Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. Andrew was head of North America and international head of licensing meaning he knew how to take these characters and blow them out into the endearing franchise that they became by extending the brand to the physical world and then ultimately to the big screen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

According to the most recent report from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Supportive co-founder and executive positions. Member of the Advisory Board. Manage customer service.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

For this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we turned the spotlight on Latin and Central America. Entrepreneurs from Latin and Central America were given first priority to pitch their businesses at today's roundtable co-hosted by Innova Tiquicia and Startup Weekend Costa Rica.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. Accelerators provide these teams with technical and business expertise and connect them to a network of other founders and advisors. Carlos stirred his coffee. Accelerators don’t sound like a fit for where I am at in my career,” he offered. “I

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. It’s a very cool vibe at Founder’s Coop. That’s one model.

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Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

by Kevin Manship , co-founder of Gamer One. Imagine all of America tuning in to watch the world championship of Fortnite, League of Legends, or Overwatch. Facebook hasn’t said exactly how many VR headsets it’s sold under its Oculus brand, but Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey says the number is “well over” 10 million units.

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Software Review IP Technical Review Cofounder 191

Transformify

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

A great number of women in Latin America are unemployed or not employed officially, due to various reasons. Also, according to the UNDP report the women of Latin America and the Caribbean work three times more at home (unpaid work) than men. It is especially difficult for women living in poor rural areas.

America 68

America Technical Review Peru Chile 68

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre [Silicon Valley] –> Itself an outgrowth of the venture investing arm of the original Bank of America (based in SF), Merrill Pickard backed many startups that ultimately went public. Paul Ferri @ Matrix) though the vast majority had multiple co-founders. link] Fred Destin.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. eBay, DoubleClick, Webex, Real Networks, Exodus, Equinix, amongst many other pioneering companies, as well as covering companies like America Online and Netscape.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

It’s not accident we have so many great startups targeting commerce including Tradesy, DailyLook, NastyGal, Honest Co & JustFab just to name a few. And LA is the largest retail & trade employment metropolitan zone in the country. What Do We See From the Road Ahead? The infrastructure phase of the Internet is over.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

He is co-founder of international start-up community event organisation 3beards and founder and director of Albion Drive , a fully integrated communicaitons agency for entrepreneurs and challenger brands. If it is, then Australia does start to look appealing as a startup destination both as a founder and an investor.

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Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

Timo Rein is the cofounder & CEO of Pipedrive , and was previously the cofounder of Vain & Partners - the leading Sales Training company in the Baltics. If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re an American, and that means you don’t know how good you have it. With just 1.34

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, we’ve been the lead or co-lead investor over 80% of the time. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The State of Business To Business (B2B) Content Marketing In North America - [link]. 8 Startup Founders Reveal Their #1 User Acquisition Tactic | Treehouse - [link]. If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO | Reid Hoffman - [link]. Avoid the 50/50 co-founder model – here’s why - [link].

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Listen to this episode if you want to hear about a founder who has a product and users and paying customers … and is trying to figure out how to take his company to the next level and grow faster. Jason: For example, like in America, small business is up to 150. Well yeah, you could potentially find a cofounder.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

. “You have to look like America looks, because right now the tech sector doesn’t look like America.” And then quite honestly Beatriz Acevedo, Founder & President of Mitu [Note: Upfront is an investor] sort of stole the show with her comment. ” – Earvin Magic Johnson. ” Too right.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You have 5-10 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, and/or investor. You have a deep desire to hone your skills as a venture capitalist and are ready to hustle to meet the next great founder. You will be based in the NYC office but will be able to pursue investments across North America.

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Technical Review North America Seed Stage Bandwidth 156

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Successful founders have a laser-like focus and commitment; a keen understanding of customers’ needs; and a tenacious spirit, said the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Steve : … Team captain is a lot like the founder and CEO of a startup. Reetu Gupta. Mandela Schumacher-Hodge.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

by Monica Eaton-Cardone, Co-Founder and COO of Chargebacks911. Monica is the Co-Founder and COO of Chargebacks911® , a global risk mitigation firm helping online merchants optimize their profitability through chargeback management. The world is in a state of uncertainty.

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North America Cofounder Leadership Global 165

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2015

by Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting. Eliot Burdett is the cofounder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting , a leading B2B sales recruiting company launched in 2006. He co-authored “ Sales Recruiting 2.0: B2B salespeople will lose their jobs to self-service e-commerce by 2020.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

Marketing products into international markets is not a simple task”, says Julio Oliveto, founder of Livre, an innovative wheelchair-tricycle company in Brazil. I’d never thought an investment at the start would make such a difference”, said Jessica Krauter, co-founder of Buah. Attracting Overseas Customers.

