The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Kevin Wu, co-founder and CEO of job search optimization program Pathrise , says “Digital marketer roles are some of the most in-demand positions in the tech industry.” This includes creating content like blog posts, videos, social media posts, and more. And he’s right. Content Creation. This is where paid advertising comes in.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review PPC SEM Marketing 78

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

Gordon Platt, President, Gotham Media , observes, “You may meet people on-line, but when’s the last time you really made a long-term, financially meaningful commitment exclusively as the result of a virtual interaction?” We market to four populations: High-potential founders. I’ve listed below my current social media toolkit.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

Tim Sweeney, the founder and CEO of Epic is a long term visionary of our online future and the Metaverse. Tim Sweeney, Epic Games’ founder and CEO. The future of social media and 3D interaction is the biggest priority to Facebook. Yuga Labs Pitch Deck: BAYC founders raised $450M from Andreesen Horowitz from Pitch Decks.

IP 206

IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 12, 2016

Since then, as a team, we’ve been fortunate enough to invest behind the vision of the founders of some tremendous consumer companies across messaging, social media, e-commerce, Internet of Things, marketplaces and gaming. For that reason I was thrilled when Aaron Batalion joined as my partner in November.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder SCRUM Committed Capital 60

BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Once again, we are grateful to have the opportunity to work with so many amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, and other collaborators to bring the boldstart family together. 2017 Recap. 2 exits including yhat (sold to Alteryx?—?AYX

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Cloud Cofounder Portfolio Advisory Board 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios. ” Fire, Ready, Aim. He just hired Meg Whitman.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. But founders need to know how to ask for their advice and when to ignore it. Startup Insights From Paul English, Co-Founder of Kayak - OnStartups , May 10, 2010 I’m just wrapping up several weeks of attending conferences across both coasts. You could just outspend.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

I’m curious about a Millennial and Gen Z version of Patients Like Me that is mobile-first and built for generations that already share everything on social media. I recently caught up with Zak Holdsworth , co-founder and CEO of Hint Health , who gave me some food for thought on new insurance models.

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Social Network Vertical Cofounder Software Improvement 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

A popular approach these days seems to be for founders to regale investors early with a pitch touting the newest “million-dollar idea.” If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Preferred Stock Stealth 120

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In ” At present, Version One Ventures portfolio includes startups from all over the United States and Canada. Version One Ventures does not look at founders in a gender specific light.

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Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

David Teten

OCTOBER 9, 2020

I’ve broken them into three buckets: A) Voting and census; B) Push media companies to inform Americans accurately; and C) Outreach to your employees and community. B) Push media companies to inform Americans accurately. Evaluate the media venues where you advertise to check if you’re comfortable with their biases.

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America Technical Review Social Media Community 60

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.

Cofounder 180

Cofounder Portfolio Capital Gains Vertical 180

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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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. – Portfolio company diversity. – Network.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. – Portfolio company diversity. – Network.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

For example, I often hear proposals for new online social media or collaboration platforms, maybe more specifically tuned to inventors or artists, or easier to use, and populated by experts, to compete against Slack or Facebook. Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund. Build a prototype and experiment with real customers.

Artificial Inteligence 336

Artificial Inteligence Startup Cofounder Framework 336

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.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 9% (1 / 12). Source: Knowledge.VC , based on scraping firm websites

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

Years later Clavier's name now comes up all the time when one of his portfolio companies finds success; his exits include Mint, Tapulous, and UserPlane, other investments include Mashery (a ReadWriteWeb sponsor), Rapleaf, Fitbit, bitly, GroupOn, Twitter and many more. Are all co-founders equal, Clavier asked?

Investment Bankers 153

Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

– Austin Hill , co-founder Blockstream (FPV’s newest portfolio company). Contrary to the headlines in the media, this infrastructure can reduce fraud and weed out “bad actors”. We’ve come together because we believe in the potential of this technology to have a significant, positive social impact.

