Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. million in team costs to code, launch, manage, market & sell our software.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

The detriment here is that when you switch from one stage to another, it is not a cakewalk to head back to the previous stage. So, when you build software, it is almost like building a house of cards. Each sprint is reviewed to minimize the errors so that the confusions during the later stages are avoided.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2011

This is the final part of a 3-part series on the major changes in the structure of the software & the venture capital industries. With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. Some are going later stage to not miss out on hot deals.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 11, 2023

HW: Hiring, and PeopleOps in general, is an area where software has improved the quality and efficiency of workflows. HW: We’re going to see many more software CEOs (and cap tables) look for private equity exits like yours. Now AI has promised to take that even further. How is Greenhouse experimenting with AI-enablement?

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David Teten

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Consider approaching one of the small number of funds which acquire tech startups, e.g., Constellation Software , Think3; Vista Equity Partners.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. Software is by far the most sought-after class, with 94% of VCs investing in it. software”); 43 invest in 2 types of technology (e.g., software” and “deeptech”), and so on.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Our objectives haven’t changed - we’ve always aspired to back great entrepreneurs who are applying innovative applications of software to try to build enduring, important and independent companies.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Regional Angel funds that pool investors capital and typically make a one time investment in a startup, sometimes at an early stage but often at a slightly later stage. Late stage large regionally based funds that invest in late stage or mezzanine deals. Large regionally based early stage funds have mostly failed.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Even for later-stage companies with predictable financials, the lack of liquidity, audited financials, and standardized metrics creates real challenges to scaling quantitative investing. Later stage investors are using private company marketplace services focused on more established companies, listed below under “Exit Investments”.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

We focus primarily on software and Internet companies in areas such as SaaS, application software, financial software, consumer internet, and online marketplaces. These sectors generally leverage the Internet or software in a fundamental way. That drives every decision we make.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

But in the 20th century, dominated by hardware and software, technology swings inside an existing market happened slowly — taking years, not months. It’s hard to think of a hardware/software or life science technology that dominates its space for years. And while new markets were created (i.e.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. Later stage investors are using for sourcing private company marketplace services focused on more established companies, listed below under “Step 11: Exit”. Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

The communications and software sectors followed with 20% and 19% of the total investment respectively. Mid and later stage companies attracted $1.48 Seed stage companies attracted 5%, a slight increase from 3% in 2010, and Early stage companies accounted for 26% of the investment, down from 35% in 2010 and 29% in 2009.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

As software and technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR) and fintech dominate the market, startups have to compete against each other to provide the latest goods and services. Venture capital fundraising can be divided into three stages: seed, early stage, and later stage.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

Maturity : Battery invests in companies at all stages – from seed to later stage private equity buyouts. Geography : The Company invests throughout the world, with most investments are made in North America, Europe, Israel and India.

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SVPG

JANUARY 11, 2016

The scenario is that you are probably a later stage startup or growth stage company. I have seen this anti-pattern play out at every level of a company, from individual software developers all the way to CEO. It doesn’t happen overnight; it happens over years.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

The communications and software sectors followed with 20% and 19% of the total investment respectively. Mid and later stage companies attracted $1.48 Seed stage companies attracted 5%, a slight increase from 3% in 2010, and Early stage companies accounted for 26% of the investment, down from 35% in 2010 and 29% in 2009.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2014

The number of large, “later stage” financings are remarkable – both in size and velocity. But they are often extremely frustrating to strong, mid and later stage companies growing 25%+ year over year. enterprise software license sales) that is no longer trendy. We aren’t momentum investors.

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View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

He’s dubbed the approach “ pretotyping ,” and it shares many of the same principles as both its similar-sounding (if later-stage) cousin, prototyping, as well as the more well-known lean startup movement. ” So I left Google to do another startup, Agitar Software. Another success.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable. Obviously they see big things in Wildfire. 4mm in Series A. Read more: PEHub.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

And most venture capital wants to invest larger amounts in later-stage startups. Here are my 10 tips (oh, and by the way, I did raise venture capital for Palo Alto Software at one point, and I’ve been a consultant to venture capital for 35 years). Are you still with me?

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. 20% initial ownership. We plan to raise $2.5m

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Hippoland

OCTOBER 9, 2016

If you’re still in the early stages of your entrepreneur-education/journey, you may even think you need to protect your idea and not share it with anyone. Your email is just to pique interest to get a meeting…not to get an investment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, February 20, 2009 Work in small batches Software should be designed, written, and deployed in small batches. The batch size is the unit at which work-products move between stages in a development process. For software, the easiest batch to see is code. Small batches mean faster feedback.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

If you are an Internet/software business, take care you pick a location that helps you to start. We decided to go for Berlin also because we want to shape Berlin’s startup culture, always with the goals to expand to the US at a later stage. New York, Tel Aviv, London, and Berlin are vibrant tech hubs too.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

NVV: Let’s talk about the seed stage specifically. With venture debt as a source of low-cost capital to fuel growth or buy time during later stages, should a founder approach their fundraising from VCs any differently today ? But the costs are definitely there.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 11, 2020

The mistake people frequently make in recruiting CEOs rather than later-stage co-founders is that they focus on bringing in the best corporate athlete, rather than hiring someone where the company’s mission was an integral part of their life story. Ryan was and is an amazing product leader for LinkedIn.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

If your Gmail account gets hacked, you immediately give the hacker access to all of your accounts (even with the option to export this data and use this data at a later stage). On the topic of passwords, we also recommend not storing your passwords in Google Chrome.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

He had an idea for a new class of enterprise software insight-as-a-service based on big data web analytics as a Cloud/SaaS (Software As a Service) application. He kept telling him he couldn’t remember when he had seen an enterprise software product with so much promise. Life couldn’t be better.

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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. However, even with this competition, we still face a situation where too few companies go public and, when they do so, they go public at much later stages of maturation.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

David Noy is CMO of Ginger Software , a language learning and productivity boosting software for ESL and native English speakers. Running a successful software startup is a challenging prospect, requiring constant attention to shifts in technology, industry trends, and user commentary. Keep pace with current technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

When you ask yourself how Uber became the powerhouse it is – in addition to great software & operations and the right innovation at the right time – it was also the fact that they knew how to constantly tap the capital markets to grow the business, making it harder for many competitors to do so.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

For starters – we all know the argument that more enterprises are buying SaaS software because it works more easily than on-premise software and that expectations set by our consumer lives to have software as easy and convenient as Amazon, Google or Facebook drives our business lives. At least later stage investors.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2017

Whether early or later-stage, the growth of every company most often depends on how much capital is available to fund its growth. SaaS: Software as a Service – Subscription-based and centrally hosted. by Tina Hay, founder and CEO of Napkin Finance. Peer-to-Peer – Enabling people to buy or rent directly from each other.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 28, 2019

Cat food grain-free,” “cat food senior cat formula,” and “cat food for kittens” are all more likely to result in a conversion because these consumers are at a later stage in their journey and have a better idea of what they want. The keyword “cat food,” for example, has a wide variety of long-tail variations.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

One excellent way to do this (with a good bit of help from the experts), is to create a draft business plan using LivePlan from Palo Alto Software. That’s why investors attend Demo Days and look for acceptance into such programs as one of several ‘validators’ of a startup.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

In addition, we are working with more modest capital, for example, the current fund we are putting together (first of many), is $5.0M, which will be used to invest up to $500K in approximately 10 seed stage companies in the Internet, software, telecom, security/defense and alternative energy sectors.

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Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106