Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Brad’s start in Venture Capital. Was about a billion dollars on the IPO” and “was one of the first web analytics companies.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. million in venture capital to move. Montreal is a spot for new start-ups and venture capital. The province has the lowest operating costs for companies working in the digital services industry.

Canada 167

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 167

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? What Does this Mean for a Venture Capital Firm?

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. While there are 564 million web users with 420 million having mobile web access, 74% of Chinese Internet users make less than $500/month and are students, blue-collar workers or jobless. Unlike U.S.

China 327

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 327

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. The Original Post (after the jump): Venture Capital, By Mark Suster (December 2nd, 2006). I don’t plan to write the authoritative venture capital blog, just some anecdotes.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

David Teten

APRIL 22, 2013

In the past, users had two solutions: don’t use web-based services at all, or hide behind walls. Since the upside of web-based tools like Salesforce, Box, and Dropbox is so significant, neither of those options is very attractive anymore. Atlanta ff Venture Capital Ionic Security'

Venture Capital 114

Venture Capital Security Operations Atlanta 114

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

In comparison to traditional business ventures, startups are expected to grow rapidly, at a rate of between 5% and 7% per week in their initial stage – Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator. Apart from having different ways of thinking about ‘growth’, startups seek financial investment differently than most small business operations.

Small Business 154

Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor 154

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Once that was done, and rapid product iteration cycles, the company raised a Series B and is now scaling sales operations. If you didn't know the company was a demand-side energy technology company, you would think the above description applied to a Web 2.0 would feel very natural to the dozen PhDs running Predictive.

Venture Capital 37

Venture Capital Lean Technical Review Software Review 37

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Second, and equally as important, cloud services platforms are increasing offered with web service APIs that allow the client, vendor or even a third-party integrator to easily customize the solution to meet the exact needs of the firm, without requiring proprietary knowledge of the vendor.

Iowa 113

Iowa Investment Bankers Cloud Software Review 113

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

All while the majority of the economy is driven greatly by boring industries often owned by private equity, not venture capital. The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything. Why We Shouldn’t Be In Love With Startups.

Sweat Equity 107

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 107

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

Chris runs a popular web interview series on TechCrunch so is used to being the guy asking the questions. This week I sat down with Chris Dixon, co-founder / CEO of Hunch and Partner at Founder Collective in the most recent installment of This Week in Venture Capital. Such that during that time, Chris “learned how to learn.”.

Technical Review 281

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Cofounder API 281

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. While there are 564 million web users with 420 million having mobile web access, 74% of Chinese Internet users make less than $500/month and are students, blue-collar workers or jobless. Unlike U.S.

China 219

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

Investors who provide hands-on help have little or no effect on the company’s operational performance. ——— I’m not sure I believe every one of the report conclusions – it just covers very early stage web startups, and the methodology is still shaky – but this is a landmark study.

Technical Cofounder 334

Technical Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 334

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

All while the majority of the economy is driven greatly by boring industries often owned by private equity, not venture capital. Most Startups Are Poorly Managed The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything.

Sweat Equity 78

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 78

Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2017

The core idea is that startups will pledge to take a few concrete measures in the way they operate their company that should, over time, increase the number of minorities, women and people who identify as LGBTQ in the startup community. My goal is to get enough thoughtful eyes on the project to launch later this year.

Austin 54

Austin Angel Investor Startup Term Sheet 54

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Think of web vs. mobile. Industry or Operating Experience? I know many VCs who don’t have operating experience and frankly some of them are fantastic. And so is venture capital. Summary: Team Leadership skills, operating knowhow and industry knowledge are all tremendously important. Commitment.

Portfolio 364

Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

The companies were all part of Capital Innovators, an accelerator venture fund that has been operating since last fall. Capital Innovators put on the event, called Demo Day, at the cherished Pageant Theater, which normally is a concert venue. To be successful, a venture needs this laser focus.

St. Louis 127

St. Louis Kansas City Technical Review Kansas 127

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

But it doesn't tell you how many people will do it in the long term and whether this can support the company (the people and operations within) that is behind it. A Beginner's Guide to Investors How to Speak the Language of Venture Capital What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

Algorithm 264

Algorithm Metrics Viral Venture Capital 264

VC Cafe

MAY 10, 2024

Several venture capital funds including Insight Partners , Betaworks , Prosus Ventures and Activant Capital have created interesting content on the the topic of automation and AI agents, that I thought it’s worth a shot to try to synthesise it all into a blog post. There are many open ends and edge cases.

