Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

How about in the last 12 months deals announced with Dwolla (Iowa) and Pollenware (Kansas City). If you’re working with early-stage companies you need to be spending quality time with them which means you need to be nearby. Think again. Angry Birds? From startup Rovio in Finland. Otherwise, good luck!

Community 378

Community San Diego Silicon Valley Los Angeles 378

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Google justifies the launch with this statistic: there are approximately 400 million entrepreneurs across 54 countries, and 69 million early-stage entrepreneurs offering new products and services. The company says it will focus on three key areas: Partnerships with strong organizations that serve entrepreneurs in local communities.

Iowa 137

Iowa Detroit Entrepreneur Early Stage 137

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Or the growth of Dwolla in Iowa or C2FO being built in Kansas City? This can have an enormous benefit to kick-starting a local startup community as it will ensure many more early-stage at-bats happen locally. 20 years ago could you have imagined ExactTarget becoming a multi-billion company in Indianapolis? Welcome to the future.

Silicon Valley 390

Silicon Valley Kansas City Startup Venture Capital 390

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Last fall, Arizona Bay launched its own venture capital firm, Arizona Bay Technology Ventures , which will invest from $50,000 to $750,000 in early-stage start-ups. Its too early to say how well the strategy has worked; none of Grahams investments has gone bust, but he hasnt cashed out yet, either. Iowa Life Changing.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2010

Israel’s Makhteshim Agan, the world’s biggest generic agrochemical maker, is acquiring Iowa-based Albaugh, a leading US producer of glyphosate and other generic herbicides, two of Makhteshim’s core businesses. ISRAEL’S MA INDUSTRIES BUYS ALBAUGH FOR $1 BLN. ISRAELI UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS 0.7%

North America 68

North America Brazil Argentina 68

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

As a developer, I feel that design/creative is undervalued in the early stages of product development. Notwithstanding examples like Plentyofish, people respond to well designed, well branded products, and that can be important in getting traction early on. to echo Yyz earlier you need to prove early stage market traction!

Developer 42

Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

It fits just as well into Gowanus, Brooklyn as it does Iowa, Kansas, and Wyoming. After talking to them about how much they should raise, who they should hire, and what they should focus on, I realized that this was the very same kind of conversation I have with all of my other early stage founders.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Cofounder Syndicate Syndication 60