View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. Check out our blog for how we think about company building and investing.

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. However, you will serve as a co-pilot on deals with all four partners, across the geographies we cover.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2012

I always tell teams I meet with, “The scarcest resource in your company is management bandwidth. We are signing up a channel partner to sell our product since we haven’t scaled our internal telesales team yet [yes, we know that they don't have experience selling IT, but they have customer relationships]. My advice?

Bandwidth 415

Bandwidth Management Startup Channel 415

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 16, 2024

I’ve been coaching a lot of non-partner VC professionals and their number one challenge (besides taking obligatory meetings that their GP throws over the fence at the last minute—GPs, why do you do this? That fund already has a network and they’re looking to add you for incremental access, not just additional processing bandwidth.

Founder 88

Founder Bandwidth Deal Flow B2B 88

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Not many people have the bandwidth to simultaneously cover all the required bases in finance, marketing, manufacturing, and operations, as well as solution development. Most new entrepreneurs work alone in developing their idea or a solution to a problem, but ultimately realize that starting and growing a business requires more.

Bandwidth 154

Bandwidth Leadership Mobile Finance 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2016

Let’s take a hard look at the key potential weaknesses of a visionary, and the value of an execution-oriented partner, which the authors call an integrator : Staying focused and following through. But in my experience, very few entrepreneurs have the bandwidth to make this work, and the adapted entrepreneur ends up doing both jobs poorly.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Founder Entrepreneur Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Don’t wait for the right people in business to find you – developers, investors, partners, or key customers. We all have limited bandwidth, and it’s not possible to maintain relationships with everyone. You only get once chance for a great first impression, so don’t forget that content wins in relationships over style.

Silicon Valley 284

Silicon Valley Bandwidth Angel Investor Equity 284

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

While the Wi-Fi phone capabilities will relieve some of the burden on cellular networks, the higher resolution screens, which are also available on the new phones from competitors like Samsung and Lenovo, will create more demand for cellular bandwidth. He emphasized security and privacy, which will make this system acceptable to users.

Bandwidth 155

Bandwidth Mobile Social Network Technology 155

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2013

My partners and I often worry about companies we’ve invested in having enough bandwidth and resources to adequately cover issues of reliability, availability, and security. Often, there is a perception that things are fine, until they aren’t. And then much pain ensues.

Bandwidth 127

Bandwidth Security Cloud Cofounder 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2015

Let’s take a hard look at the key potential weaknesses of a visionary, and the value of an execution-oriented partner, which the authors call an integrator : Staying focused and following through. But in my experience, very few entrepreneurs have the bandwidth to make this work, and the adapted entrepreneur ends up doing both jobs poorly.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Bandwidth Matching Leadership 120

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The legal department wants to give that help while complying with headcount and bandwidth constraints. Early in my legal practice a senior partner once told me “We created a set of documents in the Garden of Eden and have just been modifying them ever since.” The requester wants prompt, accurate help.

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Connecticut Algorithm Warrant 246

The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

But finding the right local partner isn’t easy, and even if you do find one, gaining a foothold in the massive Chinese mobile market takes patience, insight, and strategy. The right partners. When partnering in China, don’t be afraid to get creative. The short answer is simple: Partnership. Seeing double. Strategy shift.

China 128

China Marketing Asia Mobile 128

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Investors and partners look for entrepreneurs that will look them straight in the eye when speaking, and give their full and undivided attention while you’re speaking. Have a big bandwidth. A negative attitude takes everyone down. Be warm and completely accessible. Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.”

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Advisory Board Bandwidth .Net Social Media 348

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2021

Leaders who focus on team communication are also more successful in dealing with partners and customers. As an entrepreneur with a new venture, or a business leader in a mature one, the demands for your attention and guidance will often exceed your bandwidth. Honing people communication has value beyond the team.

Bandwidth 386

Bandwidth Leadership Demand Employee 386

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Staying connected with partners, teams, and clients is one of them. In simple terms, the video quality doesn’t dip for participants with poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth. In short, you can achieve reasonable time management and stay on schedule. Proficonf : Staying Connected in Real-Time. Aubot : Cutting-Edge Surveillance.

Technical Review 200

Technical Review Startup Belgium Software Review 200

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year. Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture. Servers, databases, bandwidth – they’re all virtual now. I introduced him to my partners who liked him.

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2017

A shift of priorities is under way so that businesses can keep pace with a digital world that is always requiring more – more bandwidth, memory, channels, options, customization, and faster services. The internet with its near real-time data transfer rates allows companies to connect every day with more consumers, partners, and vendors.

Small Business 100

Small Business SMS Bandwidth Cloud 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2020

Don’t wait for the right people in business to find you – developers, investors, partners, or key customers. We all have limited bandwidth, and it’s not possible to maintain relationships with everyone. You only get once chance for a great first impression, so don’t forget that content wins in relationships over style.

