View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One or two of the best companies may continue to appreciate, but most of a VC’s portfolio has probably been realized, written off, or has maxed out its value. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. That 10% might start to look more like 12% or 15%.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

the Joint Strike Fighter) or for an entire portfolio of similar programs (e.g., And which have converted to portfolio management, which have tried OTA contracts, as well as highlighting those who are doing something novel with metrics or outcomes. A Program Executive Office may be responsible for a specific program (e.g.,

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You will also spearhead internal initiatives to help support the success of our 100+ exciting existing portfolio companies. We are proud seed investors of over 100 portfolio companies over the last decade, including TripleLift, Grove Collaborative, Skillz, Attentive, Whoop, Dia&Co, MealPal, Parsec, and Code Climate. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. A common practice is to hire local employees who know the geographic culture, even though this may well dilute the company culture. Product-line expansion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

This is called the “portfolio approach,” which counts on hitting only a couple of big winners, while the others return very little. Most startup investors today will tell you to put the same amount of money consistently in at least 20 to 25 companies, if you hope to approach a target 20 to 25 percent overall return.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But I thought a better way of thinking about how we manage our portfolios is to think about it as a funnel. For Upfront Ventures, across > 25 years of investing in any given fund 5–8 investments will return more than 80% of all distributions and it’s generally out of 30–40 investments. So it’s about 20%.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Before you start building your investment portfolio, you need to understand the type of investor you are and what your investment goals are. The post 4 Tips For Building Your Investment Portfolio appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2020

They have a huge existing portfolio that reflects the versatility of their business. By searching through their portfolio, the expanse of their work really comes into focus. The primary reason why this manufacturer of inflatables is changing the industry is because of their outlook on projects.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2023

As more and more companies adopt Project Portfolio Management processes, the question arises: how can you be sure your company is reaping all the benefits? The post [Infographic] Are Companies Using Project Portfolio Management Effectively? appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2020

The platform is designed to help hosts streamline operations, manage their properties, and make the most of their vacation rental property portfolio. Start your 14-day free trial to find out how vacation rental software can benefit you and your property rental portfolio. Pros of iGMS Vacation Rental Software.

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Software Review Software Hosting Portfolio 234

TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact. You are viewing a single entry. Please also check out the most recent entries. March 28, 2013. Framework Benchmarks. How much does your framework choice affect performance? The answer may surprise you.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Space Force continues to develop, what changes in strategy and/or addition to its portfolio of responsibilities would you recommend? Describe America’s space assets and the role of the U.S. Space Force in protecting and employing those assets. As the U.S. What is the greatest current threat to U.S. interests in space?

Technical Review 373

Technical Review Technology Russia United States 373

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2024

Benefits of Peer-to-Peer Lending Diversification : Peer-to-peer lending allows investors to diversify their portfolio beyond traditional stocks and bonds. Diversify: As with any investment, it’s important to diversify your portfolio by investing in multiple loans with varying risk levels.

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Stock Technical Review Portfolio Finance 158

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The post Meet Summer: Our Portfolio Company Changing The Student Loan Landscape appeared first on NextView Ventures. I’m excited for Will and the team for what’s ahead, and I could not be happier to be a part of the next chapter of this team’s enduring journey.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

It is important to use project portfolio management (PPM) for implementing your agile at scale methodology or to upgrade your portfolio. It allows for an ongoing feedback loop, which guarantees that the provided product can adapt to changing needs and allows for rapid revisions.

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Framework SCRUM Management Agile 158

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

There are already a number of publicly traded companies and unicorns in the space including Yotpo, Elementor, Forter, Global-e, Riskified as well as a few promising up and coming startups: Syte (disclosure: a Remagine Ventures portfolio company), Santa and others. Israel’s commerce tech landscape (Source: TLV Partners ). Sports tech.

