David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. According to Brian Parks, “Bigfoot provides RBI, term loans, and lines of credit to SaaS businesses with $500k+ ARR. Our wheelhouse is bootstrapped (or lightly capitalized) SMB SaaS. Bigfoot Capital.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 22, 2012

He’s been actively involved in the New York tech community as an entrepreneur and investor, and currently sits on the boards of SeatGeek, Adaptly and BiznessApps. Guest author Arie Abecassis is co-founder of AppStori, a crowdfunding startup for entrepreneurs of mobile apps, and a Venture Partner at DreamIt Ventures.

Startup 133

Startup Portfolio Metrics Bootstrapping 133

David Cohen

JULY 28, 2013

You see the same ideas in London as you see in New York. If there are two startups in London doing something, there are probably two or three in New York and a couple in Boulder doing the same thing. There’s also a lot more scrutiny of the business model, as opposed to just finding good people with a good idea.

Seed Stage 62

Seed Stage New York Cofounder Bootstrapping 62

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups. What differentiates them is their disciplined approach to determining when to spend money: after the fundamental elements of the business model have been empirically validated. Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups.

Lean 167

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Startup 167

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# Of course this is not at all true of many profitable small businesses, but they are not what I mean by startups.) People talk about funding funding funding, bootstrapping, etc.,

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

What makes this tricky is that markets evolve, and an innovative technology or business model can transform a normal market into a Glengarry Glen Ross market. In it we explicitly state: “The real value creation comes when innovative technology enables innovative products and services with innovative business models….What

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

There are so many unknowns at this stage and the only known is that the business model is going to change at least once, or in the current most overused term in the Silicon Valley, there will be a "pivot". Bootstrapping 101. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. work at home.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. —– Versatile Venture Capital is a new venture capital fund specializing in companies targeting early profitability, based in New York City.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. Bootstrapping 101. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Randy Stross, a colleague of mine at San Jose State, wrote an interesting piece on the textbook business in his Sunday New York Times column, " First it Was Song Downloads. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

But travel, particularly for early-stage and bootstrapped entrepreneurs who are physically far away, can be hard to swing. There’s no group size requirement per se, but we’ll look for a bigger group from say, New York City, than from a region with a smaller existing Lean Startup community.

Lean 165

Lean Nebraska San Francisco Silicon Valley 165

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. cant wait to go back, which is clearly goal #1 in the list of critical success factors if anyone is still following the business model tangent. Labels: Bandon Dunes , business models , golf.

Oregon 28

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. At SJSU, we also have a business plan competition in the spring, which ideally allows the students to build a viable business model around their NIF projects. Bootstrapping 101. Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2016

Joining me in SiriusXM’s studio in New York were. Nigel : … We’ve done a pretty decent job … bootstrapping with limited resources — trying to figure out different ways to get work done and move the needle without actually spending any money. Here’s how they knew their idea could be a business. Nigel Caldon.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur North America Cofounder Silicon Valley 120

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

New York has quickly become one of the best places in the world to start a company, but if you look at demographics, Brooklyn is a unique area whose innovator and maker population outnumbers most other cities in the country. Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network.

Technology 116

Technology Valuation Community Restful 116

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Marketing, advertising, positioning — they’re all forms of persuasive writing, just like an op-ed in the New York Times. Today it would be near-impossible to bootstrap Smart Bear on those keywords. But that’s how you build a hobby, not a company. What’s the answer? Who are your persuading?

Customer 279

Customer Software Review SEM Technical Review 279

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. Bootstrapping 101. Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1).

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 28, 2018

My own journey started in 1989 when I was a new mom and partially working actress in New York City. In my case I used reusable bags when I shopped in New York City and beyond, and I watched and listened to the people in line behind me. This is when, as Seth Godin says you decide to “pick yourself.”

New York City 172

New York City Bootstrapping Green New York 172

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

I continue to work on additional programs and products for bootstrapped and angel-backed startups, as well as for enterprise and future entrepreneurs. I love the business model. Because of the cost and intensity of this program, it is designed for startups with significant venture backing or who have reached profitability.

Lean 102

Lean Programming San Francisco Continuous Deployment 102

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense? Do you understand the business and market? The process of building the model forces you to answer the difficult questions related to the business model and give a complete picture of the opportunity. 3 days ago.

Silicon Valley 35

Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

For most big, established companies like us, our business models were developed years—even decades ago. We’ve built up strength in executing our business model, not creating new ones. In fact, I believe the movement is now mainstream—startups, VCs, accelerators, are no longer “new.”. And why wouldn’t it be?

Lean 326

Lean Nepal Cofounder Customer Development 326

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

When my wife first mentioned this Job Wars research project she was working on a few months ago, I responded with the traditional view that start-ups are the vehicle of job creation and government policy should be to not get in the way of this ecosystem, as New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman argues in " Start-Ups, Not Bailouts."

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Many companies that have raised capital are going to need to spend it wisely to win and others will be forced to bootstrap. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. Bootstrapping 101. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Steve Bennet. at 7:33 AM.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct.

San Jose 28

San Jose San Francisco Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28