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. I launched my first startup in 1999 so I know the economics of launching from first-hand experience.

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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. --. As an investor, I root for startups. Sometimes founders misapply lean startup methodology.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We’ve also worked with our Partner, Dana Kibler who is also our CFO for nearly 20 years. That was a question I had been asked by LPs in 2015 when we began our Early Growth program. Considering that many of our funds are in the $200–300 million range, these returns were more meaningful than if we had raised billion dollar funds.

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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 have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. However, you will serve as a co-pilot on deals with all four partners, across the geographies we cover. You are hungry.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

The number of startups rose in 2015 for the first time in five years, with the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Who would not want to joint the unicorns (recent startups with a current valuation of over $1 billion)? Successful startup teams today have a mix of remote employees, freelancers, and contractors.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

But for startups with limited resources and experience, I always recommend a soft launch or toe-in-the-water approach in a local market -- and scale up later. In fact, for startups, it usually makes sense to announce your solution on social media and blogs even before you have built the first one. Proceed with caution.

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View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

Chewy has rapidly grown from a startup to a multi-billion commerce company, establishing itself as the leader in pet e-commerce. 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.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Are lean innovation and the Startup Way a failure in large companies?

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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

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

For manufacturing startups, here are several ways to achieve effective supply chain management: Understand Your Supply Chain Elements. Too many startups mistakenly believe that their “widget” comes from one source. Develop Relationships with Supply Chain Partners. Follow him on Twitter @kickstartseach.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The number of startups that has sprung in the country in the last decade is beyond expectations. Most of the startups in the tech industry, however, are centered around software. Ukraine has never had a lot of investment possibilities for hardware startups. Ukraine is a country rich in talents in the technology industry.

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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%. And last but definitely not least, Headout was named one of 14 Awesome Tech Startups You Should Work for in the New York Area by Comparably. Lolli continued to add new partners from Expedia to Nike. Product launches.

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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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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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2015

Customers and outside business partners also respond to this vibe and give you the respect and trust you need to keep going. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/31/2015. Being authentic and genuine gets the best from others. It’s painful and ineffective to continually be someone you are not.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. When you’re in a startup, it’s very easy to measure progress in 90 day increments - what milestones does the company need to hit each quarter? How did your perspective change when you changed roles?

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2014

With this new capital and looking ahead to the new year, we aim to sharpen our focus toward startups creating things that didn’t exist before. 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.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

We do love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! How much do startup founders pay themselves—and other questions you were too afraid to ask crowdspring.co/1LMkRhy. From the Vault: Labor Day!

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

As CEO of Quintessence Group, Melinda educates entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies on subjects including small business startup, business development, and social media marketing. You got to be strategic especially with your time, with the partners that you align yourself with and even with the hires that you make.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

People looking to drive true change and evolution in the Media Tech sector whether it’s investors, product owners from corporates, or potential partners. We have also been selected to be part of the official Hamburg Startups Delegation to SXSW (though our headquarters are in London, one of our investors is from Germany). In the U.K.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In 2015, we decided to triple down on this idea of focus. We’ve always believed in having one great product, but we focused on how to better articulate our place in the startup ecosystem this year: We are high conviction, hands-on seed investors. Of the 10 investments we made in 2015, 7 were pre-product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2016

Every startup begins with an idea, but from that point forward, it’s all about execution. billion in 2015. Smart entrepreneurs architect a value chain that includes customers, partners and vendors, based on market dynamics. Founders soon learn that customers only spend real money for solutions rather than ideas.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

If followed, we believe it can help startup teams navigate the critical early stages of development – and avoid joining a majority of early stage companies that end up on the entrepreneurial scrap heap. The Path to Startup Success is Littered with Failures. The Path to Startup Success is Littered with Failures.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. This is an initiative that we will continue to refine in the coming years, but we are so excited to be partnering with these Guild members going forward.

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Brandanew

JULY 6, 2015

As usual, here’s a round up of all the content we shared with our partners in the last month. This month we worked a lot with Startups and also shared our own stories. Hopefully some of the takeaways are important for you when branding your Startups ! Theme 1: Social Media Marketing For Branding Your Startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Too many entrepreneurs look for that one magic bullet -- an exciting new technology, perhaps, or their own determination to make the world a better place -- to override any shortcomings in their startup model. Such failures ignore the essential business elements investors look for before committing to a startup.

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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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Agile VC

JUNE 13, 2019

Chewy has rapidly grown from a startup to a multi-billion commerce company, establishing itself as the leader in pet e-commerce. 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.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2015

We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Why this incubator takes the studio approach to startup creation for.tn/1D0Wh6C. nytimes.com/2015/07/07/tec….

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 22, 2015

A massive rain storm blew through San Francisco in the middle of last year’s Lean Startup Conference. These community-led experiences were so much fun -- and became a source of such serendipitous, fruitful connections -- that we’ve decided to iterate on the idea for the 2015 conference and make it a core part of our program.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

As part of The Startup Magazine Female Founder series , we sat down with award-winning entrepreneur Elizabeth Colón. The organization also offers leadership training, speaking opportunities and savings through our partner programs that will more than pay for a member’s participation each year. to advocate for the 11.6 Elizabeth Colón.

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