Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

How much risk do IP issues in the aggregate pose to our business ? This could include anything from a clever domain name in the coveted.com TLD to issued patents or patent applications that could serve as barriers to entry for potential competitors. To what extent might proprietary IP rights be undermined by antitrust laws ?

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

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. CB Insights , Preqin and Mattermark were also named as platforms that are regularly updated by GPs.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

And ChubbyBrain released the demographics from early enrollees in the program, revealing some interesting statistics about who is seeking startup funding. ReadWriteWeb readers also trended younger than ChubbyBrain's aggregate data. Early Stage Startups. So how do ReadWriteWeb entrepreneurs stack up? Data is Beautiful.

Silicon Valley 115

Silicon Valley Aggregator Early Stage New York 115

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

In an early-stage startup especially, revenue is not an important goal in and of itself. Let’s start with a simple question: why do early-stage startups want revenue? First of all, it means that most aggregate measures of success, like total revenue, are not very useful. But all things are never equal.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

David Teten

MAY 8, 2012

As Steve Case has said, it’s ridiculous that anyone can gamble and be guaranteed to lose money, but there are strict regulations around who can invest in early-stage private companies and earn (in some cases) a 27% IRR on their capital. *. The Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act helps to redress this.

Securities and Exchange Commission 148

Securities and Exchange Commission IRR Entrepreneur Angel Investor 148

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Paul Graham and the folks over at YCombinator have done much to reenergize early-stage entrepreneurship and encourage the creation of many new and innovative startups including DropBox, Posterous, Loopt, Justin.TV, Scribd and many others. HN and Techmeme are the main two tech aggregators that I frequently skim. No problem.

Aggregator 258

Aggregator Naming Early Stage Email 258

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

Most project creators describe their project using aggregate framing. For example, participants in one study were more likely to donate $5 to an African girl named Rokia instead of donating that money to millions of people who were suffering from severe hunger. Reveal certain details about yourself: Your name. The problem?

Campaign 48

Campaign Reputation Metrics Naming 48

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

It’s entirely possible for the startup to be a massive success without having large aggregate numbers, because the startup has succeeded in finding a passionate, but small, early adopter base that has tremendous per-customer behavior. The solution is to change our focus from outputs to inputs.

San Francisco 102

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Startup 102

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

And if we want them to understand what life outside the classroom in an early stage venture will look like, then they need to experience chaos, conflicting data, uncertainty and good-enough decision-making for 10 confusing weeks. Not their own name, or any other identifying information.

Eritrea 258

Eritrea Lean Libya Silicon Valley 258

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

And if we want them to understand what life outside the classroom in an early stage venture will look like, then they need to experience chaos, conflicting data, uncertainty and good-enough decision-making for 10 confusing weeks. Not their own name, or any other identifying information.

Eritrea 258

Eritrea Lean Libya Silicon Valley 258

Austin Startup

JUNE 21, 2010

The company was accepted into Capital Factory, an early stage technology accelerator, where the team was given some funding, free services, and some mentorship to help them get to the next level. At the 2009 Demo Day , the company announced on stage that they had secured a round of significant seed funding.

Los Angeles 72

Los Angeles Aggregator Early Stage Partner 72

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Why does Justuno need to collect information like first name, last name, and email address if they already know that information to cancel the account? This approach works well in the early stages of your SaaS company. Take for example, this offboarding flow. i was trying out the Dave app to see how it worked.

Retention 83

Retention Email Customer Aggregator 83

Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

An existing market is one where competitors have a profitable business selling to customers who can name the market and can tell you about the features that matter to them. That’s why early stage companies aren’t run by accountants with spreadsheets. or posterous, but you have to pay for it&#.

Silicon Valley 206

Silicon Valley Startup RSS Customer Development 206

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. Pro Publica has a Nonprofit Explorer database searchable by principal name on all nonprofit filings, so you can see a person’s nonprofit activities. . Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

Under the crowdfunding provisions, the aggregate dollar amount of securities that an issuer can sell in a crowdfunding transaction is limited to $1 million (less the aggregate amount of securities sold under other exemptions) over a 12-month period. More than $500,000: Audited financial statements.

SEC 58

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Private Placement 58

ConversionXL

APRIL 10, 2019

Forms are full of it: names, addresses, emails, credit card numbers, etc. Is a country name missing from a drop down? Some of the tools below track dozens of metrics—even aggregating them into broader field “health” metrics—and visualize those metrics in clear reports. For custom setups, be cautious of collecting PII.

Analytics 130

Analytics Metrics United Kingdom Software 130

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2011

You may choose some where your customers aggregate, others where you hope to find biz dev partners & still others where you want to meet investors. Work hard to bag a “brand name&# person who others will want to meet. Be very targeted in which events you attend. Plan out your most important events to attend.

Technical Review 289

Technical Review Audience Austin Aggregator 289

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. Never in the history of venture capital have early stage startups had access to so much capital. If you over-fund the industry, aggregate returns fall.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Tony P great, though meebo’s place as a “successful&# start up is still open to debate – from consumer IM aggregator to white label IM, still not making big $$.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Think Different: How To Make Your Tagline Stand Out From The Crowd - crowdSPRING Blog , July 2, 2010 As I wrote last week in 10 Tips for Startups and Small Businesses on Naming Your Company , coming up with a great company name for your new small business or startup can be challenging and time consuming.

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

My name is John Bates. The most obvious place that businesses and or accountants turn to for their small business clients is generally banks, big banks, community banks, you name it. I don’t want to necessarily name any names but there are [crosstalk 00:36:38] and they’re doing great and they’re growing their company.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. NESTA : They invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programs that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future. aggregation.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

A name like 500 Startups says it all. This time around, there has been an explosion at the early stages, and the very late pre-IPO growth stages. “The real winners here are going to be the seed funds and early stage VCs that can write a $1 million to $2 million check,” says AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93