Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. I love that saying.

SEM 323

SEM Development Team Review Channel Social Media 323

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Matt Blumberg, who runs one of Fred’s portfolio companies, Return Path, follows up with an additional three : Don’t be a bottleneck (make sure you aren’t holding up people’s work). But this isn’t restricted to distributed teams, multi-country environments or even large companies.

Ireland 319

Ireland Sales Bankruptcy Germany 319

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

For example, Coke added snack foods, which could be distributed through its existing distribution channels. Third, smart companies manage an innovation portfolio where they can pursue potential disruption in a variety of ways. Fourth and finally is disruptive innovation – this is the innovation we associate with startups.

Private Equity 330

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 330

Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

They matter in the sense that GPs only earn carried interest if they generate absolute gains on their portfolio, regardless of how their fund does relative to other VC funds or even other asset classes. Startup outcomes are a power law distribution rather than a standard distribution. 3.0x+ cash on cash) is profitable.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Distribution 176

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

as a distribution channel have vastly reduced the amount of capital a startup needs at the early stage when the risk is greatest. With a portfolio of at least 20 investments, or you are at risk of the adverse selection problem.) The cloud , open-source development tools and web 2.0

Early Stage 295

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 295

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

With the help of these applications, project managers or team leaders keep track of the budget, dates, and deadlines; they distribute the tasks in the team and can create reports and analyses on the progress of the project. Project management tools offer the right support for these requirements.

Management 264

Management Software Review Cloud Mobile 264

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

At the first stage, it is necessary to analyze competitors, explore the market, develop a business plan, define prospects, correctly distribute tasks and available budget, create a «skeleton» with which the developer can already work. But before you start looking, you have to know what you’re offering and where you’re going.

Hiring 189

Hiring Developer Software Review Development Team Review 189

Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

Go spend some time outside the building talking to potential distribution partners. However the VC’s are managing a portfolio while you, the entrepreneur are managing one company – yours. The fact its board members sold it to their former portfolio company does not make it a great business, it makes it a great investment.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley RSS Video San Diego 223

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

So we have five themes – Digital Life and Distribution are the other two.”. Distribution. You have a company called Oblong (in your portfolio) which is a Minority Report type company. We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

“The overwhelming majority of VCs I’ve worked with get up in the morning and think about how they’re going to help their portfolio companies that day.&#. I think the best way to keep your board members generally updated is to have a 1-page, bullet point set of notes that you distribute via email every 2 weeks. That’s it.

Software Review 301

Software Review Early Stage Agile Partner 301

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

When we create new platform initiatives, our team tries to think about how we can be the most impactful with our portfolio companies. Today, we’re thrilled to announce a new program that we hope will help our portfolio companies with two of these bullets. Building a great product. We want to talk to you!

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

But how do we distribute credit for the conversions across all those channels? The outcome in either scenario is a restructuring of the organization that is exquisitely geared towards taking advantage of portfolio optimization. You can even get great first-step guidance about how to rebalance your portfolio from that last column.

Channel 162

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 162

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Dear Brightly (a NextView portfolio company) provides a telemedicine-powered ecommerce experience for prescription-grade retinoids so consumers no longer need to take time off work to go see a dermatologist for 10 minutes just to obtain a prescription for the serum.

Vertical 156

Vertical Software Review Portfolio Demand 156

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Active angels invest in a diversified portfolio of 10 or more companies, usually spreading their investments over a few years. In the end, such a portfolio might yield the angel investor a total return on investment of 25% per year or more. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

You could then distribute flyers asking potential customers to contact you about the service, and find out how many are interested. You’ll also want to look at their portfolios, get introduced to past customers, to see whether their work is the level of quality you’d like for your developing idea. and overseas developers.

Web 160

Web Silicon Valley Salary Demand 160

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Our portfolio company Top Hat just closed a $22.5M (USD) Series C round. They took an innovative approach to distribution. Top Hat adopted a bottoms-up approach to distribution, as covered in the Globe and Mail article: Sales took off after Top Hat ignored advice and flipped its sales strategy.

Vertical 131

Vertical Technical Review Cofounder Sales Cycle 131

Genuine VC

AUGUST 27, 2015

When I think to the best performing companies in our NextView portfolio, the investment process was driven by (at least) one of the three of us who became a true believer. That’s not to say that all of our strong portfolio companies were nonconsensus among the three of us – quite the opposite. It wasn’t obvious.

Software Review 100

Software Review Portfolio Framework Distribution 100

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2020

Documentation management focuses on creating, reviewing, modifying, certifying, issuing, and distributing the documents that validate your project approach. His experience has enabled multinational businesses around the globe to diversify their project portfolio. Follow his work here.

Management 165

Management Software Review Technical Review Later Stage 165

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

LPs have been feeling great about venture capital due to holding valuable paper positions in companies like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Dropbox, all of which they feel confident will drive large cash distributions in the future. dollars going directly into portfolio companies vs. the funds themselves).

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital LP Silicon Valley Marketing 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

When they promise to help you with marketing, sales, distribution, integrated product development, etc. Make sure to reference check with other portfolio companies. And Microsoft always convinces me that their next version of Windows won’t be slow and I get fooled every time. it sure is tempting.

