The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Startup Magazine continues our Founder Interview series with entrepreneur Richard Lavina, Co-Founder and CEO of accounting services platform, Taxfyle. Richard Lavina, CPA, Co-Founder and CEO of Taxfyle. TSM: What is the most important thing you tell other startup founders? Magazine’ Inc.

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CPA Founder Vertical Cofounder 134

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2020

The venture capital community reacted to the racial reckoning the country experienced in June in ways I felt were pretty underwhelming—one-time pitch events for Black founders or promises to only meet with Black founders for a month. The Circulate series acknowledges that access to ideas, resources and networks is structurally unequal.

Community 61

Community Networking Founder New York City 61

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Your business has a high viral co-efficient (or perhaps even a network effect) that lets you amass users cheaply without worrying too much about the monetization per user or spending money on paid acquisition. Even more interesting are businesses that create network effects like marketplaces or social networks.

Churn Rate 168

Churn Rate Viral Acquisition Cofounder 168

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Los Angeles Cofounder Silicon Valley 63

David Cohen

AUGUST 29, 2013

It’s not our first rodeo, as we’d graduated from [name of an unrelated accelerator] but we wanted and needed some support around our vertical. We paused because it was an inaugural cohort but being that it was vertical-specific and the managing director worked for a highly lauded startup in our vertical, we decided to go for it. ([a

Cofounder 134

Cofounder Technical Review Vertical Programming 134

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Corey is also the author of ‘Anyone, Not Everyone,’ a comprehensive guide for agency founders looking to move beyond founder-led sales. He is currently on a mission to empower 1,000 agencies to become vertical-market specialists, leveraging his extensive experience and insights.

Vertical 68

Vertical Marketing Cofounder Campaign 68

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Decathlon Capital.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Transformify

APRIL 21, 2017

Developers, designers, and finance experts from around the world go through a rigorous process that includes live screening and weeks-long test projects before being invited to join Toptal’s network. The whole platform works because everyone in our network is heavily screened; they’re all experts. Focus on what to focus on.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review Cofounder 40

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. – Network. This model certainly makes sense.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. – Network. This model certainly makes sense.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Also, they are investors, startup advisors, and co-founders of Agency18, a firm that helps mission-driven companies adopt their Unsold Mindset. They are the bestselling co-authors of The Unsold Mindset: redefining what it means to sell. You can find it @marketingassessment.co, not.com, dot co.

Sales 93

Sales Technical Review Minnesota Conversion 93

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

I usually don’t back a business unless there are founders that can build, sell, and service the new solution that is being brought to market. In this case, they could build and service it but they needed a third co-founder to sell it. one that got us into a new vertical or geography or product line.

Bootstrapping 52

Bootstrapping IPO Business Model Software Review 52

VC Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2022

Now the mobile networks are good enough that it’s starting to be a lot more video. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s founder and CEO. million and Tiffany & Co. And it started off with primarily text, right, when I was in college, then we all got these smartphones and had cameras so that it became a lot of photos.

IP 187

IP Strategic Investors Vertical Early Stage 187

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. Some funds are using intermediaries to help them sell to retail LPs ( Artivest , iCapital Network ). Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. 2) Raise capital.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends. Find the Connectors , the Angels , the Venture Capitalists , the Founders , the Professors , the Hackers , and the Legends you need to meet and get some hints about the best ways to meet them. Here is your COVID-friendly cheat sheet.

Austin 110

Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Fetii’s platform and network of 15-passenger vehicles deliver on-demand transportation for groups of riders. billion rideshare industry is only a decade old,” notes Fetii CEO Matthew Iommi, “and as with all industries, we’ll begin to see verticals arise that provide specialized rideshare solutions. Some big names have taken notice.

Austin 78

Austin Vertical Cofounder Demand 78

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 22, 2016

” Enterprising founders were telling us about a future where many configurations of sensor-enabled hardware would be paired with software and developer communities to form new platforms. c) Would attract the best hardware investors so we could establish co-investor credibility and begin accessing collaborative dealflow.

Cofounder 48

Cofounder Artificial Inteligence Vertical Early Stage 48

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

One company in Watertown, Massachusetts has been executing on this vision for over a decade with a winning approach for one vertical slice of the small business market: physicians. In effect, they have become the Salesforce.com of the health care vertical. There are nearly 1 million physicians in the US. Athenahealth's Culture.

Fractional CTO 43

Fractional CTO Cofounder Cleveland Vertical 43

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir, Addepar and Formation8) kicked off a meaningful conversation with us on building multi-billion dollar businesses in big data at one of our recent Lightspeed Dinner Series events this week. Network Effects as related to big data. Network effects of knowledge are strong in the enterprise.