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Kenya Africa United States Global 109

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As part of The Startup Magazine Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Gina Diaz, entrepreneur and top immigration and real estate attorney, Ms. For more information, visit the TheGinaDiaz website or find her as #TheRightAttorney on social media. Why is it important for you to give back to the community?

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LLC Illinois Community Cofounder 148

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

Ben Lamson and Sulaiman Sanni, WeDidIt cofounders. Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. As Su says “We were both in good positions. And they’re happy they did it.

Small Business 142

Small Business Advisory Board Employee Entrepreneur 142

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Edelman’s annual study on the state of trust in institutions, industries and media. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. As I wrote about in my post on Seven critical lessons learned in angel investing , this is painful and you must have a diversified portfolio to practice angel investing and actually make money. But I digress?—?this

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B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51

The Startup Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

million portfolio. In 2007, he founded Millionaire Media, LLC through which the books An American Hedge Fund and Pennystocking were published. In 2010, Tim became the CEO of TLC Media LLC, a financial services firm that provides a platform to interact and learn with the best traders online. million portfolio within 5 years.

Stock 142

Stock LLC Portfolio Entrepreneur 142

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2015

In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. These include making deposits, transferring funds, paying bills and managing stock portfolios. by Jake Dacillo, Marketing Director, Balboa Capital. Small Business Loan Overview. How it Works.

Small Business 100

Small Business Technical Review Technology United States 100

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies. If they don’t, then the management team has simply become caretakers of the founders’ legacy. This never ends well.

Private Equity 328

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 328

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Other players such as Obopay have set out to focus on mobile person-to-person cash transfers, mFoundry (a GRP portfolio company) has focused on mobile banking and a mobile wallet and one of my favorite companies m-via is focusing on mobile remittances (right now between the US and Mexico). Add this new model to the mix. 13mm in Series B.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Cofounder Spain San Diego 270

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

On the other side of the equation, there are a growing number of design, development, and digital media shops who are hungry to expand, or swap focus, to building a company that’s more than just a service shop. The founders’ psychology is probably one of the most important contributors to success of the company.”.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Developer 60

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Alexia Tsotsis is the co-editor of TechCrunch. She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. Founder Stories) Aereos Chet Kanojia Urges Entrepreneurs To "Go For The Difficult Problems" [TCTV].

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Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

by Tom Larkin, cofounder and CEO of Social Rebate. Tom Larkin is Co-Founder & CEO of Social Rebate , an e-commerce solution that converts customers’ purchases into Social Media marketing. As Transamerica’s youngest-ever partner, I’ve examined, modeled, and invested in several thousand companies.

Cofounder 154

Cofounder Elevator Pitch Early Stage Valuation 154

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. Secondly, the driver of returns for the funds raised in 1978 – 1981 was not their underlying portfolios, at what stage, or in what industries they were built.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2021

The According to Alon Grinshpoon, co-founder and CEO of EchoAR: “3D content is now everywhere. Alban Denoyel , Sketchfab’s co-founder and CEO. According to the Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2021–2025 report by PWC, Worldwide VR content revenue surged 31.7% ” Mark Zuckerberg.

Cofounder 183

Cofounder Mobile Revenue Cloud 183

YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2013

by Natalie Gonzalez, co-founder and head of marketing and social media at Chatalog. Some angel investors are part of a network that provides free access to legal counsel for all of their portfolio companies. Small businesses are the economic engine that drives the U.S. New survey data from Constant Contact® , Inc.

Small Business 276

Small Business Cofounder Social Media Angel Investor 276

Ben's Blog

JANUARY 31, 2012

That excitement took a sharp downhill turn when one of the top partners said to me, in front of my co-founders, “When are you going to get a real CEO?”. As we set out to design a venture capital firm that would enable founders to run their own companies, we began by asking: In what ways are professional CEOs superior to founder CEOs?

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Portfolio Cofounder Partner 78

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84