Strategic Investors 279

Strategic Investors Venture Capital Due Diligence Early Stage 279

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

From our perspective, Facebook is both our friend (training hundreds of talented future entrepreneurs) and enemy (competing with our portfolio companies for top talent like Max.) You have an array of N unique numbers distributed uniformly at random. Max obtained approval from Facebook for the post below. Example Question #1.

Engineer 138

Engineer Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 138

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

If you are looking to expand your leadership team or board , are looking for a part-time executive role or board role , or are an investor looking for fractional executives to join your portfolio companies , you should become part of the Bolster network right now.

Fractional CTO 195

Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 195

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, we hosted a small dinner for a number of portfolio company founders, LP’s, and friends of the firm. This is the implied rate of return of a fund based on the value (mostly unrealized) of a portfolio. Part of the reason to do this was just to reconnect after a long time apart.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 19, 2015

Your customers make up your portfolio of business. With a portfolio, comes credit risk. These firms allow you to check credit on an individual business, a subset of or your entire customer portfolio. a software development and distribution company. Credit Risk. Todd McDaniel is Vice President at Dynavistics Inc.,

Metrics 100

Metrics Software Review Portfolio Software Developers 100

VC Cafe

APRIL 13, 2023

1 Media , a German broadcaster (and one of our investors at Remagine Ventures) is using Hour One , (also a Remagine Ventures portfolio company), to create short news stories from text. Combining these four elements and using generative AI technology is also what another portfolio company of ours does. For example, ProSiebenSat.1

Generative AI 78

Generative AI Software Review Audio Technical Review 78

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. You have to wonder: does the VC you have on your board today have the right skill set to help you succeed in today’s economic environment? What Do VC’s Do?

Silicon Valley 237

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Google has been investing in a broad healthcare portfolio, Amazon has been investing in pharmacy distribution and Apple…? Large tech companies like Google, Amazon, Apple recognize that the multi- trillion dollar health care market is ripe for disruption and have poured billions of dollars into the space.

China 67

China Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 67

View from Seed

JULY 15, 2020

One topic of conversation among VC’s over the last few months is how their portfolios are faring during the Covid pandemic. So I thought I’d share my observations, informed by what’s going on in our portfolio and from what I can gather from others in the ecosystem. Reshuffling the deck.

Portfolio 215

Portfolio IRR Dilution Distribution 215

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

Some companies called patent trolls purchase or license software patents to build a portfolio that they can sell to the highest bidder or use to hold startups hostage due to limited resources through royalties and litigation. Patents can become a commodity for buying and selling. All patents require public disclosure.

Software Review 120

Software Review Intellectual Property Software Technical Review 120

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

It’s an impressive portfolio. Even startups that are dominated by technical risk have the customer validation risk of finding positive ROI distribution in a large market. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active. Almost all Web startups are dominated by market risk.

Customer Development 228

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 228

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2019

A planner who’s a fiduciary has multiple ways to reduce sequence-of-returns risk by allowing the portfolio to stay ahead of inflation. You utilize other income-producing vehicles in the portfolio. It’s vital to have a tax plan that can fit into your portfolio. Prioritize a tax plan. Create an estate plan.

Indianapolis 113

Indianapolis LLC Portfolio Technical Review 113

Occam's Razor

JULY 5, 2021

Attribution is simply the science (sometimes, wrongly, art) of distributing credit for Conversions. Paid Media Marketers (sometimes referred to as Direct Response Team or Performance Marketing) love doing attribution analysis across only paid media channels becuase it allows them to distribute credit only across their work.

Analytics 148

Analytics Marketing Channel Software Review 148

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Priorities and strategies change as a company grows – starting with finding product-market fit after a seed round to figuring out distribution between Series A and Series B. LifeLabs Learning offers a good series of workshops and some of our portfolio companies have used Sounding Board for scalable, and affordable, 1:1 coaching.

Leadership 157

Leadership Framework Hiring Employee 157

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The pressure to protect portfolio startups seen as potential fund returners will be profound. TVPI = total value to paid in capital (paper gains) DPI = distributed to paid-in capital (real cash gains, paid out). portfolio values on paper that will likely be marked down and not be returned.

Founder 173

Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

PC and mobile interfaces dynamically display portfolio valuations and exposures, along with system-generated investment recommendations tailored to a specific client’s financial goals and risk appetite. in mathematical logic and senior portfolio manager at the time, started an AI-program trading small amounts. Transaction Processing.

Technical Review 154

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review IPO 154

Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

Portfolio construction favors early-round capital allocation vs. company life-cycle allocation. Initial investment in a company is among the first non-founder capital raised. The firm is solely focused on capital efficient business sectors, most frequently but certainly not always internet-enabled companies.

Seed Stage 175

Seed Stage Technical Review Dilution Offshore 175

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

dominated by a few very large incumbents who control much of the distribution or are you going into a market that is “fragmented” where nobody controls the industry. That marketing can be PR or SEO or influencer distribution or other forms of “unpaid” marketing. Competition.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150