Hearpreneur

MAY 26, 2017

We actually treat it as if it were a software product, in that we’re always releasing a new and improved version. A constantly changing curriculum: in the world of tech, things change VERY quickly. Therefore, it’s important that we’re always updating our curriculum. What is your favorite business quotation? Daniel Pink. What inspires you?

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Miami Software Review Technical Review Investment Bankers 48

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Before Twitter he held similar roles at SuccessFactors (SaaS), Akamai (telecoms infrastructure), McAfee (Security Software) and was an investment banker. So he covers a ton of ground for industry knowledge and M&A chops. If you want to learn more about Seksom you can read his TechCrunch interview here.

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Feld Thoughts

JULY 7, 2010

Seeing the reaction to Bilski, what has struck me is how surprised and disappointed some people are with the weak will of the Supreme Court to act to limit the damage that software patents are causing, and will keep causing, to innovation in the U.S. Software innovation continues, by the way, in spite of the patent system, not because of it.

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Software IP South America Investment Bankers 132

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Big data is used by the AI software for generating reports that predict the direction that the markets are headed in, answer traders’ questions and analyze news events.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Investment Bankers Algorithm Mobile 100

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

6 – Investment Banker. I founded SilkRoll in 2015, I spent 10 years developing my style and taste in fashion while working around the world as an investment banker. Another benefit was that I was able to complete two master’s degrees, one in Software Engineering, and another in Engineering Management.

Entrepreneur 48

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 7, 2016

This sort of tallies with my experience and what I’ve heard lots of investment bankers say over the years, which is that companies get acquired for up to around $100m without having to show that they are sustainable in the long term. All this is written primarily with ecommerce, marketplace and software companies in mind.

Acquisition 60

Acquisition Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Valuation 60

Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2012

It seems like many of my peers are on the fast-track to immediately become an investment banker on Wall Street, or to go to medical or law school upon graduation. Sabrina Parsons is the CEO of Palo Alto Software and a veteran of other start-up companies. Are you a college student thinking about your future? It’s enjoyable.

Investment Bankers 69

Investment Bankers Software Management 69

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

So I got both first and last place on age, depending how you slice it (kind of like how investment bankers do their league tables.) I’ve been to North Dakota once that I can remember – a trip out to Fargo to visit Great Plains Software (before Microsoft bought them). It was in December and brutally cold.

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North Dakota St. Louis Investment Bankers Philadelphia 110

readwrite.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

There’s a lot of talk in Silicon Valley about the decline of consumer Internet companies and the rising interest in companies that sell software to enterprises. And nobody is loving this more than Aaron Levie, the 27-year-old co-founder and CEO of Box, which sells cloud-based data storage and collaboration software to enterprises.

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Silicon Valley Architecture San Francisco Cloud 64

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

As a former investment banker who followed the markets closely once upon a time (especially when I was in the midst of public market M&A transactions), I now have the luxury of watching from an arm’s length. However, many variables come into play when investing at the early stage.

Marketing 40

Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

As a former investment banker who followed the markets closely once upon a time (especially when I was in the midst of public market M&A transactions), I now have the luxury of watching from an arm’s length. However, many variables come into play when investing at the early stage.

Marketing 40

Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 26, 2015

As a former investment banker who followed the markets closely once upon a time (especially when I was in the midst of public market M&A transactions), I now have the luxury of watching from an arm’s length. However, many variables come into play when investing at the early stage.

Marketing 40

Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Most investment bankers will coach you into helping them find you a strategic buyer, knowing that such sales are quicker, often less focused upon the small warts of a business, and yield higher prices than financial sales. Negotiating with an emotional buyer.

Intellectual Property 240

Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Acquisition Forecast 240

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Monitoring and reporting solutions include BaseVenture , Burgiss , Davigold , DocDep , eFront FrontInvest , Framework , Investors Economic Assurance’s CapAssure , Netage Dynamo PE , Q-Biz Solutions , Qualtrics , SS&C GlobeOp , an d Vantage Software. Private Equity Software and Services Directory. The VC Software Stack?—?the

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

First and foremost, the traditional rule of thumb that most investment bankers have quoted me in the last couple of years was that in order to go public a company needs to have an annual run-rate of $40-50mm of revenue and a couple quarters of profitability.

IPO 60

IPO Investment Bankers Demand Revenue 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 10, 2011

Back in my IMVU days, I met with an investment banker who wanted to help us understand the M&A landscape. For example, in my work with MBA’s who want to go into software entrepreneurship, I often encourage them to learn how to program. Even worse, this breeds tremendous mistrust.

Silicon Valley 167

Silicon Valley San Francisco Lean Investment Bankers 167

Up and Running

JULY 24, 2014

Having worked previously as an investment banker, Fancy knows the importance of sitting down and creating a feasibility plan for a business, and took the same approach when it came to starting a nonprofit venture. Showing that you are not only passionate, but accessible and listening to your donor base can go a long way.

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Silicon Valley Government United States Programming 123

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 19, 2011

If you’ve dreamed of being an investment banker or consultant to Fortune 1000 companies since you were 10, then Goldman Sachs or McKinsey is looking for you. If you want to be an entrepreneur, working at an investment bank or consulting firm for a while is pointless. Be an entrepreneur starting now.

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San Francisco Investment Bankers Miami United States 195

Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

do some research) and come-up with a list of superstar investors who would be the right fit for your startup based on their space/industry focus, their investment criteria, their geographic focus, their “sweet spot” and their track record. Once you’ve done the hard part to build a network, you now need to do your homework (i.e.,

Term Sheet 63

Term Sheet San Francisco Founder Investment Bankers 63

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Most investment bankers will coach you into helping them find you a strategic buyer, knowing that such sales are quicker, often less focused upon the small warts of a business, and yield higher prices than financial sales.

Intellectual Property 88

Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Acquisition Forecast 88

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

Whether it’s Yotta encouraging emergency savings accounts, Dave.com providing overdraft protection, or Stash enabling broad participation in public market investing, I believe that the private sector could be an inflection point for the country’s financial health – and that fintechs will lead the way.

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IPO Stock Software Review API 36

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, I held several executive positions in a publicly-traded software company and was previous to that an investment banker.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

I was writing some software, I was doing some product management stuff. Git is another decentralized protocol really for version control and software. BA : Yeah, at that time, Coinbase really was founded in June of 2012. But the idea was germinating before that for about a year, a year and a half or so.

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IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113