The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The 10-week program will enable startups to trial their products at scale, network with industry experts, receive mentoring from the VFS leadership team and access funding from VFS and L Marks. Demo Day is where you’ll show us what your startup has achieved over the 10 weeks and present your proposal for future engagement with VFS.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 24, 2021

Getting Investments to Move Full Steam Ahead Soon our mutual networks connected us with Texas native Jeff Staubach. We gave Jeff a quick demo, and he immediately wanted to join us as an investor and advisor. Before we knew it we had over a thousand users on AIQ, throughout the United States and even Canada.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The expert panelists included Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director at Diligent Institute and founding team member of BoardEffect; James “Jim” Pieffer, President and CEO at Presbyterian SeniorCare Network ; and Laurence “Larry” Gumina, CEO at Ohio Living.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. The first attention we started getting was after we launched the company publicly at Demo on September 25th of this year. The first VC I met with came from attending DEMO. After Office 2.0

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2012

So it warmed my heart when I heard that Cyril Ebersweiler and my long time friend Sean O’Sullivan were starting an accelerator in Shenzhen, China called HAXLR8R as part of their Chinaccelerator initiative, both which are part of the Global Accelerator Network.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Incubators and accelerators are breeding grounds of hype - they put lists of companies out there and have a demo day to display their wares. Any time you have Techcrunch publishing articles like, “ Our 9 Favorite Startups From Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day 2” , you’re going to get some hyped companies. Why does hype occur?

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

Do you wish there was a product to help companies “Get things done” by leveraging your own employees, your employees’ networks, and more broadly other influencers around you? . For more on what I’m seeking, see The 8 characteristics of the perfect startup team and Early Teams: The Impact of Team Demography on VC Financing and Going Public.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Here’s the punchline: if you run your company as if you have closed a VC equity financing round even though you actually closed a convertible debt round, you’ll be in much better shape when it comes time to raise your Series A financing. There is no discussion of burn, runway, and more financing yet.

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

Looking 4 entrepreneurial product mgr/biz-dev killer 4 a network-based service. Do you wish there was a product to help advocacy organizations and companies “Get things done” by leveraging their own employees, their employees’ networks, and more broadly other influencers around them? . Do you want to make America functional again ?

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use. The Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge , a US-based global network of accelerators, partnered to study why “ women-owned startups are a better bet ”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. Any heavily regulated industry, you know, if you're working in finance and insurance and technology, you know, there's a big risk factor there. I've recent episode, he talked about how much time you need to spend prospecting.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

However, accelerator Demo Days are a combination of graduation ceremony and pitch contest, with the uncomfortable feel of a swimsuit competition. Other than “I’ll know it when I see it”, there’s no formal way for an investor attending Demo Day to assess project maturity or quantify risks.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

There are, of course, millions of published articles and blog posts about entrepreneurship, business, finance, and management. Of particular note to small business owners are courses covering small business management and strategy, marketing, and finance. Want to learn how to create a demo video in Apple’s Keynote ?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. They have raised company profiles and made follow-on financings easier.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 12, 2018

The TechXLR8 event brings together 8 conferences, 300 exhibitors, live demonstrations, and tremendous networking opportunities that are critical to startup success. Fintech and Blockchain are expanded topics this year, as we’ve seen global innovation in all areas of finance. Networking Benefits. AR & VR Demo Zone.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

If you’re business has complicated accounting (like many ad network businesses) and if you’re raised enough money to warrant it – a great VP Finance is worth his/her weight in gold. A small refuge from a busy day of shaking hands and demo’ing products.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 8, 2020

Questions I ask Mike Michalowicz: You’ve built whole consultant networks around your books. What you’ll learn if you give a listen: What the concept of Parkinson’s Law says, and what it has to do with how your business handles finances. Head to Klaviyo.com/ducttape to schedule a demo. How does that work?

