Entrepreneur, PR, Technical Review and Venture Capital

How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . Why is it now more feasible to use technology in the VC investing process?

Private Equity

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review

A Very Short peak into the Metaverse

VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

While Metaverse rose to fame initially due to Facebook’s name change into ‘Meta’ to express their ambition to become a Metaverse company within 5 years (and perhaps deflect some of the negative PR), there are now many large companies, startups and brands working on their metaverse strategy.

Technical Review

Technical Review Non-Compete IP

Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. After the crash, venture capital was scarce to non-existent. And it may work.

Lean

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO

What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms.

Early Stage

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital

Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A reminder that it is important for all entrepreneurs is to remember to be careful about “deal drift.” We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. It quickly became impossible to raise venture capital. It isn’t even a story about raising venture capital or M&A.

Technical Review

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. This article originally ran on TechCrunch.

Seattle

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How to Create Free Buzz for Your Startup

David Teten

JULY 12, 2012

For startup companies trying to build buzz around their brand, but without the capital to launch a full-fledged PR campaign, there are a lot of ways to hack the PR game. To begin with, the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. Host an event.

Venture Capital

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How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

PR

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

Most tech CEOs tend to understand the power of Twitter, and as such, this is the most popular category. Legendary tech entrepreneurs, startup celebrities, and even the creators of Twitter itself are on the service. plibin : Find out what Evernote CEO Phil Libin has to say about startups, tech, and of course, taking notes.

Cofounder

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Steven Blank Kills It at Greycroft CEO Summit

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

Greycroft is Alan’s venture capital firm that recently raised its second fund ($130 million) with offices in both New York and LA. We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc.

PR

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Personal Quest. My professional experience is in the area of delivering technology solutions for major movie studios. As an entrepreneur I launched air events global to fill a gap in the marketplace, connecting clients and event staff.

Entrepreneur

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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. So I spend an inordinate amount of time with entrepreneurs focused on payback. End of story.

Metrics

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup

Why Every Entrepreneur Needs to Blog

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2013

First off, many of the widely read tech bloggers aren't the best writers either. When an entrepreneur doesn't blog--it makes me wonder if they understand what investing in the long term really means. That's a good thing for any entrepreneur, not just one who blogs. Time to get cracking on some new initiatives in 2013.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Technical Review PR Hiring

Twitter Link Roundup #235 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7. Inside the Mind of a Technical Founder | OpenView Blog by Larry Kim – crowdspring.co/1u7Fz1b. The Paradoxical Traits of an Entrepreneur | by Jody Porowski – crowdspring.co/1piN6X6. WordStream – crowdspring.co/1tOs1vg.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

PR

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review

Twitter Link Roundup #211 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

based venture capital investors, by deal stage. 5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Slopestyle - crowdspring.co/NteRRZ. Most active venture capital investors of 2013 in the US by stage – pic.twitter.com/cfCFXWmpbH. Court Rules Yelp Reviewer Guilty of Defamation: Review At Your Own Risk? - crowdspring.co/NeImqH.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

10 Things for Startups to Do in August While Everyone Else is on Vacation

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2011

The issue was that for the last two weeks in August, there were no VCs around to pitch, no distribution partners to meet with for biz dev deals, and seemingly no one else around actually working for me, the non-technical co-founder to push ahead toward milestones. Get your PR pitches out. When will the call for panels be due?

Technical Review

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&#

Saudi Arabia

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Software Review

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Twitter Link Roundup #227 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Gallup: The 10 Qualities Of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs | Forbes – crowdspring.co/1v4fSjE. Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out | Kanyi Maqubela – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/SKltNW. A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Michael Moritz About Venture Capital – crowdspring.co/1kLoGb1.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. Tell a friend! Right for my stage?

Developer

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas

The End of Innocence

Steve Blank

AUGUST 24, 2009

Their national technical means of verification made the world a safer place and hastened the end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War.) Is this behavior an outlier or is it the norm in the PR industry? All of us knew who they were, understood how important this site was for our country, and proud of the work we were doing.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley PR Technical Review RSS

Twitter Link Roundup #242 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We are so proud to be a part of the entrepreneurial and technology community in Chicago where we are based. 7 Habits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs | – crowdspring.co/1q9cIqW. Identifying the Biases Behind Your Bad Decisions | Harvard Business Review - crowdspring.co/1sSZZst. By @jopas pic.twitter.com/35FAQfMeow.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

The 22 Best Blogs to Help Grow Your Business (That You May Not Be Reading)

Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2014

They’ll share entrepreneur success stories, but the details of how exactly they achieved that success is frequently vague and unhelpful. As the CEO and co-founder of Treehouse, an online tech school that teaches people how to make apps, Ryan Carson has a lot of great insight on running a startup. Management.

Software Review

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Silicon Valley Will Suffer a Shameful Legacy for Introducing Inequality to the Great Equalizer

Austin Startup

JULY 14, 2017

Today, Silicon Valley took the Great Equalizer and established a system of inequality where only white male faces are prominently displayed in “tech media”, VC firms exclude African-Americans and sexually harass women tech entrepreneurs and we also see Silicon Valley firms talking up some “lack of pipeline” bullcrap.

Silicon Valley

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Twitter Link Roundup #218 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

Why the Best Entrepreneurs and Creators are Humble | The Next Web - crowdspring.co/1e9b5t3. Five Reasons Not To Raise Venture Capital, by Rachel Chalmers | Model View Culture - crowdspring.co/1lIlpYH. Here’s the Data | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lLgAjK. Re/code - crowdspring.co/1embSqM.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), competitive analyses, channel and customer collateral (white papers, data sheets, product reviews), customer surveys, and market requirements documents. The same was true for PR. I couldn’t care less about those.

