VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

They look at founders as their customers, and the best emerging managers will roll up their sleeves and do candidate reviews, pitch deck assistance and bespoke BD for startups, and personalised updates for LPs. Build Unique Networks Emerging managers create their own communities instead of relying on established circles.

Management 103

Management Technical Review Venture Capital Generative AI 103

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

We've also seen extensive use of technology and increased remote working. As a result, businesses in this field should leverage technology to provide interactive, easy-to-understand educational content that can help customers make health-related decisions and maintain healthy habits. Thanks to Erik Pham, Health Canal ! #2-

Artificial Inteligence 127

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Media 127

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” In a new book, “ The Leadership Capital Index ,” Dave Ulrich, a best-selling author, business consultant, and business school professor, provides some real insights and metrics on what makes up the elements of goodwill in the minds of top valuation experts.

Leadership 120

Leadership Technical Review Due Diligence Valuation 120

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Here’s Part II: While the venture and tech community is incredibly collaborative, VC is an inherently lonely role. From the outside, VC looks like a glamorous gig – you get to prognosticate about technology all day and write million-dollar checks. Reporting out in batches of five. Paper marks are deceptive!

Venture Capital 64

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Memphis Cap Table 64

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

I still generally advise software startups to file a patent as a barrier to entry from competitors and to increase their valuation by investors, but every entrepreneur needs to understand the tradeoffs. That’s more than a lifetime in today’s technology. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.

Software Review 120

Software Review Intellectual Property Software Technical Review 120

Gust

JULY 12, 2012

On Wednesday, April 18th, I gave a keynote speech on US Startup Valuation Trends for the 1st Irish Angel Meetup. Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. Audiences totaled over three hundred and eighty entrepreneurs, investors and members of the startup community.

Community 121

Community Estonia Ireland Finland 121

VC Cafe

APRIL 4, 2024

How can startups even compete against big tech, scale ups and other startups? Counter position – Kill the value-proposition of the competition with a new, superior business model, which the incumbent does not mimic due to anticipated damage to their existing business. How many of them do you know?

Generative AI 78

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Technical Review ChatGPT 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” We felt proud to be the lead investor in Maker Studios at a sub $5 million valuation. Another firm funded them.

IPO 214

IPO Los Angeles Technical Review Silicon Valley 214

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

With advances in technology, green buildings can also be built at fairly competitive prices. Higher asset valuation – growing awareness about the environment; the social impact of buildings and the need to meet sustainability credentials is increasingly making real estate investors and occupiers turn to green buildings.

Green 128

Green California Government Valuation 128

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

Angel Investor 159

Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Growth will slow, partly due to internal limits and partly because the company is starting to bump up against the limits of the markets it serves.” After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital! It might be for technical reasons or it might be for customer adoption reasons. And headlines.

Silicon Valley 390

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Startup Technical Review 390

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Lower level of community familiarity.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

Towards the end of 2020, however, the company’s shares were trading lower — potentially due to profit-taking — but also perhaps because of the many alternatives that had sprung by then like virtual mushrooms after a pandemic. It managed to overcome security and privacy controversies and maintain a stronghold in video-call land.

Vertical 148

Vertical Video Technical Review Europe 148

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2018

2017 Capital Factory Accelerator Diversity (out of 61 companies) We know that there is a systemic discrimination problem in the tech industry caused by hundreds of years of institutional racism. Diversity in tech and in business leads to greater chances of success. We organize Blacks in Tech and Women in Tech summits.

Technical Review 56

Technical Review San Antonio Houston Software Review 56

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2020

Personal protective equipment (PPE) are now being routinely used to ensure health and safety, virtual shopping is at an all-time high due to qurantine and lockdown, and physical interactions have been limited to mobile and online platforms. Assistive Devices : Global Market Insights, Inc. Electronic Devices.

Demand 173

Demand Product Artificial Inteligence Software Review 173

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

They’re not in search of price fixing or collusion, they’re in search of diligence information about the company. At what valuation? It is such a small community that it is hard to raise money by stealth. That was an important part of our “social proof&# that we had built interesting technology.

Entrepreneur 292

Entrepreneur Technical Review Stealth Valuation 292

David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

This includes companies that would meet most institutional definitions for impact investing (women, minority, and veteran owned/run businesses, including LMI (“Low to Moderate Income”) and CRA (“Community Reinvestment Act”) qualified companies. Less need for a belief in breakthrough technology. Realistic projections.

