Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve spoken our goal of funding more ambitious project before and we’ve enlisted the research help of a Principal in our firm – Kevin Zhang , who has an interest in Agtech (agriculture technology). Their vision is to create technology and products for a world where food is grown in and around where people live.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Pete Martin , founder of CEO of Votem , and classic rock drummer The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Paging Iowa elections officials! Votem is a complete end-to-end platform that takes your organization from registration through to results and review. With the exception of Votem, what tech trend is your team most excited about?

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Technical Review Cleveland Software Review Iowa 62

YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2020

by Rohan Thambrahalli , the Founder and President at UpstartWorks. One-to-ones and performance reviews suddenly needed to happen online, where confident direction and meaningful conversation could be undermined by slow buffering speeds. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2013

I witnessed people who rarely worked together, in part due to their proclivity to stay behind their laptop screens, bonding over frosting-piping and giggling over their poorly engineered graham cracker rooftops that perpetually squashed their “perfect homes.”

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Green Artificial Inteligence New York City Startup 178

YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2013

It is said that billionaire Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has his Medina, Washington home fully incorporated with such technology. ” Boardifi is currently not in mass production yet, mainly due to a lack of funds. Ideaspotting Boardifi eco-friendly energy management green technology greentech mobile app'

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

Not only is he a visionary thinker who was ahead of his time in terms of understanding the potential of technology, but he's also an incredible leader and motivator. Photo Credit: Joseph Greene. A very successful entrepreneur and one that is inspiring to me for many reasons are Micheal Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Today, Mark Attanasio gets to flex his full range of expertise and interests as co-founder and Managing Partner of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, a Toronto-based merchant bank focused on early stage and mid market growth companies. Even better, Attanasio says, is if they have done extensive due diligence first. Is there more?

Partner 113

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day? Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim." But along the way, something strange happened.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 27, 2017

Here’s a question I recommend founders ask Seed or Series A VCs during their fundraising: “What’s a risk you’re more comfortable with than the average VC?” Here are two: We’re more comfortable with certain types of founder risk (first time, non-traditional) than some funds. Technical risk.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

My business partner and I made many mistakes in our first tech startup, and so many of them were the result of choosing a lawyer who was a terrible fit. After a couple of due diligence meetings with the investor and our attorneys, he gave us the check. We gladly handed it over to him as part of the due diligence process.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 5, 2019

Boost Biomes CEO and co-founder Jamie Bacher The Forrest Four-Cast: March 5, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Jamie Bacher , CEO and co-founder, answered some questions about the San Francisco-based company.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 29, 2014

At ffVC, we’ve done this with our “ fitness office ”, which has received great reviews. indoor green wall, e.g., from PlantsOnWalls or WindowFarms. Thanks to Wes Cole ; Michael Gold , Founder & CEO at Empirical.ly ; and Jake Koenig of FitYourSpace for thoughtful comments! balance cushion to stand on with your standing desk.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 5, 2017

I would love to be mentored by actor and successful tech venture capitalist Jared Leto. Not only is he a phenomenal performer, but has also had great success as a tech visionary. I am a tech enthusiast currently working on music full time. My dream mentor would be Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Rob Greene.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 21, 2016

Portfolio founder: There’s an investor who wants to invest about $500k. Portfolio founder: That’s the problem. This especially happens when founders start getting a lot of inbound requests from investors to meet, so they think that they have a lot of investor options. me: Oh great! Who is he/she? Person X isn’t well-known.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

Thus founders seeking funding for a good cause or a new technology often seize on grants from universities, government agencies and philanthropic organizations as free money to solve their problems. After months of preparation, you should expect another six to nine months for reviews and funding cycles. Technology is not enough.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Business owners and founders work long hours, wear several hats, and have high expectations for their performances. Being a female entrepreneur in the tech world shows just how innovation works. And I am proud to be a successful female entrepreneur in the tech industry. Photo credit: Jenna Green. 2- Two things.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 25, 2015

Firm founder Kirsten Green has an amazing analytical mind combined with empathy for the consumer. Every aspect of our lives are being disrupted with technology (specifically the mobile phone) and not one category will go untouched. How do you convey to founders why your backgrounds are valuable to them?

