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. Other VCs use Klout * to identify relevant influencers who can evangelize their ideas and Contently * or Social Native (HOF Capital company) to create relevant content.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Finally I realized that venture capital and angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 316

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking? Good stuff.

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Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Internet 150

David Teten

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Microcredentials for the Effective Venture Capital or Private Equity Investor. Dorking (how to find anything on the Internet). 10 tips for smarter, more efficient internet searching. Lastly, I suggest use Feedly to follow the newsletters/media which cover our sector. How I’m Onboarding My Summer Apprentice.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Seed Stage 78

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2016

In picking your market you should focus on “deflationary economics” or lowering the price, functionality and margin of your business but targeting ever-increasing market sizes afforded by Internet scale. But you need to understand venture economics. You can scroll through it or download it directly from SlideShare. I hope you enjoy it.

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Venture Capital San Francisco Startup Limited Partner 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. According to Gamesbeat , the streaming wars will spill over to the cloud gaming wars, with media companies, streaming companies and telcos looking to include gaming packages in their offerings. social media.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Good data from @msuster on The State of Venture Capital and the Internet – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. In 2017, we learned about how social media feeds were used to surface biased or planted information.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

VENTURE CAPITAL. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Filed Under: Startups , Tech Tagged With: Madrona , Startups , Tech , Venture capital.

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Venture Capital Seattle Cofounder Software Engineering 42

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and various random stuff! The Thin Skin of the Venture Capital Market - crowdspring.co/1xaoN3x. and the Internet of Things | UX Booth – crowdspring.co/1wjvAJt.

Social Media 99

Social Media Small Business Design Media 99

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! What Hasn’t Changed: The Internet Keeps Getting Bigger. Want Venture Capital Funding? Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Central African Republic Design 100

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. New Rules for China. like WeChat.).

China 323

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Finally I realized that Venture Capital and Angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Early Stage 268

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

The most sought-after hires are computer programmers and interactive media developers. million in venture capital to move. Montreal is a spot for new start-ups and venture capital. Nova Scotia has the highest digital media tax credits being offered in Canada. Websites such as 604jobs.ca of all business.

Canada 167

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 167

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

think about the entrepreneurs that started in the early days of the Internet, mobile, crypto, VR and yes… now Metaverse. The future of social media and 3D interaction is the biggest priority to Facebook. Animoca Brands is a Hong Kong-based game software company and venture capital company founded 2014 by Yat Siu.

IP 206

IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

My view is that non-disclosures won’t protect you from unscrupulous business contacts, so you simply shouldn’t deal with the flood of unknown people who will contact you via the phone or Internet. If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive.

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Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Technical Review Due Diligence 153

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media. In today’s world, if your startup is not visible on the Internet, you haven’t started yet. In addition, your company and social media names are key intellectual property. Simplicity is preferred at this stage.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Groups 120

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. He built & sold iMall in Internet 1.0 He built & IPOd Demand Media. for $565 million to Excite.

Los Angeles 376

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

645 Ventures 645 Ventures makes deeply-researched investments in institutional Seed to Series A rounds for exceptional companies who demonstrate stellar early results in the areas of market validation, product differentiation, team strength, and brand narrative.

Private Equity 48

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Seed Stage 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

SBA 300

SBA Venture Capital Business Plan Social Media 300

Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

Despite the recent media buzz surrounding the hardware revolution and emerging maker space, the overwhelming majority of hardware startups have a hard time attracting financing today. As a result, most venture capitalists are reluctant to touch hardware projects, opting for the lower costs and smaller risks of software.

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Venture Capital Software Review Incubator Startup 128

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. New Rules for China. like WeChat.).

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. On JFDI (play on Just Do It) - Chamillionaire talked a lot about social media.

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Entrepreneur Los Angeles Norway Audience 356

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

The other day I wrote a post about the lack of Enterprise Software disruption coming out of NYC —and a lot of people responded that I wasn’t citing Buddy Media. Our current focus is on creating sticky, super viral applications that help users get more out of Facebook and other social media.

Software 105

Software Media Social Media Advertising 105

Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2013

You build a campaign by creating videos, telling your story, participating in social media promotion, and offering “perks”, which are goods or services that you offer in exchange for donations. CrowdRise also has more celebrity endorsements and seems to get more media attention than other sites like it.

Kenya 119

Kenya Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review 119

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

Cuba 316

Cuba Venture Capital Community Valuation 316

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. But recent changes in the law, associated with the JOBS Act of 2012 , have made it possible to sell small chunks of ownership or equity to non-accredited investors -- regular people on the Internet.

Software Review 120

Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are a couple classic archetypes of internet/software founders, including the genius college student cooking up something quirky but ultimately disruptive in his dorm room who launches his company straight out of undergrad. Reactions when I told people I was an “internet entrepreneur” ranged from smirks to blank stares.

Boston 206

Boston Internet Entrepreneur .Net 206

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

Business Plan 393

Business Plan Marketing SBA Venture Capital 393

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. China Venture Capital. Entrepreneurship in Beijing. innovation in the U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Funding is not an indicator of success, irrespective of the impression that you might get from the news and media. Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Funding is just a stepping stone. Many businesses around us have grown without any funding.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

Los Angeles, at least metaphorically, became more of a media/entertainment town. At the same time, the consumerization of the technology business made Silicon Valley the de facto capital of all things tech. Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California.

Los Angeles 138

Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

”, almost exactly 2 years ago to this day at Bloomberg LP’s headquarters in NYC as part of Social Media Week. Relevance: In 2011 (mentioned on page 18 if you view the presentation), Facebook only had 11% of the world’s internet users on on its platform – the figure was at 50% in North America.

India 107

India North America Ukraine Silicon Valley 107

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The law firm Fenwick & West LLP has released its Third Quarter 2010 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey. The survey looks at the valuations and the terms of financing for over 100 technology companies in Silicon Valley that reported raising capital in the third quarter of this year.

Silicon Valley 115

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Valuation Down Round 115

VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

Before I get started it helps to explain our viewpoint on the Metaverse at Remagine Ventures. In a nutshell, we see it a new Internet being built, with the consumer at its centre. who started showcasing their Ape on social media platforms. It took a bit of time but it became popular among athletes, artists, musicians etc.

Startup 187

Startup Community Social Network Portfolio 187

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93