YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2012

Montgomery also uses the examples and experiences of Cobalt Networks , 3Dfx Interactive and NetMind Technologies to support many of the points he makes to provide additional context.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Later Stage Incubator Business Model 174

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

In an early stage deal that fund might reserve 2x their initial investment or if it’s a larger round or later stage they might reserve 1x. I’m happy to say that in 2006-2008 we has some good exits including BillMeLater, DealerTrack, UGO Networks and PrePay Technologies to name a few.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months. I know this because you’re not a young teenager.

Later Stage 310

Later Stage South America Mobile Silicon Valley 310

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2020

It will help you develop a better-collaborated network amongst your remote workforce i.e. each department can interact with the other even if they are distant. It helps you go through the documents at any later stage even if the original version differs from the latest one. Collaboration and Eliminating Silos.

Management 165

Management Software Review Technical Review Later Stage 165

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY’s investment in VCAP© was inspired in part by the Harvard Business School U.S. competitiveness.

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

provide experienced and hands-on mentorship; and offer a growing network of founding CEOs. And in later stage rounds an explosion of corporate VCs and hedge funds now want in to the next unicorns. The result is that today’s CEOs have exponentially more information than their predecessors. This is ironically part of the problem.

Founder 281

Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 281

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

This could be a proportion of the company’s equity or investment; in other instances, it could be a portion of its later-stage profits. Cross-industry investment is welcome in these networks, but individual firm investments are capped due to the significant risk involved.

Seed Stage 148

Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 148

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. These funds use a combination of cold-calling, travel, firm networks, paid expert networks, and technology to identify investment opportunities outside of their neighborhood. They are typically among the top quartile performers.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable. Obviously they see big things in Wildfire. 4mm in Series A.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Cofounder Spain San Diego 270

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Later stage companies have some additional concerns: What favorable impact could IP have for PR, marketing and investor relations purposes, or as an attraction to potential acquirors? Nevertheless, experience has shown this to be primarily a later-stage company problem.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

Programming 128

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

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? They're just not very good at raising venture capital--which, in the later stage, has more to do with your own ability to run a sales process.

Venture Capital 120

Venture Capital Marketing Term Sheet Software Review 120

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 14, 2014

He was on the money when he said that for early stage investments having a great team is most important but for later stage investments the market matters more. Marc Andreessen wrote about this once.

Early Stage 123

Early Stage Institutional Investors Startup Venture Capital 123

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity. You don’t have to be a heavily funded later stage startup to get access to “big data,” customer analytics, and metrics dashboards. Early customer feedback will position your solution, and help you make pivots before critical time and money are lost.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Connecting with founders who are at later stages (~5+ years) are great but memories fade and their views on the past will be colored by the work they do today. This is especially important if you’re young because it can be hard to relate to your peers about your business when they’re studying, working etc.

Founder 116

Founder Cofounder New Zealand B2C 116

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies. As noted above, most investors find most of their best investments through recommendations from people in their network, and that network now includes…you!

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

In addition, we are working with more modest capital, for example, the current fund we are putting together (first of many), is $5.0M, which will be used to invest up to $500K in approximately 10 seed stage companies in the Internet, software, telecom, security/defense and alternative energy sectors.

Israel 106

Israel Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

I like how the Angel Capital Association describes the difference between angels and venture capitalists: “Angels generally invest their own money in start-ups and very early stage companies, while VCs mostly provide capital they have raised from others to later-stage businesses for growth.”. 51 percent). Tweet This Tip.

Angel Investor 161

Angel Investor Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 161

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

Most new teams are geographically dispersed these days anyway, so paying rent for an office should be differed to later stages when revenue is plentiful. Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. With the advent of the Internet, the size and address of your office is irrelevant.

Hockey Stick 423

Hockey Stick Bootstrapping Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 423

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

They’re looking for guidance on building the company, the ability to tap into a VC’s network, and help with potential business opportunities. The reality today is that capital is more available than ever and entrepreneurs have become more sophisticated, so founders are looking for more than just cash from their venture backers.

