View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

The reality is that seed investing as a strategy was not a new thing back in 2011, and one could point to multiple prior waves where this sort of investing just didn’t work. When we started in 2011, YC was in its awkward growth/teenage years as they were expanding the classes pretty aggressively. That year, they invested in Segment.

Dilution 399

Dilution Later Stage Portfolio Technical Review 399

View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

Interestingly, it looks like the Midas List skipped 2010 and changed methodologies considerably in 2011, so you’d need to wait until 2021 to do a true look back. At a firm level, I think that getting multiple partners on the list is a great milestone as well. In 2009 Bessemer had the most Midas List partners with 6 investors.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital China Technical Review Africa 313

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

In 2011 Facebook paid out $1.4 Facebook generated a little less than $600M in direct revenue from its “platform” in 2011 and we can infer Apple generated something like $800M – $1B (see note 1). Apple generated nearly $130B in revenue in 2011. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Java 170

Java Flash Software Azure 170

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Google released Chromebook in October 2011, offering a faster and easier way to access the Internet. Presently, Malcolm is leading YouEye, an emerging experience analytics platform, and is also an Executive Partner at Bulger Capital Partners. Google Chromebook. The product was known as a “thin client” and had no hard drive.

Product 222

Product Technical Review Software Review Green 222

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the 90s to form what is now Redpoint Ventures (IT team) and Versant Ventures (healthcare team). Big success was Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in which ARD invested about $2.1M

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm. For example, my firm, GRP Partners, has a $200 million fund that was closed in March 2009 and we have 4 investment partners. A round investor implies they are the “first institutional money in the deal.&# GRP Partners is stage agnostic.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2011

Trover is a private company funded by General Catalyst Partners, Ignition Partners and Benchmark Capital. Other features are pretty much what you would expect from a discovery app – a mileage indicator shows you places within a certain range, and you can follow interesting people with common interests on your feed.

Mobile 176

Mobile Networking Seattle Washington 176

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

By 2011, there were a total of 1034 Technology Business Incubators across China, including 336 as National incubators, hosting nearly 60,000 companies. (20% Much like incubators worldwide, they provide startups with office space, free rent, access to university technology transfer, etc.

Programming 287

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 287

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2011

One of the companies that will feature at the upcoming web and mobile technology startup conference Echelon 2011 is Fetch Plus , a social media and mobile application development company. You can catch Carmen Benitez and Fetch Plus at the upcoming Echelon 2011. Young Upstarts is a media partner of e27 and Echelon 2011.

Social Media 187

Social Media Media Management Application Development 187

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2011

But what is really interesting this year is the accompanying Apps World Asia 2011 , where there are specific tracks applicable to developers and programmers working in the web and mobile application spaces. Young Upstarts is a Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia and Apps World Asia 2011 media partner.

Asia 196

Asia Singapore Application Development Social Media 196

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. In 2015 Trian Partners, an activist investor, bought $2.5 of the company.

Institutional Investors 271

Institutional Investors Dividend Stock Technical Review 271

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 Earlier this month, I reported on the most current survey of angel groups: 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups. Marketing/Sales/Partners. Sales channels, sales and marketing partners. Key partners in place.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2012

And that space is set to grow – more than 20 Ultrabook systems have been introduced since October 2011, and Intel is currently tracking more than 110 3rd-generation Intel Core processor-based Ultrabook devices in the upcoming product roadmaps of their various hardware partners.

Mobile 207

Mobile Technical Review Singapore Forecast 207

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Called Tim Spicer (c-companies partner) and he told him matt, they only want one thing, more warrant coverage!!! And he said ok got it. So he got a 30 day stay for more watrrant coverage.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

We have partnered with existing developer communities, including academic communities to offer developer days and workshops. BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year. RIM has actively established and supported BlackBerry Developer Groups across Asia.

Developer 207

Developer Asia Thailand Singapore 207

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce that we have added Greg Bettinelli as a partner at GRP Partners. In 2011 the company was sold to Nordstrom for $270 million in a deal that has been widely seen as a success for both buyer and seller. This is exactly the brand that GRP Partners wants to embody.

