Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' (They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) It usually doesn’t end well.

China 328

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 328

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. aggregates resources from all the VCs. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. AskAnything.VC

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

I guess it may be impractical for Twitter to acquire Seesmic given it has raised considerable amounts of venture capital (reportedly $12 million) but the broader point for me is that I always believed Twitter should control the client versions of its product. Think about the creative tension.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Developer Management Advertising 287

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” With angel money being “packaged” and aggregated into large bundles it makes it easier for angels to ask for rights it might not otherwise have.

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Syndication Syndicate Cofounder Early Stage 356

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. Advances in machine learning, specifically natural language processing, have made generating these baseline, aggregate datasets possible, at scale, with high accuracy.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' (They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) It usually doesn’t end well.

China 220

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 220

ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2022

Essentially, the scenario is that there are flexible aggregators as. According to, Crunchbase, it received an undisclosed sum in unknown series funding from Evonik Venture Capital, Pinpools. Correspondingly, the chemical industry does not leave behind. Seller side platforms. Buyer side platforms. eCommerce platforms.

Germany 175

Germany San Jose Technical Review India 175

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

VP of Engineering, AppNexus - New York, NY "It's over a billion ad impressions a day, we got a full tank of venture capital, half a pack of cigarettes, the future of ad networks is dark, and we're wearing sunglasses." Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. " "Hit it."

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Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

On Wednesday, a group of 13 companies presented to 50 investors, looking to raise an aggregate of $16 million in capital. The companies were all part of Capital Innovators, an accelerator venture fund that has been operating since last fall. Two events this week in St.

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St. Louis Kansas City Technical Review Startup 127

Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The same is not true for venture capital of course, since the underlying startups VCs invest in aren’t publicly selling their equity. So the average returns of the venture industry don’t have a meaningful impact on either GPs or LPs, and in reality they probably have little direct impact on entrepreneurs.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. There’s a wide range of intermediaries for venture capital and private equity investment, each with its own structure and business model. Insurance Companies. What Are These Intermediaries?

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Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

The Equity Kicker

MAY 20, 2013

Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms are radically improving capital efficiency because customers are now paying for product months in advance and because first demand validation is now virtually free. Venture Capital'

Open Source 102

Open Source Venture Capital Software Review Aggregator 102

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Aggregating suppliers is a necessary, but insufficient step on its own. You must also organically aggregate demand. Great marketplaces do not simply aggregate a market; they enhance it. But in the early stages, this friction slows your roll-out and increases the costs associated with supplier aggregation.

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Aggregator Marketing Software Review North America 101

YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

Here’s another great resource for entrepreneurs – Tony Karrer ‘s StartupRoar ( www.startuproar.com ), which aggregates and filters entrepreneurial content from thought leaders such as Ben Yoskovitz , Vinicius Vacanti , Jill Hubbard Bowman and Steve Blank.

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Aggregator Curation Widget Angel Investor 170

View from Seed

DECEMBER 11, 2019

But even at the Partner-level, the amount of transition in Venture Capital is much more than you perhaps would expect… especially in a business which should have a long term orientation with portfolio investment-hold periods and Partnerships lasting more than a decade. So why is there so much turnover in Venture Capital?

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Venture Capital Cap Table Partner LP 204

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

At NextView Ventures we have written many pieces about venture capital — how to raise it, build your business, engage with investors, iterate your product, navigate expanding industries, etc. So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” I’ve Been in Venture Capital for Two Months.

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2014

Each individual giver feels happy and bonded to the child, but the aggregate effect is fat kids. Disclosure: ff Venture Capital is an investor in both Plated as well as Parsely , creator of the Startup Diet. There are many other ways to celebrate, e.g., with song, dance, or a craft. Mini rice cakes—unsalted.

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Aggregator Hosting Venture Capital Community 114

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

You can see the total number of companies funded, the number of companies that got acquired, the number of funded companies deadpooled, total acquisition amount, venture financings per year/quarter, funding rounds participated per year/quarter, and total venture capital raised.

Venture Capital 118

Venture Capital API Aggregator Acquisition 118

David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

Deal aggregation websites Increasing in popularity, trying to increase market efficiency. Teten question: What will the impact be of deal aggregating websites (Axialmarket, MergerID, PE-Nexus, PEGBASE, CapitalSphere, DealMarket, BizBuySell,) on the investment banking industry? Intermediaries. Join the right clubs.

