View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

Typically, these patterns arise out of a combination of approaches by my partners and me: proactive searching for startups in specific categories, reacting to what entrepreneurs pitch, and translating valuable learning from making one investment over to making another. The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation.

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Seed Stage B2C Technical Review Disintermediation 272

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, you might have been a manager at a fast food restaurant, or the residing President of a club in college. That said, entrepreneurs can’t be experts in everything. They also listen to experts in a wide range of fields—including other startup entrepreneurs. Reliance on Other Experts.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review Startup Disintermediation Leadership 156

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

These people may be permanent employees, or they may work on a project-by-project basis, but they are managed very much as if they’re working right alongside you. Distributed teams are more common, and companies know what to expect when managing remote offices. But today, the equilibrium is shifting for many founders.

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Distribution San Francisco Silicon Valley El Salvador 117

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Traditional financial products and services being fundamentally disrupted by these new digital technologies include consumer and commercial banking, fund transfers and payments, investment and wealth management, insurance, and investment banking. Mr. Matt Stewart , Senior Marketing Manager, LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE ).

Disintermediation 48

Disintermediation Cofounder Venture Capital Angel Investor 48

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors. Urs Cete, the Head of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , notes, “If you think you can provide just money, you will be disintermediated.”. I don’t think we are.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

So many companies suck at managing their booths. I know you’re thinking that you have your head on straight but I promise you the experience of finding yourself in this maelstrom will leave any first time entrepreneur spinning. Worth a read on how to maximize the traffic that comes to you site since much of it will be fleeting.

South Africa 310

South Africa Europe Disintermediation Poland 310

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

In fact my first job as an early employee of PayPal was as Product Manager responsible for our mobile products (WAP-enabled cell phones and our legacy Palm Pilot IR port product) and the first international version of PayPal. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250