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Israel Technical Review eCommerce Startup 210

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2021

Employers like to see that you’re passionate about what you’re doing, and there's no better way to show it than creating a portfolio website around your niche. The post 5 Steps To Create A Student Portfolio Website appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By investing in more established companies, venture capitalists can stabilize their portfolios, ensuring a smoother ride toward profitability. Balancing the Portfolio: The Dual Strategy in Action How do venture capitalists navigate this complex landscape? However, managing such a portfolio is no small feat.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The only way we’re really going to change is by trying to create more and more pockets in the defense portfolio and programs that are open to real competition. They can create incentives for private capital that’s sitting on the sidelines to flow back into the Defense sector in a way that hasn’t happened for a very long time.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 31, 2023

A Strong Portfolio of Your Previous Work After getting accepted in the Shopify Experts Marketplace, you will have a page to list your portfolio items, experiences, locations, and rates. Therefore, you should have your site on WIX, Weebly, or WordPress to build your portfolio.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

So, whether you’re looking to grow your portfolio in 2021, or you’re eager to get started with investing but aren’t sure how, these are the things you should know. The ground rule is to always dilute risk by diversifying your portfolio. Unpredictability or not, it continues to represent a potent way for anyone to multiply their wealth.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2022

Looking to put together an investment portfolio that is LGBTQ friendly? The post Finding The Right Investments To Make Your Portfolio LGBTQ Friendly appeared first on Young Upstarts. Focus on companies with inclusive policies, says Carlos Legaspy, the author of "Going for Broke".

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2022

A couple of weeks ago I was did a fireside chat with Alon Grinshpoon, founder and CEO of Echo3D , a CDN and CMS for 3D content in the cloud and a Remagine Ventures portfolio company, as part of an entrepreneurial finance MBA class in Tel Aviv University. We were discussing both sides of the table and the relationship between founders and VCs.

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View from Seed

JULY 15, 2020

One topic of conversation among VC’s over the last few months is how their portfolios are faring during the Covid pandemic. So I thought I’d share my observations, informed by what’s going on in our portfolio and from what I can gather from others in the ecosystem. Reshuffling the deck.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

And even as the markets have turned, we continue to be confident that significant value creation is ahead for our portfolio companies that are still experiencing efficient hypergrowth like Attentive, Grove Collaborative, Whoop, Bobbie, Devoted Health, and others. In terms of strategy, many things remain the same.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

But today, as disruption happens faster, and is funded at enterprise scale, companies need to figure how to create a portfolio of innovation.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Enterprise version, which is aimed at large companies, also includes portfolio management, customer service, data deletion, and the option to set up your branding. In the timeline view, the user can create the project plan and link tasks and deadlines. In the event of changes, the plan can be flexibly adapted and shows time bottlenecks.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

From consumer level applications such as blockchain gaming like our portfolio company Rebel Bots , to infrastructure level of 3D content management systems in the cloud like our portfolio company Echo3D. We’ve made several investments in this space.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Essentially, show that you can build a great portfolio and deploy all capital pre series A.” This is what an institutional investor was quoted (anonymously) in the latest Emerging Mangers report by Vauban: We identified what performs best – and that’s small funds.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2022

There are many benefits to diversifying your investment portfolio into alternative assets, which can provide you with more stability and growth potential. The post Thinking Of Diversifying Your Investment Portfolio: Here’s What You Need To Know appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

You can see this trend in the excellent data from Cendana below where the number of seed extension rounds has gone up dramatically in their portfolio and the time from seed to A has extended. This data seems pretty consistent with what we’ve seen across the industry. What Does This All Mean for Seed Investing?

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

When you’re putting together design ideas and portfolios on your tablets and computers, you will need a digital space to store them. Because of this, it’s highly recommended that you invest in tablets with styluses for you and your team to use. 3. Cloud Storage. This means you’ll need to use cloud storage.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

– by Y Combinator YC on AI-first software development (for 25% of the startups in the current YC batch, 95% of the code is AI generated!)

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Can you help someone with their investment portfolio? You could work on the side of the consumer, for example, can you negotiate a lower payoff amount on a credit card for a customer? Working for an investment bank. At large investment banks, for example, Morgan Stanley, there are sales and trading divisions.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Most of these can sound like common sense, but you’d be surprised how many founders skip this initial research.

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Technical Review Early Stage Cofounder Portfolio 166

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You will have access to significantly more talent with a wider variety of abilities and more outstanding portfolio cases if you outsource software design to offshore suppliers since the talent pool is greater. The skill set is theoretically considerably broader because the world is much broader than the nation in which your business is based.

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