YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

a production company that produced Phat TV for Canadian broadcaster CFMT Television, as well as a year-end television special, “Phat TV 97”, that was syndicated nationally in the U.S. Taking what he learned at HBO, Mascoll formed EME Inc., a nonprofit organization that helps disadvantaged communities learn about and experience culture.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Instead, it’s more of a Manifesto about the core beliefs that shape our strategy. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early.

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blogs.hbr.org

OCTOBER 24, 2012

HBR Blog Network. Never Say No to Networking. When new entrepreneurs ask me for advice, I sometimes tell them to NYFO — Network Your Face Off. million users in less than a year, can be directly traced back to connections Ive made and help Ive received from a network that is vast, diverse, and active.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Mari is now building a new venture in human-machine interaction within the Samsung accelerator, currently in stealth mode. Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2019

Today, Toronto’s Eldon Mascoll is the founder and executive producer at Freedom Park Media Group (FPMG), a boutique content production company with a slate of projects in development that includes a broad mix of branded content for corporate clients, film and television production, and online publishing. He then went on to form EME Inc.,

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 9, 2012

I believe that the best way to understand an investor is to meet the founders that they work with. The main focus of our fund is in the Boston-New York corridor. Founders: We invest behind founders from a variety of backgrounds. Broadly speaking, they break down something like this: First Time Founder: 6.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. I will be speaking on a related topic next week at an SVASE event in Palo Alto, " Founders vs. Investors - Are we all on the same page " Hope to see some of you there and promise I wont show up in my pajamas. ▼ 2010.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

I also have to include this caveat: we werent purely a software company - we built telecom network devices, hw and sw. It is as if the staffing and management of projects is run by international syndicates more interested in controlling job territories than in assembling vital, dynamic teams who are empowered to succeed. Software Eng.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. There needs to be enough equity to go around for founders, early investors, later investors, and employees. Now the investors have 65% (35% for first round and 30% for second round), while founders have 35%.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. These funds use a combination of cold-calling, travel, firm networks, paid expert networks, and technology to identify investment opportunities outside of their neighborhood. They are typically among the top quartile performers.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Texas exports more than California and New York combined. Only California and New York have more. It’s big compared to other up and coming cities but that still is a long way from being Silicon Valley or New York City. More than 50 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Texas and 6 of the Fortune 50.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. That company, which now has a client list of more than 200 companies and additional offices in the Philippines and New York, takes on the startup projects that Kayweb Angels selects. Kayserian believes they will.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jussi Laakkonen , CEO & founder of Applifie, summarized it well: We recently raised our seed round at Applifier and it was led by a silicon valley seed fund MHS Capital, whose general partner is Mark Sugarman. It’s likely that the investors don’t know you, so try and find warm intros from people in your network.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been trying very hard to raise New York City’s profile in the tech scene. That same month, prestigious startup accelerator TechStars announced its first New York City class. NYC Rises In the Tech Scene. In 2011, he and others succeeded in doing so. Back to top.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

INFOGRAPHIC] Social Media Marketing By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] Social Network Wars: How The Five Major Platforms Stack Up [INFOGRAPHIC] The Rise of the Mobile Workforce [INFOGRAPHIC] Computer Vision Syndrome: Do Your Eyes Have It? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. Financing, that is.I ► January. (1).

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

“There’s simply no budget for [an office], as I bootstrap the company,&# says Paul Molluzzo, founder of Baby Goes Mobile , a web app that lets parents create a private baby book they can view and update from their mobile phones. Plus, a lot of coworking spaces offer classes and seminars on new technology and tools.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market. BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Facebook Co-Founder’s Startup Asana Launches Publicly. Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. Nobody cares that you got covered in TechCrunch , or that The New York Times blog picked up your press release.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

Or perhaps it’s New York City — where companies like Foursquare, Warby Parker, and Rent the Runway got their start. But, what exactly does that mean for both founders and investors? The investment network here is growing, but is still grossly developing when compared to those coastal cities. versus $10M+).

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

I’m now in my second founder/CEO role, having raised more than $18.5 That’s why i haven chosen to start working in Network marketing and MLM. And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing. million in venture financing. Starting a business can be very expensive.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

New York never went through a phase as a suburban startup hub… basically just an urban boom as Silicon Alley 1.0 But more broadly than just that,the direct costs of launching a startup have obviously plummeted which makes being a founder more accessible than historically. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

In its official nomination of TaKaDu, the WEF committee said that “by combining smart IT and SaaS, TaKaDu is radically improving the efficiency of water networks, significantly increasing the world’s water supply. the New York-based Internet company spun off from Time Warner Inc.,

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

” If you can’t think of a compelling format, go with something like, “I noticed you’ve covered location-based networks quite a bit at Publication X, and I think you’d be interested in learning about how my startup is changing that space by [fill in blank].” Founder and President Gilt Groupe.

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Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

They function very similar to an Ad Network but with the main purpose of helping publishers and content owners get their posts in front of audiences on well-known websites. Taboola was founded in 2007 in New York City, and has been competing with Outbrain head-to-head almost from day one. Content.ad.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”. I created {s}hareCLOUD — Private social networks for businesses– with Google in mind. Social Network Lists.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Twitter as a company has encouraged this by granting DataSift “re-syndication rights,” which means that the company can ingest the full Twitter fire hose and resell subsets of it to other parties who want to consume a smaller stream, which is more cost effective in data licenses and in IT resources needed to consume the data.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Cezary Pietrzak is a New York-based creative marketer and growth strategist. A few weeks of organized effort should be enough time to develop a name and gain consensus among your co-founders, but if you’re on a tight schedule, it’s also possible to do in just a few days. Cartoon Network Favorites Star in Strange Video.

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