David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Like Salesforce, HubSpot also has a significant (albeit smaller) network of integration partners. If you keep all your relationships in one place, then you’ll need to use tags or another identifier to isolate the folks that really matter to you. We tag each email appropriately: NNTR=No Need to Respond. Hootsuite).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting a business comes with a hefty price tag. He and partner Steve Denny launched the business in 2014 to perform business valuations, help people buy and sell companies, and provide exit planning and consulting. When I see a young couple with children, I think, “How the heck did we raise three kids into responsible adults?”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

“With Hopper, we have found a partner who can not only match that pace, but help us continue to challenge the status quo and take a differentiated approach to building a world-class travel brand,” Capital One managing VP Matt Knise said in statement. It’s a safe bet that similar experiences along that vein are forthcoming.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2021

Unless you find an alternative business model to monetize a totally free SaaS product, you’ll have to attach a price tag to it. In this blog post, we’re not going to talk about different business models, seat-based VS usage volume pricing, or subscription VS pay-as-you-go. Keep in mind that your pricing will have to change over time.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

Box.net ( raised $15 million led by Scale Venture Partners and included DFJ and USVP. Talked about the roles of partners, venture partners, associates and principals in a VC. - My blog and what it’s done for my deal flow. - Tags: VC Industry. We discussed some of the recent IPOs. and much more.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

This heated competition among alternative social apps could explain why Poparazzi is taking to its blog today to share its metrics and confirm its financing after a year of silence. (Or The app’s idea was, effectively, to turn one of Instagram’s core features — photo tagging — into a stand-alone experience.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

We gathered 30 invaluable strategies from SEO Analysts, Founders, and other experts, ranging from optimizing content with targeted keywords to crafting blog posts that answer key questions. The advantage of Web Stories is that you can condense existing blog content or other content for easy sharing on various social media platforms.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. Blogging has gone through many iterations. I use Wordpress for this blog and it’s great. Online peer-to-peer lending.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. And none of our partners actually worked for any of these firms. I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. Tags: VC Industry. Are we elitist? What is the timeframe?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Once published, Casted provides access to a “fully searchable content archive” with transcription services and tagging. For starters, Casted’s SaaS platform gives marketing teams a way to publish content. It then also helps the company amplify that content via cross-channel distribution.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m going to save that for a future blog post. My action item – I will soon announce the GRP Partners CEO Summit. If you can get 30 CEO’s sitting on the edge of their seats about about 8 VC partners to not use their Blackberry’s for 90 minutes you’re really achieved something. View more presentations from steve blank.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 23, 2023

Although the form saved the team a home visit, it required highly skilled engineers to spend a ton of time meticulously tagging homeowner photos and log info across at least six different Google Suite tools. David also set up Zaps to quickly share leads with partner organizations, follow up with prospects, and ensure compliance. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. My job doesn’t involve the daily grind of customer complaints, product outages, business partner / channel problems, hiring / firing, etc. There is less team camaraderie – I really get along with my partners well.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 15, 2010

If you enjoy this blog I think you’ll enjoy watching the first 14 minutes of this video (just click on the image of me below). I give a sneak peek at a blog post I’m writing on the topic next week. – I spoke about GRP’s recent exit of Ulta in which we returned $320 million to our limited partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. I typically publish essays in a major media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog. I host on Hostforweb **.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I myself recently covered the topic when I spoke about why GRP Partners invested in Ad.ly. GRP Partners invested in GoTo.com which rebranded as Overture. When Brad Feld lists a book on his blog with an affiliate link that he monetizes is that wrong? Tags: Tech Market Analysis. I don’t think so.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 13, 2020

I remember growing up reading that a Coca-Cola cost five cents, and seeing the old New Yorker magazine covers with a price tag of 15 cents, and awing over the price of a Ford Model T of $850. But it’s well worth reading because it’s an economics history course condensed into a blog post. and $28,940 (for a Ford F150).

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2010

We met the next day, along with his partner, Jared Hecht. I’ve always believed in small, private groups—dating back to when I first started blogging. I acknowledged that most blogs were private and only read by a handful people—like on Live Journal and MySpace. I knew Jared from his time at Tumblr.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups. Klarna is apparently the first European board for legendary Sequoia partner, Michael Moritz. Rumored to be appox.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

I don’t do advertising on my blog, but I thought it was worth mentioning Ryan in particular because he has an alternate model for doing a startup. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Tags: Start-up Advice. They sponsor TWiVC. Hello, Chair.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

I remember one day last summer when Dennis Crowley and I both went to pitch the same biz dev partner—me with Path 101 and him with Foursquare. I just had just written about Foursquare on my blog, so I was actually invited to his biz dev meeting, too. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. They just weren’t interested.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. Tags: Startup Advice.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

See the captured moments on Facebook and make sure to tag yourselves! See our blog post about the trends here. The competition is organized in collaboration with Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) and OurCrowd and is part of the International Fintech Conference that takes place in Mount Scopus in Jerusalem on March 30-April 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. If you never read it, please do.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Recently I wrote a blog post about how I hated losing, but I embrace it as a way to learn, improve and increase my win rates. Tags: Startup Advice. One of the things I learned from my “post-game analysis&# is that you’re most vulnerable right after you’ve won the deal. I won, that is, until I lost.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

I recently wrote a blog post about why I believe that startup teams in close proximity perform better. Dogpatch was the brainchild of Mike Hirshland , partner at Polaris. Do tell … Tags: Start-up Advice Tech Market Analysis. As they showed me around the CIC I was instantly envious.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. I asked him to present to my partners. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2009

Yesterday I wrote a blog post ( here ) in which I urged people to not have too many founders. I believe that you should have a “partner&# or 2 in the company. I believe you should treat them as partners. Tags: Start-up Advice. This is part of my ongoing series, “ Startup Lessons.&#. To the contrary.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 11, 2016

It’s a good trend in that boot camp graduates fill the pipeline for employers; but the price tag almost guarantees that historically lower-income populations will be left out. appeared first on THE BLOG. African-Americans and Hispanics, combined, make up only 9% of the workforce in software-based companies; women account for only 20%.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

I remember one day last summer when Dennis Crowley and I both went to pitch the same biz dev partner—me with Path 101 and him with Foursquare. I just had just written about Foursquare on my blog, so I was actually invited to his biz dev meeting, too. In fact, I think that’s how this potential partner learned about Foursquare.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

My personal favorite and best fit for GRP Partners was Thumbtack. It’s always great to meet somebody in person that you’ve interacted with on blogs and on Twitter. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. There wasn’t a bad company tonight but I had a clear favorite.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Focus on the partner you would be working with. One issue he talked about was working with partners. I also like to work with partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. Tags: Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice. Cialdini who is also author of a very well received book called “ Influence &# (which I plan to read). Go get your anchors.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2010

I have read much commentary on my Twitter stream (ironically) and in the press about how investors are going to abandon investments in the Twitter ecosystem because they seem to appear hostile to ecosystem partners. Let’s face it, if people want to blog as a career they have to be able to make money. Let me explain.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Channel partners come in multiple flavors. Great inches eked out on tech blogs or industry rags. Channel partners are no different. Limit your number of sales channel partners. You still need to sell yourself, your channel partners fulfill the order. But channel partners give you huge credibility.

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