Artificial Inteligence 78

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Database Seed Stage 78

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. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

Silicon Valley 235

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 235

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. Oh, yeah. Positive feedback feeds the idea.

Connecticut 286

Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

. “Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator. I see all the deals come together.

Silicon Valley 293

Silicon Valley Technical Review Southern California Angel Investor 293

BeyondVC

APRIL 4, 2018

For those that don’t know what Pivotal does, here is what they do in a nutshell: PCF accelerates and streamlines software development by reducing the complexity of building, deploying and operating modern applications. PCF integrates an expansive set of critical, modern software technologies to provide a turnkey cloud-native platform.

Cloud 60

Cloud Agile Architecture Azure 60

Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

Photo credit: Erik Binggeser Austin is one of the top 10 metro areas with the highest economic growth rates for women-owned business, and as our startup community continues to get more VC dollars ($385M in Q2 alone), it still operates in a way that lifts all ships. In the venture capital world, it’s similarly staggering, with 4.2%

Austin 57

Austin Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 57

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Did you know that the physics involved in flippings cats also allow us to operate space telescopes? Why We’re Pivoting from Mobile-first to Web-first – [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Central African Republic Design 100

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Build a web presence. A business plan is a document that outlines the financial and operational goals of your business. A business plan a vital part of any new venture. This section gives a brief overview of the industry sector your business will operate in. Operating plan. Build a web presence.

Angel Investor 85

Angel Investor Small Business Business Plan Intellectual Property 85

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. As the venture capital business has come roaring back in the last 5 years, startups are awash in available capital. Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Apple owned 0%.

Private Equity 329

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 329

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

Larger companies such as IBM and SAP that had enterprise-wide deployments would offer some solutions around these pain points, but entrepreneurs claimed that these were not sufficient, and that the emergence of the Web and server technology made some of the legacy software inefficient, inadequate and obsolete.

Advisory Board 70

Advisory Board Cloud Venture Capital Vertical 70

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

There are literally hundreds of platforms currently operating that connect investors and startups, and there have been at least a hundred others that have come and gone. Setting up a clean, effective web site that lists companies seeking funding and provides accounts for investors to interact with them is not rocket science.

Belarus 107

Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. It’s what I love about entrepreneurship and about venture capital. I said that I felt that Micro-VCs were the most important change in our industry.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Most investors want to enquire about a few operating metics and this type of discussion is less productive in a group setting. If they need to dial in make sure they’re on a web conference and you can see them and vice versa. Have as many board meetings in person as possible There are times when a given board member can’t be in person.

Early Stage 212

Early Stage Technical Review Email Valuation 212

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Senior VP of Operations/COO – ROBLOX - San Francisco, CA Tree forts. ROBLOX ( www.roblox.com ) is a web/game startup in Silicon Valley that you have probably never heard of--unless you were an eight year old boy, in which case you're probably not qualified for this position. Wooden blocks. Erector Set. Tinker Toys.

San Francisco 92

San Francisco CTO Hire Developer EC2 92

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

TL:DR : This post aims to recap significant changes in the venture capital industry over the past ten years, and then make some [biased] predictions as to major forces at play in the next five years. However, all three shifts are related and can be summed up simply as: Geeks are Taking Over Venture Capital.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. Arizona Bay, after all, had built the IT infrastructure and Web applications that Jumpstart needed to hit it big. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate. Financing a Small Business. Franchises.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

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. Thus, it should come as no surprise that we are now seeing Venture Capital being disrupted by these forces as well. Today, the boom of information (i.e.

Venture Capital 160

Venture Capital Vertical Curation SEC 160

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

Consumer Internet investing seems to have split off from traditional Venture Capital, and is creating a new category of VC’s: Lean VC’s. Electron-based Venture Capital. When I first came to Silicon Valley the world of Venture Capital looked pretty simple. Here’s why.

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Lean Internet Silicon Valley Venture Capital 263