Silicon Valley

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. No, thanks.

Startup

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

In comparison, the overall technology sector growth was projected at 9-10% in early 2010 and this forecast did not change significantly today. To justify a 60pts difference, we have to believe that the current growth rates of 10% for technology and 20% for SaaS will continue to hold for the next 9 years before converging. software. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe

Twitter Link Roundup #176 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

“So many folks in the venture capital business are sheep that just want to follow the herd. 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013 | MIT Technology Review – [link]. Job Titles Aren’t That Important | Matt Ferguson-Harvard Business Review – [link]. – [link]. ” – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

SuperMac War Story 5: Strategy versus Relentless Tactical.

Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

We had thought really hard about “ market type ” and decided to reposition the company from a technology provider to a solutions provider. Inside the covers of these publications our customers had said that it was the product reviews that most influenced their buying decisions.

Silicon Valley

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

To give you a better idea of what entrepreneurs in this industry are thinking about during each phase of the startup process, I interviewed SaaS entrepreneurs from all over the world, including our own COO Noah Parsons. Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. How to Write a Business Plan in Under an Hour.

Software Review

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast

Twitter Link Roundup #31 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2010

How to Create a Highly Detailed Hi-Tech Power Button – Basix – [link]. The 2-Minute Opportunity Checklist for Entrepreneurs – [link]. Venture-Capital Firms Caught in a Shakeout – [link]. Cuevas (Philippines) [interview with a crowdSPRING designer] – [link]. Here’s why – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs.

Software Review

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Announcing nextNY Fellows: An Innovation Community Leadership Initiative

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 9, 2011

Monthly small group lunches with leaders in the innovation community--like venture capital firms and successful entrepreneurs. - An opportunity for visibility--press & PR, community awareness, networking connections. Applications are Due on Thursday, January 20th at 11:59PM. Run two nextNY events (e.g.

Community

Community Leadership Venture Capital PR

Twitter Link Roundup #117 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

These Guys Launched A Startup For Entrepreneurs And Then Got Turned Away By Entrepreneurs – [link]. Venture capital investing hits 10-year peak, sparking bubble talk – [link]. Why Startups Shouldn’t Hire PR Firms – [link]. Can Technology Transform Education Before It’s Too Late?

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #276 – Patriotic Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Growth Minded Entrepreneur on Instagram: “Less talking -> More doing.” Here’s Why the Venture Capital Crash Will Hurt – buff.ly/1LWPOi3. As More Tech Start-Ups Stay Private, So Does the Money – buff.ly/1UdHbpd. When Texas was the Wild West of tech crowdspring.co/1MWygU7. ” crowdspring.co/1cWbcrx.

Small Business

Small Business Design Social Media Software Review

Cracking The Code: Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends

Cracking the Code

MAY 15, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. I attended yesterday the 10th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends organized by the Churchill Club at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review San Jose Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe

Twitter Link Roundup #38 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

An Insider’s Guide to Venture Capital Financing – [link]. And an outstanding rebuttal to Roger Ebert’s criticism of 3D technology – [link]. The Life of a Startup Founder’s Significant Other – [link]. Is Your Service Business Too Squishy? – [link]. NYTimes: The Data-Driven Life – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. I make the most of this time by listening to my favorite tech and venture podcasts. The bi-weekly podcasts feature interviews of entrepreneurs and silicon Valley leaders. VentureCast : Bi-weekly anecdotes on the Silicon Valley venture world. Venture Capital. (3).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Technology San Francisco

Cracking The Code: A funny perspective on Google innovation.

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

10 Tips for Making your Startup More Attractive for Investors [Presentation]

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

A fter years of talking with many of you in the Israeli startup industry, investors and entrepreneurs alike, I was invited to present some tips for entrepreneurs at the Launch48 conference in London this weekend. For example, you may point out that there is a company with similar technology, but different application/market.

Elevator Pitch

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Twitter Link Roundup #160 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Why Menus Suck + Other Deep Thoughts on the Food Tech Revolution. How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. 8 Major Tech Predictions for 2013 | Business Insider – [link]. 8 Major Tech Predictions for 2013 | Business Insider – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

A Very Short peak into the Metaverse

Trending Sources

Is the Lean Startup Dead?

What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

Time is the Enemy of All Deals

A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

How to Create Free Buzz for Your Startup

How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

Steven Blank Kills It at Greycroft CEO Summit

25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Why Every Entrepreneur Needs to Blog

Twitter Link Roundup #235 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

Twitter Link Roundup #211 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

10 Things for Startups to Do in August While Everyone Else is on Vacation

On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Twitter Link Roundup #227 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

The End of Innocence

Twitter Link Roundup #242 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

The 22 Best Blogs to Help Grow Your Business (That You May Not Be Reading)

Silicon Valley Will Suffer a Shameful Legacy for Introducing Inequality to the Great Equalizer

Twitter Link Roundup #218 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Twitter Link Roundup #176 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

SuperMac War Story 5: Strategy versus Relentless Tactical.

The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Twitter Link Roundup #31 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Announcing nextNY Fellows: An Innovation Community Leadership Initiative

Twitter Link Roundup #117 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #276 – Patriotic Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

Cracking The Code: Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends

Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Twitter Link Roundup #38 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking The Code: A funny perspective on Google innovation.

10 Tips for Making your Startup More Attractive for Investors [Presentation]

Twitter Link Roundup #160 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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