Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

When Chad Pytel introduced me to Bryan Helmkamp , CEO/Co-founder of Code Climate , I knew that I had to pay attention. So I chatted with Bryan about Code Climate’s service, which provides automated code review (originally Ruby, but also JavaScript and now PHP). But what impressed me most is what happened next.

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Software Review Chad Ruby PHP 191

View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. . All applications will be reviewed confidentially. You will be based in the NYC office.

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Technical Review Software Review Hiring Seed Stage 257

YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2020

The vacation rental industry is lucrative, but it’s also demanding, and this has prompted the popularity of vacation rental software , such as iGMS. Pros of iGMS Vacation Rental Software. The platform is designed to help hosts streamline operations, manage their properties, and make the most of their vacation rental property portfolio.

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Software Review Software Hosting Portfolio 234

Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

Software Review 173

Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 173

View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

More interesting, however, is reflecting on what “rhymes” across multiple investments within our portfolio. This is hardly a unique investment category, but that’s because the shift in how software is purchased and delivered has been so fundamentally transforming. Recent Investment Themes. Step-Function Ad Tech.

Seed Stage 272

Seed Stage B2C Technical Review Disintermediation 272

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I could sum up my negotiation mentality as a seller in one phrase that I’ve used as short-hand for my portfolio companies for years, “Everybody wants their pound of flesh.” Your IT Reviewer. ” Me, “well, let’s look at the business case for our software implementation.

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Development Team Review Software Review Demand Software 293

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Shor’s factorization algorithm can crack these codes if run on a Quantum Computer. This is why NIST has been encouraging the move to Post-Quantum / Quantum-Resistant Codes. Surface Codes is the most commonly proposed error correction code. It requires factoring large prime numbers (e.g., RSA) or elliptic curve (e.g.,

Technical Review 267

Technical Review Illinois Algorithm Software Review 267

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With over three decades of experience in private equity investments, acquisitions and mergers, Mark Hauser has developed a keen ability to recognize trends and do his due diligence. with whom they co-invested in the data integrity software company Precisely. Organic and Inorganic Growth.

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Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 165

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’m not looking to invest there – I’m looking to understand the trends, the people, the innovation, the regions and how China can become an integral part of any of my portfolio companies as they scale. I’m dropping everything non-portfolio related in the next few weeks and setting my sights on righting my wrong.

China 333

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’m not looking to invest there – I’m looking to understand the trends, the people, the innovation, the regions and how China can become an integral part of any of my portfolio companies as they scale. I’m dropping everything non-portfolio related in the next few weeks and setting my sights on righting my wrong.

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China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 328

View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You will also spearhead internal initiatives to help support the success of our 100+ exciting existing portfolio companies. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B software, while most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston. All applications will be reviewed confidentially. How To Apply .

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Operations Hiring Seed Stage Software Review 227

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

It makes no sense to meet in August or December due to travel schedules of most investors. For the record, this is not a secret, coded messages to companies for which I am on the board! Feel free to have color coding for each member with companies for which you think they might be able to help with intros. That’s it.

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Software Review Early Stage Agile Partner 301

Version One Ventures

JULY 1, 2024

Two portfolio companies joined forces. Quickly build no-code Agnetic Workflows to automate manually intensive business processes to save time and money. Headout acquired Dabble to bring a new generation of AI-powered travel experiences for Headout users.

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Portfolio Software Review Technical Review Canada 77

NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 31, 2021

Andrew Chen shares his takeaways from the second instalment on Portfolio Management, held in Wellington on 13 May 2021. Participants heard about both the theory and reality of portfolio management from three different experiences: Marcel van den Assum provided the angel investor perspective, having invested in over 50 companies over 15 years.

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Portfolio New Zealand Management Technical Review 97

Version One Ventures

APRIL 11, 2019

This time, I am very excited to introduce Sin-Mei Tsai , VP of Engineering at Shippo , a Version One portfolio company. Instead of asking three questions as we did with Bala, we’re going to take a very deep dive into a critical topic: code quality. What follows below are Sin-Mei’s words on how she (and Shippo) define code quality.

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Part-Time VPE Software Review Engineer Technical Review 99

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As we do at the end of every quarter, we’ve summarized some of the key highlights and activities across our portfolio. . Patch helps businesses of all sizes automate their sustainability goals with just a few lines of code. Announcements. Patch , a platform for negative emissions, officially launched.

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Portfolio Software Review Cofounder Canada 94

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

You’ll notice that Harvard lost 30% of the entire value of its portfolio. You don’t need to buy expensive software – there are free open source solutions for nearly everything. He then profiled his portfolio company FourSquare who started with a very small investment. Fred Wilson wrote a great piece on this.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.

