Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

July 11, 2012. On the IT side of VC investing, we’ve seen countless waves crest and fall… mainframes to minicomputer/workstation, workstation to PC, copper to optical networking, client/server software to cloud, the fabless semiconductor model, magnetic tape to hard drive, etc. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

June 5, 2012. Apple and Facebook are both platforms , in the sense that their software and user networks are utilized by countless software developers to build their own businesses. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2012 ” from Ad-ology, Social media for small business marketing has reached its tipping point. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. small businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Make a personal connection, directly or indirectly.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Though it’s incredibly valuable to be an early adopter of 2012′s tech trends, it won’t hurt your company to be right on time with everyone else who is just discovering them now. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: What tech trends are you watching closely in the second half of 2012?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Instead, buyers are checking out product and service information in their own way, often through the Internet, their social network, or just plain word-of-mouth or customer reviews. It’s a myth that social networks and their technologies are creating new approaches to marketing. One is known as ‘Mr.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Citing from a recently conducted ’2013 ICT Business Outlook’ survey conducted by the industry federation that polled over 100 ICT companies on their 2012 business performance and expectations this year, the SiTF revealed that survey participants were skeptical of key schemes in Singapore’s Budget 2012.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Voyager Labs (2012) – cognitive computing for understanding human behaviour. Beyond Verbal (2012) – understands people’s moods, attitudes and emotional characteristics (also known as personality) from their raw vocal intonations in real-time, as they speak. Raised $8M in series B in September 2016.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2014

Social networking is so last year. Asif Khan founded Caremerge in 2012 and recently received multi-million dollars in funding, Asif Khan has over 20 years of experience in technology. Good examples include: Ycombinator, Techstars, Startup health and Rock health. Solve a Real World Problem.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 2012 report The Millennial Generation Research Review cites 80 percent of millennials sleep with their phone next to the bed. Marc Apple, owner and chief strategist at Forward Push Media , said that no one is on social networks 24/7, but across generations most people check email every day. “In

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

2011 was a splendid year for mobile commerce in Singapore , and 2012 promises to be an even better year as more and more Singaporeans turn to their mobile devices to shop on-the-go. Mobile Commerce On The Rise.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

After realizing the “traditional” approach wasn’t getting them anywhere, they turned to their network. “We And, if networking doesn’t work, Ben suggests trying your local credit union, especially if you’ve got a relationship with them. Founded in 2012, FINEX Cast Iron Cookware Co. But they didn’t let this stop them.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

For example, while I closed on the seed investment in Tinybop on November 19, 2012, I met Raul two years earlier at the first Brooklyn Beta in 2010, even before he was working on the company. One of the most important assets you have is your network--but it''s not your network of founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Also, since most funds are 10-year funds there will be pressure in 2012 for this fund to start exiting its investments and return money to its shareholders. I’m happy to say that in 2006-2008 we has some good exits including BillMeLater, DealerTrack, UGO Networks and PrePay Technologies to name a few.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 12, 2012

The massive amount of unstructured data created can clog network pipes, stretch storage resources and reduce data access performance. Secondly, the convergence allows all data center components, whether they are servers, networks or content from mission-critical business applications, to be managed through one console.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I grew up a computer programmer, a builder of computer networks and fascinated with infrastructure so in many ways I felt like I existed at the inception of many of these great technologies. With all of those companies gobbled up the market is now focused on the next generation startups like TasteMade, MiTu Network, StyleHaul and so forth.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

(We’ve looked) at how social media sites can be used as powerful networking tools for new college graduates, sharing our best picks for tips, tools, and more for Facebook , Twitter , and now, LinkedIn. That’s a mistake: LinkedIn is the online destination for professional networking, and you’ve got to be on it to get connected.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2012

For 2012, there are some trends that you need to be aware of. 70-percent of people on social networks are also online shoppers. Which means that you have to keep on your toes and catch these fluctuating trends as they unfold. For example: - Mobile searches increased by a massive 400-percent in 2011. -

