Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

HW: Sanzo was founded, and thrived, through a time where traditional venture capital firms got excited about – and then became more disillusioned – with DTC brands. There has to be a strategic value either in the way of bringing in a new audience or being additive to our retail distribution strategy.

New York City 116

New York City Hockey Stick Distribution Angel Investor 116

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I asked what the audience most needed to hear. This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It’s what I love about entrepreneurship and about venture capital. I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. Why I will still be investing.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Version One Ventures

MAY 29, 2014

venture capital deals go to women founders and CEOs. Business Insider recently crunched the numbers behind 26 of the top venture capital funds in Silicon Valley and learned that the percentage of female-founded startups in their portfolios ranged from a high of 19% to a low of just 4%.

Silicon Valley 167

Silicon Valley Founder Venture Capital Technical Review 167

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2010

Social Proof in Action … Yesterday I wrote about the benefits of using social proof and authority in raising venture capital. If you didn’t read that yet it might be worth having a quick skim as a primer. This is where heroes come in.

Customer 294

Customer Marketing Technical Review Iowa 294

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2014

You''ll get a venture capital analyst from a brand name firm who has just recently taken his job talking about what makes a company successful. Sometimes, I see people on venture capital panels that aren''t even VCs! To me, the absolute minimum criteria has to be that you work for a venture capital fund.

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Venture Capital Cap Table Startup Early Stage 148

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Venture Capital Influence The role of venture capital (VC) has become increasingly prominent in shaping the tech startup scene. Know Your Target Audience Understanding your audience is fundamental. But our commitment to understanding our audience and continuously innovating kept us ahead of the curve.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Startup Silicon Valley Agile 137

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

Greycroft is Alan’s venture capital firm that recently raised its second fund ($130 million) with offices in both New York and LA. It amazed me just what a force Facebook has become for brands who invest in building a major presence in FB and spend significant money driving traffic and engaging audiences there.

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PR Technical Review Portfolio Customer Development 279

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Visionary CEOs have always been the face of their company, but today with social media, it happens faster with a much larger audience; boards now must consider what would happen to the valuation of the company without the founder. Filed under: Venture Capital.

Founder 281

Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 281

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. So if I’m the guy in the audience feeling the power of that great baritone projection with that beautifully designed product and if I am able to fund that company I’m guessing it falls into Paul’s category of a bad startup looking good.

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Early Stage Deal Flow Investment Bankers Technical Review 361

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

It was not large enough produce more efficiently and price more cheaply, was not that much different a style, nor was it aimed at a certain subsegment audience. As the venture capital space matures, I see a similar pattern emerging. In many ways, the beer market of the 90’s is like the venture market today.

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Seed Stage Belgium Differentiation LP 191

The Startup Magazine

MAY 16, 2018

Dave Mendlen is a General Manager at Microsoft and he is one of those gifted speakers who have the magic to capture entire audiences and inspire everyone with his vision and stories. AGENDA: 5:45pm – 6:30pm – Networking reception. 6:30pm – 7:45pm – Speaker program. 7:45pm – 8:15pm – General networking. Dubbed “Ms.

Silicon Valley 126

Silicon Valley Wiki Technical Review Seattle 126

David Teten

JULY 12, 2012

I particularly urge you to review SpeakerNetNews ; it contains a tremendous amount of curated wisdom from professional speakers: how to be a more powerful speaker, deal with distracting audiences, etc. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly.

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PR Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 122

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Tested platform on San Francisco’s Live 105; then scaled out for national syndication with positive audience uplift.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. It was a fun period for me because everything was new and I was curious. What kind of deals should I be doing? What stage? What price? With which other investors? Should I focus on geographies or industries? It is not my proprietary deal flow.

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Deal Flow Early Stage Investment Bankers Technical Review 347

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

Seed venture capital firms can make more significant follow-on investments to keep or increase their equity stake in the company. When a company’s business model is more developed than just an idea of a product or service, it is typically ready to seek seed-stage venture financing, also known as early-stage venture capital.

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Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 148

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

based venture capital investors, by deal stage. Most active venture capital investors of 2013 in the US by stage – pic.twitter.com/cfCFXWmpbH. Flappy Bird is proof that no one knows what the audience wants | Polygon - crowdspring.co/Ntt8Or. The image above shows the investment activity of U.S. 1fDXipQ.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

The minute your company reaches its peak acceleration in terms of growth is when all of the sleeping giants wake up to compete with you and will spend massive amounts of money to keep you from capturing a growth market and other talented entrepreneurs will raise large amounts of venture capital as people start to see value in the market.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

I particularly urge you to review SpeakerNetNews ; it contains a tremendous amount of curated wisdom from professional speakers: how to be a more powerful speaker, deal with distracting audiences, etc. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly.

