VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Social Hybrid AI x human communities – messaging & social apps where bots are treated as equal citizens. Bitcoin Allocation – Growing the role of bitcoin in investment portfolios. What’s missing is the last mile — distribution, customer journey design, guardrails and workflow automation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

Some companies called patent trolls purchase or license software patents to build a portfolio that they can sell to the highest bidder or use to hold startups hostage due to limited resources through royalties and litigation. Rather than protection, this can be seen as a tax on innovation. All patents require public disclosure.

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Software Review Intellectual Property Software Technical Review 120

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

With the increased demand for video content, a video marketing agency can offer a wide range of services, from video production to distribution and analysis. All you need is a niche website or an engaged community where you can post product or service reviews with affiliate links. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 118

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2013

The new software offering expands Intel’s extensive portfolio of datacenter computing, networking, storage and intelligent system products.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

6 portfolio companies raised Series A financings including Manifold , Hypr , and 4 unannounced, 1 raised a Series B (unannounced), and Security Scorecard raised a $28mm Series C. Expect this trend to continue and what this means is that CIOs will take a portfolio approach, make some bets, and double down on their winners.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

So we have five themes – Digital Life and Distribution are the other two.”. Distribution. I do something I now call community hours. And so that is a steady import of talent but even more interestingly what it really did is it re-energized the entrepreneurial community.”. Human Computer Interaction. Protocol Digital Life.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

You could then distribute flyers asking potential customers to contact you about the service, and find out how many are interested. You’ll also want to look at their portfolios, get introduced to past customers, to see whether their work is the level of quality you’d like for your developing idea. and overseas developers.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2012

These conferences are not only a great way to raise your startup’s profile, they also serve as valuable networking opportunities within the tech/VC community. E.g., See ffVC’s blog post about the JOBS act, which discusses portfolio company Indiegogo. See my previous blog post for a list of tech conferences and ways to get in.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 4, 2020

Countries, communities and households have been turned upside down. . This time of year, we normally provide a portfolio update that highlights the various product launches, accolades and funding announcements from the past quarter. Clio is committing $1 million to help the global legal community navigate the challenges of COVID-19.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As we do at the end of every quarter, we’ve summarized some of the key highlights and activities across our portfolio. . In addition, UNI arrived and was probably one of the largest token distribution events ever with 15% of all tokens going to nearly 300K liquidity providers and users. Announcements.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies. I’ll also continue to work within the NYC tech community—now thriving at a level I could hardly have imagined when I first got the pitch deck for USV’s first fund as a Limited Partner at the GM pension fund.

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Genuine VC

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Historically, one of the (admittedly fair) critiques of Boston as a tech ecosystem is that the community is just that: a very tech-focused ecosystem, often at the expense of good marketing. I can’t tell you how many pitch decks from local startups I’ve received over the past decade that barely even touch upon the key subject of distribution.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

In addition, we were lucky enough to finally find reliable partners, thus adding a few more services to our portfolio – like Locksmith and Childcare. We’re very new to the industry, and while we’re passionate about the product, there have been obstacles every step of the way – production, shipping, distribution, etc.

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Las Vegas Entrepreneur Software Review Community 88

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2021

The falling economic costs of production and distribution have been replaced by a new set of taxes — physical, emotional, psychological — as your community expects new content, accessibility to their heroes and open book authenticity. Highlighted Homebrew Portfolio Jobs. Creator Wellness Will Be A Key Goal of New Products.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Executives of large companies which may acquire or become clients of our portfolio companies. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. Tech stack.

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View from Seed

JULY 26, 2021

YAA utilizes, software, content, and community to help buyers navigate their confusing process and get the most out of this significant purchase. And the company has been able to create an early distribution wedge through their excellent and authentic presence on Youtube that reaches millions of end users. .

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View from Seed

JULY 26, 2021

YAA utilizes, software, content, and community to help buyers navigate their confusing process and get the most out of this significant purchase. And the company has been able to create an early distribution wedge through their excellent and authentic presence on Youtube that reaches millions of end users. .

