Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2021

For the past decade, Capital Factory has been building a pipeline of tech startups and investment rights and now we’re opening up to everyone through AngelList. The Capital Factory Texas Fund is backed by many of the most successful CEOs and technology investors in Texas and across the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Industry Expertise You don’t need a peer from another startup as your independent?—?you What you don’t get on a typical startup board is somebody who brings the wisdom of your industry. That’s why hiring somebody with some startup experience can really help. you can build that with your personal peer network. Diplomatic?—?A

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

What I do feel deeply, however, is that we all in the early-stage startup ecosystem are likely being a bit too over-protective. For any startup selling an annual license, the deal may not get signed right away. For any investor raising their own funds, you may have to chase down capital calls for each investment.

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Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

I enjoy learning about new technologies and ideas – and you get to see a lot of them in this business especially in early stage investing. more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle.

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Salary Capital Call Bootstrapping Cofounder 48

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

I enjoy learning about new technologies and ideas – and you get to see a lot of them in this business especially in early stage investing. more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle.

Salary 48

Salary Capital Call Bootstrapping Cofounder 48

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

This past year was also the year that startup boards also got more disciplined about containing burn rates and pushing for companies to be run more pragmatically. So VCs made fewer investments at lower prices and generally on terms that were more favorable to investors relative to 2015. or Walmart buying Jet for $3 billion.

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