Cofounder 167

Cofounder Vertical Algorithm Government 167

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ed Yu , CEO and co-founder of StrongSalt The Forrest Four-Cast: February 3, 2020 Is it possible for companies to protect their customers with data privacy that complies with regulations and is easy for developers to use? StrongSalt Co-Founder and CEO Ed Yu says yes it is. “Encryption sucks and we fix that.”?—?

San Jose 75

San Jose Cofounder API Silicon Valley 75

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

For investors outside of Austin and LPs: Austin is a a vibrant startup market and this list of capital sources can help you identify firms to co-invest with and funds to invest in. What the research showed was that the size of a network had an exponential effect on the amount of venture capital in those markets rather than a linear effect.

Venture Capital 54

Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

You can read co-founder Josh Brewer’s announcement here. As co-founder Frank Chimero explains ”The majority of a design job is orchestrating the team, ensuring visual consistency, updating stakeholders, documenting decisions, interpreting feedback, and delivering the work for implementation.

Design 60

Design Cofounder IP Vertical 60

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2012

We’ve seen this dramatically accelerator around the world through the Global Accelerator Network and when I wrote Startup Communities: Building a Startup Ecosystem in Your City , much of what I used as the basis for the Boulder Thesis came from my experiences here. Announcing Ari Newman as TechStars Network Catalyst.

Portland 151

Portland Silicon Valley Seattle Vertical 151

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2015

by Bill Clerico, CEO and co-founder of WePay. In addition to the old-school general purpose crowdfunding sites, new platforms are emerging to serve specific verticals or sets of verticals. Bill Clerico is CEO and co-founder of WePay , where he drives the company’s vision, strategy and growth.

Vertical 100

Vertical Cofounder Campaign Channel 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

Austin Startup

JULY 31, 2012

It's not the latest vertical market romantic website, but a way for co-founders to meet each other. What's different about this invitation-only network of entrepreneurs? If you read about FounderDating in TechCrunch and was wondering when it was coming to Austin, look no further! Continue reading →

Austin 77

Austin Vertical Cofounder Networking 77

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. Yarina, Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global, was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Healthcare, one of many awards the company has received for its work. Business and life are about relationships, your network is what will lift you up.

Baltimore 62

Baltimore Africa South Africa Michigan 62

The Next Web

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Mat Ellis is the CEO and founder of Cloudability. In fact, today, technology infrastructure is beginning to resemble a neural network. A network pummeled with bits of data coming at it from millions of devices — things — that few of us ever imagined would be computerized and connected. A bigger network of smaller things.

Cloud 128

Cloud API Vertical Cofounder 128

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. More About Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. He's also the co-founder and chairman of brand cycle. Like this show?

Marketing 89

Marketing Affiliate Software Review Channel 89

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Amy Keller , PurePlus Co-Founder and CEO calls this a revolution in the whole plant foods-based economy. Through being a ReFED Global Innovator , I have the opportunity to partner with like-minded entrepreneurs and track the latest innovations as part of the ReFED network. The innovations surrounding food waste.

Los Angeles 62

Los Angeles Stealth Cofounder Bandwidth 62

Hunter Walker

MAY 10, 2015

From where I sit on the front lines, more large funds are playing lead/co-lead roles in seed rounds these days (or pushing the startups Straight to A Round ). Earlier seed founder isn’t happy – you’re investing in one of our competitors! Uh oh, potential conflict. Those checks are usually <$500k.

Portfolio 48

Portfolio Early Stage Cofounder Vertical 48

cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. Finding cofounders is a biggy, and because 99.9% I’ve designed a pattern to extract a user’s preference from posts in my social networking site, then I shall share this to others. Dividing equity between founders » Home.

Stealth 68

Stealth Startup NDA Cofounder 68

The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Rahul Varshneya is the co-founder of Arkenea , a company committed to helping entrepreneurs and businesses build, market and monetize their mobile apps. Think Linkedin – social networking concept adapted to the business industry. Building a mobile app startup is the “I want to build an Internet startup” of the late 1990s.

Mobile 151

Mobile Startup Singapore India 151

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

Marcel is the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a company dedicated to helping agencies measure and improve their profitability by streamlining their operations and reporting systems. More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. Marketing Podcast with Marcel Petitpas. Like this show?

Cofounder 76

Cofounder Hosting Networking Software Review 76

ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

We discussed the possibility of recruiting a couple of cofounders who can help him build out the core skill-set needed on his team right now. Last up was Sanjeev Arora from Oakville, Ontario, Canada discussing Tabillo , a collaboration and content management solution for SME customers across verticals like legal, engineering, etc.

India 115

India Vertical Entrepreneur Connecticut 115

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. It had the audience, the people, the network, everything!

Cofounder 277

Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277