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PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 114

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Yes, venture capital is very good for scaling businesses rapidly. I personally have nothing against venture capital. Kristen's primary audience is young professional women 25-45 shopping for themselves, with creative or professional interests, contemporary lifestyles, and residing in urban areas.

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Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 115

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

What makes these ventures interesting to me is how focused they are on their particular audiences of either potential users or customers. Aisle411 has the ability to deliver coupons to consumers shopping in stores, and BonFyre offers coupons based on its audience's movements.

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St. Louis Kansas City Technical Review Startup 127

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

While our data does apply to a US audience, the reasons for starting a business really aren’t going to be that different, whether you’re in Canada or South Africa. What exactly are you doing, who is your target audience, who are key partners or employees, how much money do you require to get started? Personal investment.

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Elevator Pitch Software Review SBA Angel Investor 166

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

In my experience, I follow different resources, for instance, the Andreessen Horowitz blog , one of the top venture capital funds reporting trends in their newsletters, and INC.5000 Aside from venture capitalists, following Twitter personas or subscribing to newsletters is another way to utilize industry information.

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 17, 2014

With the author staying close as an advisor, they build a real, cashflow positive business and start to think about where they could go with some outside capital. Venture Capital & Technology' They find a kick ass, experienced content person to advise them for six months and help them build out a team around this.

Technical Review 134

Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor eCommerce 134

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Afterward, I met the CIO from one of our law firm clients who was in the audience. For the past four years Ryan has been a senior associate with late-stage venture capital firm Next Level Ventures. by Ryan Gerhardy, CEO of Pitchly. I gave a presentation at a legal technology conference last week.

Iowa 113

Iowa Investment Bankers Cloud Software Review 113

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

If you make a comment about age, it will always be taken in the context of how old you are versus how old your audience is. he's only been in venture for two years and only through one market, an up one!" Age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc are all topics that are deeply emotional for people--and, by definition, personal.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital 103

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Funny story, after Bill presented at TED (back when Amazon was still a small company) Jeff Bezos was in the audience. Not because they didn’t want to do Pay-per-click (they are huge buyers of SEM) but because they didn’t want other people to know what they paid for clicks! Immediately thereafter Amazon became a large business.

Product 350

Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Saying “we chose to use this tool” or “I raised a smaller fund” misses out on the part that makes your story more widely applicable to the audience—the “because” part. The people in the audience are taking notes. 2) Think about the “Why” behind moves you make. 5) Be as specific as possible, without going into the weeds.

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Venture Capital Audience Restful Software Development 84

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

This Is Already The Third Biggest Year In The History Of Venture Capital – [link]. Good reminder on importance of marketing to broad audience & not falling into a trap of marketing only to tech people – [link]. The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. What is venture capital, really? And what does a venture capital firm do?

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

The Equity Kicker

MAY 20, 2013

Venture Capital' Arduino and other open source hardware platforms are reducing costs in the same way open source software reduced costs for web companies.

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Open Source Venture Capital Software Review Aggregator 102

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

The point is, someone building a career in venture capital that doesn't include prior entrepreneurial success probably doesn't look like they have much to offer in the beginning. Some will do fine, but often times someone more junior is potentially closer to the target audience.

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Venture Capital PR Hiring Networking 110

Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Evaluate your target audience. Depending on the size and goals of your venture, you may need to seek financing from an “angel” investor or from a venture capital firm. Investment and lending options include: Venture capital. Angel investment (similar to venture capital). Commercial (banks).

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Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

This will engage your audience right out of the gate. If you can relate your story to your audience, even better! This will not only impress your audience, but it will help you think more strategically about your roll-out plan. Remind the audience why your management team is capable of managing their investment for growth.

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Which is precisely why I mention *it depends on audience* — take genuine interest in cultivating the relationship by talking about things that interest your customer — for some it could be sports scores, for others it could be the latest presentation on highscalability. Someone correct me if they have a better memory.

Technology 145

Technology Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 145

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

It’s simple; know how to spot potential and use your area of expertise to identify whether or not this startup’s product or service will become a lucrative asset to its audience. With over a decade of hands-on experience in venture capital, Emmanuel is also an expert in M&A and deal structuring.

Early Stage 160

Early Stage Cofounder Startup Security 160

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

bands take their built in audience and then branch into their own material. Customer Development is Not a Focus Group On first description, hearing the “get out of the building and talk to customers” precept of Customer Development [.] [.] Reply SV New Tech Meetup « startupSQUARE's blog , on December 2, 2009 at 12:42 am Said: [.]

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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. Entrepreneurs should know their audience, and most importantly, how savvy it is about the company’s particular market segment.”

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