VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 19, 2021

Evocalize Opens New Office In Austin, Texas To Support Growing Demand for Its Collaborative Marketing Platform Evocalize today announced the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas, giving the company the ideal environment to scale its go-to-market reach and gain access to Austin’s unique talent pool.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. So your Q1 results will be $180,000 less profitable than if you hadn’t hired them. Hiring more people isn’t always the right answer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Venture capital firms have become more discerning where they put their limited funds to use, and banks have always been anti-startup in their business dealings. In contrast, others had to retool their business protocols to deal with the new demands of a remote office. Startup Survival Tactics During the Pandemic.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Q&A: Group Commerce Plans Hires, European Growth with $21M Funding. New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. The firm, Correlation Ventures, is using predictive analytics technology to tilt the odds in its favor. Venture Capital innovation people. Xconomy on Demand.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 10, 2010

That’s something that a business founder might have some ideas about, but it really takes a product manager to weigh resource constraints, internal input, customer demands, etc. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. Is it more important to build the marketplace function of your app or launch on mobile?

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

No-code and low-code platforms are making it easier to develop an app, build a platform, or build digital businesses that were once saved for people with in-depth technical knowledge or deep enough pockets to hire them. Any entrepreneur who can provide a service that is in demand has a fighting chance.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

So yes, I want to hire somebody with really high IQ and EQ but not somebody who is more knowledgeable at your specific skill set than you are. I honestly believe I learned more by rising up the ranks and becoming the president of my fraternity than I did in the class room reading about supply & demand curves in economics.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

He wanted to work in venture capital and I was new to the industry and in no position to hire anybody. A few years later I was in the position to hire but Aaron was way more senior than our entry-level positions. Supply and demand. We got along and shared stories about the startup market. Like oDesk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started. Congratulations!

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company. If I get demand from people after this video to do a deeper dive on term sheets we will. That’s normal.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

We then raised a $5 million Series A, hired an outstanding CEO (Tom Pincine), and the company built v1.0 If you didn't know the company was a demand-side energy technology company, you would think the above description applied to a Web 2.0 Jonathan recruited a technical team out of Color Kinetics and built a proof-of-concept.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The supply of tech employees doesn’t seem to be increasing to meet the demand either. This external hiring equates to an outpouring of money from the country since the companies need to pay their overseas staff and their family activities. In the last few years, the number of new startups opened has declined significantly.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In times when venture capital is hard to get, investors extract high costs for failure (down-rounds, cram downs , new management teams, shut down the company.) Marketing demand creation programs (Search Engine Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Lead Generation, Trade Shows, etc.)

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Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

With more work from home happening, all of these services will see increased demand from companies. Or if you have sufficient cash, now is the time to hire great people who were never available. When hiring began again, everyone was relieved: “The worst is over. To recover and grow quickly? Or to launch new products?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The downside is that with so much venture and angel capital available, investors have been willing to fund the 10 th Groupon clone. For the last few years, there really hasn’t been a demand to innovate on top of the ecosystem that’s been built. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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David Teten

MARCH 13, 2015

I meet with a lot of people from the academic world, so I thought it would be helpful to summarize how ff Venture Capital works with universities. Education ff Venture Capital Startup' Currently, our relationship works along several axes. We’re more than happy to act as a matchmaker. Photo credit: Wikipedia).

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

A solid marketing strategy shows more than just a long term commitment to effective advertising and self-promotion; it shows investors that the company is determined to gain traction amongst its target demographic or the community it’s meeting the demands of, while on a mission to retain consumers, leading to maximum ROI in the long run.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . 3) Raise capital. Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started. Congratulations!

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

While this reaction to such a valuation is understandable, to anybody who has seen the meteoric rise in consumer demand and actual revenue the valuation is much less surprising and may turn out to be quite conservative. As I like to tell people who ask about Bird, “consumers have literally voted with their feet.” Is Bird really defensible?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

We were roommates at the time and launched two different companies out of a kind-of dumpy apartment: We both went on to raise millions in venture capital and build meaningful businesses in interesting spaces. Cryptoassets have fixed supplies; therefore increases in demand drive up prices. But we never lost the finance bug.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference. When you think about the success that is Silicon Valley, the unfair advantage is not just the huge amounts of available venture capital. Venture Capital. That’s one model.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

I've been in venture now twice. I was in Boston, working for the first time in venture capital as an analyst for this guy who was incredible and an amazing mentor. In a place where there are many, many venture capital firms, he couldn't think of a single female general partner. What's the message?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Recruits, hires, and retains the very best talent for the company. Hiring & Firing the CEO. Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you. Selling the company.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

We interviewed Bill Walsh, CEO/Founder of Business Coaching / Venture Capital firm Powerteam International. It is always best to hire a specialist than hire a generalist if you need specific help. Hire new creatives. Get access to low cost capital. Bill hosts and speaks at events all over the world!

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. When I recently hired an attorney, I asked for referrals, and I got a very assertive advocate, Emily Campbell of The Campbell Firm PLLC.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Are you going to be hiring employees? Do you think there is demand for this type of business in your city? Market research is important because it will help you figure out whether or not there is demand for the service you’re offering or the product you’re selling. Angel investment/venture capital funds.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales. And so is venture capital. I’ll let you decide which you’d want. Commitment.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Digital dope is in demand—but don’t overdo it. See Also: 12 of the Hottest Venture Capital Firms in 2016. See Also: Hiring for Personality Instead of Experience. See Also: Hiring for Personality Instead of Experience. When it comes right down to it, disruption is being driven primarily by technology.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The downside is that with so much venture and angel capital available, investors have been willing to fund the 10 th Groupon clone. For the last few years, there really hasn’t been a demand to innovate on top of the ecosystem that’s been built. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

As at the beginning, we’re helping users in the region embrace the product by fulfilling inbound demand, and reaching out to similar users to ensure they’re aware of Snyk. One of my key learnings is to think further ahead than you originally believe – especially when hiring. My earlier point about hiring is one. Many things!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. It would take 2 years to catch up but believe me they have the capital to do so. They might struggle to hire a-players because, well, would you go work at Public Storage to build their software capabilities? Or would you go to a disruptor in stead?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

If you hire 6 senior sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business 6 months. If you don’t have a strong balance sheet and can’t hire more people that’s fine — but understand this may lead to slower growth.

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