David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2013

Business Model Issues. Venture Capital Issues. Early stage Venture Capital for medical device startups has dried up. The amount of capital being invested in new device companies is at an 11 year low. Business Model Issues. Venture Capital. Regulatory Issues.

Startup 294

Startup Venture Capital Lean IPO 294

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

Intellectual Property 175

Intellectual Property Aggregator Startup IP 175

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“As big businesses begin to measure their impact, they begin to show it is fundamental to their future business models.” Technology is a rapidly developing area of the investment market, and unsurprisingly it is the fastest growing industry out there, expected to last that way in the years to come. Sir Ronald Cohen.

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Global South Africa 174

Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

Maternal health is a concern the world over, especially in developing nations. According to the World Health Organization, 800 women die every day during childbirth, with 99 percent of those deaths taking place in the developing world. 90 percent of our clients are ordering more than one product at a time, so we’re an aggregator.

Cofounder 60

Cofounder Sweat Equity Social Media Business Model 60

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. s helpful to find an developer tool that allows you to write html/css and renders the view in real time, so you donâ??t Firebase : Are all your developers front-end engineers? s easier to use/develop with.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

But Chicago-based startup MentorMob ( www.mentormob.com ) wants to change that – the free, community-based collaborative service aims to aggregate and organize the best online educational content on any topic, so it’s easier to find. The company is currently seeking first-round venture capital and institutional funding.

Illinois 165

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Wikipedia.com defines a “startup company (startup or startup) is an entrepreneurial venture which is typically a newly emerged, fast-growing business that aims to meet a marketplace need by developing a viable business model around an innovative product, service, process, or a platform.”. Invest in your brand.

Bootstrapping 85

Bootstrapping Global Startup Hungary 85

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The negativity either impacted investment funding (venture capital fell off a cliff in 2009) or the customers they were targeted as was the case for Untitled Partners who were building a platform for fractional art ownership. Now I just need a business model. You can guess how it influenced user experience.

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. At the end, I asked myself what are the most critical resources I need to be successful and the answer was partners and developers.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2010

MySupermarket is currently operating in the UK only, as an ecommerce aggregator which creates channel for users to compare and buy FMCG products online from the leading supermarkets in Britian: Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Ocado, an online channel on its own right, by letting users fill a virtual trolley or compile a printable shopping list.

Venture Capital 98

Venture Capital Aggregator eCommerce Partner 98

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I'm curious as to your current thoughts on it, given the recent developments. My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment.

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2010

billion in venture capital funding in Q3 2010, representing a 14% decline in total funding amount compared to the previous quarter. A notable deal in the software vertical includes Israel-Massachusetts-based uTest ( CEO interview on VC Cafe ), who landed $13 million from Scale Venture Partners and others.

Venture Capital 79

Venture Capital Vertical Massachusetts eCommerce 79

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

Looking at the aggregated list gives a quick sense of what funds are actively making investments. Worth noticing that Battery Ventures and Sequoia are picking pace amongst the foreign funds and Carmel and Gemini. Apple rejected the app but the company plans to continue developing on the Android and Blackberry platforms.

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

Looking at the aggregated list gives a quick sense of what funds are actively making investments. Worth noticing that Battery Ventures and Sequoia are picking pace amongst the foreign funds and Carmel and Gemini. Apple rejected the app but the company plans to continue developing on the Android and Blackberry platforms.

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. The businesses, it seems, vastly over-estimate their ability to raise funds.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

A check-in aggregation platform. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment. 2 weeks ago.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. The Amazon AWS-led revolution of startup innovation has led to a massive increase in the aggregate number of startups. This led to an explosion in startups.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007).

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

thebarefootvc

MARCH 5, 2017

As someone who has been interested in the AI space for over 20 years, I am more excited than ever before about how advances in hardware and software, if developed responsibly and with awareness of broader societal impacts of the technology, will enable us to live better lives.

Artificial Inteligence 84

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Valuation Aggregator 84

Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

Some of the conversations went like this: Startup 1 Entrepreneur -“I’m competing against Company x and have been following the Customer Development process and I’ve talked to lots of customers.” Rule 2 : In an existing market Customer Development means understanding whether your hypothesis of why customers will buy match reality.

Silicon Valley 181

Silicon Valley Startup RSS Customer Development 181

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. However, as we know from the cable industry, subscription businesses can be very profitable over time. For a direct, enterprise sales business model, these thresholds are likely to be around $80,000-100,000 CMRR (approx. $1-1.2M Michael Kassing.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

thebarefootvc

JULY 5, 2017

As someone who has been interested in the AI space for over 20 years, I am more excited than ever before about how advances in hardware and software, if developed responsibly and with awareness of broader societal impacts of the technology, will enable us to live better lives.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Valuation Aggregator 40

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. The timing is perfect, there is more than a little overlap with Vivek Wadhwa’s guest post on venture capital earlier today. I don’t know any developers.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

In 2005, Kiva launched a micro-finance platform that allows people to lend small amounts of money to entrepreneurs in developing areas. This lending model was further refined, and peer-to-peer lending companies like Prosper emerged in 2006 and Lending Club emerged in 2007. Some companies utilize pure donation models.

SEC 58

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Private Placement 58

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

We could do this in several ways: Cross sell to add additional products Up sell to add seats, or premium features Develop a scalable pricing matrix that does a better job of charging higher end customers that are willing to pay more. We might also decide to focus our efforts on increasing the average deal size.

Metrics 55

Metrics Design Entrepreneur Startup 55

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

I joined when there were around seven people there and ran business development there for a little over a year. If you don’t know what your cash flow forecast is, you don’t really understand your capital needs. I can hire a development team. It sounds like leads are important for this company.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95