Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

But some professional groups often have special characteristics that can best be served via a distinct community with SaaS products that extend deeper into their daily worklives. All of us at NextView are psyched to support the company into it’s next phases of growth along with the rest of the investor syndicate. million times.

Community 100

Community Estonia Syndicate Syndication 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Interesting that Booyah is led by a former game producer, Keith Lee, who formerly launched very large products for Blizzard Entertainment. Go Boulder!

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round).

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

To be fair Apple designs products in a holistic fashion… iStuff is remarkable not just for the physical product design but for the software user interface. But my bet is that they’ll find some interesting new ways to indirectly drive their core ad business by virtue of the platform and not just their own product.

Java 170

Java Flash Software Azure 170

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

” I found myself nodding through all of it with quotes like, “Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley,” said Sam Altman. I see emails from angel syndicates all the time for companies I hadn’t even given 2 seconds thought about investing and I get full info, pitch deck and info about the round size and timing.

Cap Table 150

Cap Table Cofounder Silicon Valley Startup 150

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Just yesterday, Adam Medros , SVP of Global Product at TripAdvisor and an entrepreneur advisor for NextView, just asked about when the next event will be. They also want to help founders and want their products and services to exist. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Just yesterday, Adam Medros , SVP of Global Product at TripAdvisor and an entrepreneur advisor for NextView, just asked about when the next event will be. They also want to help founders and want their products and services to exist. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have seen this criticism at various places where this recap is syndicated on a weekly basis, as well as in certain random forums on the internet. We're trying to bring the lessons we have learned in Silicon Valley to a million entrepreneurs. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage 114

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The classic delineations of web products for business and consumer (“enterprise” direct selling, on premise vs cloud, etc) are only getting blurrier. B2B software can no longer just get away with crappy UI… it has to at least match the ease of use and aesthetics of all the consumer web products users love.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Next Annette McClellan presented DaisyClip , a non-surgical contraception device for women that she is in the process of syndicating a $1.8 Marketing Green Products and Services to Indian Consumers. Then Tarini Kinkar discussed a media concept for marketing green products and services to Indian consumers.

India 116

India Green Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. Especially in the early stages, so much about the company may change in how they think about product or go-to-market — and change multiple times — before raising an institutional round.

Term Sheet 120

Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. Both systems are threatened in the medium run because alternative supplies of their products will become more plentiful.

Video 292

Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. 5) High Productivity: Kayak had 148 employees at the end of 2010. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. of Kayak’s 2010 revenue.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). “Silicon Valley” (see Note 2) is hardly alone in this urbanization of startups trend. April 13, 2012. I was back in the SF Bay Area last week for a bit of work and a bit of fun.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe.

Seed Stage 150

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 150

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

The product is the star of the show.” GLIIF, LLC is a Hot Silicon Valley Startup designed to disrupt QR Code usage in advertising. It just seems to me that having a great idea without Silicon Valley connections becomes an obstacle. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. or Twitter.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

Patents and the threat of patent infringement lawsuits provide maximum leverage against a competitor when they’re in the middle of a strategic inflection point… a major financing, acquisition, or large product launch. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

Yet agriculture is a massive global industry and one that is increasingly reliant on data for a range of needs – improving production, benchmarking across farms, even regulatory and financial reporting. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. feedstocks). [link] aweissman. Good stuff Lee.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2021

Were you to ask any entrepreneur what their most pressing concern was regarding their product or idea, they would most likely unhesitantly reply “money” — or, rather, the complete lack thereof. A Need for Money: The Root of All Startup Problems. That’s not the only advantage of using crowdsourcing, either.

Security 92

Security Finance Angel Investor Incubator 92

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

I suppose many folks simply believe “platform” seems sexier than just a “product” or a “service”, even a great product. Just be an killer product or an awesome service, and if you can succeed at that (a hard challenge itself) good things will likely happen. And that’s totally ok.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

A lot of successfully achieved goals are mainly the product of working hard on the “fundamentals” and nailing the small stuff. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I generally think this is true. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ». What’s Your Favorite Future?

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

Apple’s not a startup but thanks in large part to the spirit Steve Jobs infused in the company, they do an incredible job of imagining a product from scratch as it should be. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ». What’s Your Favorite Future?

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

There’re lots of reasons why we’re pleased to be involved, from the market opportunity and product and beyond, but of course team is central for all startup investments. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Objective Logistics just closed a $1.5M Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. startupcto

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Even companies that primarily sold server side products (Oracle, EMC) were able to do so because there was a desktop computer in every corporate cubicle, manufacturing station, and retail point of sale. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. To Steve Jobs and the other innovators, we can only say thanks.

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

The second wave of companies were mainly concentrated in Silicon Valley, and coincided with the rise of platforms (Google, Facebook, etc.) At the same time, early-stage companies are thinking beyond the high prices of Silicon Valley to put down roots and find financing and growth partners. After more than eight years?—?they’ve

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

Today Cloze has started to talk more publicly about their funding and also is starting to open their product more broadly. Having been involved in the formation and early growth of LinkedIn, I saw a clear opportunity for Cloze’s product. I hope you’ll have an opportunity to check out Cloze’s product.

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

It is often available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user’s own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player. Wikipedia describes a Podcast as follows: A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files which a user can download and listen to. the catalyst.

Audio 109

Audio Silicon Valley Curation Cofounder 109

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Some may end up having more modest outcomes that product a decent return on investment, which we fully understand and are supportive of. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Proof in point is my license plate: So it always had to be golazo… Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

South Korea 124

South Korea Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 124

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Providence Equity invested $100M at a $1B valuation not because of their technology or product, but because the network owners contributed a lot of valuable content… or at least access to it for 2years. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. It’s not just Hulu either. Filed under Uncategorized.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

We don’t think of Apple as a “chip” company even though literally every product they make only exists because it’s chock full of semiconductors. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Filed under Uncategorized. link] aweissman. link] leehower. Your welcome. . Read More ».

Internet 182

Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

When a startup doesn’t match the stage where a particular investor focuses, founders may get a response along the lines of “This is interesting to us, but come back once you get from X phase to Y phase” That could be from seed stage to a larger Series A financing need, or to progress from pre-product to post-revenue.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 100

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked. As with all M&A exits, there was a round of congratulatory messages to the founder in the Silicon Valley echo chamber. Syndicates can either be company led or investor led.

Syndicate 28

Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

The Kindle Fire isn’t the first Android tablet and other products out there from Samsung, HP, RIM, and others have features the Fire lacks. Because consumers don’t want a portable touchscreen computer… they want a product that integrates content & media suite seamlessly with the hardware. Author howerl.

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

The good folks at IA Ventures have a primer slide deck publicly available , as big data is the core element of their investment thesis, and they divide the world into companies that sell data, those that compute & sell data, and data driven products. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

Business Model 113

Business Model Silicon Valley Advertising B2B 113

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

7) A Vision That Keeps You & Your Co-Founders Up at Night - Most founders I see have a vision for their product or company that they simply can’t resist… their startup doesn’t just compel them to take the leap, it’s nearly irrepressible. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

As Qwikster becomes a more expensive and conceptually separate product (remember, you’ll have to manage queues on 2 separate sites for both DVD and streaming) to consumers, I suspect you’ll see at least some turn to their pay TV providers for the occasional recent blockbuster instead of getting DVDs by mail from Qwikster.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100