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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

The market was down considerably with public valuations down 53–79% across the four sectors we were reviewing (it is since down even further). ==> Aside, we also have a NEW LA-based partner I’m thrilled to announce: Nick Kim. First in late-stage tech companies and then it will filter back to Growth and then A and ultimately Seed Rounds.

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Change Your Management Style To Meet Today’s Culture

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, in my daily role as an advisor to entrepreneurs and small business owners, struggling to boost revenues, profits, and earnings, I still see too many managers falling back on command-and-control, a focus on weaknesses, and not enough time for people. They want ongoing conversations, not just annual reviews.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Almost no financings, many VCs and tech startups cratered for the second time in less than a decade following the dot com bursting. billion fund.

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First LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum Gathers DFW Community for Inspiring Conversations

Austin Startup

We know that diverse companies with supported, happy teams perform better,” noted Joshua Baer on June 25th, at Capital Factory’s inaugural Dallas/Fort Worth LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum. He started off by acknowledging that 2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which jump started the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement as we know it.

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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

2019 Capital Factory VIP Lounge during SXSW Interactive The 16th floor kitchen and coworking area will be buzzing with even more energy and excitement than normal. Come check out tech through a military lens. See hundreds of exhibitors and demonstrations across every industry and technology. or maybe just #GrumpyCat.

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8 Tools For Effective Marketing In 2019

The Startup Magazine

Social media is an irreplaceable element of a perfect marketing strategy in 2019! Therefore, it is vital to invest enough time and effort in developing an effective SMM strategy, and Buffer is one of the handiest managing tools for this purpose. Therefore, it is vital to pay due attention to the quality of your content!

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Textio’s Founder Kieran Snyder on the Two Advantages Startups Have in AI (While Remaining Skeptical Of The Funding Gold Rush)

Hunter Walker

We had initially wanted to begin with a performance review product or a more conventional marketing product, but we started off in recruiting for very practical reasons: 1) We cared about the problem and 2) We were pretty sure we were going to win. Today, you’d look at Textio and say it’s an HR Tech company.