Compete 210

SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In 2010, LiveOak Venture Partners saw a vast opportunity in the Austin and Texas market for early stage technology entrepreneurs. So, in 2013 to 2014, Srinivasan and his partners raised […].

Early Stage 61

Early Stage Austin Technology Texas 61

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier. Ten years on much has changed.

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Billions of dollars are being poured into companies that have yet to clear the value chasm, as entrepreneurs use early traction that isn’t necessarily financially-oriented, but shows a certain level of uptick or success, to raise capital and convince early stage investors that their horse is the one to bet on.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Burn Rate Technical Cofounder Seed Capital 127

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

One of the countries gaining momentum with the early-stage start-up community is Canada, and for good reason. It was there that we founded and grew the company until we raised our venture round in 2013. While I’m now based in Redwood City, our origins 20 years ago started in Calgary, Canada. Immigrating from Canada to the U.S.

Canada 100

Canada Silicon Valley San Francisco Technical Cofounder 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Singapore-based technology startup accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia) today announced that applications for the first of its two business acceleration programs they intend to run for 2013 is now officially open. The program will start on 14 February 2013 and runs through May.

Asia 145

Asia Singapore Cofounder Incubator 145

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. In 2013, Chad and I founded Build Abroad, a nonprofit organization that builds homes in developing countries. Is this the first company you guys founded?

Chad 111

Chad Illinois Nepal Haiti 111

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1 More than 90% of startups fail.[2]

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Feld Thoughts

MAY 7, 2013

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). The post Less Than Three Weeks To Gluecon 2013 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Enterprise development is once again white hot.

API 124

API Early Stage Cloud Restful 124

Haystack

JUNE 2, 2018

When I started back in 2013, I would try to respond to all the cold and “lukewarm” intros and investor referrals I received as a matter of courtesy. Early-stage funding is often all about the people and groups they form. When I started investing and no one knew me, I would just invest in folks I knew well.

Deal Flow 70

Deal Flow Early Stage Email Technical Review 70

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 21, 2012

But in the enterprise, the rapid growth of mobile has caught many companies off guard, which is why I predict that we’ll see more companies form to address enterprise mobility as well as more M&A in the space in 2013. What are you thoughts on BYOD and what is next for enterprise mobility, I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

Mobile 165

Mobile Acquisition Early Stage Security 165

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 28, 2013

We’re excited to announce the 2013 Lean Startup Conference , December 9 - 11 in San Francisco. In addition, we’ve set aside a number of deeply discounted, no-frills scholarship passes for people who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend: students, bootstrappers and very early stage startups. If that''s you, apply here.

Lean 167

Lean San Francisco Startup Early Stage 167

Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

We’ve been investing in cryptoassets since 2013. But we got serious in early 2016 when we developed deep conviction around the immense technical vision of Ethereum. He co-founded the first angel investor group in the Bitcoin space, BitAngels , in 2013, which grew to over 500 members globally. But we never lost the finance bug.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Austin 48

Growthink Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Last week, I shared how between 2011 and 2013, Sequoia Capital invested approximately $60 million in WhatsApp – the instant messaging subscription service bought last month by Facebook for $19 billion. And how Sequoia’s return on that $60 million was close to $3 billion, or more than 50 times its original investment.

Technical Review 91

Technical Review IPO Early Stage Valuation 91

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. I looked up his bio, “UVA, banking analyst, doing some early startup work” and thought – sure – come meet me for a coffee. Jordan Hudson. Kevin Zhang.

San Francisco 372

San Francisco Jordan Angel Investor Partner 372

The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Building your brand presence on specialized outlets holds immense value for your business – especially in early stages. Any brand wants to promote a culture and an experience to some extent, but in early stage-startups, an innovative product drives reputation.

Social Media 158

Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

Early Growth Financial Services

AUGUST 15, 2013

SharedHR provides HR support, and Early Growth Financial Services provides financial support to early-stage startups. Over time, we’ve realized there is a common set of mistakes that many early-stage startups encounter.

Early Stage 50

Early Stage Finance Startup Management 50

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

“Early-stage business is becoming less of an art and more of a science,” he adds. According to Hugh Mason, co-founder and CEO at JFDI.Asia , around the world accelerator programs like theirs are evolving as a consistent way to direct innovation, teach entrepreneurship and manage the risks involved.

Singapore 157

Singapore New Zealand Malaysia Vietnam 157

techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013. In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. Disrupt NY 2013. Disrupt NY Hackathon 2013. August Capital Party 2013.

