VC Cafe

JUNE 30, 2022

Ground floor — platforms and networks The ground floor of the metaverse will be built on top of these interoperable protocols and standards. This is the intermediary layer where platforms, institutions and other networks will create the universe of products that make up the 3D worlds of the metaverse.

Cloud 200

Cloud Venture Capital Cofounder Non-Compete 200

Version One Ventures

APRIL 14, 2014

These markets are driven by network effects and only one company will win in the space. Examples of these winners include eBay (auctions), LinkedIn (professional networking), and YouTube (video). As a result, the tool can grab a large market share in a certain market segment or vertical. Winner takes all. Multiple winners.

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Operations Marketing Vertical Networking 140

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. Of Indie.VC’s portfolio, 60% of investments are not in NY, CA, or MA. The INTRO tool is available to non-portfolio companies as well.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Out of hundreds of social networks launched, only one changed the world. Vertical integration of different funding risks. I also believe that the ebb and flow of the venture investment cycle has been exacerbated by the recent vertical integration of early, growth, and even late stage venture funds.

Harvest 60

Harvest Vertical IPO Early Stage 60

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. The average monthly operating expenses is $70,335. 30% have been operated by females, 70% have been operated by males. 40% have been operated by “visible minorities”, 60% have been operated by “non-visible minorities”. ARR of $500K+.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

More About Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. John Jantsch (00:01): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the salesman podcast, hosted by Will Barron and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

Marketing 89

Marketing Affiliate Channel Software Review 89

View from Seed

AUGUST 13, 2014

Pros of taking their angel money include the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. Pros: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections.

Angel Investor 334

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 334

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. 9% (1 / 12). 1) Market fund. 2) Raise capital.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 17, 2018

It’s an exciting time to be launching a new fund as our focus on network effects and broad geography are driving opportunities in both existing and emerging markets. We invest in companies and platforms that leverage network effects. and Canada, offering portfolio companies strong networks and resources on both sides of the border.

Silicon Valley 126

Silicon Valley North America San Francisco LP 126

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

These designers help small to mid-sized brands design/develop quality product by exposing them to big company best practices and a global network of factories, trim suppliers, fabric sources, etc. 10 – Unique Social Network. We are ready to go national with expansion deals already in place in Seattle and San Francisco.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur Technical Review Harvest Portfolio 91

Version One Ventures

MARCH 4, 2014

For key positions, they should jump in and pitch a candidate to join a portfolio company. Making important early introductions to follow-on investors is one of the best ways to make sure that a portfolio company will be in a good position to rase the next round of financing. Do I have the right people on the team? Related articles.

Portfolio 154

Portfolio Vertical Hiring Operations 154

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

Angel Investor 257

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 257

Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

The net effect is powerful: it empowers all of us (no matter who we are or where we are) to learn more quickly, make better decisions, and operate more efficiently. start-up databases/networks like CrunchBase and AngelList ) has led to unparalleled access to investment capital as more seed funds, angels, and syndicates emerge on the scene.

Venture Capital 160

Venture Capital Vertical Curation SEC 160

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies. If you’ve been following along, I’m not always happy about how the industry operates and I plan to be even more forthright about my takes given the benefit of some distance going forward. Consider this.

Later Stage 218

Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

Khosrowshahi, who previously served as CEO of Expedia before taking the reins at Uber in 2017, sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally.

Iran 39

Iran Technical Review Non-Compete Lean 39

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced the 10 startups selected for the 2020 class of Techstars Austin. Techstars provides their accelerator portfolio companies with access to financial, human and intellectual capital to fuel the success of their business.

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Austin Curation Startup Dallas 62

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Both AOL and Time Warner had existing VC operations. When the companies merged, those operations also merged. It had the audience, the people, the network, everything! A contemporary analog to this type of vertical integration is Comcast/NBC-U. The networks seem to be emphatic about monetization for the present.

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Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

A strategy for meeting these investors in Austin is to figure out the board schedule of their portfolio companies, as they they will likely travel here for those meeting. In 2015, a research study was released looking at the effect of funding networks on the amount of venture capital invested in local metro areas across the United States.

Venture Capital 54

Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

Angel Investor 128

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 128

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. You have to wonder: does the VC you have on your board today have the right skill set to help you succeed in today’s economic environment? What Do VC’s Do?

Silicon Valley 233

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 233

Venture Chronicles

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

″ displays and lot’s of network options. Android is, today, a remarkably mature mobile platform and ecosystem and benefits greatly from hardware innovation and a highly extensible core operating system. Battery life on the Epic Touch is far better than the Evo, even when the bluetooth, GPS, and wifi networks are spun up.

Metadata 28

Metadata Software Review Vertical Software 28

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

A few days ago, Bessemer West Coast SaaS Practice - David Cowan , Byron Deeter and myself, hosted a CFO Dinner for our SaaS portfolio at John Bentleys in Redwood City. Fifteen CFOs participated - about half of them from Bessemer portfolio SaaS companies (Cornerstone On Demand, Intacct. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sisu is currently expanding its product portfolio and geographic scale to develop additional cutting-edge, patented, clinically proven medical devices, and to create a system for medical device commercialization in emerging markets. She is the primary inventor of a modular centrifuge that operates with or without electricity.

Baltimore 62

Baltimore Africa South Africa Michigan 62

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

As a consequence, they need a VC that has a strong international network and can help them develop their go to market successfully in the US. What’s the n°1 startup that you wish you had in your portfolio? Lastly, SaaS startups can only thrive if they become leaders in the US. More and more champions will be built out of Europe.

API 48

API Silicon Valley Europe Differentiation 48

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry.

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Media Los Angeles Russia Viral 210

VC Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

the world’s largest maker of proprietary database software, is acquiring Israeli startup Convergin, which makes software that lets telcos deliver services across multiple networks and platforms. Formerly known as PhoneDo Networks, Convergin was founded in 2000. Oracle Corp., The company is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

IP 68

IP Analytics Portfolio 68

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Like Edison and the lightbulb, like Gates and the pc operating system, I would launch a revolution that would transform society while bringing me wealth and fame. Post-Mortem Title : Key Lessons from Cryptine Networks’ Failure. Company : Cryptine Networks. Company: Home Portfolio. And they’re largely right.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

The time they spend with customers is usually limited to transactional core products sales, generating lower margins – The resource allocation is not always matching the opportunity (geography, customer segment, vertical.) – The rules of engagement for technical resources (solution or product specialists) are not clear.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Software 48

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers divided the portfolio companies into six stages and startups are still operating a loss in each of the first four. Those categories represent roughly 84% of all portfolio companies. The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

BeyondVC

MARCH 19, 2007

In addition, as with each year, I did find the Microsoft executives more willing than ever to network with startups to fill gaps in their product line and to be a more open, gentler Microsoft versus years ago. Naturally, one of the questions asked was if these apps only worked on Windows Mobile or across the various operating systems.

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Acquisition Cloud Mobile Vertical 60