Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012. Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. It goes without saying that the shortening in time also was due to performance.

Las Vegas 396

Las Vegas St. Louis Southern California San Diego 396

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

And while you’d love to feel energized and excited about jumping into 2012, instead you’re weighed down with dread. You’ll start January 2 feeling overwhelmed and incapable of getting everything done — and 2012 will become another year of wishing things were different. Take technology shortcuts.

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Forecast Software Review Technical Review Product 219

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2012

Buoyed by the success of that event, the Tech In Asia team will be organizing another ‘Startup Arena’, this time in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jun 7-8, 2012. If you’re an Indonesian-based startup – or from the region but willing to travel to Jakarta to pitch – you can submit your applications here.

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Indonesia Asia Singapore Startup 171

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Consider this: In 2012, there are 20 countries whose population is shrinking. 2) Online - easy to navigate website which minimises technical jargon, animated menus, and other distracting clutter. The ageing consumer is one of the most profitable yet untapped segment. Highly recommended.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Software Review Marketing Japan 157

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

workforce reported working from home at least part of the time in 2012, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Thanks to technology, it’s easier than ever to let your home double as your office. There are many positive reviews about satellite Internet and the reliability it offers for you remote employees.

Employee 176

Employee Management Technical Review North America 176

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2013

A Singapore-based start-up company will soon have its technology adopted by a number of leading Asian newspapers, including Thailand’s The Nation , Hong Kong’s China Daily and The Star of Malaysia. We are likely to see the increased adoption of this new type of mobile technology very soon. by George Graver.

Singapore 138

Singapore Technical Review Technology Thailand 138

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Social media, mobile technologies and altering demographics present businesses of every size with tremendous opportunities. In 2012, smart, forward-looking companies will be viewing customer service in new ways. Here are 7 Customer Service Trends to watch and leverage in 2012: 1. Engaging the Whole Family. Opting Out Options.

Customer 154

Customer Retention Social Media Technical Review 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2013

Of course, we can’t eliminate the value of affordable office and meeting space, administrative support services and advanced communications technology to struggling entrepreneurs. Then it’s time for due diligence on the incubators in your area, to see who has the track record and credentials you need. Facilities support.

Incubator 289

Incubator Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 289

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Like virtually the entire tech industry, I am particularly in favor of Startup Visa , which has the goal of stimulating our domestic startup community through acts to keep our foreign-born entrepreneurs in the United States. . - Educating the VC/angel community on the city/state resources available to them to build companies.

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. July 11, 2012. You can learn as much from these cautionary tales as you can from the enduring successes, plus studying a broad sample of firms helps avoid drawing false conclusions due to survivorship bias. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? And Why 20%?

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. All VCs make decisions by drawing on the data we have at hand, information gleaned through our diligence process, and our own experience and judgement. 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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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 185

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. So it makes me laugh to this day when I talk with a journalist or potential investor in the company and they ask flippantly, “How is MakeSpace a technology company?”

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2014

Y Combinator , led by Paul Graham, claimed success in 2012 with 172 companies over 7 years, which then had a combined value of $7.78 Of course, we can’t eliminate the value of affordable office and meeting space, administrative support services and advanced communications technology to struggling entrepreneurs. Facilities support.

Incubator 259

Incubator Technical Review Entrepreneur Due Diligence 259

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

These cycles are particularly pronounced in the technology industry, where rapid innovation leads to rapid product releases, and often to rapid failures. pound paperweight,” said the New York Times’ David Pogue in a technology review. An estimated 75 to 95 percent of new products fail in the marketplace. Samsung Galaxy Gear.

Product 222

Product Technical Review Software Review Green 222

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market. While Hollywood has captured 53% of China’s box office in 2012, it only snared 10% of the Indian movie market. However, this varies significantly from market to market.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

As we enter 2012, here’s our Top 10 list of Mom Marketing Trends: 1. Families continued to make due with existing household goods, and when Moms made purchases, they appeared open to exploring new brands – forgoing ones they added to their shopping carts for years. Technology Spawns New Parenting Challenges.

Social Media 150

Social Media Marketing Technical Review Social Network 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon.