Partner 360

Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco 360

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

Lean 417

Lean Security Asia SBIR 417

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Israel Technical Review Startup 122

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2012

During the rocky economic environment of the past four years, small business owners turned to risky – and untested – marketing methods, such as partnering with daily deal companies, in an attempt to garner new clientele. Although the volume of mobile card payments surged in 2011 to reach $86.1

United States 185

United States Social Media Mobile Technical Review 185

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. You want someone who will challenge you and be an intellectual sparring partner.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But when it’s all over and they define the era of this mini run up in stock prices I suspect they’ll include 2011 in the “over valued&# category. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. That may be. It may also be that this lasts another 18 months. Good things may come out of bubbles. Bubbles are not all bad.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

medical marketplace since 2011, has announced its industry expansion. The enterprise focuses on bringing the best global medical partners to the U.S. SpA commented: “Partnering with International Medical Lasers resulted in a positive turnaround in our US presence in the laser surgical sector.

Leadership 147

Leadership Technical Review Global Cofounder 147

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

By 2011, there were a total of 1034 Technology Business Incubators across China, including 336 as National incubators, hosting nearly 60,000 companies. (20% Much like incubators worldwide, they provide startups with office space, free rent, access to university technology transfer, etc.

Programming 179

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 179

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2011

Welcome to the New Year 2011! In addition, you’re a role model for partners and employees. Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2011 a satisfying one. You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work.

Restful 262

Restful Analytics Matching Entrepreneur 262

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I know a partner at a manufacturing firm that thinks he ought to be able to do everything he asks his people to do. Change will still be scary, but the right outside voice can mute the fear and be a partner to the forward push. Joel Freimuth is the President of Blue Pearl Consulting Firm, founded in 2011.

Bandwidth 171

Bandwidth Chicago Hiring Operations 171

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 6, 2012

the trick is to be able to maintain relationships, because when business is done, your business partner is still your friend. If one partner wants to leave, retire or sell his share of the company, what happens? That’s why it’s especially important to keep the lines of communication open. when they were 3 years old.

Taiwan 144

Taiwan Technical Support Viral Partner 144

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. Luckily I didn’t have to – a friend ended up texting me and my business partner, suggesting the name Codal.

Naming 157

Naming CPA Entrepreneur Software Review 157

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. This is an initiative that we will continue to refine in the coming years, but we are so excited to be partnering with these Guild members going forward. Back to Top).

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company. Chewy also appears to have cashflows going up to its parent PetSmart, which is owned by PE firm BC Partners.

Leadership 214

Leadership .Net Revenue Aggregator 214

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

San Francisco, 2011: Shaker. Still, Live Nation has signed on as a promotional partner, which could help Shaker attract the users it needs to really take off. New York, 2011: Getaround. The company is hiring for several open positions , most of them in engineering. What It Is: Getaround is AirBnB for car rentals.

San Francisco 123

San Francisco New York Audio Software Review 123

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. ” Su and Ben started plotting their new venture in April of 2011, and were ready to leave their jobs by June.

Small Business 142

Small Business Advisory Board Employee Entrepreneur 142

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2011

The 2nd Annual Strategic Online PR & Media Relations Forum 2011 , organized by T.U.N. International , is scheduled to take place in Singapore September 13-16, 2011, after its successful debut the previous year. To find out more, visit the 2nd Annual Strategic Online PR & Media Relations Forum 2011 page.

Singapore 203

Singapore PR Media Reputation 203

YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2011

Echelon , Southeast Asia’s biggest conference for technology startups, is back for its 2011 edition and looks to be even more exciting than before. Young Upstarts is a media partner of e27 and Echelon 2011. Many of these startups have all gone and made their mark – there’s Gothere.sg See you there!

Singapore 160

Singapore Asia Angel Investor Cofounder 160

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. You want someone who will challenge you and be an intellectual sparring partner.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

Mike Michalowicz

JULY 19, 2013

From desktop to cloud – My bookkeeper was gritting her teeth when I told her at the end of 2011 that I was cutting over to QuickBooks Online. This article is sponsored (that means they compensated me) by my corporate partner, Intuit. Here are a few more benefits of QuickBooks and some tips any backpack CEO can use: 1.

Software Review 111

Software Review Cloud Technical Review Chicago 111

View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In fact, the top quartile TVPI of the 2011 vintage is 2.6, The trends described above in VC performance have an upstream effect on Limited Partners which is somewhat counter-intuitive. If you look 5 years later at the 2012 vintage, top quartile TVPI is 2.29. That’s only 0.5X worse than the vintage that is 5 years older.

LP 256

LP IRR Distribution Portfolio 256

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2013

According to Susan Berson, Managing Partner for Mintz Levin (www.mintz.com) and an expert in Healthcare regulation, “Obamacare changes the equation. Great News for Pharma- More Insured Customers: In 2011, 48 million Americans had no health insurance (15.7% FDA approval is not enough to be competitive. of the population).

Azure 133

Azure Israel Government Mobile 133