Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

2018 was a big year for Version One, and it’s hard to believe another year is drawing to a close. We invested in seven new companies and participated in many follow-on rounds. Of the new investments, one is in encryption, one is in security, one is in consumer hardware, one is in bio/healthcare, and three are in crypto/blockchain. We spent a lot of time in bio/healthcare and crypto/blockchain in 2018 and will continue the trend in 2019….

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2018

There are some benefits to buying an existing business if you’re not as interested in starting from scratch. For one thing, when you purchase an existing company, someone else has probably already done a lot of the startup legwork, like verifying that there’s a market for your product or service, establishing a customer base, hiring employees, and negotiating a lease.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2018

by Dustin Ray of Incfile. When listening to podcasts or watching Youtube clips featuring entrepreneurs who own lucrative businesses, you tend to only hear about their success. It can make any aspiring entrepreneur wonder if these successful folks ever had any setbacks before they started their business. The reality is that most aspiring entrepreneurs run into at least one hesitation before starting their own business.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

High-tech electronic data tools have revolutionized the way businesses operate nowadays. It is now possible for companies to run effectively and become profitable. Startup businesses can benefit from the new tools in gaining root in the market. Considering the technology saves on time and money, it would be wise for startups to adopt it. Look for reputable firms such as Telstar Instruments in CA to help you get the best solutions for your business.

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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deal architect

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Mark Hurd reported yesterday, Oracle’s two cloud ERP businesses, Fusion ERP and NetSuite ERP, delivered a combined revenue growth rate of 32% in Q2. Workday similarly reported 30+% growth in its latest quarter, and Salesforce in the high 20%. In.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

No matter what type of business you have, it is always a good idea to have a website that promotes your products and services online. After all, many people now spend a lot of time interacting and searching for new information on the web. Nowadays, websites are easy to build. There are a lot of tools and even firms that can help you with your web development and maintenance needs.

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YFS Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Here's a look at ten female entrepreneurs that have certainly arrived on the scene. And we'd wager they are here to stay.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2018

by Chris Sloan of Baker Donelson. For m­any years, conventional wisdom held that a promising startup needed to be located in a traditional venture capital hub like Silicon Valley, San Francisco or New York to be successful. In fact, many venture capital firms in those areas would routinely require their portfolio companies to relocate. But as Bob Dylan sang, “The times, they are a changin’.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

It takes a special talent to own and/or operate a successful startup. In light of the many risks associated with business ownership, helming a profitable startup is a solid indicator of intelligence, financial savvy and business acumen. As any seasoned entrepreneur will tell you, a well-oiled startup doesn’t just materialize overnight. Startup businesses that enjoy long-term profitability often have to endure a host of growing pains and overcome a wide range of problems.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Hypergiant Space Age Solutions announced Tuesday that it has acquired Seattle-based Black Pixel. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Black Pixel, founded in 2007, has a roster of Fortune 500 clients which it provides digital product strategy, design, and development services and builds sports, news, and media applications. Its customers include ESPN, […].

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YFS Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

How much money does it cost to start a home-based business? While startup costs vary on an industry basis, here's a look at what to expect.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Hitch can hook riders up with a ride from Austin to Houston without ever putting a thumb in the air and no need to stand beside the road. The Austin-based startup wants to make hitching a ride from Austin to Houston easy and seamless and next year, it plans to expand to other cities. The […]. The post Hitch Aims to Make Hitchhiking a Ride in Texas Safe and Seamless appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2018

How to Use CRM for Audience Segmentation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. All customers today are looking for a highly personalized experience. They expect businesses—from the big guys like Amazon all the way down to their local coffee shop—to understand their wants and needs, and to treat them like an individual. When you’re running a successful business with hundreds or thousands of customers, though, it is impossible to make your audience feel special if everyone is g

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 18, 2018

By Kayla Brehm At the Austin Startup Crawl , we met a lot of great people from a lot of really cool companies. Some were kind enough to take a few minutes and share a good customer service story. We love good customer service, and here are ten of our favorites from the Austin Startup Crawl. I moved into a new apartment recently. A Time Warner Cable rep contacted me directly and took all of the steps required to end my old service and get new service started.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As we near the end of 2018, “the year of regulation”, it is fitting that the SEC has made moves in the past couple of weeks providing more action and clarity around its digital assets enforcement strategy. On November 8th, this came in the form of a settlement with EtherDelta (a decentralized exchange, or DEX, previously covered in this newsletter ).

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: December 18, 2018 Scheduled March 7–10 in Austin, Civic I/O brings some of the nation’s most forward-thinking mayors to SXSW for four days of learning, sharing, networking and discovery. This event includes a strong focus on startups that offer solutions to real, pressing civic challenges. For founders, Civic I/O offers an opportunity to pitch your idea to a panel of the country’s foremost mayors and industry experts for a chance to win $10,000.

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Every two months, the leadership team at Dragon Army has dinner together at the office, pot-luck style. It’s a time for us get to know each other better and discuss big topics that we don’t always have time to discuss. Props to David for suggesting this to us earlier this year! As a start to the dinner, I put up a handful of post-it notes on the wall like the ones you see above.

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