Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

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. HW: Your blog , which I love, tries to bridge a knowledge gap between founders and investors, often explaining ‘why investors do/care about X’ and so on.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event that has featured Boston’s BEST founders. OnStartups: One of the largest online startup communities founded by HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah. Boston Hardware Startup Meetup – Meetup organized by the founders of BOLT.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The three founders (Isaac, Tim, and Jose) were based in the Los Angeles area when they moved the company to Boulder for the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2009. Twilio became a popular perk for Techstars companies globally over the years and many other Techstars portfolio companies use the product extensively.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 25, 2013

Following is a guest post by Zack Rosen , co-founder and CEO of Pantheon. Pantheon is one of the Silent Killers in our portfolio – and I’m immensely proud of the progress they are making and excited about their future. Pantheon is building “A big badass platform that will run 30% of the Internet.”

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

We’ve seen some modest progress in people upgrading from Excel to Google Sheets; use of some CRM; and a cloud-based storage service. Signal is a fundraising tool for founders run by NFX Guild, which identifies the most relevant VCs for you. . But beyond that, not much. 9% (1 / 12). 1) Market fund. Pitchbot.vc 6) Negotiate deal.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. Her work included heading Nokia’s location-based services business and app portfolio for emerging markets, which she built from a back-of-a-napkin idea to a 100-person organization with over 10 million users.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series , we interviewed Maha and David Harper, wife and husband co-founders of Atlas Group London, a construction-tech startup that has digitized the building of healthcare facilities. ICAS® can then be scaled up across the customer’s portfolio bringing enterprise-wide benefits.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2021

The advancements in infrastructure, including the launch of 5G networks , new Nvidia chips with nearly 100% increase in GPU power, Lidar sensors embedded in consumer smartphones, to cloud gaming becoming widely available with offerings from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. Alban Denoyel , Sketchfab’s co-founder and CEO.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. was a great outcome for the company (kudos to Josh James, their visionary founder & CEO!) Cloud Computing. (1). Portfolio. (3). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

MAY 24, 2021

The answer is the cloud. As cloud computing and applications have become more prevalent in every size and type of company, configuring these applications remains a pain point that business operations and IT departments know all too well. You might well ask: why is this more of a problem today than it was a few years ago? Enter Salto.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

After covering Google startup outreach and support (from first hand experience), today I’m happy to add Amazon and AWS, by looking into the variety of ways startups can engage with the commerce and cloud giant. AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio. As far as I know this is the most comprehensive list out there.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Geoffrey Arone , the founder of FLock, who is now an Entrepreneur-In-Residence in our Menlo Park office, mentioned this company to me and I thought it was worth writting a post about it. Cloud Computing. (1).

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. The Global Small Business Blog. what rights and preferences the founders and the other investors have. Cloud Services. Globalization. Follow us on Twitter. Emergent Research. Selling to Small Businesses.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

on a global stage) and specifically the Bay Area (within the U.S.) A successful seed investor once remarked to me that he views “the traditional seed round” today for a good or proven founder to be akin to having a “ free first move on the chess board.” I am expecting a downturn at some point.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

As you know, the Google productivity apps portfolio is getting very good traction within enterprises, and through our Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing series , we've heard from various CIOs who are moving from Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange to Google's Office suite. One of the primary drivers of the switch is cost.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: internet , Portfolio. Cloud Computing. (1). Portfolio. (3). Cracking The Code. Monday, February 12, 2007. Getting the most of your online marketing: the In & Out of SEM/SEO. on a scale of 1-4).

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Recent guests: Heidi Roizen (Mobius), Philip Rosedale (Linden Labs) and the founders of Meebo. Cloud Computing. (1). Portfolio. (3). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. anecdotes. (13).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston. Jim Breyer. Who’s next?

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

It’s been quite a journey getting here and there’s still a way to go as cryptocurrencies integrate with our global financial system. I sat down (virtually) with Chainalysis co-founder and CEO Michael Gronager to discuss his learnings from almost seven years at the helm of a high-growth company. How did Kraken come about? ?

