Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

She is responsible for the company’s vision and strategy for delivering innovative solutions, building an organization of the industry’s most talented people, and developing organizational excellence to deliver the highest levels of business value to its customers. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. Our business model changed as we realized that to become a large company, we needed to automate more than just a few marketers. See part one for the first time it happened. This time it was serious.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. business model and team.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I’ve done this by surrounding myself with great friends and co-investors at other funds – a handful of them have become my best daily sparring partners (outside of Boris and Leah at V1). Even when founders don’t get the desired response, they still appreciate our quick turnaround and even forward along referrals. Pay it forward.

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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. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Based in Amsterdam, Skilllab is co-founded by Azza El Hayek and Ulrich Scharf. Skilllab’s co-founders won the Google AI Impact Challenge in 2019. What has the startup experience taught you about life? If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Maria Tanjala and Irina Albita , the co-founders of FilmChain. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 16, 2020 Maria Tanjala , co-founder of FilmChain , is passionate about tech solutions that bring transparency and automation to creative industries. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Richard Ma , CEO and Co-Founder at Quantstamp , says, “We focus on helping our customers stay safe and succeed because our philosophy is that technology is only a tool to solve people’s problems.” What has the startup experience taught you about life? All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods , moved his company to San Diego from the Netherlands The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 Plantible Foods wants to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible future while meeting the food needs of a hungry planet. What is your top goal for your startup for 2020?

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It was my first day at Version One when I realized that finding “ VC-fundable ” startups would not be easy. With nearly 30,000 startups on AngelList , there’s a lot to sort through. This makes it laboriously difficult to identify rising stars and make comparisons within a specific vertical. Vertical SaaS.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Stine Mølgaard Sørensen, co-founder and COO for Radiobiotics, based in Copenhagen. Sørensen, who is also a co-author of F**k It, Ship It , shared some thoughts about life in Denmark and her startup experience. Writing more books and investing in other startups. What is your top goal for Radiobotics in 2020?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Flugauto Co-Founders (left to right): Frank Noppel , CEO, Gerrit Becker , CCO, and Alexander Xydas , COO. For businesses that want to transport cargo, they offer the benefits of a helicopter, including speed and access to remote locations, but at the cost of ground transportation. Georgia Tech and Stanford. Blockchain.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Quicc co-founders Jason Toevs and Mike Mathia. One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Quicc Co-Founder and CEO Mike Mathia will pitch his company in the category of Entertainment & Content Technology before a live audience and a panel of expert judges (3:30 to 4:30 pm Sunday, March 15).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ed Yu , CEO and co-founder of StrongSalt The Forrest Four-Cast: February 3, 2020 Is it possible for companies to protect their customers with data privacy that complies with regulations and is easy for developers to use? StrongSalt Co-Founder and CEO Ed Yu says yes it is. “Encryption sucks and we fix that.”?—?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The brainchild of 20-year-old CEO and Co-Founder Michael Ioffe , Arist builds text message courses consisting of a series of 1,200 character texts sent to the user daily over five to 30 days. Lately, I’ve been a big fan of Patrick Collison (co-founder of Stripe). why not teach using text messages??—?and

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The brainchild of 20-year-old CEO and Co-Founder Michael Ioffe , Arist builds text message courses consisting of a series of 1,200 character texts sent to the user daily over five to 30 days. Lately, I’ve been a big fan of Patrick Collison (co-founder of Stripe). why not teach using text messages??—?and

