Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a ton of writing out there about getting *on* the venture curve, but not a lot about getting *off,* so Daniel’s advice below is especially important. Hunter Walk: Before we dive into your company Greenhouse , give me one story from your childhood that foretold you were going to end up a startup founder.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Similarly, everyone needs 18 to 24 months of runway is a nice motto, but if it takes three times as long to raise a round as it used to, it may no longer be good advice. Three more from the TC+ team: Moar money, moar startups : With IT spending forecast to rise in 2023, what does it mean for startups?

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. June 19th, 2012. Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals. June 17th, 2012. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. June 13th, 2012. June 10th, 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian. How’s that for an ex painter?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 But this strategy great depends on point 3.

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Y Combinator

JULY 7, 2022

They flipped the equation of a typical startup founder: instead of raising money to enable a certain amount of growth, they eliminated the assumption of fundraising, controlled their spend, and evaluated how to ramp up spending based on what the business was bringing in. seed round in 2012 and has been profitable since 2014.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. In 2012 Upfront Ventures raised its 4th venture capital fund – this one was $200 million. We started investing the fund in April 2012 and by early 2013 had closed our fund to new investors.

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