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 27, 2018

In 15 years, DocuSign’s cloud-based platform has made it possible for more than 370,000 companies and hundreds of millions of users to make nearly every agreement, approval process, or transaction digital—from practically any device, virtually anywhere in the world. More than 700 million transactions have been performed on the platform.

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Ben's Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Cloud, as we know, meets the criteria and offers other tremendous benefits to such enterprises. However, there has been a consistent theme causing resistance to the adoption of cloud applications—security. Patriot Act introduce another layer of complexity to decision making on using cloud applications. Google Gmail.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

Over the past several weeks, I have been rolling out a series of Spotlights on the Lontra Ventures portfolio. Massive Scale with Unprecedented Speed BlazingDB offers a massively distributed, “cloud first”, high performance SQL database that achieves performance gains on the largest workloads and datasets at extraordinarily competitive costs.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. Why Register?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2022

As a result, founders are accepting increased dilution of the stakes they hold in their own companies. With over 1,000 global unicorns (and about 1.5 You can read more about it in their 2022 State of the Cloud report. They are Tripp (an VR meditation app) and Echo3D (full diclosure: a Remagine Ventures portfolio company).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

The reality today is that capital is more available than ever and entrepreneurs have become more sophisticated, so founders are looking for more than just cash from their venture backers. but globally. I’ve seen many founders not fully grasp how the venture capital business works and what incentives investors have.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Today, he sees the opportunity to do a cloud capacity planning company. Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Today, he sees the opportunity to do a cloud capacity planning company. Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

For creatives, it is a global stage for creativity where title and experience don’t matter. I am applying my nearly 20 years worth of experience working with a portfolio of clients who are all women led and fall within the fashion, wellness and non-profit categories. Thanks to Mike Samson, crowdSPRING. #3 Dream big as they say.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Last month, I attended the SaaS Founder Meetup organized by Point Nine Capital in Berlin. As a founder, there’s no difference in having a small share of big exit or large share of small exit. Ask an entrepreneur from the VC portfolio to introduce you or find an industry expert connected to the VC to refer you.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 21, 2019

We argued extensively in our book, Blitzscaling , that these strategies and tactics describe why Silicon Valley Bay Area – which has a population of less than 4 million – generates such a massively disproportionate number of global technology companies. Disclosure: * denotes a current or former Greylock portfolio company.).

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

A billion dollar valuation, the Unicorn status was once the holy grail for many VCs and founders. The Unicorn’s struggle is a global phenomenon There are a total of 1,224 unicorns globally, with a combined valuation of $3.7 Spotlight on Israeli unicorns in 2024 Israel is home to 131 unicorns, over 10% of the global total.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 21, 2021

Founded in Bucharest, and now headquartered now in New York City, UiPath rang the bell this morning at the NYSE, becoming the largest public cloud company born in Europe. Born behind the iron curtain and despite the humble beginnings of UiPath, Daniel had global ambitions from the offset. The Global Partners of Accel.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We’d like to thank KeyBank and G2 for providing some of the data used in the report - * It’s an amazing time to be a cloud entrepreneur in Europe. The European cloud ecosystem is growing much faster than anyone could have anticipated: last year, we predicted that it would take another three years for Europe to generate its first decacorn.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2020

Let’s establish two things right off the bat: One, the Coronavirus Pandemic is a global tragedy that has already cost us far too many lives and create economic devastation. Are you a travel company? Also, if you’re going to shoot a video remotely for content purposes, you don’t need to get stuck with conference call chat level video quality.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc. And now all of a sudden you have got this global market of all these early adopters that have smartphones connected to the Internet, and they can just pick up their things and run with them. Nothing is going to stop cloud. So the shift towards cloud services. Exactly right!

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

According to PWC, within the next 3-5 years, cumulative investment in FinTech globally could exceed $150 billion. The panelists are: Mr. Rafe Furst , Co-Founder Crowdfunder. Mr. Steve Hensley , Executive Vice President at KAL Software , a global software company operating at the forefront of the ATM industry. Mr. Alo Ghosh.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Fun fact: it seems that I end up investing in a cloud HR company every seven years. Gloat has pioneered the Talent Marketplace to solve that, and it’s now becoming a strategic tool for global enterprises. It was about this time I met my co-founder, Amichai, at IBM. And that made the decision for me.

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