Revenue 60

Revenue Cofounder Founder Venture Capital 60

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

In search of Europes next tech stars. Let me show other source that may be good for community. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

If I’m interested I get to spend more time with them, if I’m not I don’t have to – A few companies per month come in that have fascinating business ideas that warrant my spending more time trying to understand their people, company, technology and market. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Spain Warrant 312

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

I was an early user of Quora and like all new technologies they take a bit of playing with them for a while, discussing them with others and reflecting on them to let them sink in. If you find the right community it’s a great way to learn, contribute and get to know other people with similar interest. really understand it.

Silicon Valley 301

Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Software Review 301

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. The terms and valuation for both offers were comparable and when the team debated which path to choose, we all agreed both firms would have made good partners. How To Think About The Future.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Moat, the biggest exit out of the bunch, was sourced when I met Mike Walrath at a tech event. That leaves me out raising with two funds under my belt and no big exit and no unicorn valuations. One just got a seed term sheet for twice the valuation I put in at in the pre-seed and the other is doing $200k/month in revenue.

LP 136

LP Technical Review Software Review Valuation 136

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. Many Asian entrepreneurs tell me that they want to raise funds from Silicon Valley firms because they perceive the valuations to be higher. As I touched on before, China and India have the most mature VC communities.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Being an outsider, I also wanted to lean heavily on the actual research available on the subject, as well as the voices of women both in the tech space and who have successfully received venture funding. It seems remiss, therefore, to not shed light on this issue. Giadha Aguirre de Carcer has had an impressive career.

Venture Capital 82

Venture Capital Lean Cofounder Technical Review 82

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Blablacar is one such example of innovation: with a fast growing community of 1.6m Zimride , Ridejoy ), they have not yet seen the explosive growth that the service has observed in Europe with more than 1 Billion miles shared by the community and more than 8m passengers transported ! SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

These companies can range from tech startups to food trucks to retail stores. Villalobos & Payne: “Startup Pre-Money Valuation: The Keystone to Return on Investment” 117. Top performers conduct 40 hours or more of due diligence per investment and stick with companies as active advisors.[3]. approx 1999-07.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2011

An open letter to the Chicago entrepreneurial community – [link]. Best of 2010 Tech, Year In Review (by @FrankGruber ) – [link]. Goldman Invests in Facebook at $50 Billion Valuation – [link]. Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness) – [link]. Forrester Forecasts One Third Of U.S.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Competitors: Knewton.

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Discovery, in contrast to search, took center stage as Pinterest displayed hockey stick growth (and raised VC money near a $200M valuation in late 2011).

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Expert networks have been in the news a lot for the past few weeks, due to the SEC’s attempt to look for insider trading amongst hedge funds, following on their Galleon investigation (Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon is in the photo shown). another technology company employee pleaded guilty and is cooperating with investigators.&#160.

Networking 122

Networking Private Equity SEC Software Review 122

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Technology Technology Home Online Business Tools Security Phones & Mobile Gadgets Tech Tips Technology The Future of Facebook -- Streaming Live Now. Product Reviews Mindjet Connect Helps Small Businesses Visualize and Manage Projects. Sweat equity is just one component of early-stage valuation.

Sweat Equity 55

Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? The reality is that, most of the time--like two thirds of the time--the venture market is totally open for good businesses to get fair valuations in reasonable turnaround times.

Venture Capital 114

Venture Capital Marketing Term Sheet Software Review 114

Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, development timeline and technology needs. Ask what the firm’s specialties are (tax, audit, business valuation, etc.).

Small Business 87

Small Business CPA Government North America 87

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Convertible debt financings have become an increasingly attractive approach for seed rounds because it delays the valuation discussion, costs less from a legal standpoint, and is an easier financial instrument to “keep raising more small amounts of money” on. One of them used to be a lead developer at [insert hot consumer tech company here].

Burn Rate 152

Burn Rate Equity Software Review Early Stage 152

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Financial models, especially valuation models, are interesting in that they can be particularly precise. While it may seem like a tough question to answer, I would argue that most practitioners of valuation analysis would state “not very high.” It is not my aim to specifically convince anyone that Uber is worth any specific valuation.

San Francisco 111

San Francisco San Jose Marketing Technical Review 111