Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

According to the most recent report from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Yet credible reports on current trends tell us just the opposite.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2013

Much progress has been made to ensure that those in Washington are hearing entrepreneurs’ concerns, but we still have a long way to go – especially with connecting politicians to those in the seed-stage technology sector. That is why the Global Accelerator Network is thrilled to support the first ever Startup Day Across America on August 29.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Now as projects are developing, it is clear that blockchain technology is still in the early stages. Some say that we are in “crypto winter.” Lots of ICOs and capital poured into the frenzy of this market in 2017. There are some fundamental issues to be sorted out, including volatility, fiat-to-crypto on-ramps, and scaling.

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VC Cafe

MAY 29, 2022

Building on my post on ‘ Advice for startups in a downturn (May 2022 edition) ‘, this week I continued to follow with interest the impact of the current correction on startups and venture capital, particularly in early stage. Check out the 5 least trusted brands in America: 2022 Axios Harris Poll.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

North America is not just about Silicon Valley. Not to mention that there are still numerous diversity problems, high salaries, and the lack of opportunities for early-stage businesses to hire experienced talent. The post Is North America Still a Startup Heaven? unicorns dropped from 61.1% Will it manage to stay dominant?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

One of the countries gaining momentum with the early-stage start-up community is Canada, and for good reason. This year, Vancouver was rated the #1 most livable city in North America by Mercer , followed by Toronto (#15) and Ottawa (#17). In fact, Canadian cities are typically ranked among some of the most livable in the world.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Juan Pablo Cappello is an investor in more than twenty early stage companies. That’s likely why it took us 450 years after being “discovered” to grab a map of the world, turn it on its head and put Latin America in the center of things (thanks to the Uruguayan artist and thinker, Joaquin Torres-Garcia ). and Canada.

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VC Adventure

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

But because of the lack of knowledge about how the financing system for small businesses and startups works (or doesn’t) in America, many people may miss the significance of the decision by the three-judge 11th circuit panel. The Alliance is striking a blow at the heart of private enterprise in America.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

Tripp Braden gave a great piece of advice to those venturing into a start-up business, saying “no matter how innovative an organisation is at the early stages, they require a significant partner to enhance their brand within key larger accounts”. Like the saying goes, ‘networking is everything’ and it’s all about who you know.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Real Ventures , an early-stage, Canadian-based fund, runs a two-day Founder Camp every six months. As a consultant to Goldman Sachs Americas Special Situations Group, he helped build Chambers Street Executive Network. Here are a few other examples of services which do meet these two tests: Bootcamp.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Bitter political partisanship continues to divide America. Anne-Marie is President and CEO of New America , a think tank and civic enterprise where I’ve been a board member since November 2019. Devastating wildfires, floods, and hurricanes leave no part of the country untouched. Now throw in a global pandemic.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

the shift of America to a majority minority country by 2050. HBSAANY is comprised of New York City tri-state area Harvard alumni who are venture capitalists and other accredited investors investing in early-stage, private companies around the United States. domestic market.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

Our unique approach to investing, coupled with a pioneering spirit, provides the vision to guide early stage growth companies beyond today and toward future success. Impact America Fund (@IA_Fund) | Twitter Kapor Capital Kapor Capital At Kapor Capital we believe in the power of transformative ideas and diverse teams.

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The Next Web

APRIL 1, 2018

There are important reasons why Latin American early-stage investment valuations are lower. For one, there are few acquisitions in Latin America, and when acquisitions do happen, they tend to be at lower valuations than their counterparts in other parts of the world. VCs need to make returns, or they’ll be out of business.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies. You can’t get 5 years into one. That’s falling prey to the “ mythical man month &# line of thinking.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Yet a series of issues have come to the forefront in recent years, each of which could have a meaningful impact on the future of tech entrepreneurship — and hence job creation and economic growth — in America: Immigration. As The Economist put it, comparing U.S. Reasonable minds can differ on all of the above topics.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. The companies receiving venture capital do not look like the rest of America. This model certainly makes sense. – Portfolio company diversity.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. The companies receiving venture capital do not look like the rest of America. This model certainly makes sense. – Portfolio company diversity.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

We just closed out in 2017 our 10-year early-stage venture fund started in 2000. People with whom you’re dealing come and go, especially if you’re chasing corporate America. There are a number of new early stage venture funds that I’m personally aware of in Atlanta; what if their timing is right and there’s real upside ahead?

