TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Tan will be taking over the role from Geoff Ralston, who has been with YC since 2011. Beyond co-founding Initialized, which raised a $700 million fund (its sixth) last year and has over $1 billion in known assets under management, Tan was also co-founder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter in 2012.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Joining forces with SentinelOne is just the opposite: an opportunity to continue on Attivo’s current path without slowing down,” Kothari wrote in a company blog post announcing the deal. Attivo launched in 2011 and raised more than $60 million along the way. SentinelOne went public last June , raising $1.2

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

While founded long before the pandemic, Steve King says that Black Swan Data , the data science and tech company that he helped co-launch in 2011, is well-suited to the current environment. “Black Swan is akin to the world’s largest focus group. ” It’s true that product development is risky.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. At 500, I had the opportunity to work with early-stage founders from around the world and quickly realized that this was where I wanted to spend my time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, we saw an opportunity to leverage our business acumen to drive growth in South Africa’s educational sector. RH: “And really, that’s where SPARK Schools comes in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2017

These two specialties might not seem related in terms of the skills necessary to be financially successful, but in my entrepreneurial career they were logical stepping stones, each serving as an opportunity to build my portfolio and prepare me for the transition I’m currently electing to explore.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 4, 2021

Q: In preparing for our interview, I loved reading about how you want to give more power and opportunities to women, who carry the burden of day-to-day work but are under-recognised. All adapted garments available around 2011-2014 were very poorly designed and not fashionable at all! Rut Turró, Founder of Moving Mood. Stay tuned!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In 2011, Morvitz was traveling frequently, earning lots of credit card points and airline miles along the way. When his colleagues began asking him how he was taking business class flights to Europe for a few thousand points, he saw the opportunity to create a business. That led to the creation of point.me

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ).

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 27, 2023

High performers and culture carriers for years — terminated via email and without the opportunity to celebrate their time with their teams. And I shared that anxiety in a blog post, reprinted below. Don’t let success at a company prevent you from pursuing scary and wonderful new opportunities to build.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Facebook, Google) to a large market opportunity then you had better have enough resources to compete. Those of us that are willing to admit that we fawked things up in the first dot-com explosion and learned from our mistakes have the battle wounds to make more pragmatic decisions in 2011.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Given that 2011 is already behind us, I’d like to take a brief time-out from the usual legal and financial wonkery to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. Most investors will assume that if the business plan is solid and a large market opportunity exists, there will be vigorous competition from other players.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

.” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno.

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

While the term “Pre-Seed” may have been what grabbed the event headline, today’s conference was really about how seed continues to change and presents both opportunities and challenges for investors, founders, and LPs. Below are my brief notes & high-level takeaways from the sessions.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

See this blog post for a full discussion.). In 2011, virtually every new consumer Internet startup incorporates a social/UGC element. At the risk of beating a dead horse here, that includes everything from Amazon to Zynga, with sites like Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yelp in between.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It became clear early in the 2000s that the big opportunity in the web would be to build large networks of engaged users. Chris Dixon called that “come for the tools, stay for the network” in this blog post. We are seeing a different go-to-market action in web3. Most consumers start with the token/asset and go from there.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Being a board member is a great leadership opportunity that enables you to put your expertise to good use. Not only does it present an opportunity to improve the direction of a cause or issue, but you can build a team that supports you and your mission. This article was previously published in the March 2011 issue of Octane magazine.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

Elite Entrepreneurs got its official start as a standalone company in 2018, but the Elite Forum was created inside of Infusionsoft in December of 2011. 21 Hats is a membership-based platform that provides community forums, articles, and networking opportunities that help to tame the business chaos many feel and experience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2020

I started a private debt fund in 2011 to take advantage of this reality for my family and our clients. It’s critical to develop your own opportunity filter so when you begin to seek investments, you know precisely what to look for. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, we saw an opportunity to leverage our business acumen to drive growth in South Africa’s educational sector. RH/ “And really, that’s where SPARK Schools comes in.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

A year ago I blogged about one of my most common mantras that applies to sales, biz dev & fund raising alike: “ Time is the Enemy of all Deals.&#. But if you’re on the precipice of a big market opportunity then having more capital & resources can be critical. The market is over-valued in 2011 relative to norms.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, we saw an opportunity to leverage our business acumen to drive growth in South Africa’s educational sector. RH/ “And really, that’s where SPARK Schools comes in.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

According to Forrester Research (2011 report) 77% users who abandoned an online purchase cite the inability to speak to some as their primary reason for leaving. RingRevenue grew it’s revenue 3x 2010 over 2011 and is on track to grow more than 3x again in 2012 with no signs of slowing. Here’s the deal.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

All of this is covered in more detail on the TWiVC video above (and much of it is covered in text on this blog on the “ Raising VC &# tab). Do you really still need a Powerpoint deck in 2011? A summary of what we discussed is below: Not 100% in order of the video, but close. Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. 2011 was the first year I went to SxSW. The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. Examples in My Life & Work.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Wall Street Journal: OurCrowd chases the ‘trillion-dollar opportunity’. Job opportunities. . Wall Street Journal: OurCrowd chases the ‘trillion-dollar opportunity’. This is a trillion-dollar opportunity.” billion in 2011. See some opportunities below: Mobile Platform Developer for Appdome (Israel).

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs. But the masses didn’t want to blog. But less considered is the fact that the success of the Web 2.0

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

This post was a shortened version of a more detailed post he had written for his own blog titled “ A Disruptive Cab Ride to Riches: The Uber Payoff.” By 2011, the number of subscribers worldwide had surpassed 5 Billion and cellular communication had become an unprecedented technological revolution.” ( article via @trengriffin ).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2017

The year 2011 was financially devastating. If I wanted even the opportunity for a strong exit, I knew I had to build Source back up after that year. The post Back to the Drawing Board appeared first on THE BLOG. (In fact, most business people in my inner circle said that it couldn’t be done.) Setting Our Purpose.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 9, 2018

As with all new businesses, Citrus weathered challenges and opportunities. “We We think that it’s a really exciting opportunity based on the market that’s here in Australia and overseas,” he disclosed. She was born in 2011, and for the first two or three years, I missed so much of her growth. But it was a little scary.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 12, 2017

The event went global in 2011 and began uniting people from Vietnam to Costa Rica, from Australia to Italy, from the U.S. Your next opportunity to take part in Good Deeds Day is 15 April 2018. The post Good Deeds Day Marks 10th Anniversary appeared first on THE BLOG. million participants. You will not change the world?but

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been trading emails & Tweets with venture capitalist John Frankel and we were to meet in person in March 2011 at SxSW to talk about Klout and other investments he had made. Other people were convinced including Kleiner Perkins who lead their $30 million fund raising in 2012 (they had previously also invested in 2011).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment. Two years after launching the African entertainment company in 2011, Njoku and his co-founder Bastian Gotter launched SPARK , a self-described company builder and a $2 million fund.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

Up until this point, Gumroad has raised more than $8 million from investors, including Kleiner Perkins, First Round, Max Levchin and SV Angel, as well as others, since 2011. I preceded this fundraise with a blog post that I’m the only person who works on Gumroad as an employee,” he said. “I

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2016

Under Thoma Bravo, they had made several new acquisitions that increased their scale since going private in 2011. It can be tricky to spot ready opportunities in the marketplace and very tricky to tailor your operation to fill that void. That entire cycle makes perfect sense in today’s business landscape.

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