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Global Small Business Asia Singapore 145

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Revolution is a “stage agnostic&# fund (means they invest early or late) funded entirely by Steve Case , the founder of AOL and co-founded by two other individuals, Tige Savage (yes, pronounced like the golfer, minus the “r&# ) and Donn Davis. Startup America , an Obama administration initiative headed up by Steve Case. -

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

and before that, Co-founder and Senior Vice-President at Clearview Networks, Inc. Many clients turn to him for advice on and negotiation of international transactions, often in Latin America. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC.,

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Social Network Networking Los Angeles Fractional CTO 150

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

By Raj Narayanaswamy, cofounder and Co-CEO, Replicon. This year, Vancouver was rated the #1 most livable city in North America by Mercer , followed by Toronto (#15) and Ottawa (#17). Photo credit: Canada flag from Shutterstock. For aspiring entrepreneurs, it’s hard to resist the allure of Silicon Valley.

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Canada Silicon Valley San Francisco Technical Cofounder 100

David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2012

a pitch event featuring ten early stage tech startups, Tuesday night , September 4 at Microsoft’s midtown office at 1290 Avenue of the Americas. I’ll be a judge for IGNITE!, Presenting Companies. geekli.st. A place for geeks to share what they’ve done, who they did it with and connect with great companies and communities.

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Curation Japan Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 114

David Teten

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The most impactful step you can take to help America more accurately reflect our citizens’ (and your company’s) political goals is to increase voting rates. National politics gets disproportionate media attention, particularly given the evisceration of America’s urban newspapers. That’s bad for America, and it’s bad for business.

America 60

America Technical Review Social Media Advertising 60

David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

Do you want to make America functional again ? For 2 years, I’ve been struggling to think what I can do to help make America functional again, in light of how broken our governance is. Our goal: make America functional again by helping to empower people to promote policies they care about. Frequently Asked Questions.

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America Technical Review Advisory Board Due Diligence 60

Hearpreneur

MAY 28, 2019

Marcelo Ricigliano is the co-founder of 4Geeks Academy , a Miami based coding academy with campuses in USA, Chile and Venezuela. Marcelo Ricigliano is the co-founder of 4Geeks Academy , a Miami based coding academy with campuses in USA, Chile and Venezuela. towards finding a new job in the field.

Software Development 117

Software Development Software Developers Software Venezuela 117

David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

Do you want to make America functional again ? Our initial test market: We want to make America functional again by helping our initial users– major advocacy organizations such as environmental groups–promote majoritarian-supported policies. See Should you co-found a company with your friend?

America 60

America Technical Review Advisory Board Due Diligence 60

David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2013

In addition, Miami is already sometimes called the capital of Latin America, and logically it may soon be viewed as the capital of LatAm tech as well. Miami’s geographic and cultural ties to Latin America and the Spanish-speaking population are crucial in the wake of demographic shifts in the US.

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Miami Private Equity Florida Technical Review 114

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As Paul Spiegelman, cofounder of the Small Giants Community, shared, “That note you can get from someone… that says, ‘thank you, you’ve changed my life’…is much more powerful, much more valuable, than any amount of money I could have in the bank.”. Deb has delighted and inspired over 1,000 audiences across North America.

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Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

“Camunda was founded on the premise that making it easy for business stakeholders and developers to automate and improve business processes would have a transformational impact on organizations,” company CEO and cofounder Jakob Freund said. “It Our team consistently builds great products for our clients, with Camunda.

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Cofounder Marketing North America Acquisition 94

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. Boulder, CO. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality. Miami’s close ties with Latin America has bolstered its appeal. Let’s take a look at some of the best U.S.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

2017 Recap 2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Once again, we are grateful to have the opportunity to work with so many amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, and other collaborators to bring the boldstart family together.

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Cloud Cofounder Portfolio Advisory Board 78

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods. I'm the co founder and Chief Impact Officer at Revolution Foods. I'm the co-founder and CEO of Revolution Foods. I co-founded Revolution Foods with Kirsten Tobey in 2006 to ensure quality food access for all children across the nation.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Relevance: In 2011 (mentioned on page 18 if you view the presentation), Facebook only had 11% of the world’s internet users on on its platform – the figure was at 50% in North America. Jan Koum, one of WhatsApp’s founders, immigrated to the US from Communist Ukraine as a teenager.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 2, 2017

“Mission critical reading.” -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Alliance and The Startup of You In just a few weeks, my new book, The Startup Way , will be available in print, digital, and audio formats. Plus, every attendee will receive a copy of the book.

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