Steve Blank

OCTOBER 25, 2022

An edited version of this article previously appeared in the Boston Consulting Group’s strategy think tank website. I spent last week at a global Fortune 50 company offsite watching them grapple with disruption. And how do they motivate their most important asset – their people – to operate with speed, urgency, and passion?

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

You need close partners in that journey and you get many sorts of partners - investors, employees etc. - Starting in three cities - Tel Aviv, London and Boston - at almost the same time helped, but can you walk us through how you thought about building a global company from day one? What have you learned from it?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

Many successful entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, admit to reading many books a year , as well as participating in panels and forums on national and global challenges. Building a startup is not a solo operation. A commitment to constant learning will raise your intellectual capital.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

I served on the board of directors until the IPO, and during that time we were able to recruit great firms like Foundry Group, SoftTech VC (now Uncork Capital), Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. The company is based in San Francisco, with significant operations in Africa and elsewhere. #5: 2: Uber (2009).

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

She is the CEO & General Partner of the investment firm Street Global. Her online radio show: Global Fireside Chats, brings together global industry titans to share insights on our fast-changing world. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. That's right.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

2) Groupon’s Far More International Than Most Realize : Most casual observers know that Groupon’s been buying similar daily deal businesses in other global regions (starting in May 2010), and doing some organic expansion internationally too. But even in Boston & Chicago it remains above $20.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Just yesterday, Adam Medros , SVP of Global Product at TripAdvisor and an entrepreneur advisor for NextView, just asked about when the next event will be. (And This is sometimes really tough for former operators. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest?

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Just yesterday, Adam Medros , SVP of Global Product at TripAdvisor and an entrepreneur advisor for NextView, just asked about when the next event will be. (And This is sometimes really tough for former operators. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. Coming from an operating role in a company, that can feel odd - that doing nothing is in fact accomplishing your objective - so that takes some getting used to. but globally.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Summit Partners and TA Associates have leveraged their origination programs to move into later stage buyouts.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Despite their success, Startup America’s goal is to continue for three years, and then fold their operations and let the infrastructure they’ve created exist independently. Network for Good, Global Giving, Mission Fish (behind ebay’s GivingWorks). Connect with our partners, e.g., Derek Holt. Give to the Max” days. There are 1.4m-1.6m

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

According to Toni Schneider, a Partner at True Ventures, and a Team-Lead at Automattic, boundaryless teams confer a real advantage; “You can hire great people wherever you find them: Once your company is untethered from one physical location, your pool of available job applicants becomes the entire world. The Real Question.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

As she recalls, "once we as a team and ecosystem of stakeholders got our plan together--and a big part of that was our incredible school partners, who said, 'We are going to feed as many kids and families as we can,'-- within a week, we were building at light speed what would be the next iteration of Revolution Foods and our feeding system."

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View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

While the startup environment in Boston has vastly improved over the last several years , I continue to hear the sentiment that it’s really tough to build a great consumer startup in Boston. This is expressed by people outside of Boston, but it often comes from those within our community too.

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Start Up Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

No need to leave the couch to find a potential partner, just sit and swipe in your comfy tracksuit pants. The market size is over $US10 billion globally in revenue. An AI girlfriend who is there for her “partner’s” every beck and call, giving him (and it is mostly men), the kind of response he wants, every single time.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Franchises Franchises Home Franchise 500 Home-Based Low Cost Top New Fast Growing Top Global Biz Opportunities Franchises for Sale Franchises A Bright Forecast for a Solar Panel Installation Franchise. Market value doesn't equal the sum of sweat equity invested by you and your partners. Then, start thinking about the numbers.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I was running a few business units for a small public company and while I enjoyed the operational side of my job, I was also responsible for M&A and partnerships and had a particular affinity for the transactional side of my job. My partners and I have written extensively about this thematic approach on the Foundry Group blog: [link].

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Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

So it took me a minute to describe to my partners why SaaS for cows is incredibly exciting… Farmeron is a SaaS company focused on the data management challenges facing the agriculture sector. Thanks Andy, we’re excited to partner with and help the company. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

A recent CityBizList Boston article highlights Babson’s expansion into Pakistan through a partnership with the Institute of Business Administration. Babson also will advise on the development of support services and infrastructure for the Center, and advise IBA on the management of it ongoing operations.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Follow Amber on Twitter @amberallen_aa #Gaming #Esports #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #MixedReality #AmbersReality Andy Tryba recently launched a new company with Donald Park from Vista Equity, called Ionic Partners, after almost a decade running companies for Joe Liemandt.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 29, 2016

My business partner and I wanted the new name to reflect our striving to be a “Kingdom Business” discovering what unique role God wants us to play in the local and global marketplaces. These texts help to form the banks of the river for how we operate as a business. Our financial services firm is named Single Point Partners.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. Today, this thesis is less relevant. American VCs are critical.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Because of a global donor blood shortage, particularly in emerging markets, clinicians and patients don’t have enough access to donor blood. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. She is the primary inventor of a modular centrifuge that operates with or without electricity.

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www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

With 1,100 lawyers, 150 practice areas and a global presence, Holland & Knight offers the experience and resources to handle your most difficult legal challenges. The Lab manages the shared operational needs of its member organizations, allowing them to better focus on mission and execution.

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David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. HBS Alumni Angels is a global angel group, given our chapters in 15 cities. I’ve enjoyed working with our partners at VentureOutNY and Worldwide Investor Network. 3) Internationalization. 4) Inclusion.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Speakers: - Bob Dahl, HBS Alumni Angel, formerly head of Global Healthcare for the Carlyle Group. David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Dahl served as co-head of healthcare investment banking in North America at Credit Suisse First Boston.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Among other corporate positions in my career, I have been a Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Research Engineer for small private companies, and also some Fortune 500 and even Fortune 10 companies. This bill will NOT affect our company. These are tricky but important details.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. markets: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. markets: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Giving stuff for free is a dangerous game, and it is difficult to sustain operations that have large numbers of free users. In 1M/1M premium, we do invest in certain companies on a revenue sharing basis and create channel partnerships with one or more of our partners. He is also planning to launch in Boston and Chicago by December.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

And gaming companies like EA, Ubisoft, Bioware, and Capcom are either based out of Canada or have large operations in the country. We’ve previously looked at the best cities in the US to build your startup , and we’ve even looked at some of the best cities globally. 25 best startup ecosystem in the world.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

An operations management lecturer at the University of Leeds decided to ask Boston residents what they wanted from a smart city, and the answer was a bit surprising. Darren Bates, LLC About Darren Bates Darren Bates is a global accessibility and inclusion champion and President of Darren Bates, LLC. Have you asked? Stay tuned.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

ISRAELI EDUCATIONAL APP TAKES MILLION-DOLLAR PRIZE AT GLOBAL CONTEST. With current locations in San Francisco, Boston, London, and Shanghai, the medical giant’s innovation centers work on developing new approaches to a range of diseases. LOCKHEED MARTIN AND EMC PARTNER FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ISRAEL.

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Brandanew

JULY 20, 2016

Here’s what makes Paint Nite a great social story: The first Paint Nite in Boston, in March 2012, was a hit, drawing 50 people. Today, the company has 54 employees and operates in 115 cities globally. ( ”- ” Jonathan Dien, Partner, Gravity Tank, AdWeek, 2015. Tickets started at $25 and are now $45.)

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

In contemplating various names on a plane ride coming back to Chicago from Boston, we landed in a bad rain storm with the pilot’s forecast of the storm becoming much worst and that we were very lucky to have beat the severe storm. Global – I wanted my company to have a global reach. Nowlin, Excel Global Partners ! #10-

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