Version One Ventures
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Union Square Ventures – one of our favorite co-investors – added to Top Hat’s existing investors and USV’s Albert Wenger joined their Board of Directors. This funding is big news, particularly since 2016 was a weak year for Ed Tech funding. Ultimately, success comes down to the persistence and hustle of the founders.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 6, 2014
When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.
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David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Decathlon Capital.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The Startup Magazine continues our Founder Interview series with entrepreneur Richard Lavina, Co-Founder and CEO of accounting services platform, Taxfyle. Richard Lavina, CPA, Co-Founder and CEO of Taxfyle. 5000 list , which lists private American companies based on three-year revenue growth between 2016 and 2019.
Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
The following year Jiawei was honored as one of the Top 35 Innovators Under 35 in the World in 2016 by MIT Technology Review. The mission of Ling Technology’s founders was to create a “Ling” world with man and robot symbiosis. Most recently, he was named one of the 40 Under 40 Businessmen in China by Fortune magazine.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Stine Mølgaard Sørensen, co-founder and COO for Radiobiotics, based in Copenhagen. Sørensen, who is also a co-author of F**k It, Ship It , shared some thoughts about life in Denmark and her startup experience. I attended the Obama talk at SXSW in 2016. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.
Austin Startup
JUNE 27, 2017
For investors outside of Austin and LPs: Austin is a a vibrant startup market and this list of capital sources can help you identify firms to co-invest with and funds to invest in. He is the founder and former Co-Chairman and CEO of Motion Computing. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.
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