Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

lack of traction, lack of downstream financing availability. Angels have additional networks. I have been involved with rounds of funding where individual angels asked to have lawyers review the next round of financing and slow up deals over what amounts to $25,000 out of a $5 million investment. founder fighting.

Syndicate 356

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Early Stage 356

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Check it out here. John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast is brought to you by the Gain Grow, Retain podcast, hosted by Jeff Brunsbach and Jay Nathan brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. Check out the duct tape marketing consultant network.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Networking United States Artificial Inteligence 60

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

If your business needs financing, consider equity crowdfunding; its distinctive traits will lure investors desiring the rewards of investment returns and investor protection, in addition to the goodwill generated by their support. Grow Your Network. Grow Your Network. Set a Fundraising Goal. Develop a Business Plan.

Equity 125

Equity SEC Technical Review Security 125

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Through them, entrepreneurs can hook up with R&D resources in universities and companies, and get access to a robust support network that provides opportunities for visibility, growth and financing. Having JEI status is pretty much a golden ticket to financing, and JEI startups also get tax breaks and other benefits.

France 163

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month.

China 327

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 327

Austin Startup

JULY 6, 2018

Some accelerators will require you to “make room” for them in future financings up to a certain amount. When an accelerator says “our companies have raised an aggregate of $200 million,” they may be neglecting to mention that a huge chunk of that was raised before some of the companies (the top ones) ever “entered” the accelerator.

Dilution 48

Dilution Startup Technical Review Equity 48

Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

By aggregating user-generated speed and location data, Blink will provide instantaneously generated traffic-enabled maps, optimal routing, estimated time-to-arrival and predictive itinerary services to personal and corporate users. BlinkTraffic will empower mobile users in developing markets (Jakarta, Sao Paolo, Delhi, etc.)

Lean 304

Lean Business Model Customer Development Guinea 304

VC Adventure

APRIL 30, 2020

I wrote recently about the The Finance Assistance Network (FAN) , that I helped set up (along with Lew Visscher and Phil Votteiro) three weeks ago to offer pro bono financial advice to small businesses affected by COVID-19. The webinar is free and you can register here. I though it was worth sharing here as well.

Small Business 79

Small Business SBA Colorado Finance 79

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It was business star-studded affair - 150 Silicon Valley technology executives and investors gathered together to network and brainstorm on IoT - described by many as fundamental a technology shift as the emergence of the Internet itself was in the 1990's. Personal Delights.

Internet 48

Internet CTO Hire Fractional CTO Silicon Valley 48

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

a language corporate innovation groups can use to communicate to business units and finance. We collect the complete narrative of what they discovered talking to customers as well as aggregate interviews, hypotheses to test, invalidated hypotheses and mentor and instructor engagements. —-.

Incubator 316

Incubator Intellectual Property Startup Lean 316

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month.

China 219

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

While the group sentiment for 2010 did not improve significantly vs. November 2009, the projections for 2011 are now a lot more optimistic - 42% higher 2011 aggregated EBITDA announced in March 2010 vs. the November 09! Finance Dissertation Help. Finance Dissertation Proposal. Feedburner Network. Yahoo Finance.

Software Review 63

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. They have raised company profiles and made follow-on financings easier.

Early Stage 290

Early Stage Venture Capital Los Angeles Coder 290

The Next Web

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Contactually helps aggregate all of your networks and contacts into a central hub that tracks your relationships. You can bucket your contacts into groups, set up automatic reminders and track your progress with your network. Andrew Schrage , Money Crashers Personal Finance. . Matt Hunckler , Verge. .

Sales 136

Sales Product Aggregator Database 136

Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

Active partner involvement level of lead partner post-financing – Venture firms approach involvement after a seed round wildly differently. Board seat requirements – Partner involvement post seed financing can, but doesn’t always, require codification with a board seat. larger check writers have a greater tendency to lead rounds).

Syndicate 207

Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Portfolio 207

David Teten

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Although any given early-stage company is quite risky, when aggregated across a large portfolio, returns are very attractive. We provide hands-on support through our in-house operating team, plus a proprietary network of outside mentors who work with portfolio companies on an as-needed basis.

Early Stage 148

Early Stage Private Equity Portfolio Aggregator 148

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

With all of the new ways to see early companies such as TechCrunch and YCombinator, I had a feeling that much of the luster was gone and debated whether it was worth the time to attend.The last time I went to DEMO was in 2005 for the launch of one of my companies, iControl Networks. A check-in aggregation platform. ► January. (1).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The business side chronicles which startups locked down financing rounds, who are providing them, and what the money is earmarked to do. These tech startups create a go-to network of news outlets that will get an advanced warning whenever there’s something to report. Overcoming Industry Jargon.