Angel Investor 278

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 278

Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year, where I — as a committee of one judge, me — select one startup in the tech ecosystem that “broke out” and has the makings of an even larger outcome should things continue to go right. It’s entirely possible the trend lifts these companies in due time, as well.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Open Source Software Review Venture Capital 127

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Artificial Intelligence is an important, foundational technology that gets more important every year and will be used to solve more and more problems going forward. These events mean that technology is advancing fast enough to make better decisions than humans in order to accomplish a given task. Chris Rust, Clear Ventures).

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Israel Technical Review Startup 122

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

UX Study The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012. September 4th, 2012. This has lead to a massive checkout database with 508 checkout steps reviewed, 975 screenshots, and 3,000+ examples of adherences and violations of the checkout usability guidelines. User Experience. UI Design. E-Commerce. WP Word Press. Essentials.

Design 98

Design Software Review HTML Technical Review 98

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

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Venture Capital IPO Elevator Pitch Initial Public Offering 252

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

A 2013 study published by Carl Frey and Michael Osborne of the University of Oxford shows 66 percent of the nation’s workforce has a medium to high risk of being displaced due to technology advances in coming decades. Why will the tech tsunami propel women into more leadership positions? Woman’s intuition” is real and valuable.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Leadership Cofounder 174

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2020

This allows them to attract talented students that might have otherwise not been able to go through the application process due to geographical restrictions. One university that has championed this approach is Ivy Tech Community College. Talview is working on cutting-edge AI technology that accelerates the speed of hiring since 2012.

Artificial Inteligence 173

Artificial Inteligence Retention Technical Review Georgia 173

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

Some of the success found in the auto industry today is due to recovery in Japan, where a year after the March 11, 2011 earthquakes, top auto makers have once again reached pre-earthquake levels. Additionally, the IT tech industry in India has paid more than $15 billion in taxes to the U.S. India-based firms. economy and job growth.

Iowa 176

Iowa Technical Review India United States 176

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2012.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

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. But LEGO took a smarter approach.

Marketing 234

Marketing Software Review Technical Review Social Network 234

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti at Upfront Summit, February 2017 I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected.

IPO 191

IPO Los Angeles South Korea Armenia 191

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

I’m a huge fan of William and his writing as you can see from my review of his book Avogadro Corp. There seem to be two schools of thought on how to predict the future of information technology: looking at software or looking at hardware. A big technical challenge we studied was piping streaming video over networks.

Artificial Inteligence 182

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Bandwidth Software Review 182

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 26, 2014

In 2012, Gartner showed that by 2014 over 80% of gamified processes will be doomed – mainly due to reasons like poor design or improper rules. ( [link] ) Even if it’s just a game, managers should treat it seriously – if conducted in an improper manner, it can negatively affect team dynamics.

Management 215

Management Technical Review Framework Design 215

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2011

During the Forum, Cloud Computing was highlighted as the number one technology priority for companies in 2012. Global companies like IBM, NEC, Cisco and Oracle were out in full force to share about Cloud Computing, providing a nod to the rapid growth in Cloud services in Asia.

Asia 222

Asia Cloud Software Review China 222

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Information and communications technology industry players in Singapore claim that manpower costs due to recent changes to the country’s foreign manpower policy are likely to be the biggest challenge this year, according to the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF). This is ironic.

Singapore 133

Singapore Cost Technical Review Cofounder 133

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This will be changing next year, however, because of a new law called the JOBS Act of 2012 , which establishes a new, limited type of Crowdfunding for small companies and non-Accredited investors. Once the U.S.

Accredited Investor 157

Accredited Investor Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Angel Investor 157

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm.

Engineer 152

Engineer Revenue San Francisco Security 152

ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

The relatively low cost of starting a tech business today has made this choice more enticing than ever. To ensure he didn’t get in over his head, Herman says, “I only put monies on the credit cards for which I know I have corresponding payments due from customers. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing. “At

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Software Review Angel Investor Startup 118

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. 90 Things I’ve Learned Founding 4 Tech Companies: Find your company’s One Thing. ?? We do twice-yearly reviews of all Fab team members. So, here goes.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2014

Additionally, the tech startup community has grown so quickly that Utah has a new nickname: The Silicon Slopes. For technologically inclined businesses, Texas has increased its STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce by 34,000 since 2009. Austin in particular is a technological and cultural hub.

North Carolina 176

North Carolina America Utah Idaho 176

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. You technically have more gas left but you never know if some unexpected circumstance causes you to run out of gas.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383