YoungUpstarts
JUNE 6, 2013
More often that not I see deals that are filled with legalese and are impossible to really understand by non-legal personnel. No matter what you do, you want to make sure that in the process that you protect your intellectual property, have non-disclosure agreements in place, if possible non-circumvents. Use plain language.
David Teten
JANUARY 9, 2018
Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise.
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David Teten
JANUARY 9, 2018
Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise.
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
What if you had abandoned that market, reallocated your resources, and focused instead upon other non–competitive geographical or industry segments? There’s an example of avoiding the encounter and losing the lead position when an opportunity to compete surfaces unexpectedly. How could you compete with the gorilla?
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
New media platforms are enabling a new creator type: Digitally Native Vertical Creators , Eric Feng. Creators decouple their non-standardised skills from the aggregator and hope to become themselves a brand. New media platforms are enabling a new creator type: Digitally Native Vertical Creator s, Eric Feng. ” Eric Feng.
David Cohen
AUGUST 29, 2013
It’s not our first rodeo, as we’d graduated from [name of an unrelated accelerator] but we wanted and needed some support around our vertical. We paused because it was an inaugural cohort but being that it was vertical-specific and the managing director worked for a highly lauded startup in our vertical, we decided to go for it. ([a
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
They connect buyers and sellers in creative new verticals, helping merchants and non-profits interact with customers or donors. Entrepreneurial success requires three key ingredients: new ideas for solving old ways of doing things, sufficient drive, and a competent team of players.
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