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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Sapient

Austin Startup

Sapient’s Sam Parks and Martin Koch have developed a smart outlet system for commercial deployment The Forrest Four-Cast: January 28, 2020 If Sam Parks , CEO and co-founder of Sapient Industries , weren’t working for his startup, he’d be working as a scientist, using his background in nanotechnology as an applied physicist. Who does it serve?

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

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Our last fund was $200 million but as you may already know since we raised that fund we added new partners Greg Bettinelli and Kara Nortman and Venture Partner Hamet Watt – all of whom are busy looking at new deals for the firm in addition to Yves Sisteron (the founder), Steven Dietz (also part of founding team) and myself.

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"The Startup Way" is Headed to London

Startup Lessons Learned

From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere. My UK publisher has put together a packed schedule and I can’t wait to talk about The Startup Way across the pond.

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The One Video Every Silicon Valley Investor Should Watch

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. “You have to look like America looks, because right now the tech sector doesn’t look like America.” And then quite honestly Beatriz Acevedo, Founder & President of Mitu [Note: Upfront is an investor] sort of stole the show with her comment. ” – Earvin Magic Johnson. And of course he’s right.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. Through his research he helped bring ARPANET to Philadelphia in 1973. If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital.

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May Your Help Be Wanted

Austin Startup

Having recently addressed founders in my chapter “Be Coachable,” allow me please in this essay to address this matter to you providers of help. As you probably know, I prefer advising founders in long, immersive engagements. If you want to share your wisdom to founders, you have many avenues that do not require prior Freudian training.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

MetaLayer ( www.metalayer.com , Philadelphia, PA) harnesses business users’ own proprietary data and the world’s unstructured, real-time data alike, transforming complex data analysis into a simple drag and drop experience. Tiger Trade ( www.tigertrade.com , New York, NY) makes international sourcing fast, easy, and cost-effective.