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Praxis CEO and Co-Founder Elise Smith is passionate about leveraging innovation and disruptive technologies to increase access and opportunity in the pursuit of equity. My co-founders and I all met at Stanford so Palo Alto is really where it all began. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The software product grew from tools and processes developed by Pattern r+d, a sustainability consulting firm run by Cove.tool co-founders Sandeep Ahuja and Patrick Chopson (both building scientists and architects). What has the startup experience taught you about life? Autonomous driving. Persistence.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Winding Tree Co-Founders: CEO Maksim Izmaylov (left) and COO Pedro Anderson (right). Pedro Anderson , Winding Tree Founder and COO, how running a startup is like parenting, the words he lives by, and why humility is overrated. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Startups and Sales If you read this post you can come away with the impression that every startup with a direct salesforce needs a consultative sales team. what Market Type is your startup? It also made me realize that there are times you don’t want any sales people in your company.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Co-founded by Nolan Bushnell (founder of Atari) and Zai Ortiz (Hollywood creative director behind J.A.R.V.I.S. Zai Ortiz , co-founder and President of Virsix Games , has a relentless fascination with the merging of cinema, gaming and new technology, and strives to answer the question: “what does gaming look like in 10 years?”

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Neelam Dwivedi , co-founder of NeelAgil Technologies Private Ltd., Dwivedi talked about what’s great about Hyderabad, why computers are overrated, and how running a startup is like having a baby. My team consists of Co-Founder Dr. Arunagirinathan M. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , the Porto, Portugal-based startup is nearing its full launch date, and already has had more than 12,000 beta users sign up to choose from a selection of renowned professional bettors to copy. André Flórido pitching Betmarkets during Techsylvania 2019 Startup Avalanche’s final.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , the Porto, Portugal-based startup is nearing its full launch date, and already has had more than 3,500 beta users sign up to choose from a selection of renowned professional bettors to copy. André Flórido pitching Betmarkets during Techsylvania 2019 Startup Avalanche’s final.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. Yarina, Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global, was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Healthcare, one of many awards the company has received for its work. This will require new partners, new skill sets, and new business model innovation.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Amy Keller’s startup PurePlus transforms produce that would be wasted into healthful candy The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the U.S. What has the startup experience taught you about life? Female entrepreneurs must have grit.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Many thanks, you’ve changed my startup a hundred times already. Maybe the core of what you talk about in getting companies to success lies in the answer to these 2 questions. Oh, I absolutely love your “I was having coffee with person the other day&# stories. Keep ‘em coming.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The myth about pivots is that they are an exception: something undesirable that happens because a startup went seriously awry, and which you should strive to avoid. Actually, startups, like all businesses, work because of a cycle of invention and reinvention. Business model evolution is the rule, not the exception.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The larger your customer base, the more opportunities for monetization, and therefore the more attractive your startup is for investors. In this aspect, China’s huge market seems ripe for the taking — and which firms are better-placed to do so than homegrown startups, especially app developers looking to conquer the mobile market?

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Outreach was named to the 2020 LinkedIn Top Startups list, which uncovers the 50 companies that have stood out this year, attracting investment, employees and attention. EdTech startup Top Hat acquired another education publishing company, recently closing a deal to purchase Bluedoor. . Scanwell Health was awarded a $1.6M

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2020

by Manni Sidhu, Co-founder and CEO of Coleegs , and William Gilchrist , Founder and CEO of Konsyg. A new challenge has bloomed for founders and managers in the Covid-19 era –how do they set key performance indicators (KPIs) for the years ahead? Founders should focus on stability. Will our funding dry out?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As Jerry Chu , CEO and one of the Lofty AI Founders, explains, “our results speak for themselves. What has the startup experience taught you about life? I would probably been working at another startup I founded. But my personal favorite part about San Francisco is the energy of the startup founders and the investor network.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

For the first 25 years HP’s business model was static. Of course HP did ship new products and innovate, but their center of innovation was sustaining innovation , around the core of their existing business. Elephant Graveyard Reinvention of large companies, while making for great case studies are rare.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

And the startup ecosystem is dependent on those wild Barry-Bonds-juiced-up-on-a-million-steriods-style home runs to keep functioning. Co-founder and CEO Jason Goldberg said this was the first of several companies he’s started that was so intensely personal, he couldn’t imagine ever doing anything else. Sarah Lacy.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 17, 2010

We had a chance to talk with David Mathews, CEO and Co-Founder of Spreadsy, and ask about his thoughts on the market, competitors, and the company. Furthermore, Spreadsy is looking into many other vendor verticals for future innovation instead of featuring solely deals from local businesses.

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