VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2014

This week marked the annual b2b marketing frenzy known as the Consumer Electronics Show (URL) in Las Vegas. ” Las Vegas has become the new Cannes and the stakes are indeed high. 155,000 visitors, a record, trundled across an Exhibition Area the size of 37 football fields.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2018

Las Vegas, USA. Affiliate Summit is another conference that’s global in scope, with outposts in Singapore and Las Vegas. Also presenting is Patrick Campbell , former Google economist and current co-founder and CEO of Price Intelligently , which pioneers a data-driven approach to subscription pricing for SaaS businesses.

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deal architect

MARCH 17, 2019

Steve Miranda, EVP, Applications Product Development at Oracle briefed analysts about this week's co-located Modern Business Experience (MBX) and Modern Customer Experience (MCX) in Las Vegas. He also blogged about it: "we are bringing together marketing, sales, and service with.

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Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2014

Last year, Zappos’s CEO Tony Hsieh spent much of his keynote speech at SXSW V2V 2013 on the Downtown Project, the name he gave to his personal economic and cultural revitalization effort of several acres of the original, downtown Las Vegas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Startup activity in Las Vegas is booming. A recent study by the Kauffman Foundation found Las Vegas bounding onto the startup scene, countering the public perception that Vegas is entirely centered around gambling and resorts. Compared to the median price of homes in San Francisco (which as of June 2017 was over 1.5

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 24, 2012

Founded in 2010, Las Vegas-based startup ExhibitMatch ( www.exhibitmatch.com ) hopes to solve that particular problem – it is a global online interactive bidding platform that matches trade show exhibitors with stand builders from around the world.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Nope, CES is not setting up an Asian version of Las Vegas-based show here, but local media company MediaCorp and the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) has announced The Stage , a similar – in concept, if not in scale – show based here in Singapore that year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Maxwell Wessel, in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

Some of our most successful deals have been in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Baltimore and London. Yet we know big businesses can be built in many places by talented entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 4, 2011

Generally, I’m completely overwhelmed by the people and the stuff and the idea of spending a few days in Las Vegas playing trade show monkey makes me tired just thinking about it. It seems appropriate that we’d kick of our 2011 gamification of the universe with a meeting in Las Vegas.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Given where most deals are this has historically meant NYC and San Francisco but over the years we’ve had big successes in Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas and London so we’re open to just finding the best deals. Was it hard to raise the fund? It’s always hard raising money.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2011

Our annual 24 hours (usually more like 30) together in Las Vegas every January for CES is another one. My dad and I have developed several annual traditions including a really delightful father-son weekend. My dad is a retired doctor.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2018

Neither Hilton nor Disney will say the changes are the result of the massacre of concertgoers in Las Vegas on Oct. Shortly after that mass shooting, Steve Wynn, chief executive of Wynn Las Vegas, told Fox News he had begun instituting a counterterrorism program in his hotels and casinos in 2015. “If

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2016

I especially like the newest personal flying car , introduced at the most recent Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. As an example, I am intrigued with the innovation and technology associated with flying drones of all configurations.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

I assume that they also had other meetings in LA but they really wanted to meet me. Their plane had to land in Las Vegas unexpectedly to refuel. They came from New York. I had been introduced by a friend. I had no other open slots to meet them that day and they missed their window.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2019

by Ron Coury, author of “ Tenacity: A Vegas Businessman Survives Brooklyn, the Marines, Corruption and Cancer to Achieve the American Dream: A True Life Story “ If I had to give myself a title or occupation description after four decades of business activity in Las Vegas, I’d call myself an observational entrepreneur, a “niche finder.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

You can get started by visiting your local Chamber of Commerce and attending the next Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Cold calls to strangers and email blasts are not so productive. From there, it’s just a matter of follow-up to find the leaders in your industry and make yourself one of them through panels and talks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2018

Starting with just 5,000 attendees in Las Vegas, it is expected to host more than 25,000 tech executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and media from approximately 120 countries in New Orleans this year. It will be the sixth year that the conference will have been held.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