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Carolyn serves as the co-founder and CEO of Hello Alice. Hello Alice is a free, data-driven, and multichannel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while increasing owner success rates. 9:19] Is there an equity emphasis? [11:06]

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Moat, the biggest exit out of the bunch, was sourced when I met Mike Walrath at a tech event. He said they’d consider any “special situations” funds I was doing—at which point I realized that he had never even looked at the deck and had zero intentions of doing any real diligence. It was the first anyone had asked me about it.

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LP Technical Review Software Review Valuation 136

Austin Startup

APRIL 16, 2018

Image Description: An artist installation of a super-large metallic wheelchair with black wheels and multi-colored spokes displayed in an open-air green, grass field with buildings shown in the background. Picture Credit: Randy Lyhus for The Chronicle of Higher Education. Fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion benefits everyone.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

Acelerar Technologies Daniel expects SharePoint's cloud based solution provider eco-system to develop over the next few years. Anupam Rajey from Lucknow, India, presented Acelerar Technologies , an outsourced accounting services BPO project from India. I asked him to review the TrueCFO project in my Vision India 2020 book.

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Spain Entrepreneur India San Francisco 115

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 3, 2011

New guidelines on how entrepreneurs can qualify for an EB-2 green card with National Interest Waiver. I’ve been working on this issue since I wrote the post The Founders Visa Movement on 9/10/09 (all my posts can be seen in the category summary Startup Visa on my blog). Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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Austin Startup

JULY 31, 2018

Image Description: Background image includes blue and green squares of varying sizes. Founder and President of Darren Bates LLC and the Founder and Chief Innovation Officer for the Smart Cities Library.™ The word “SOLUTIONS” is in the foreground in white capital letters. FMI: www.smartcitieslibrary.com Trademarks ??

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LLC Cofounder Technical Review Global 48

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2011

by Richard Shapiro, founder and president of The Center For Client Retention ( www.tcfcr.com ). Social media, mobile technologies and altering demographics present businesses of every size with tremendous opportunities. Social networks play an increasingly more important role in the product review process. Opting Out Options.

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Customer Retention Social Media Technical Review 154

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 17, 2010

HOW TO: Set Up a Q&A Website in Minutes – Best Options Reviewed & Compared - [link]. Startup Founder Agreements - [link]. Want to Start a Technology Company in LA? - [link]. Startup Brings Crowdsourcing to Green Smart Grid Tech - [link]. World of Logotypes – Part 3 - [link]. It was Woody, not Buzz!

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Coursera’s catalog offers a wide variety of courses, from music and art to technology, science , and business. The story behind Khan Academy is tech legend: educator Salman Khan started by posting videos on YouTube to help his cousin with her math homework and the videos went viral. ” Khan Academy. Best of all?

Programming 73

Programming Technical Review Small Business Illinois 73

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. New Communications Review. Interest in this waned when the Internet bust resulted in most tech start-up equity becoming worthless, but it seems to be coming back. Most tech start-ups fail.

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Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

This tricky-to-pronounce online publication is an award-winning business blog founded by entrepreneur, web publisher and CEO/founder of Previso Media, Ivan Widjaya. DIY founder Ivana Taylor tackles marketing issues near and dear to small business’s owner’s hearts. Brian Clark – founder of Copyblogger.

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Small Business Marketing Social Media SEO 106

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley’s latest venture Profounder is one platform that could power these transactions.

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Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Calxeda is on track with its business and ARM-based product development plans, moving toward providing first samples of its industry-changing technologies in 2011. According to Gartner, nearly 60% of datacenters point to power as their greatest facility problem, whether due to excessive heat generation or insufficient power.

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Naming Hiring Technical Review Virginia 59

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As a co-founder of the company, my main goal for 2023 is to build a successful and sustainable business that will bring value to our customers, team members, and investors. In the next few years, I plan to continue educating myself on the latest renewable energy technologies and invest in green infrastructure projects.

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Entrepreneur Retention SEO Employee 112

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I know you’re not a tech guy and haven’t done anything other than an HTML course you once took, but if you’re inspirational and a leader you’ll find somebody to moonlight for free to get your prototype built. And a great product starts with the founder. That’s OK. of people aren’t.

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Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation 291

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 15, 2008 The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the time Split-testing is a core lean startup discipline, and its one of those rare topics that comes up just as often in a technical context as in a business-oriented one when Im talking to startups. First of all, why split-test?

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Continuous Deployment 166

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. Written by the founder of social enterprise Tom’s Shoes, this book is full of tips for making a difference with your business. Here in the U.S. How to Start a Nonprofit.

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