View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Today Hologram announced their $65M Series B round of funding led by Tiger Global. And early-stage VC investors have increasingly ventured beyond their backyards of SF, NYC, and Boston to more actively invest in (and in some cases relocate to) places like Miami, Austin, Chicago, Seattle, and other cities.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

At 24 I was putting myself through college and running the creative services department at an energy systems engineering firm in Seattle when the company was purchased by a French firm. My finance career began with a long commute and a cramped cubicle. . #1- Get in control and break the norm. Photo Credit: Andrea Heuston.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Where once space exploration and space technology were a closed industry dominated by NASA and a handful of major defense contractors, in recent years the field has opened up to hundreds of start-ups offering technology designed to assist in space exploration and exploring the potential of off-Earth solutions to pressing global problems.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

This can lead to lots of hype among investors and very rapid financings where VCs are forced to “act quickly” and provide term sheets in less than 48 hours. But that may be all that’s needed to grab a financing from investors that moved very quickly. They can create temporary growth in vanity metrics like downloads.

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San Diego Software Review San Francisco Silicon Valley 60

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

These designers help small to mid-sized brands design/develop quality product by exposing them to big company best practices and a global network of factories, trim suppliers, fabric sources, etc. We are ready to go national with expansion deals already in place in Seattle and San Francisco. We are able to do that because: 1.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Harvest Portfolio 89

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We estimate that the global GMV for ride sharing was over $100B in 2018 (including Uber, Didi, Grab, Lyft, Yandex, etc) and still growing handsomely. Rover.com (*) in Seattle, which was founded by Greg Gottesman and Aaron Easterly in 2011, is the leading player in this market. As a result, productivity naturally improves.

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Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Feld Thoughts

MAY 20, 2010

Also on Monday, David Cohen announced the new TechStars Global Affiliate program and announced our first Global affiliate, Copenhagen-based Startupbootcamp. And – if that wasn’t enough, Localytics , a TechStars Boston 2009 company, closed a $700k round of financing led by Launchpad Venture Group and New York Angels.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

On June 18, Aswath Damodaran , a finance professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, published an article on FiveThirtyEight titled “ Uber Isn’t Worth $17 Billion. For the market size, he states, “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.”

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San Francisco San Jose Marketing Technical Review 111

Reid Hoffman

MAY 21, 2020

On January 29th, the Gates Foundation pledged $10 million “to help frontline responders in China and Africa accelerate their efforts to contain the global spread.”. In our globally connected world, a slow response means catastrophic loss. In contrast, Bill and Melinda Gates acted decisively and quickly.

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Non-Compete China Global Government 62

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

As a side note, if you’re interested in applying to TechStars Seattle for this fall, the application page just went live a few days ago and can be found here: [link] It was by far the best decision we’ve made, and I’d highly recommend this route for any early-stage entrepreneurs. May 12th - 14th, 2011. an iPad 2 Killer?

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. Independent graphic designers from all over the world submit designs to our ongoing design competitions, and Minteds community votes to tell us what to sell. ­om migrated off Drupal.

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www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

With 1,100 lawyers, 150 practice areas and a global presence, Holland & Knight offers the experience and resources to handle your most difficult legal challenges. Connect with HU via email at CONNECT@HarrisburgU.edu to learn more about HU and its entrepreneurship and mentoring programs, too.

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Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Vesting San Diego 40

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. He is looking for financing for the show. I like the idea, and recognize the problem.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2016

Those should be strictly reserved for formal company announcements, such as financing. Go Global, but think Local. Another client was showcased in a Seattle TV segment which caught the eye of a national producer and led to a feature on the Today Show. Release the Release. Timeliness is next to Godliness.

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PR Public Relations Denver Syndicate 100

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 16, 2020

Momentum Education’s Executive Director Robinson Lynn would never have imagined that 11yrs after the passing of his mom, the groundwork she had laid out would prepare him to become interim Executive Director and help so many people globally deal with traumatic situations. What makes you unique?

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 16, 2020

Momentum Education’s Executive Director Robinson Lynn would never have imagined that 11yrs after the passing of his mom, the groundwork she had laid out would prepare him to become interim Executive Director and help so many people globally deal with traumatic situations. What makes you unique?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.)

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