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. Gust takes advantage of the cloud, and you should, too.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Half of these startups will demo their talents on Saturday, March 10, and the remaining 25 on Sunday, March 11. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Pawame uses tech-enabled loan management and mobile money payment platforms to offer its customers a means of finance that is not limited by distance or lack of Internet access or a bank account.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Get ready to experience hands-on, cutting edge technology demos (and some wild future science stuff you never thought was possible). 6:00PM FAIRMONT, WISTERIA ROOM CLAIRE HANSEN, Central Texas Angel Network SAMANTHA LEWIS, GOOSE Society of Texas Are you an angel investor or considering becoming one? don’t worry ?—?we’ve

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

16th floor Register: Sign up here Thursday, March 8 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella getting a demo of Senseye in the kitchen at Capital Factory. Come network with your friends and share your secret parties, plan your conference sessions, and discuss whose undiscovered indy band is cooler. Time: 2pm to 3pm Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

There are, of course, millions of published articles and blog posts about entrepreneurship, business, finance, and management. Of particular note to small business owners are courses covering small business management and strategy, marketing, and finance. Want to learn how to create a demo video in Apple’s Keynote ?

Programming 48

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

So without further delay: Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Online Resources and Newsletters: Bostinno : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. The Grand-daddy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 15, 2021

Again, this goes for delivery people, administrative people, and finance-related people ( especially finance-related people). Benefits of your products and services – demo them and present them just like you would to a customer. Guide your internal marketing training program with this outline.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Bostinnovation : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. VentureCafe - Networking venue within the CIC. The Grand-daddy.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Finovate Asia 2012 will feature a demo-only format with 32 companies – each with only 7 minutes – to demo their latest innovations to the audience. A networking session at the end of the day also allows you to interact with the presenters.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2013

Instead of relying on usual “submit a resume for different positions and wait for an interview call-up” way to land a dream job, a job seeker can instead tap on existing communities such as online social networks and respected thought leaders in their industries to recommend the right roles for them.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Many systems offer free demos; it’s well worth taking advantage of this. Many WMS programs are hosted locally and accessed via a company’s intranet network. Could you teach a new employee how to use the software without trouble? These are all key questions you should ask yourself when choosing new software.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

VC Financings: 1. It seems the focus on “virtual&# goods has been both the demo of the consumer as well as the fact that by definition virtual goods have almost no marginal costs to the seller so giving a huge slice to the carrier (and Zong) isn’t a problem since actual costs are ~ $0.

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venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

You want to sneak in some tech support emails during the day, so you use a cocktail of Anonymizer plus GMail-over-SSL to confound the network admin. fredrick peterson Hello we are Loan lender and a cooperate financial for real estate and all types of business financing. Now I realize you’re super clever. Even that is not enough.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 8, 2019

More Austin Events for the Week of April 8 April 8: Co-Founders Wanted Austin Meet Up April 8: Austin Clojure Meet Up April 8: Austin Virtual League Meet Up April 8: Learn to Code: JavaScript 101 April 8: Top 10 Product Management Mistakes & How to Avoid Them April 9: Austin CTO Summit 2019 April 9: The Future of Finance April 9: Austin Forum: (..)

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The event will culminate in Demo Day, which is tomorrow, and will see Seedcamp showcase its portfolio startups to a wide variety of professional investors and press. is a collaborative management app that helps businesses work more organized when it comes to documents, workflow and finances. Qminder ( QminderApp.com ).

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Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2013

My reluctance to do this was met by scoffs and dismissals from many others in the accelerator cohort (most of which have since gone on to fail hard) as well as by the mentors and investors who had offered their time, network and resources to help us succeed. Business Planning Finance business accelerator failure startup tech'

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Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

Sometimes the subscription approach works to include venture capital firms, but only for very “hot” company or in a competitive environment, like at a Y-combinator demo day. Active partner involvement level of lead partner post-financing – Venture firms approach involvement after a seed round wildly differently.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2012

Demo Day is a week away and I did my annual “talk about how to finance your company” thing which included meeting with each company and giving them advice on where they were in the process. It’s easy to do today via the web and the power of all the network connections between people.

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Venture Capital Programming Finance Web 140

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed network” social networking platform in town. With players like Zynga and Playdom earning nine-fugure millions of dollars it’s clear that there is big money in monetizing social networks.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet. at 1:33 PM.

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