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. Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. Read more: TechCrunch , Reg Form D , WSJ interview w/ Susan Lyne.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

medical community. The enterprise focuses on bringing the best global medical partners to the U.S. SpA commented: “Partnering with International Medical Lasers resulted in a positive turnaround in our US presence in the laser surgical sector. market and partners with medical device dealers across the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2021

If you are not starting one yourself, the next best thing is joining one as a partner, or as an early employee. Actively work the network. Contrary to popular belief, business networking is not all done at investor receptions and conferences. Follow-up with existing connections. It is better to give than to receive.

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community. Connectors – who will help teams rapidly grow their networks to gain new insights from unique partners not yet discovered.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2020

These have helped them build trust and confidence among team members, and effectively sell their message to partners, investors, vendors and customers. Constantly strengthening your network of relationships. Your network of connections needs to grow with you and your business. No entrepreneur can build a business alone.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

Mission-driven organizations strive to serve their communities and constituents with integrity and purpose. Consider this: When boards embrace diversity, the pulse of our communities strengthens, and our impact magnifies. Far beyond corporate strategy; it’s about fulfilling missions effectively.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor. Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2011

The idea was first born as an idea among the management team at TravelPost , a community for travel enthusiasts. Trover is a private company funded by General Catalyst Partners, Ignition Partners and Benchmark Capital.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2020

CEO Warner Baxter believes a company is only as strong as the community it serves. As a result, Ameren invests in and builds up its surrounding regions — and the company benefits from the community’s positive momentum. If your community has robust job growth and economic development, then you’ll have more potential customers to serve.

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Up and Running

JUNE 29, 2015

You don’t have to do everything yourself—a partner can be an asset to your business. For this reason, you might consider working with a business partner. But, how can you find and cultivate a business partner relationship like that? Here are several places to find the perfect partner for your business.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

I'll bet you don't know where the Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity is. In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. It says so right on their website.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA).

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 15, 2023

Networking is vital to companies of all ages and sizes, but particularly for startups. Research from Zippia revealed that networking is responsible for the success of 78% of startups surveyed. So how can luxurious country clubs help startups establish themselves and network to success? Let’s find out.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

We finished our first full day at a dinner with Halo , the Northern Ireland Business Angel Network (Alan Watts). Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. It was organized by Diane Roberts of Xcell Partners and held at the StartupBaseCamp accelerator in Dublin.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The developer partnered with the Construction of Buildings on Demand (COBOD) enterprise to bring 3D printed homes to its Shams Ar Riyadh project. Therefore, it has been very important for us to team up with the right Saudi partner for the deployment of our technology.

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Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2019

We’re proud to be working with local leaders to develop more consistent LGBTQ+ community events that extend well beyond Pride Month. The LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum started off with a networking lunch, which then led to a Keynote speech from distinguished investor Joel Fontenot , Managing General Partner at Reditus Ventures.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Pre-swag surf group photo of HBCU@SXSW students and Spike Lee at Capital One House Over the past several years, tech communities across the United States have attempted to make significant progress towards increasing diversity and inclusion in their industries. Placement is 90%!

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 25, 2020

If you are a venture capitalist, I strongly encourage you to join the Valence Funding Network to provide Black founders with direct access to VCs. said Valence CoFounder and General Partner at Upfront Ventures, Kobie Fuller. “We If you are a Black professional, I encourage you to join the Valence community.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Why Link Building is the New Networking written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. It is the new networking, and no matter what Google does to try to devalue backlinks, they remain an important factor in terms of your site showing up when people search for the things that you want them to find you for online.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Historically, almost everything I do uses a network model. Foundry Group runs as a network. If you take a look at the Foundry Group partner funds or talk to us about our investment strategy, you’ll immediately see the texture of a network. Techstars is a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Your business plan essentially serves as a strategic roadmap that navigates your actions and decisions, setting a strong foundation for potential investors or partners. The post Starting a New Plumbing Business from Scratch appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 2, 2021

The event gets thousands of small business owners gathering in each city to network, build business relationships, find new vendors that can help their business grow — from payroll services to legal help to accounting services or office space, social media help SEO services, you name it, it’s there. Check it out here. Like this show?

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. All content is developed and delivered by the Real Ventures partners. AskAnything.VC Advantages.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2011

We can’t deny there can still be some form of discrimination against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in the workplace (or elsewhere, for that matter), so perhaps it’s no wonder that they would come up with an online professional networking site – dot429 ( www.dot429.com

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Eric Friedman

MAY 1, 2023

Then about two years ago, I reunited with one of the smartest CTOs I know and we began connecting our old engineer network with early stage companies that needed to ship faster. Through this network I have grown my own practice, again operating, coaching, and investing in some of them. Its been empowering, exhilarating, and humbling.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2020

My new book with Ian Hathaway, The Startup Community Way , is officially out. My next one, which I’ve been working on for a year with Dave Jilk (my first business partner), combined entrepreneurship and philosophy. Some of the inspiration for The Startup Community Way came from Eric Ries. Writing a book is extremely hard.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There is a wealth of resources that are unique to this town and a vibrant community of hackers, product designers, business people, and investors at various stages in their career. Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. VentureCafe - Networking venue within the CIC.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

There will be people, especially from the crypto community, that disagree with us on this one. Crypto projects like BAYC have successfully created a new social network, transportable to any other social platform, yet exclusive with real-life benefits. Community driven Economies. Novos has become the #1 training for Fortnite.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 7, 2021

He’s the founder of the pioneering content marketing website Copyblogger , the midlife personal growth newsletter Further , and Unemployable , an educational community that provides smart strategies for freelancers and entrepreneurs. 17:25] Should I be looking at developing my own currency if I am a content creator with a community? [21:37]

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2020

It can be as simple as opening a business profile and beginning to grow a community of customers. Support your community. Giving back to your community and being socially responsible is a great way to grow your brand and showcase your business values. Diving into social media can be daunting.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Venture principals (VPs, junior partners or other similar titles) were former venture associates who had worked their way up the chain. And partners were former junior partners who had been promoted up as well. Get involved in your community. Work your network. Most people are terrible networkers.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. Networking with other entrepreneurs and engaging in constant learning also play a significant role in sustaining my motivation. Secondly, building and nurturing a robust support network is indispensable.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

On the chance that you’re not familiar with Giving Tuesday, it’s a global movement that inspires people and businesses to give donations or enact positive change to transform their communities and the greater world. Giving Tuesday has partners around the world that bring new opportunities to organizations that serve others.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2020

To that end, my goal was to make the firm the most accessible VC fund in New York—showing up across diverse communities, getting rid of barriers to access like requirements for warm intros, and being conscious of which patterns of success I believe in and which only serve to reinforce certain power dynamics.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Hello Alice is a free, data-driven, and multichannel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while increasing owner success rates. 16:24] What type of networking have you found the community responds to?

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

To get us started, describe what the NAWBO does in 10 words or less: Elizabeth: It provides women business owners with leadership, education and networking. The organization also offers leadership training, speaking opportunities and savings through our partner programs that will more than pay for a member’s participation each year.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 27, 2018

Online communities have become a central part of everyday life and business operations. Since the early days of Internet message boards and email groups, participation in online communities has grown exponentially. Here are four ways that online communities can benefit your business. Networking. YouTube has over 1.5

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