Lean 108

Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

” If the “nut” is too high I usually veer them towards later-stage opportunities (post B or C round) where the comp is higher, the exit is more likely / nearer, the upside is still nice but obviously not the same as if you joined early). Being a CEO begets the network to be a CEO.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Liquidation Preference Silicon Valley IP 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Accelerators generally accept startups at a slightly later stage, and attempt to compress the timeline to commercialization into a few months, instead of a year or more. Peer-to-peer networking with other startups and founders in the same stage. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.

Incubator 398

Incubator Silicon Valley North America Startup 398

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2021

Mentoring supplements but doesn’t replace the need to continue education through industry conferences and networking. This can be particularly satisfying as you enter the later stages of your career, where your passion and energy for tackling the daily problems is more limited by health and family.

Later Stage 397

Later Stage India Partner Global 397

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Most new teams are geographically dispersed these days anyway, so paying rent for an office should be differed to later stages when revenue is plentiful. Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. With the advent of the Internet, the size and address of your office is irrelevant.

Equity 349

Equity Hockey Stick Bootstrapping Sweat Equity 349

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 30, 2010

We have a good sense of what later stage VCs are going to look for and can help think about how much you need to raise to get additional interest down the line. My network is out there. First Round , the firm I work at, tends to ask a lot about the next round of funding—what’s your pitch after you spend our money?

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Later Stage 108

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Even for later-stage companies with predictable financials, the lack of liquidity, audited financials, and standardized metrics creates real challenges to scaling quantitative investing. The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. 2) Raise capital.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

And lastly summarise all the above points for easy referencing at later stages. Lastly you check the network performance of your app. Now you are approaching the final stages of the app development process where you launch your app in the market. You then draw the hierarchy of your operational and managerial roles.

Mobile 113

Mobile Developer Social Media Later Stage 113

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. The awareness phase is where other later-stage investors start to notice the momentum, bringing additional money in and pushing prices higher. We are seeing this bubble unfold by the book.

Silicon Valley 331

Silicon Valley Stealth Valuation Mississippi 331

Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

They, however, are both professional investors and technologists, and deeply networked into the core U.S. Increasingly in recent years, there have sprung up angel investor networking groups around the country. Follow me on Twitter Join my network on LinkedIn read more. angel investor deal community - namely Silicon Valley.

Private Equity 63

Private Equity Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles 63

Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

They, however, are both professional investors and technologists, and deeply networked into the core U.S. Increasingly in recent years, there have sprung up angel investor networking groups around the country. Follow me on Twitter Join my network on LinkedIn read more. angel investor deal community - namely Silicon Valley.

Private Equity 63

Private Equity Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2020

Angels are more likely to fund new entrepreneurs, and early-stage or seed rounds, while VCs tend to focus on entrepreneurs with a successful track record, and later stage rounds. For angel investors, you only need to do some local networking to get interest. In fact, the reality is quite the opposite.

Angel Investor 314

Angel Investor Entrepreneur IRR Valuation 314

Austin Startup

JULY 29, 2018

It doesn’t make any sense to pitch a later stage, “growth” investor with your seed stage idea just like it doesn’t make much sense to pitch a new tech startup to an investor who only does oil & gas. Angel Networks are more like VC’s than Angel Investors. Ask if they know anyone else that you should meet.

Angel Investor 59

Angel Investor Technical Review Los Angeles Seed Stage 59

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Venture capital fundraising can be divided into three stages: seed, early stage, and later stage. According to the same report by KPMG, the median deal size is the largest for later-stage funding, at $26 million. The constant innovation thus drives development in technology throughout the region.

Venture Capital 196

Venture Capital Asia Later Stage Artificial Inteligence 196

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. The INTRO tool is available to non-portfolio companies as well. We plan to raise $2.5m

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78