Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Triet Nguyen (pronounced like Trent but without the N), Senior Associate at Render Capital. Born in Vietnam and raised in Texas, he recently relocated to Louisville, Kentucky, upon joining Render Capital earlier this year. Breaking into venture capital has been a remarkable and challenging journey.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

To grow faster businesses need resources in today to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. If you hire 6 senior sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business 6 months.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. As the Global Startup Studio Network (GSSN) researched last year, the early signs of studio data are just the beginning for the growing expectations. For today, we’ll refer to them simply as “studios.”

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

They’re not so regular as to be predictable and they cause real economic damage, but they don’t halt business and entrepreneurship entirely. That’s because, contrary to what you might think, recessions can be a good time to start a business or a side hustle. Then, what starts as a side hustle may evolve into a fully-fledged business.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2022

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This is the task I set out to answer with the master of analysis at Upfront Ventures Glenn Poppe who deserves the bulk of the credit for our work. Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. LA By The Numbers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In Africa, incubators, accelerators, angels and seed investors easily outnumber larger funds — simply because it’s much harder to raise a large fund here. These are all indications of a growing ecosystem,” he added. We are slowly building a more durable capital base for African tech.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Resolute Ventures, Afore Capital, Rebalance Capital, K50 and Financial Venture Studio also participated in the financing, along with two-time NBA all-star Baron Davis. The experience helped Lim realize the importance of feeling in control of your financial life. “It million in equity in a round led by FFVC.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

The venture capital market is slowing down, which means early-stage founders are chasing a smaller pool of money. Angel investor Marjorie Radlo-Zandi said entrepreneurs who embellish the size of their market are sabotaging themselves. Don’t be tempted to overstate your market size and its infinite potential,” she said. “We

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Angel Capital Association is moving into a confident, secure future, because of the successes we’ve had and the way we’ve navigated the last two years. More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened, and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

venture capitalists are now asking tougher questions about start-ups' revenue and profits.". Well, they did ask David Chao of Doll Capital, who said that the " frothy bubble is over ". After that, we were pretty much back on track, growing every year. What follows in this story is pretty laughable: ".venture

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

The direct-to-consumer business world continues to be noisy. It’s not enough to just start up a business and advertise on Google and Facebook: Today’s e-commerce merchants have to be masters of all channels. It is becoming increasingly difficult to run a profitable DTC business or e-commerce business,” Trivedi said in an interview.

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Paul G. Silva

JULY 11, 2018

Due diligence (AKA “doing your homework” on a startup to see if investing is the right call) should clearly take time… but how much? Marianne Hudson, executive director of the Angel Capital Association (the trade association for angel investors in the US) wrote an article on this topic.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Understanding how your company will change as you move through these phases is critical if you hope to scale to a large business one day.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

The idea behind HacWare is simple enough: It’s a service that integrates with your company’s Google Workspace or Office 365 and helps employees understand potential risks in incoming email and automates phishing simulations and cybersecurity training. The seed round was led by Elevate Capital, with participation from 2.0

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

The city also has the famed Queen’s University and low living costs to count in its favor, and gentrification is starting to take place, which shows things are looking up for Northern Ireland’s capital. Which sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in? Which are the most interesting startups in your city? What does it lack?

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur. Upon graduating, I joined Oliver Wyman as a Consultant, where I primarily worked in the Private Capital group running CDDs for PE firms buying/selling EdTech companies. What has been your biggest challenge when it comes to finding the “right deals”? Great question.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

You may have to give up to 100 presentations – so condense your message. In early 2020, Sutton set up meetings through cold and warm outreach over email, LinkedIn, and networking through angel and tech start-up groups. It’s innovative, combining new tech with a growing appetite for subscription automation in SMEs.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 14, 2013

Stuff like that--buildings and businesses--were easy to describe. There was no strategic goal to build venture backed startup companies, but yet at least three companies in her community got VC investment last year. You don''t hire people like that--they grow organically. What about connections to existing businesses?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

This has led VC & entrepreneur bloggers alike to similar conclusions: start raising capital early and be careful about having too high of a burn rate because that lessens the amount of runway you have until you need more cash. But the hardest question to actually answer is, “What is the right burn rate for your company?”

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The programming team for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing is full of experienced, respected angel investors and ecosystem providers, and they are hard at work creating a virtual experience that will change the way you think about angel investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. And there’s this other thing called “gross margin,” which shows the quality of your revenue.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2021

she joined the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, where she developed a first-of-its-kind EV Network Technician Training Curriculum. Among the growing list of speakers are Rimac Automobili founder Mate Rimac , Revel Transit CEO Frank Reig , community organizer, transportation consultant and lawyer Tamika L.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

One is the “denominator problem&# which says that if an LP invests X% (the denominator) into “alternative investments&# such as venture capital and if their total amount available to invest (the numerator) goes down by 30% then the amount they allocate to VC will by definition need to go down by 30% to stay the same percentage.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

As the field of entrepreneurial ecosystem building has started to grow over the last decade a few books dedicated exclusively to the topic have become valuable sources of information for ecosystem builders. The book concludes with the Venture Ecosystem Building Canvas, a great tool to help ecosystem builders assess.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Brad Feld visited Los Angeles this past week. ” Many people on the Westside of Los Angeles are using the term Silicon Beach these days to describe the amazing renaissance that is truly happening here. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Enza Capital participated, alongside some unnamed angel investors. While primarily based in East Africa, the company wants to tackle the $331 billion credit gap facing these businesses across Africa. That’s the purpose of the new investment — to provide supply for growing demand.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

It is a very important element of how we engage the local communities and shine a spotlight on what’s happening in innovation communities. Large angel investors and family offices who are looking to invest in local startups are more likely to discover these companies in their hometown paper than in TechCrunch or Venture Beat.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

VC Funding was steadily growing before the war and there are more than 50 VC firms continuing to operating in the country. Google presented 25 startups with a grant to help them continue operating and growing. billion in research and innovation it has to spend this year. Employees: 877 new people (2,620 in total).

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

Grant programs offering free money are hard to come by, which is why many entrepreneurs frequently end up applying for small business loans or try crowdfunding to start or expand their companies. ” Applicants must demonstrate the impact their small business has on their greater community, and interested entrepreneurs can apply here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. Check out some of the Ann Arbor companies with the biggest growth, best funding and most innovative products to watch into 2022. Blumira is another Duo alum security startup in Ann Arbor that is growing quickly.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

London and Berlin usually top the lists of European startup hubs, but Central and Eastern European countries like the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia and Poland have claimed a growing portion of the startup pie in the past few years. We surveyed: Alena Hloba , community manager, RST Ventures for Earth. Kamil Rudnicki , CEO, Timecamp.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

This morning it was announced that Matt Murphy had left his role as a partner Kleiner Perkins to join as a partner in Menlo Ventures. I’ve worked very closely with Matt over the past four years as we share an investment in a company in Los Angeles called NextPlus and we sat on a board together for years. Conclusions?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I pointed to several Economist articles I had read that mapped historical prices of real estate for 400 years and how on average property values grow at no more 1.5% The price of property has an inherent value tied to two factors: 1) the rental rate you could charge for your property and 2) annual salaries in a given geography.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. If you’re funding the same stuff as everybody else and if you started your activities when the clues were obvious you’re much less likely to drive enormous returns. ” So other partners at the firm might sling mud at your ideas as you go for approval on an investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. I think it’s important for enterprise startups to layer in professional services into your revenue stream. rollout support.

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