Agile VC

MAY 13, 2013

While our portfolio at NextView is roughly equally weighted to consumer facing and B2B companies, it seems that for consumer companies in particular being first mover confers little benefit and the drawbacks probably outweigh whatever weak advantage might exist. Atari (home video game consoles). Netflix (video streaming).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. was starting.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. I have already uploaded a video on creating a business plan on my channel – [link].

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Cracking the Code

JULY 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Today, United did not: David stroke back at Goliath using the power of internet technologies. LOL Well done video. Have you seen this video on Irvin Leroux - [link].

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

You’ve graduated from doing business with a handshake to a generic written contract downloaded from the Internet. Developers typically use off-the-shelf programs, stock images and videos to construct sites. Stern , partner at Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever, LLP. Congratulations! But don’t pat yourself too hard on the back.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A funny video of Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle on Cloud Computing. Labels: SaaS , software , Venture Capital. Cracking The Code on Facebook. internet. (6).

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 23, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. I am sure that months from now, if people mention this video, you will remember it. Cracking The Code on Facebook. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). software. (10).

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). software. (10). Software 2.0: How the use of internet is transform. at 12:41 PM.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Here’s my take: 1.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Really good video – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

Mid- to large-size companies can also benefit from the lean methodology and one way to do so is by actively leveraging crowds of workers: designers , software engineers , testers , writers , customer support people , customers, market researchers , and dozens of other groups via the Internet.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 5, 2007

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. This video from Blueprint Ventures will give you good insights! Cracking The Code on Facebook. internet. (6). Portfolio. (3). software. (10). VC lifestyle.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

(To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. . We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The videos can be watched at Bessemer Online Marketing Portal (the other materials are not public). Labels: internet , Portfolio. Monday, February 12, 2007. at 8:53 PM.

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Up and Running

JUNE 4, 2018

Thanks to the wealth of opportunities provided by the internet, college students no longer have to wait on tables or tend bar to earn extra money. There are dozens of online jobs that students can do , with nothing more than a laptop and an internet connection. Earning money at college. Starting your business.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 13, 2023

In its simplest form, my argument is the following: The entire entertainment industry is driven by a creative process that creates and combines text/code, images, audio & video into compelling storytelling. Create text/code, images, audio and video. Whether that is for TV, a game, a newspaper or a podcast.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Every Music Video Should Feature A Light Painting Machine crowdspring.co/1LVxRBo. Open source typeface “Hack” brings design to source code crowdspring.co/1JPW7C3. IdN Motion Gallery on Pratt Portfolios crowdspring.co/1OaQlOL. Optimize Images and Improve Website Performance: ImageRecycle Review – WP Mayor crowdspring.co/1VxIS0p.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Walter Frick - Harvard Business Review. Clypd – Video Advertising (backed by Atlas, DataPoint, Boston Seed). Next major event? Future M on Oct 16.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000. What Do VC’s Do?

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

I spent 6 months coding and building Dogster myself. When Say Media, with its 100 personal sales team, masterful IT, publishing design, video teams took over it felt like landing a very battle-worn Millennium Falcon directly from light speed into an Alliance Star Cruiser. This was pre-Google images, pre-MySpace/Facebook.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

My first computer was a TRS-80 and my first coded program was a Space Battle Game. The internet explosion becomes the definite integration of art and technology for me and I was very interested in every aspect of web design and programing. Besides my commercial work I keep experimenting on digital arts, motion graphics and video art.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

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. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

I got fired from a software sales job, started a systems integrator called MicroSolutions. I taught myself to code over seven years and wrote all kinds of applications. For Zales we wrote one of the very first video interfaces so that Zales could take videos and pictures of their inventory instead of having to keep one in a safe.

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K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

Computing and software came a few years later for me as access to computers wasn’t as easy or affordable. Software is awesome as it gives you instant gratification. It requires a higher level of discipline than software does. You make a change, compile, and voila you can see the effect of what you did.

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 11, 2014

Empower customer reviews that are actually helpful. If the mobile phone did not have a back-button hard-coded into the hardware perhaps I would try to read the. The information (reviews, pictures etc) contributed for free by existing Rent The Runway users. Empower customer reviews that are actually helpful. They are not.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

This is Sabrina Parsons, the CEO of Palo Alto Software. She’s a seasoned entrepreneur, a professional speaker and small business coach, and she develops audio video and written content to fulfill her mission to end small business failure. We’re so happy to have Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” with us today.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 3, 2018

It is not necessary to have an IT background or experience with video production or creative design. It is common for a freelancer to be asked to provide references, links to their portfolio and previously completed projects, etc. A feeling of freedom: no dress code, corporate standards, politics or annoying bosses.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. Forgot your username or password?

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 10, 2007

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Well, it is basically the mix of a video iPOD, a smart phone, a camera and an internet browser. 6-8GB makes sense for music and photos, not video. It is the 2.0

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! iOS 7 review: a new look or a new beginning? |

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Ben's Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Jeff: My worst career decision, by a mile, was joining a company called real.com, right at the beginning of the internet era. It was being purchased by Hollywood Entertainment, which ran the Hollywood Video stores. Your decisions are a portfolio, because you make many of them in your life. And it was a bad decision.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

He created Wallstrip, and more than 400 original web video shows, which was purchased by CBS Corp. Mr. Lindzon’s new media and internet business investments also include: Limos.com, Blogtalkradio.com, Buddy Media, Ticketfly, Assistly, Bit.ly Mr. Parekh serves on various advisory boards of start-up internet companies.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. However, no one systematically provides notes/videos of these events.

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uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This has lead to a massive checkout database with 508 checkout steps reviewed, 975 screenshots, and 3,000+ examples of adherences and violations of the checkout usability guidelines. steps, counting from the shopping cart to the step where the order is actually placed — often a “review and confirm order” step.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Computer Software. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Industrial Goods & Services. Marketing & Strategy. Media Agencies. Metals & Mining. NAME Comcast.

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Designers who practiced table-based layout may remember how headaches up front lead to more flexible code later. It may take the form of text, images or video. The diagram for a fictitious bank website shows two questionable items, namely the staff list and the Karaoke video. Newsletter. JavaScript. Techniques. Web Design.

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