VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

It’s a global phenomenon, but to be successful in AI, startup hubs require a density of AI engineers, access to data and compute power and access to capital. Our generative AI portfolio includes HourOne , a text to video solution that enables companies to create high quality presenter-led video from text without the need of a camera.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT 78

Steve Blank

JANUARY 5, 2023

These policy memos were reviewed by Tarun Chhabra, the Senior Director for Technology and National Security at the National Security Council.). General Bucky Butow – Director of the Space Portfolio. compete more effectively through new operational concepts, organizations, and/or strategies. Class Organization.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Technology China 372

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our discussion begins with his latest book, “ Get Scalable: The Operating System Your Business Needs to Run and Scale Without You. 04:05] How does the operating system viewpoint apply to business owners? [05:54] 05:54] Would you say focus and priorities are the main benefits of value engines in business? [07:42]

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Engineer Software Review Operations Founder 68

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

I’ve listed them below in *very* roughly descending order of efficiency, measured by increased dollars one can put to work, divided by the operational dollars required to implement each strategy. . – Templatize the entrepreneurial process , by providing checklists, standardized agreements and other reusable code.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2017

You may have the engineering and design capabilities required to operate this type of business, and you may have the best PCB layout software at your disposal, but you must be proficient in other skills in order to be successful. Strong marketing and sales skills are also necessary to operate a successful PCB design service.

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Design Software Review India China 100

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

My colleagues Sebastian Soler , Steven Greenberg and I recently launched a new online community, PEVCTech.com , exclusively for PE/VC investors; engineers who work at PE/VC funds; and other technologists who specialize in working on this problem. VC Firm. $ Tech % of workforce. Google Ventures (GV). 17% (13 / 80). . 9% (1 / 12).

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes? How do VCs originate investments?

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Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

The Atlas Group London system is a suite of unique software tools on a single platform that is without precedent in today’s healthcare sector. The digital platform ICAS®, Integrated Construction & Architecture Software, completely digitizes the design, procurement and logistics process of building healthcare facilities.

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Technical Review Founder Saudi Arabia Cofounder 110

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. And my sense is the trend carries outside of our portfolio these days. And search engines like sourcing.io help you build a specific list based on skills you’re seeking.

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Technical Review CTO Hire Finance Stealth 117

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

portfolios. That died with waterfall software development. Ditto for enterprise software companies. Usually in a tech / software startup 70-80% of your costs will be people. Don’t know the running rate for engineers? I won’t need to hire many engineers or customer support staff.

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Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. Many software companies have > 80% gross margins which is why they are more valuable than say traditional retailers or consumer product companies.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Secondly, the driver of returns for the funds raised in 1978 – 1981 was not their underlying portfolios, at what stage, or in what industries they were built. As dollars flowed into the industry, cooperation was replaced by competition, to the detriment of deal flow, due diligence, ability to add value and, of course, returns.

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Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. You can see preliminary results of this value creation study below. - Encouraging non-US companies to set up operations in the US.

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Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. But you must be doing real engineering of some kind. Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. software” and “deeptech”), and so on.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. Oblong, Minority Report, and the rise of Spatial Operating Systems.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. As a product manager at HomeAway (part of the Expedia, Inc.

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Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

Photo credit: Erik Binggeser Austin is one of the top 10 metro areas with the highest economic growth rates for women-owned business, and as our startup community continues to get more VC dollars ($385M in Q2 alone), it still operates in a way that lifts all ships. WP Engine, Bumble, Kendra Scott?—?but

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Austin Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 57

Steve Blank

JANUARY 19, 2011

He was a great engineering manager and recruited, hired and inspired a world-class team. Not only does the industry lack a code of conduct, but individual venture firms lack avenues for founders/CEOs to bring these problems to light. After 40 years of growth the VC industry still operates with “small club&# rules and mindset.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 237

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Check out the 28 Israeli startups coming to London next week to showcase at the Innovate Israel 2012 portfolio. Applicaster helps content owners, broadcasters, cable companies and mobile operators of all sizes deliver innovative and profitable mobile broadcast experiences. Applicaster - Company Website. Betterview - Company Website.

Securities and Exchange Commission 133

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! What makes it scalable and more of a marketing channel is that it's managed using software. If I can build a partner program using software with a thousand different partners, with a thousand different tactics, I, I have inherently a, a diversified portfolio.

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Marketing Affiliate Channel Software Review 87

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

Due to rapid growth of the Israeli market, and of the high-tech, industrial and construction sectors in particular, a further drop in unemployment is expected in coming months. BROADCOM BUYS ISRAELI SECURITY SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SC SQUARE. The majority of the unemployed were absorbed by the high-tech sector. “With SC Square Ltd.,

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Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I’d like to take a few minutes to dispel the top five myths of software startups. Company founders don’t have the luxury of ‘diversifying their portfolio,’ so to speak. Go ahead and laugh, but over 95% of Moon River Software’s revenue this year has been from consulting services.

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Software Review Software Startup Massachusetts 40

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Trade with Argentina, on the other hand, only reached $130 million due to high tariffs on Israeli goods there. Chipmaker Intel Corp has agreed to acquire mobile navigation software maker Telmap. Telmap powers mapping applications for a number of mobile operators, including Orange, Telefonica’s O2 and SFR in France.

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Argentina Paraguay Uruguay 90

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Computer Software. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Industrial Goods & Services. Marketing & Strategy. Media Agencies. Metals & Mining. NAME Comcast.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. at 11:09 AM.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Firebase : Are all your developers front-end engineers? s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Google Custom Search Engine.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. The people of IT—CIOs, network engineers, system administrators, IT developers and their brethren—get captured and held hostage by the technological dictators. Marc released Mosaic in 1993.

Romania 62

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 62

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: internet , Portfolio. Monday, February 12, 2007. Getting the most of your online marketing: the In & Out of SEM/SEO. on a scale of 1-4). Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 8:53 PM.

Software Review 48

Software Review SEM Marketing Las Vegas 48

Ben's Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Due to radically cheaper computing cycles and storage, the database market moved to the much more easily programmable and more resource intensive relational database model. This new sales force automation product boasted multi-tenancy, a native web interface, and an underlying operational environment designed for the modern era.

Cloud 63

Cloud Architecture Software Review Database 63

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Dog Patch Labs – Shared workspace operated by Polaris Ventures. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Walter Frick - Harvard Business Review. Custommade – Marketplace for Customer Products (NextView Portfolio Company). GrabCAD – 3D Community and Collaboration (NextView Portfolio Company).

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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants. This helps to replace the jobs lost as so many restaurants are going out of business due to COVID-19. – StratiFi is the first low-cost, intuitive, and scalable portfolio hedging SaaS platform for investors. How have you handled them? Who hasn’t?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 25, 2019

As an engineer by heart, I have a deep passion for creating new things that people would find value. Some of my projects that I burnt the midnight candle never saw daylight either due to a sudden shift in the organization structure or my projected was de-funded due to another competing project. Photo Credit: Raihan Masroor.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review LLC Software Review 130

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The operations of the corporation become more complex. Second, the audit committee is responsible for hiring an outside auditor as appropriate, reviewing the accounting practices of the corporation and making sure that laws are followed relating to recognition of revenues and expenses. The number of employees grows.

Covenant 59

Covenant Software Review Stock Options Vesting 59

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. Forgot your username or password? another account.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. 80-90% software products vs. 40-50% advertising products) and company maturity (e.g., customer acquisition cost or CAC).

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Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. The people of IT—CIOs, network engineers, system administrators, IT developers and their brethren—get captured and held hostage by the technological dictators. Marc released Mosaic in 1993.

Romania 35

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 35