Silicon Valley 312

Silicon Valley Bandwidth Angel Investor Equity 312

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

At this point, the investor and the entrepreneur work together to develop their perfect list of potential partners, and then do targeted outreach to try to bring this investor into the round. Even though you could do this concurrently with completing legal diligence and documentation, it still took extra time and mental bandwidth.

Syndicate 207

Syndicate Syndication Term Sheet Cofounder 207

OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If a startup is partner or channel heavy, those areas may be the focus of the Sales team in general. The problem is that you can’t control when a deal shows up but once it does, a series of processes and tasks that are time-dependent kick in and it can consume all of your bandwidth.

Hiring 71

Hiring Developer Due Diligence Bandwidth 71

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A common challenge faced by every entrepreneur is that they don’t have the bandwidth, interest or skills to do everything that is required to build their startup. Investors worry about a single entrepreneur getting overloaded, disabled or led astray, with no balancing and supporting partner.

Partner 249

Partner Cofounder Silicon Valley Kansas 249

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2023

However, by finding a partner with complementary skills, the potential was always greater than “1+1.” Not a single one of us has the bandwidth to build a solution and a business alone. You need a team and relationships to run a business.

Technical Review 373

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Entrepreneur 373

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2018

The reason is that any one person rarely has the bandwidth, interest, or skills to manage all the tasks required to build a business. The challenge is how to find that elusive perfect-fit partner. In fact, your ideal partner may also be an investor. Explore matchmaking sites for business partners.

Partner 139

Partner Cofounder Silicon Valley Kansas 139

thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them. So as an investor, I find myself passing on opportunities at the early stage that I know could become strong businesses, simply due to bandwidth constraints.

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Venture Capital Syndicate Syndication Bandwidth 78

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2019

Investors and partners look for entrepreneurs that will look them straight in the eye when speaking, and give their full and undivided attention while you’re speaking. Have a big bandwidth. A negative attitude takes everyone down. Be warm and completely accessible. Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.”

Entrepreneur 257

Entrepreneur Advisory Board Bandwidth .Net 257

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2020

Do you have the bandwidth to work on this? Seniority Within the Firm Some non-partners at a firm can lead a deal—but the reality is that if you’re scoring your VC leads, you have to take points off for junior VCs or partners who probably have less pull. So how do you qualify a VC in your fundraising pipeline?

Bandwidth 153

Bandwidth Deal Flow Later Stage Aggregator 153

David Cohen

JANUARY 12, 2021

David is the best co-founder, partner, and friend I could have ever asked for. As for me, I am now Chairman rather than Managing Partner. While my primary responsibility will be to provide leadership for the Board of Directors, I’ll have plenty of bandwidth day-to-day to support Maëlle on her priorities.

Cofounder 154

Cofounder Bandwidth Leadership Portfolio 154

Transformify

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The second opportunity that presented itself was when Bertram Lyons, now Partner and Senior Consultant at AVP, reached out because he was in the position of moving from Washington D.C. We now have a team of 6 people out of Lahore that are an integral part of the team that we work with daily.

Pakistan 64

Pakistan Wyoming Software Engineering New York City 64

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. This initial focus is usually driven by limited financial and people resources, as well as the bandwidth of the executive team. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Fresh customer base.

Merger 243

Merger Acquisition Startup Bandwidth 243

Hearpreneur

JULY 17, 2020

Roll out of 5G will support the advanced tech solution that now requires massive data bandwidth 3. Part of the reason my business partner and I started Solitaired is because we think card games and other mind-sharpening leisure activities are an underutilized tool for mental health.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Artificial Inteligence 124

Board Effect

MARCH 4, 2024

The goals of those policies are to produce a more diverse and inclusive environment within the organization and the communities they serve, as well as for their donors, vendors and partners. Establishing accountability and transparency Nonprofits are increasingly under scrutiny by the communities they serve and their business partners.

Metrics 52

Metrics Equity Software Security 52

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

With more of us working from home and placing more demands on our bandwidths, faster internet with increased capacity for file sharing and uninterrupted Zoom conversations is the natural next step. TikTok is a perfect platform to partner with influencers who fit your brand in order to attract customers. Keep an eye on this.

Software Review 120

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. This initial focus is usually driven by limited financial and people resources, as well as the bandwidth of the executive team. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Fresh customer base.

Entrepreneur 249

Entrepreneur Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 249

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2014

What do we want our partners and clients to say about us? Stress ignites our primal, selfish survival instincts, and leaves us no mental or emotional bandwidth with which to care about others. To create your vision, ask yourself powerful questions like: What does this company look like when it’s at its strongest and best? Be generous.

America 154

America Technical Review Non-Compete Employee 154

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ).

Mobile 282

Mobile Management Application Development Southern California 282

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This developing technology allows a larger customer base to access business information as well as allows businesses to provide their customer base with new and intuitive software, internet bandwidth, and over positive experiences from users. Thanks to Hannah Sanderson, Clever Canadian ! #27- 27- Cooperation with coworkers.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Technology Entrepreneur Software Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. This initial focus is usually driven by limited financial and people resources, as well as the bandwidth of the executive team. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Fresh customer base.

Startup 232

Startup Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 232