YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2014

But as big as 2014 was, 2015 has the potential to be even bigger. 2015 will be when a lot of the seeds planted in the past year start to bear fruit. So here’s what you should be watching out for in 2015: The EMV-related terminal refresh will introduce new technologies into the point of sale. No big deal, right?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

You might like to think that a bunch of savvy venture capitalists saw a market niche for raising smaller funds or perhaps there was a generational shift where disgruntled junior partners spun out of bigger firms to start their own gigs. Well, both of those things happened but they were lagging indicators.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA).

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

Since we first opened our New York office back in 2015, we have steadily increased our presence over the years. You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Our last fund was $200 million but as you may already know since we raised that fund we added new partners Greg Bettinelli and Kara Nortman and Venture Partner Hamet Watt – all of whom are busy looking at new deals for the firm in addition to Yves Sisteron (the founder), Steven Dietz (also part of founding team) and myself.

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View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company. For example, Chewy’s 2015 cohort (e.g. spent by new customers in 2015, that same group (in aggregate) bought $1.65

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Cold War in Space: Top Secret Reconnaissance Satellites Revealed ” National Museum of the United States Air Force, June 02, 2015. and its partners to mitigate that threat? Maddie Davis, “ The Space Race ” University of Virginia – The Miller Center, 2021. Space as a Domain. Lt Gen David “D. interests in space?

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

DataRails was founded in 2015 by Didi Gurfinkel, Eyal Cohen, and Oded Har-Tal. Yanai Oron, General Partner at Vertex, has said that his firm invested in DataRails because of the profile and strength of the platform’s positive reviews. The promotion signals the importance of product development for the company’s growth roadmap.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Since launching in Atlanta in 2015, it has sold over 100 homes with an average of 18 days on the market (3x faster vs. market average) for more than 98% of the recommended list price. Looking at the world through the lens of Everyday Economy , we have long been bullish on innovations in and around home.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Prior to founding EnableSoft in 1995, Richard was a partner and served as Senior Vice President of FiTech PLUSmark, Inc. EnableSoft, is engaged in offering game changing software products and services to the business and financial services industry, healthcare and a dozen other markets. EnableSoft serves over 500 corporate clients worldwide.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In 2015 Trian Partners, an activist investor, bought $2.5 And now Immelt is now the ex-CEO, and Trian Partners just a got a seat on the GE board. In 2015, the 10 largest shareholders in a typical S&P 500 company held almost half of the company’s stock.) Its stock is trading where it was 20 years ago. of the company.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

Research from BCG, Harvard Business Review, First Round Capital, the Kauffman Foundation, and Illuminate Ventures shows that investors in diverse teams get better returns: Paul Graham , cofounder of Y Combinator (2015): “Many suspect that venture capital firms are biased against female founders.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 17, 2015

The global 2015 BattleHack , organized by leading global payments providers PayPal and Braintree , will be coming to Singapore as part of a worldwide global hackathon competition that will see developers across the globe tasked with creating applications that solve specific challenges. Visit https://2015.battlehack.org/singapore

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

We pulled together a lineup of A-list speakers, healined by TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer, Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah, and Spark Capital founder and partner Bijan Sabet, among other very talented entrepreneurs and thinkers. Michael Troiano (@miketrap) July 21, 2015. . NextView Ventures (@NextViewVC) July 21, 2015.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In 2015, we decided to triple down on this idea of focus. Also on the investment team side, we were pleased that the last three checks we wrote in 2015 were all to companies based in Boston and New York led by female founders. Of the 10 investments we made in 2015, 7 were pre-product.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

If you don’t hear anything else I’m saying in this presentation, remember this, an unsupportive spouse can kill a business faster than a bad marketing plan, so you want to make sure that your spouse or partner is bought into what you are doing. You know this about yourself, get a partner, do yourself a favor.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Both lists are based on growth from fiscal years 2015-2018, a period over which Jobber grew 625%. Lolli continued to add new partners from Expedia to Nike. Earn bitcoin while you shop at partnering brands/e-retailers, and follow Lolli’s blog for up-to-date additions. You can read the write up in the Financial Post here. .

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

Israeli tech investments 2015-2021 (source: IVC ). This includes: Softbank Vision Fund – the with the appointment of former head of Mossad, Yossi Cohen , as partner Blackstone – with $619 billion under management globally. This is even before serial entrepreneur Liad Agmon joins as partner.