Private Equity 122

Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Unfortunately, conversion improvements typically are the aggregate gain of 100 tiny improvements, not one silver bullet. More specifically, clients aggregate all of their customer data points under one roof to provide truly personalized experiences across all platforms and devices (specifically including mobile). 71 Things to A/B Test.

Metrics 93

Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

At HOF Capital, we support our companies through 7 main levers (i.e., the “TOPSCAN” framework from my research study on value creation by VCs ): T eam-Building – We aggregate openings across our portfolio on our jobs page. – Aggregation, ranking, and discounts from service providers. Ethics Policy, Expenses policy).

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. Boldstart uses both Zapier and Catalytic for this purpose. Methodology.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

million in Series A funding led by IOLA Venture Capital in 2023. They raised $11 million in Series A funding in 2022, led by Adam Ghobarah, founder of Top Harvest Capital. Cascadeur : This AI-assisted animation software uses physics-based algorithms to create realistic character movements. It recently raised $7.6

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Generative AI Technical Review ChatGPT Software Review 97

Pascal's View

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Denis Dougherty of Intersouth Partners was recently interviewed by Brian Gormley of The Wall Street Journal on the decade-long liquidity crisis that continues to plague the venture capital industry. Challenge yourself to do better as a seller! More on this topic to follow…

Acquisition 38

Acquisition Merger Covenant Liquidity Event 38

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

Intellectual Property 175

Intellectual Property Aggregator Startup Angel Investor 175

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This round was led by the prestigious global funds of Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital. It is understandable why venture capital money is flooding in, as Lightricks is seen as a leader in a fast-growing market. At the time of funding, their revenue for the year to date had already exceeded $200 million.

Venture Capital 183

Venture Capital Bootstrapping Valuation Social Media 183

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Think of that challenge like competing for limited venture capital. As evidence that it does work, TechCrunch recently aggregated the combined valuation of YCombinator graduates at $14.4 In a recent cycle, YCombinator had a thousand applicants for thirty slots, and several of these fell out before completion.

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Incubator Silicon Valley Startup Small Business Administration 247

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

When the NVCA or PriceWaterhouse surveys come out at the end of year I’m not saying they will necessarily will show aggregate $$$ or deal numbers up. So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2018

tax rate for individuals making over $100,000 was 70% and 90% (taxes on capital gains fluctuated between 20% and 25%.) Venture capital flourished when the tax rates plummeted in the late 1970s. Yet other public policies come into play. Between the late 1930s and the 1970s the U.S. Is entrepreneurship for everyone?

Entrepreneur 336

Entrepreneur Business Model Capital Gains Aggregator 336

www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

As expected, that deal took a bit longer than it would have had the Company raised a vanilla Series A to begin with (and subsequently raised a Series B) but the aggregate fees for the two transactions were still less than the standard Series A followed by a Series B. Finally, using the Series Seed Documents will increase transparency.

Finance 58

Finance Term Sheet Equity Aggregator 58

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

Another 3–5 could return in aggregate $300–500 million. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners. Since our funds are around $300 million each this returns 2–4x the fund if we do it right. The remaining 31 deals will likely return less than 20% of all returns.

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Bankruptcy Bridge Financing Portfolio Angel Investor 294

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. There’s a wide range of intermediaries for venture capital and private equity investment, each with its own structure and business model. Lee’s posts also appear regularly on View From Seed.

LP 335

LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

Genuine VC

JULY 22, 2012

In the past few weeks, we’ve seen extremely positive headlines about the surge in VC fundings like “ Venture Capital Hits Highest Level Since Dot-Com Bubble.” along “… with seed-round venture capital hit[ing] an all-time high ” [According to CB Insights ]. It must be the best of times for the industry with $8.1B

Venture Capital 164

Venture Capital Aggregator Portfolio Search 164

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. But it was an attractive time to enter because the successful internet companies were scaling and in need of capital.

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Vertical Curation Boston Burn Rate 265

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Specifically, the “narrow network” typically aggregates those providers that are willing to accept lower prices for their services (theoretically you could have a “premium” narrow network, but they are typically used to create more affordable plans). CVS Care Clinic Price Schedule: Benchmark Healthcare Investments. healthcare market.

Customer 59

Customer Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 59

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

On August 14–15, the Air Force, through AFWERX , hosted a two-day Spark Collider event at Capital Factory to bring newly awarded 19.2 SBIR Phase I companies together with relevant Air Force and venture capital stakeholders. Really impressive & demonstrates how serious the @usairforce is about fostering true #innovation.

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SBIR Government Startup Venture Capital 48