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Distribution Community Software Partner 156

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2013

WineFamily also has a social network component called Grapevine that allows wine merchants to create their own social communities, allowing consumers to communicate directly with wine makers and distributors. But easy online access to a large portfolio of wines will likely be the key draw for consumers in Asia.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 28, 2021

Creators that are able to grow a community while keeping engagement levels high have a greater opportunity to make a living from their craft more than ever before in history. They already distribute over $100M a month amongst their 200,000+ creators. pic.twitter.com/xtdInea3Tk — Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) April 26, 2021.

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Genuine VC

AUGUST 3, 2012

One Jackson is a new online children’s clothing retailer which is surprisingly fresh – all of its designs were created by independent designers and then curated with love from its community of parents. For us, the investment is certainly fresh and newest in our portfolio, but it also feels familiar.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Let’s start with a short definition: [the creator economy] is defined as the class of businesses built by over 50 million independent content creators, curators, and community builders including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers, plus the software and finance tools designed to help them with growth and monetization.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2017

CPG brands invest significant effort to design packaging that stands out in these environments and supply chains that support this distribution model. We are already seeing this happen with our portfolio company Grove Collaborative , which is increasingly rethinking the form factor of CPG products.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Lower level of community familiarity. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5%

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I’m extremely excited about the portfolio of companies my partners and I have put together at Foundry Group which includes some great ad tech companies which you list above. Rather, I’d say that the one truly common trait across our portfolio of companies is the obsession these businesses have with their product.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

When they promise to help you with marketing, sales, distribution, integrated product development, etc. Make sure to reference check with other portfolio companies. Try VentureHacks , The Funded or OnStartups - three great communities to tap into other entrepreneurs and ask them for their experiences. it sure is tempting.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

It serves as a reminder to look beyond or ourselves and invest in the interest of those in our community. It’s a day where people around the world join in and help charitable organizations in their community. Giving to charities helps change lives and makes your community and the world a better place. To learn lessons.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) Build systems and processes that enable your team to create and distribute content seamlessly. Edelman’s 2021 brand trust research shows that 86% of people expect brands to take one or more actions beyond their product and business.

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Genuine VC

JUNE 18, 2013

For us at NextView Ventures , we see this transitioning happening first-hand in our portfolio. However, the consistent challenge which we’re observing in the mobile ecosystem is acquiring customer distribution. Both Wayne and Micah know a thing or two about mobile distribution, to say the least… they’re masters at it.

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Mobile Web Boston Distribution 131

Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

When anyone can work from anywhere, they don’t evenly distribute across the country. As a result, he thought that many people in Silicon Valley aren’t as invested in the community or focused on making it better for their children and their neighbors. There will be some big winners who attract more and higher quality talent than others.

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. How do I build a repeatable, scalable sales process that is like an industrial machine - not a crafts project?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

For what they bring to the table, startups are indeed changing the economic landscape in ways that extend to job generation, innovation of products and services, and equal distribution of opportunities among businesses. Things You Need to Know About Starting a Startup Business. Rationale for Startup Investments. Launch Platforms for Startups.

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Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

While it can be a beneficial tool for raising funds and developing a community of supporters, it should not be a startup’s exclusive source of funding. Nonetheless, a successful crowdfunding campaign might act as a portfolio to show to potential investors. Sasha Quail , Business Development Manager, claims.co.uk

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

As a result of all this Super Angel / Micro VC activity in the latter half of the decade, many larger, more prestigious Silicon Valley firms began losing some visibility and influence with the entrepreneur community, as that of First Round and Ron Conway and the PayPal Mafia and others similarly grew in influence.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

By that time investment bankers were on a roll privatizing assets as far flung as Chilean Electricity Distribution Rights, Montreal’s container port, parking meters in Chicago, sections of the Pennsylvania turnpike, the London City airport, and (the proposed) CA & FL Lottery systems. Ironically, given the U.S.’s

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 2, 2016

These were well-intended questions we heard repeatedly from founders over the past three years – both in the Homebrew portfolio and more generally. And when I say “we” I really mean to give credit to Homebrew’s Head of Talent Beth Scheer and the friends from our tech community who gave her input).

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Early Stage Portfolio Distribution Community 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). Most indices are cap-weighted - more in line with a concentrated portfolio (i.e. AngelList is a community.

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