Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2020

The global pandemic which has, and continues to negatively impact the lives of many and has made it clear — that no matter what you identify as we are all connected. For those that don’t know, I live in downtown Oakland which has been one of the protest flashpoints. Acknowledge this moment, and the many emotions that come with it.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

We make a minority of our investments in new technology areas where deep technical innovation is occurring and where we believe there is will be a large future market opportunity. For these companies, we look for deep technology differentiation plus early market validation or clear opportunity for such.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

of global VC deals going to companies with at least one female founder. Unfortunately, this is largely due to our institutional structures, but, while we can’t tell you how to topple the institution, we can give some tips on how to play the game, get ahead, and get funded. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t grow your network.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

So we looked at those three things and we, I would say, turned on the turbo gas, I guess, like you wouldn't believe, and due to an amazing ecosystem of team leaders and city leaders and school partners and investors, just catalyzed the message across communities to say we're here to serve right now and we can scale very quickly.

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 8, 2017

If you were watching the Oakland Raiders beating the hapless New York Giants (so sad about Eli) this past Sunday, you surely saw a scene like this one: Quarterback Geno Smith using his Microsoft Surface tablet to figure out how he added two more fumbles to this career total of 43. Global maxima view of success: Microsoft is losing. [

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

Somewhat to their surprise, the tech section is one of the highly-trafficked and well-read topics. PureWow offers content on categories like recipes, books, home decor, and gardening, but tech remains one of the strongest. For example, consider PureWow, a general lifestyle content site focused on women over 30.

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