SEC 61

SEC Accredited Investor San Diego New York City 61

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. This is the best thing for an early stage company and can save an entrepreneur years of their lives and tons of money.

SEC 146

SEC Equity United States Technical Review 146

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

In June of 2013, as I was putting together my thoughts for the K9 Ventures annual meeting, I decided to sit back and reflect on what I thought was happening in “Venture Land”. Together this means that Seed stage companies need to run longer and at a higher expense structure, meaning they need to raise a lot more capital.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

LiveOak Venture Partners, founded in 2013, this week announced it has added four executives to its Venture Advisors Program. The venture capital firm, which invests in early-stage companies, is adding Lynn Atchison, Peter Klante, Dave Rubin and Keith Zoellner to the program.

Programming 98

Programming Partner Early Stage Venture Capital 98

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

The most common tactic we’ve seen from large corporations is providing a package of benefits for startups in order to build relationships with early-stage companies. However, I agree with Erin Griffith that there’s a surplus of accelerators, and expect some significant shrinkage in 2013-14. 3) Freebies.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage. in 2013, Benin is among the countries that have made significant progress in the recent years. 10 African Countries with the Lowest Unemployment Rates.

Africa 75

Africa Benin Seychelles Nigeria 75

mashable.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

By Scott Gerber 2013-10-01 12:46:54 UTC. Were seeing 3D printing start to take off, and were in the very early stages of this revolution. ©2005-2013 Mashable, Inc. Sites Jobs Events Social Good Summit Media Summit. 10 Predictions About the Future of Ecommerce. Whats This? Erik Severinghaus , SimpleRelevance.

eCommerce 108

eCommerce Technical Review San Francisco New York City 108

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

I was wondering what ever ultimately happened to that group of OG unicorns, so I looked back at her original post in TechCrunch from November 2013. To analyze what’s become of the OG Unicorns, it’s first worth noting that at the time of the 2013 post about 2/3rds of the 39 on the list had already been realized via IPO or $1B+ acquisitions.

IPO 120

IPO Valuation San Francisco Silicon Valley 120

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Menges 2 Feb 2013. Some five years into an early stage technology company, I found myself, an experienced technology manager, as a CEO in search of competent manufacturing. The post below is from Pamela Menges who gives her informed perspective on the innovation readiness of the USA, and more specifically, the workforce.

Technical Review 102

Technical Review Engineer United States Government 102

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In a deep ocean of early stage investors, it’s important to signal to the market that you have specific areas of interest, even if you look to invest in everything. In the early days, I focused on anything data science related, then healthcare, and now I proactively look at climate/energy. Be a generalist and a specialist.

Cofounder 182

Cofounder Portfolio Capital Gains Vertical 182

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

The amount of investment in IP in any direct sense is generally small for early stage startups. startups to ignore foreign patent protection in the early stages, only to learn that they’ve lost the opportunity altogether if they try to pursue foreign patents later when better funded. (By By 2013, the U.S.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

4/ Orthogonal Competition – I recently tweeted about a new breed of early-stage technology investor that has its roots in public equities (hedge funds, long/short, etc.) Many of these new data-driven funds are hiring experienced VCs across early stages and building outposts in the Bay Area.

Seed Stage 108

Seed Stage Cap Table Early Stage Malaysia 108

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

With yesterday’s announcement that early-stage VC Greycroft has raised a $200 million growth fund , this type of fund has officially become a trend. ” Prior to this, plenty of VC firms invested across the early stage to late stage spectrum from the same fund (e.g.

Early Stage 147

Early Stage Later Stage Syndicate Syndication 147

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2014

Investors keep pouring money into startups and early stage companies. According to the National Venture Capital Association , the amount of money that VC’s invested rose 8% to nearly $30 billion in 2013. Yes, consistent inflow of cash is a sure sign that an early stage company is offering consumers a valuable product or service.

Startup 252

Startup Angel Investor Early Stage LLC 252

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2017

One of the reasons I launched FuturePerfect Ventures in 2013 after 20 years in the tech industry was that I strongly believed we needed more women with decision making power on the VC side of the table to find and collaborate with the best entrepreneurs. When I started my career, I never envisioned starting a fund.

LP 65

LP Technical Review Silicon Valley Limited Partner 65

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Founder Nathan Barry launched in 2013 to help creators sell their books and courses but failed to meet revenue goals and eventually stalled. To become and remain competitive, you need both brand marketing and product marketing at each stage of your company’s development. But success didn’t happen overnight.

Marketing 110

Marketing Product Audience Equity 110