HDI is based in Las Vegas. Our other big wins came from Chicago (Ulta & Envestnet), Baltimore (BillMeLater), New York (DealerTrack) & LA (TrueCar). Our investments focus heavily on the financial services industry, digital media, mobile applications & infrastructure, SaaS / Cloud and retail innovation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Startup activity in Las Vegas is booming. A recent study by the Kauffman Foundation found Las Vegas bounding onto the startup scene, countering the public perception that Vegas is entirely centered around gambling and resorts. Compared to the median price of homes in San Francisco (which as of June 2017 was over 1.5

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

It’s part of a series done by Re/code on the Downtown Las Vegas project. It’s a rough one that talks about three suicides – Jody Sherman (4/13), Ovik Banerjee (1/14), and Matt Berman (4/14) – all people involved in the Vegas Tech phenomenon. Depression depression las vegas startup communities suicide'

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deal architect

APRIL 27, 2017

SuiteWorld has moved to Las Vegas, our safe harbor statement. Jim McGeever, former President of NetSuite, now EVP of that global business unit at Oracle joked things had changed significantly after it invested over $ 9 billion to acquire NetSuite.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2015

From Chattanooga to Omaha to Las Vegas, many cities in the US – and around the world – are building startup communities. An important part of doing this to attract, retain, and mentor more young people. Behind every successful startup community is a group of young people with their entire life ahead of them.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Before we even did our first trade show or contacted salesrooms, I was able to secure an appointment with a Las Vegas-based chain which had many stores in casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and airports throughout the United States. I was absolutely thrilled! When I had the meeting, the buyer absolutely liked the bags….or

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

We’re looking forward to seeing you in Las Vegas. We have no doubt that the conversations and connections will be boundless, in settings that include all of the above and also range from small, conversational Meetups to more structured Lunch and Learns. If you haven’t registered yet, you can do it here.

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deal architect

JUNE 13, 2016

I had a chance to spend some time at the HP Enterprise Discover event in Las Vegas last week. I was last at the event in 2012 when HP was a $120 billion entity. Today, HPE after the spin off.

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deal architect

OCTOBER 13, 2015

After plenty of name calling at the trial in Las Vegas, both Oracle and Rimini Street sent a few of us reasonable sounding emails about the jury’s verdict awarding Oracle $ 50 million in damages. Oracle had asked for close.

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deal architect

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Finding myself in Las Vegas this week, I. I have been on civil juries. I have been an expert witness in a few pieces of technology litigation. I do not, however, go too often as an observer to many courtrooms.

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deal architect

APRIL 2, 2014

Innovation from around the world Stadel Museum in the flesh – Germany Design Capital – Las Vegas, US Europe’s startup capitals – various Services Outsourcing – Poland Reimagining India – India British Airways Digital Luggage Tag – UK Manufacturing lessons.'

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

A US District Judge will preside over a trial starting today in Las Vegas related to a $209 million copyright lawsuit Oracle has filed against Rimini Street. Having been an expert witness in a few software cases, I know both.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 23, 2019

While areas such as Las Vegas, San Francisco, and New York bring in the most tourists a year, know that high-mileage areas are already saturated with hotels and come with a more expensive up-front cost. It’s the crudités to the vacationer’s entree—not the main course.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2020

The Fukuburger Truck in Las Vegas is a prime example of how you don’t need a showroom or massive food catalog to draw in the customers. The truck is often rated one of the best burgers in Vegas and, without excessive restaurant equipment costs, they’re able to turn a solid profit.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 17, 2015

His interests include reading, writing, international travel, Las Vega$, tennis, bodyboarding and creating mix CDs. His interests include reading, writing, international travel, Las Vega$, tennis, bodyboarding and creating mix CDs. Two business mantras that he lives by are #ContinuingEducationCounts and #NetworkingWorks.

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deal architect

JULY 1, 2012

on the innovation blog The Clei Cabrio convertible bed Sabotage by software The transit of Venus The IT Consultants – Venture Capitalists Bit.Ly’s Big Influence The colors of Las Vegas.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2015

People think I’m smart because I sold a lot of (buildings) in Las Vegas (at the peak) in ’04 and ’05, before the big crash. I delivered newspapers at night … for the Las Vegas Review Journal. ” He went in with me. … I’m still in that building today. . … I just was lucky. .

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