David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. Andressen Horowitz,ff Venture Capital,HOF Capital, Sequoia .

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. The time has come for the Texas startup community to band together to change the world once again.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Platform that provides radio music programming via crowd sourced contributions from social community; programming is syndicated nationally. Time will tell.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

The software is not difficult to build and the hosting element has become a commodity; the hard part is building a community. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. Jeff Atwood had a community of people built up from his blog. Building Communities. Distinct Communities.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

The fact of the matter is, most startups, particularly ones built by young professionals with no network and no track record, aren’t going to get funded. They didn’t wait until their universities hired a director of this new program. It’s a recipe for failure. 2) Eliminate the friction by empowering your people.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

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. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly. Enter into personal competitions.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. I’d expect a similar shift in venture over the next decade or two.”.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Prove has been overshadowed by Salt Lake City, its northern neighbor, mostly because it’s the state’s capital, it has its team in the NBA, a bigger population, and probably more attractions. But entrepreneurs know that a city needs more than that to make a business thrive, and that’s where Provo shines the most.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

Meanwhile, Philly quietly chugs away drawing entrepreneurs and venture capital (VC) dollars. Philly welcomes startups with a growing network of coworking facilities, incubators, and accelerators. The average office space in the city rents for $28 per square foot. An Abundance of Entertainment, Community, and Recreation.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

Many angels are entrepreneurs themselves, or executives and business or community leaders. Wikipedia defines an angel investor as “an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.”. And what have been the pros and cons of taking venture capital?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2013

When I was in college, at Fordham''s scenic Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, I deeply rooted into my community. Being intensely involved in community life there made the campus seem small and familiar. After I graduated in 2001, I remember it seeming impossible to feel the same way about living in New York City.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

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. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly. Enter into personal competitions.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

The nation is in a sharing mood — and start-ups are capitalizing on it. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Neville Clubwala, a Taskrabbit worker in New York City, delivers cupcakes from Butter Lane bakery and champagne, to a recipient who received a promotion. Share your sewing machine at Zilok or trade it for an iPod at Swap.com.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors. They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology.

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David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

The new FinTech Innovation Lab , an annual program run by the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture, had their launch event on Thursday night. The trick is delivering business insights over this channel: use social networks to support relationship management. Ask the senator who was on TV.

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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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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

Rather than focusing on the cities that have less expensive labor and best overall business growth (as I did in my recent article on the 10 best U.S. This isn’t to say that your startup won’t be successful anywhere else, but if you’re seeking out the best place to put down roots, these cities have a startup-friendly track record.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This three day conference has become the “must-attend” event for anyone who is active or new to the startup-community. GigaOM Structure aims tackle the challenge of understanding how to architect data centers, networks and applications along with the big questions emerging in computing and IT. GigaOM Structure. Craze Conference.

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David Teten

MAY 13, 2012

I hope you’ll join us at: The Power of “Social,” Venture Capital & Financial Engineering: How Tech Startups Are Challenging The Titans of Finance . Co-sponsored by Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance – New York, the Founders’ Circle, and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Lead Gen: I utilized my friends, professional contacts, and Harvard networks by sending out emails to list serves, reaching out to people, and getting referrals. I attended engineering-focused Meetups and networking events. Personalities and communication styles became very clear within minutes.

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David Teten

APRIL 28, 2016

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), ff Venture Capital , the HBS Alumni Angels of New York , and Alpha Venture Partners , are co-sponsoring their 6th New York City Demo Day, next Tuesday, May 3, 2016, from 10 to 12 AM. Community On Call.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 30, 2014

Signing up for local meet-ups and newsletters like Gary’s Guide in NYC as well as attending hackathons are also great ways to find accelerator programs and get plugged into the startup community. In a few weeks, there will be an opportunity to pitch our company to angel investors and venture capital firms.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

Or perhaps it’s New York City — where companies like Foursquare, Warby Parker, and Rent the Runway got their start. Austin has approximately 600 fewer funding sources than both Silicon Valley and New York (144 compared to 785 and 739, respectively) and an average deal size half that of other major metropolitan areas’ ($5.4M

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The great thing, if you can find them, is that the excitement around early stage investments in New York City is carrying over to a lot of investor interest--and the story of being actively involved as a hands-on investor is one that the market appreciates. Another GA community member introduced me to the team at KEC holdings.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

If you live in a suburban community, there is little chance you could walk out your door and hail a cab. Increasing returns are particularly powerful when a network effect is present. According to Wikipedia , a network effect is present when “… the value of a product or service is dependent on the number of others using it.”

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

The phenomenon, they argue, will accelerate creativity across a larger network. RSVP: [link] 12PM Networked News Gatherers: Defining the Social Media Editor Role, hosted by Time Inc. Bootstrapping a community from zero users. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. So which is it? Launch of a social site.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

With all of this news about Brooklyn 's tech scene , I've been thinking a lot about what made the NYC innovation community grow so quickly. The "meetup" culture of NYC, where there are three great educational events to go to every night is how the community bootstrapped itself. Building 20.is It is designed to leak.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 5, 2015

When I took the job, the New York startup ecosystem was nascent. You could literally get to know everyone in the local tech community at the time. Now, the community is orders of magnitude larger and the number of investors who invest here has grown significantly. Venture Capital & Technology'

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David Teten

JULY 19, 2013

Think of Cathy Black , a very successful corporate executive who lasted just 3 months as Schools Chancellor of New York City. Onboarding doesn’t have to wait until your first day of work with a new employer. Contact HR to work out logistics (parking, appropriate attire, building codes, lunch, network access, etc.).

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David Teten

JULY 19, 2013

Think of Cathy Black , a very successful corporate executive who lasted just 3 months as Schools Chancellor of New York City. Onboarding doesn’t have to wait until your first day of work with a new employer. Contact HR to work out logistics (parking, appropriate attire, building codes, lunch, network access, etc.).

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

We both tapped into our respective networks, asking (almost pleading with) people to join our team and vision. We have a myriad of connections to local Venture Capital firms, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and many other important individuals. In the longer term we will compete with social networks and online advertising.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2015

Penda is a social enterprise: a for-profit company with the mission of improving the lives of people in the community, in this case via its affordable health clinics. Previously this startup depended largely on renting clothes and accessories, and raised 60 million dollars in venture capital after only five years in business.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Also, in full disclosure, Maria works in a space called Studiomates that is not only full of awesome people, but the network of people around it is throwing off cool venture backed startups left and right like Sherpaa , Editorially , and Tinybop. that may lead to new ideas, dealflow, etc.,

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

"Uber’s ascent to the largest rideshare company in the world was fueled by a recurring cycle in which it blatantly ignored state and local laws, became entrenched and widely used in a community, and then tried to use its largesse to change the laws it was breaking." Venture capital is supposed to make a high multiple of return for the risk.

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