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Revolution
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
At the time, restaurants and food tech were on the margins of most investors’ minds and there was skepticism around VC-backed food concepts. an industry I deemed “ ripe for disruption ”?—?in something that sounds obvious today but was rare circa 2007. What did we see in the then-regional salad company?
David Teten VC
MARCH 1, 2022
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
And that was evident on today’s Angel vs. VC panel. The VC industry is segmenting – I have spoken about this many times before. The VC industry has different segments in it that have different fund sizes, different investment amounts and different risk / return expectations. It’s just not a VC investment.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
And more recently he has turned that into a fund called CrossCulture VC such that many in Silicon Valley and beyond now know Troy as well. The history of tech will always tell you there was a defining moment for companies (like Twitter at SXSW in 2007) but the reality is often more nuanced. She was disruptive. Same with Gaga.
Dream It
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Finishing is the ripest for disruption. From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. Innovative new startups are continually entering the space. Something in both the masonry and bricklayer arena as well as framing would be interesting.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
Argument two says, “big companies can’t innovate anymore so Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc. If the “forever ramen profitable&# or “startups as a source of M&A innovation&# arguments don’t hold then we’re likely headed for one big brick wall. We’ll re-compare notes then. Why should you care?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. I said that I felt that Micro-VCs were the most important change in our industry. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs.
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