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Agile VC

JUNE 13, 2019

The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company. For example, Chewy’s 2015 cohort (e.g. spent by new customers in 2015, that same group (in aggregate) bought $1.65

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The Challenge is just 3 years old; it was initiated in 2015 by the Head of Google Ukraine, Dmitry Sholomko, and managing partner of Noosphere Ventures, Max Polyakov. These guys took the first Vernadsky Challenge in 2015 by storm with their drone management systems. Image Credit: Vernadsky Challenge via FB. Avision Robotics.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2015

According to the 2015 ISACA IT Risk/Reward Barometer the majority of U.S. 1] Connexity, Nearly 2/3 American Shoppers Don’t Trust Retailers With Their Payment & Personal Information , February 3, 2015. [2] 2] ISACA, ISACA’s 2015 IT Risk/Reward Barometer , 2015. 2] ISACA, ISACA’s 2015 IT Risk/Reward Barometer , 2015.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 28, 2020

This post originally appeared in TechCrunch back in 2015, written by our co-founder and managing partner Erik Rannala. We believe the message applies as much today as it did in 2015 when it was published. --. Some entrepreneurs think that (more) money will solve all their company’s problems.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Transportation partners play an enormous role in the supply chain as they bring products into distribution centers and sometimes directly to customers. Develop Relationships with Supply Chain Partners. Develop relationships with each of your supply chain partners and make communication a top priority.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

But the difference between typical New Year’s resolutions and my 2015 goals is the very specific plan I have in place to guarantee achievement. Specific key results are assigned to each goal, like playing board games with my kids ten times in 2015 and weekly lunches with my wife. Grab an accountability partner or two.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2015

This year’s instalment of banking and financial technology conference Next Bank Asia will be taking place on May 27-28 in Singapore with the theme of “Tracking the Digital Shift”, where participants will be engaged on topics surrounding disruptive technologies relevant to the Asian financial sector.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2015

I had the good fortune to attend and participate in GTK Partners and Pillsbury's Internet of Things (IoT) Executive Event in Palo Alto last week.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Lastly, most of what we do is not possible without the support of our LPs, our colleagues, our partners, our portfolio companies, our family and friends, and our followers. We wish everyone the happiest of holidays and all the best for 2015! These new investments bring the total number of Version One companies to 22.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Whether or not you can believe it, 2015 is quickly approaching. Instead, founders should be focusing on developing a content strategy for 2015 that allows them to educate, engage, nurture, and close sales throughout the entire year. – Kelsey Meyer, Influence & Co. Apply that logic to your company as you plan for 2015.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2015

Partner up with a vertical business for a joint campaign and share the costs for a premium billboard. Make sure your call to action and contact information is printed clearly to make the most out of your small investment. Quick tips to save money on billboards: Have your vehicles wrapped and turn them into mobile billboards.

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Brandanew

JULY 17, 2015

A biggie or newbie, here are 7 social media events in 2015 most that you can still make it to if your decisions are made at the speed of light. Date: November 10-11, 2015. Date: September 23-24, 2015. Date: June 15 – 16, 2015. Content Marketing World 2015. Date: September 8 – 11, 2015.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 3, 2011

Once a quarter my partners ( Seth , Ryan , Jason ) and I spend 48 hours together. Our conversation shifted to 2015. Last night, over an amazing meal, we ended up talking about what we’ve been investing in over the past four years. We decided last night to look for a lot more of it.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

While TBR expects margin growth to be uneven through 2015, revenue and gross profit will continue to increase, due to the ability of its advertising business to monetize the proliferation of mobile devices and maintain its dominance in desktop search.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2016

billion in 2015. Smart entrepreneurs architect a value chain that includes customers, partners and vendors, based on market dynamics. This means regular team training and update sessions, bringing in outside experts, and working with partners and vendors on win-win deals. But Google is not unique.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

They don’t understand that most great entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, had a partner with complementary skills on the business or technical side. In fact, I challenge anyone to name a famous inventor in recent times who also built a successful business without one or more partners on the business side.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2015

Nadella’s efforts to reboot Microsoft positions the company to more effectively engage with channel partners and enterprise customers. The new company structure and “cloud first, mobile first” messaging will take some time to fully resonate with partners and customers, but will continue to more tightly align Microsoft’s internal structure.

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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). Snyk investor deck late 2015 short from Ed Sim. in open source world where much of it is third party code.

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