Software Review 120

Software Review Intellectual Property Software Technical Review 120

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2020

However, there’s a big challenge that faces most employers who are unfamiliar with the remote work setup: what software tools do your staff need in order to stay in the game and run your day to day operations with minimal business impact? Fully edit any element in a PDF file, including main content (images, text, links, etc.)

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Software Review Software Employee Cloud 194

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

a long selection of candidates: you will filter long-term candidates at the resume review, interview, and test stages; . Let’s take a look at how the team works in terms of one of the languages widely used in various areas of software – C#. This method has a number of disadvantages: .

Hiring 189

Hiring Developer Software Review Development Team Review 189

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

The workshop participants, of which there were about 30, brought diverse experience and expertise to the table – from young entrepreneurs with just a few years of experience in the consumer web, to seasoned executives with decades of experience in semiconductors, telecommunications and enterprise software.

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Software Review Technical Review Community Due Diligence 116

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. So if you are outside the U.S. we are not going to invest.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Depending on the configuration of the software, project employees can communicate with one another via an integrated chat, exchange files, and work together on documents. Overall, the software-supported management of projects enables efficient coordination of tasks.

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Management Software Review Cloud Mobile 264

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 8, 2009

It is code word for “I’m not ready to invest for whatever reason … I need more proof.&#. But many Series A firms tell people they have a “revenue rule&# and then you look at their portfolio and see many exceptions. They get positive product reviews on TechCrunch, GigaOm or Paidcontent.org.

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Technical Review Term Sheet Venture Capital Revenue 309

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Leadership Changes Manny Medina is stepping down as CEO of Outreach , the sales automation software company he helped start a decade ago. The integration connects with Xero’s cloud accounting software, enabling home service businesses to easily sync their customers, products, services, invoices and payments from Jobber to Xero.

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Portfolio Software Review Technical Review Incubator 72

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2019

With new project management software that’s enhanced with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities, teams can be more prepared than ever before by receiving reports in real time on a range of KPIs, from schedule performance to project profitability. 122 million is wasted due to lacking project performance.

Artificial Inteligence 168

Artificial Inteligence Software Review Management Software Development 168

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).

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Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

This is perhaps the most reliable source of information on angel investor groups across the world, and the software is used by most of the other angel organizations mentioned below for deal flow. With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. Here are the largest flocks: Angelsoft. Keiretsu Forum.

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Angel Investor North America South America Accredited Investor 255

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

When Rob, David, and I started NextView nearly five years ago we thought it was important to enlist a small group of talented entrepreneurs as we built and helped our portfolio over time. So if they’re not just names on a page, how are these entrepreneur advisors involved with us at NextView and our portfolio companies? Portfolio'

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Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur Due Diligence 120

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2014

For project management to be an asset in critical time to market projects, it needs to be flexible and very agile to borrow a term from our software development friends. These need to be spelled out so the team will not be punished and/or blamed for project issues due to the business’ decision to streamline the normal project processes.

Management 223

Management Software Review Technical Review Agile 223

David Teten

JULY 25, 2011

Our portfolio companies OfferIQ (acquired by Transactis) is in this sector. If you’re looking for more thoughts on the event, check out Ryan Kim ’s GigaOM post. Each of the startups made a solid case for the unique value proposition their technology would provide to the financial sector.

Software Review 114

Software Review New York City Technical Review Due Diligence 114

SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. And they should not get to count items in their portfolio that were done at another company/job - yes, that''s quite common, especially in new firms.

Web Development 204

Web Development Web Developer Los Angeles 204

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

The Torch program created Innovation Clusters by creating national Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs), Software Parks, and Productivity Promotion Centers. In addition to the 54 Science and Technology Industrial Parks, the Torch program also set up an additional 32 Torch Program Software Parks. Venture Guiding Fund.

Programming 287

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 287

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The scope of work should include dates for each deliverable, with testing and acceptance periods and the client’s obligations for providing materials, text, code and graphics, and reviewing work in progress. When will I get paid? You should specify the fee for the project and a payment schedule. Who gets the credit?

Web Development 193

Web Development Web Intellectual Property Developer 193

Eric Friedman

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

No code and a global workforce make it possible. I hope it brings some much needed visibility into the world of no-code projects and transparency into building a minimum viable product and getting it launched. Design and Development – no-code project launching. Coupon codes! (an to launch Tapestry.

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Software Review Cost Cofounder New Zealand 103

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Both of these schemes use the tax code to make it more attractive for high-net-worth individuals to invest in startups. We recently published a case study of how that played out for our portfolio company Snaptrip. Then, after a couple of months they can work with our Head of Talent to find a co-founder from a position of strength.

Early Stage 119

Early Stage Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review 119

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

New enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) – new startups that build software that helps businesses run. AI to build enterprise software – In the future, every enterprise could have their own custom ERP, CRM or HRIS that is continually updating itself as the company itself is changing.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176