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David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2012

a pitch event featuring ten early stage tech startups, Tuesday night , September 4 at Microsoft’s midtown office at 1290 Avenue of the Americas. I’ll be a judge for IGNITE!, Presenting Companies. geekli.st. A place for geeks to share what they’ve done, who they did it with and connect with great companies and communities.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2011

For example, you can save 7 trees in the rain forest in south america for £1, and in India you can get all you can eat curry…(see the presentation on the link below – 300 views in about 1 hour from posting!). Pound Around the World. Pound Around the World. View more presentations from Eze Vidra.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

msuster looking for an inspired post on when an exclusivity deal (w/ major industry player) works (cons as well) for an early stage tech co. — I would trade a 6-month exclusivity for a large, 3-year guaranteed revenue deal in many instances provided I’m an early-stage company looking for my first big contract win.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

Keep this in the back of your mind as you think about the biggest transformation in enterprise tech; the re-platforming of corporate America from legacy to cloud/hybrid cloud and monolithic software apps to microservices driven development. CIOs are the new VCs : this is the year that Chief Information Officers start acting more like VCs.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

I spent time talking to many mentors and friends, investors and founders alike, about what drives them, what makes an effective partnership, the evolution of early-stage investing, and what’s possible for the future of our industry.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2020

The Atlantic Council found that the early-stage entrepreneurial activity, which measures the rate of individuals actively involved in business start-ups, is highest in most countries for young entrepreneurs than for older ones. Millennial entrepreneurs are brimming with activity and energy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. Miami’s close ties with Latin America has bolstered its appeal. 1871 is home to hundreds of early stage, high growth digital startups and offers tremendous resources and programming to entrepreneurs at all stages of their startup journey.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

We are geographically agnostic, though focused on North America with main “hubs” in SF, Toronto, NYC, and Seattle. We invest in early stage: we now lead pre-seed rounds (typically with a $500k check) in addition to leading or participating in seed rounds (with a check of up to a $1m).

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

Hunter Walk: So why venture capital, why early stage, and why Canada? At 500, I had the opportunity to work with early-stage founders from around the world and quickly realized that this was where I wanted to spend my time. After DataHero was acquired, I felt like it was time to try something new.

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VC Adventure

MAY 6, 2021

Seeing extreme economic inequality as one of the biggest threats to America in the next 30 years, they’re launching their most ambitious program ever. I hope you can help get the word out. I’m really excited to be participating in this program. The Initiative.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

The amount of investment in IP in any direct sense is generally small for early stage startups. startups to ignore foreign patent protection in the early stages, only to learn that they’ve lost the opportunity altogether if they try to pursue foreign patents later when better funded. (By In practice, this leads many U.S.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Please note that we expect our members to invest at least $25,000/year in early-stage investments, although there is no contractual commitment to do so. of the Americas, 46th Floor, enter from 42nd St. Wednesday, February 29th. Location: Cooley, LLP, Grace Building, 1114 Ave. Thank you Cooley for being our location sponsor!).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Meet the Locals Here are the most active early stage investors in town that you should meet while you’re here and do deals with. It’s a robust ecosystem so I’m only listing the ones we’ve done the most deals with here but Capital Factory is the most active early stage investor in Texas so this is a good sampling.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. Miami’s close ties with Latin America has bolstered its appeal. 1871 is home to hundreds of early stage, high growth digital startups and offers tremendous resources and programming to entrepreneurs at all stages of their startup journey.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 12, 2017

To successfully secure the early stage support of an angel investor, entrepreneurs need to determine what precisely they are looking for when evaluating an investment opportunity. This due to equity ownership interest often requiring an exchange for the early stage funding provided by the investor.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

A few years ago, an entrepreneur was building an automated job matching site in Latin America. In the end, the fund that led his series was a fund that focused on Latin America. Many entrepreneurs waste time talking to investors who are at the wrong stage, sector or tribe. This might seem obvious, but it’s not.

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The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Previously, she was with HP Growth Partners, an early stage venture fund in Dallas. Danica was an adjunct professor of entertainment law at Washington University School of Law for five years, and she has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007. Gabriella Draney, Tech Wildcatters. Joey Pomerenke, Startup Weekend.

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