PR 107

PR Startup Social Media Silicon Valley 107

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team. Warning sign? At best. ~

Silicon Valley 235

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 235

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

The first was in July of 2014, when we made the unusual move of raising and announcing another round of private financing while on file to go public. HW: You recently launched Coalition Operators, a venture firm + operator/advisor network to really help startups with more than just capital. Two additional moments stand out to me.

IPO 90

IPO Cofounder Early Stage Portfolio 90

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The aggregated product data can be easily queried, and thus compared, matched and filtered with unprecedented ease and power. CrowdSpot -credit verification through your social graph, started by Yaron Samid, founder of TechAviv and former co-founder and CMO of Pando Networks, and Raphael Ouzan.

Stealth 74

Stealth Cofounder Matching Artificial Inteligence 74

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The aggregated product data can be easily queried, and thus compared, matched and filtered with unprecedented ease and power. CrowdSpot -credit verification through your social graph, started by Yaron Samid – founder of TechAviv and former co-founder and CMO of Pando Networks.

Stealth 79

Stealth Cofounder Matching Artificial Inteligence 79

Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 4, 2020

I first met Joe when he was working as a General Partner for Entrepreneur First , a Greylock -backed early stage tech fund which has gone on to raise and run $200 million in capital for start-ups, creating a global portfolio with an aggregate value of more than $2 billion.

United States 28

United States Silicon Valley Artificial Inteligence San Francisco 28

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

When the NVCA or PriceWaterhouse surveys come out at the end of year I’m not saying they will necessarily will show aggregate $$$ or deal numbers up. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed network” social networking platform in town.

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Learn about how her creative mind discovered a niche and filled it, asking her peers in the Compass Fellowship — an organization devoted to nurturing and networking young entrepreneurs — for their input. Elizabeth Sabol-Jones at Inspirist , Jan. Oprah Winfrey at Academy of Achievement , Feb. Emily May at The Pixel Project , Jan.

Entrepreneur 231

Entrepreneur Cofounder Washington Bangladesh 231

www.usv.com

MAY 29, 2012

In short, as described by Brad last year in 140 characters , USV invests in: Large networks of engaged users, differentiated through user experience, and defensible through network effects. Networks " are of course interconnected groups or systems, but they also come in a few flavors.

Aggregator 49

Aggregator Differentiation IP Networking 49

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). return on investment after 3.5

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Wize provides consumers with a unique way to leverage the online wisdom by aggregating the opinions of millions of users and by letting people ask questions about a specific product or need to the Wize community. Feedburner Network. Yahoo Finance. Paperblog network. We decided to fund Wize.com to answer this question.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

They provide additional value add in the form of coaching and mentorship, and most of all access to a network of other entrepreneurs and smart people – that to me is really the real value of being involved with an incubator / accelerator. <$50K in aggregate. Lots, 20-100. 1-2 per partner. Individual / Partnership. Individual.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

In fact, I encouraged my favorite IM aggregator client, Digsby , to go the opposite direction and become a Twitter client also. would be “multi-stream&# ad network (e.g. I said this many times publicly before it ever started happening with Tweetdeck and Seesmic. 2) I also clarified that the strategy of Ad.ly

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Developer Management Advertising 287

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Narrow Networks — Narrow networks are an interesting response to the above market prices that the large hospitals and groups are pushing on the broader market. Obviously, if narrow networks increase in popularity, more and more market share shifts to providers that are willing to respond to competitive market-based price demands.

Customer 59

Customer Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 59

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

” Users tend to aggregate around platforms and content they identify with (organized around demographics, topics like movies or restaurants, shopping, etc.) rather than aggregating on one common platform and hoping to wade through a morass of content to catch a piece that might be relevant to their own personal interests, etc. .”

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. in fees is a hefty transaction fee considering company will still have legal and other fees on the financing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? 7.5 - 10.5%

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Occam's Razor

JULY 18, 2011

Measure retention rate over time in aggregate – or for optimal health, segment retention rate – and measure it for the various objectives you have set for your email marketing program. The difficulty in getting the numbers (bug Finance!) Oh, and don’t forget to segment it like crazy.

Metrics 137

Metrics Campaign Email Marketing 137

The Next Web

JUNE 17, 2012

In that kind of environment, it’s always a pleasure to run into people who kickstart, promote, celebrate and finance ambitious digital ventures all the same. There’s Muchbeta , a nicely named Web applications company that is building a nifty news aggregation app for the iPad called Niiiws.

Portugal 167

Portugal San Francisco Aggregator Startup 167