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2014

When Bebo, the UK social network went down in 2012, users flocked to Twitter to complain. Sony had to suspend the PlayStation network as it investigated the intrusion. There’s nothing like an honest apology from the CEO to defuse a downtime aftermath. But how do you make millions of users read it? A banner ad.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. VCAP© Addresses the Gap between Venture Capital and Funding for Women and Diverse Entrepreneurs. competitiveness.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012. A recent example would be Compuware’s $295 million acquisition of Gomez , a networking monitoring company.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

While the latter is not yet legal in the United States, the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in April 2012, mandates that the SEC makes it legal by January 1st of 2013. They market it on their social networks, to their friends and family, and through press outreach. You still start with credit cards or savings.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2014

Idaho has topped the annual Small Business Friendliness survey conducted by the Kauffman Foundation and Thumbtack.com since 2012. The government supports small business owners with popular incentive programs and offers many training and networking programs. It also has one of the lowest consumption tax rates in the nation.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Founded in New York City in 2012, Kinnek bases its business model on quality over quantity. You will find European manufacturers and distributors on Globartis, Enterprise Europe Network, Opportunity Network, and UpinSales. Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is the oldest one and is backed by the European Commission.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network that received much criticism over its pre-launch $41 million funding round, is about to be acquired by Apple. Color said that it had six patents pending at the time of its funding, including its ‘elastic’ social. graph and patents related to GPS location and battery saving.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The idea, termed “an implicit social network,” intrigued many innovators and media types, including ReadWriteWeb founder Richard MacManus, who once predicted that Color would be the next Twitter. Alexia Tsotsis (@alexia) October 17, 2012. Arrogance Doesn't Buy You Favors.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

While Hollywood has captured 53% of China’s box office in 2012, it only snared 10% of the Indian movie market. With consumer demand booming in inland Asian cities, however, road, rail and air transport networks will take on greater prominence over sea transport. However, this varies significantly from market to market.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Graphic designers and illustrators are no longer considered a starving artist and computer network technicians are keeping the tech companies running. Since 2012, it produced half of all the tech jobs added to Canada, per the CBRE research done on Canadian tech talent. Websites such as 604jobs.ca Alberta Has Diversified.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

By combining virtual networks (high-speed internet, mobile communication and other digital technologies) with physical networks (transportation systems and logistics platforms), micro-multinationals have the potential to disrupt industries virtually overnight. I believe this is no exaggeration. 3] Varian, H., 5] FedEx GCR 2014. [6]

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

Google’s gross and operating margins improved sequentially in 4Q14, and even as they continue to be lower than when desktop search advertising was at its peak in 2011 and early 2012, TBR believes margin growth is of lesser importance to Google than consistently growing total revenue and gross profit between 10% and 15% year-to-year each quarter.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . Brian Zuercher is the CEO and co-founder of Seen , a marketing software platform that is helping marketers tell the story of their brand and build relationships with their customers through consumer generated photos and videos.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Had I begun this tradition earlier, for those wondering, it would’ve been Airbnb in 2012, and Uber in 2011.). A recent large example of this would be how companies like Uber and Instagram leverage the iPhone’s sensors to create new networks.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Financial and banking technology conference Finovate comes to Asia for the first time with Finovate Asia 2012. Finovate Asia 2012 will feature a demo-only format with 32 companies – each with only 7 minutes – to demo their latest innovations to the audience.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

A big technical challenge we studied was piping streaming video over networks. Using just two data points, the modem I had in 1986 and the modem I had in 1998, the spreadsheet predicts that I’d have a 25 megabit/second connection in 2012. The data has held surprisingly accurate over the long term. That’s the ideal case.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2016

If you really want to make it, you need to go somewhere that allows you to network with the thriving tech community. Since 2012, the city has had an average growth of 21% in the business sector, with 2015 showing growth of 38% alone. With luck, we might even make some money doing it. There is just one problem – you can’t do it alone.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2015

A Captive Network study of 600 white collar North American workers says that workplace productivity drops 20 percent during the summer months, worker attendance decreases by 19 percent, projects take 13 percent more time to complete, and workers are 45 percent more distracted (Sprung, 2012).

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