Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 4, 2025

If I have a dollar to invest in a stock or a crypto token, how do I decide? This trend will unlock the next wave of institutional capital because investors can compare the risk/reward of crypto with the same metrics as other software companies. The list is still small. I need to compare across the two. That’s changing.

sustainability

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

startup

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. ” In that post I talked about how a few key people in any community can have an enormous impact on the fledgling success of the city or company. .” Here are mine: 1. Think again.

communities

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

And it’s the latest in a series of investments we’ve made in building out our practice as the LA technology market continues to grow robustly and attract entrepreneurs and investors. I don’t believe in distributed teams in early-stage business. I was a proud angel investor in Jody’s company, EcoMom.

pitching

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5 “There’s something going on in LA.”

entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business. I started my business following my long-term commitment and passion for fisheries and agriculture—two things that define me. How did you discover the GSEA competition? I thought, “What is this?

peer-to-peer

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

The excitement of building your own business can quickly fade when faced with the reality of resource constraints. Embrace Lean Startup Methodology Traditionally, starting a business meant undertaking thorough planning, seeking significant funding, and developing a product in isolation from its future users. You can, too!

startup

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I’ve always believed it’s been one of the most important attributes of business success yet something very few business leaders talk about. So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A Almost all business success relies on creativity. Many people are visual thinkers.

creativity

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. I’m here to build long-term, stable relationships that I hope will pay off over a decade, not a week. I’m looking to turn dots into lines over time. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 Me: “Bullshit.

communities

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The “what” Troy Carter does also led him to be an early investor in Uber, Lyft, Dropbox, Warby Parker and several other great startups of the last era. The “what” Troy Carter does also led him to be an early investor in Uber, Lyft, Dropbox, Warby Parker and several other great startups of the last era.

venture capital

Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

I’m not an investor in Figma. It was a product designed natively to be collaborative, to be easier to use than Adobe’s professional tools, and without the baggage of features and nomenclature leftover from years of software releases, platform shifts, and business model changes. Hint: The Answer Doesn’t Involve a Spreadsheet.

creativity

Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

With our 2020 Robotics + AI sessions event on the horizon in early March, we’re diving back into the sector to learn about the attributes of construction attracting robotics VCs the most and which types of startups VCs are actually writing checks for in 2020.

construction

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

I've been there to visit the DIY biolab Genspace and what struck me was how it seemed like everything in the building just seemed like it was always there--like some very thoughtful people took a roomful of junk and said, "Hey, we could create some cool stuff here, learn science, change the world. 33 Flatbush.

communities

American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Funding from traditional sources such as banks has historically been a major challenge for small businesses. Since we launched Parafin, our mission has been to empower small businesses with financial services. Parafins focus is clear: To grow small businesses via financial services on digital platforms they use everyday.

finance

Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2018

Despite its humble studio setting, Marketing over Coffee attracts interviews with influential leaders like Simon Sinek and Seth Godin. Ask any brand expert and successful entrepreneur and they’ll tell you: Design impacts organizations at every level, not just their web site and business cards. No problem. Wall and Christopher S.

creativity

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 11, 2020

Global Business Development Expert Cheryl Edison and our very own 2018 YLAI alum and young entrepreneur Shemeon William discuss the intricacies of business development & growth. How do I scale up?” That means that their business often starts at home, and their office desk is their kitchen table. Posted by U.S.

makerspace

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business.

startup

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

How are you ever going to get it done? Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. Now we’re down to nine core business functions on a small startup team.

creativity

Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

Every time I talk to someone about the work we do at Founders’ Co-op , I have to first explain that we don’t really care about technology or business ideas per se. Every time I talk to someone about the work we do at Founders’ Co-op , I have to first explain that we don’t really care about technology or business ideas per se.

startup accelerator

TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The EBRD , Quadrille Capital, J&T Bank, R2G and Enern (a current investor) were also in the round. Founded in 2014, Rohlik’s funding comes at an interesting and key moment in the online grocery business, in Europe and beyond. This round will give it significantly more fuel to grow than its balance sheet would, Tomáš ?upr,

startup

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

joins them after raising $1 million to continue developing its online platform designed for matching like-minded travelers to small-group adventures organized by travel experts. Starta VC led the round and was joined by Liqvest.com, Mission Gate and a group of individual investors like Bas Godska, general partner at Acrobator Ventures.

venture capital

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

It is also a function of the stage of much of our careers where we aren’t interested in playing small ball with incrementalism on how to squeeze out an extra 5% of margin by optimizing the Internet slightly better. Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. But it seemed to work. I spent one hour with them.

VC

StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Statistics show that around 60 percent of small and medium businesses that suffer a cyberattack close down within six months of experiencing the attack. Below, we’ll go over exactly which exposures will be covered by cyber insurance, how much you’ll have to pay to be adequately protected and what to look for when securing the policy.

startup

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 15, 2019

Starting a business follows the same principle. Of small businesses started in 2014, only 56 percent survived four years. Neither does raising investor capital or selling equity. What separates entrepreneurial winners from wannabes is the ability to run businesses. You can take the results straight to the bank.

entrepreneurs

NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 22, 2023

Watch the video interview now A network of more than 140 entrepreneurial businesses and organisations warns New Zealand is in danger of being left behind due to a lack of resources and insufficient policies to progress entrepreneurship. They collaborated to produce the manifesto, reflecting the views of network members.

entrepreneurship

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The country’s startup-friendly regulatory environment, a beautiful medieval town center, over 20 business hubs and accelerators and strong rankings in intellectual property production are most obvious at a high level. Lukas Inokaitis , business development, NFQ Technologies. What are the tech investors like? Rokas Tamoši?

startup

TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

So when entrepreneurs use unicorn aspirations to pump private company valuations, how can investors plan for a decent return? But at the seed and early stages, when forecasting is nearly impossible , what tools can investors apply to make pricing objective, disciplined and fair for both sides? believe it or not ?— ?simply

venture capital

David Teten VC

AUGUST 2, 2021

To summarize: “The asset management industry will become more diverse, because many owners of asset management businesses will retire in the next decade, and because the money holder class are far more diverse than the money managers who want to work for the money holders, according to a prominent figure interviewed by FWR.”

disruption

TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

A few years ago Kathleen Chan , the CEO and founder of Calico , launched a couple of small fashion companies, but as those companies scaled quickly with the help of Shopify and Facebook ads, she noted a lack of tools to help her manage the back office of a business specifically geared to fashion. Image Credits: Calico.

VC

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Business Insider quickly filled in details surrounding the round, that it could be around $200 million at a valuation of $1.2 With a focus on social , and a recent move away from generating payment for order flow (PFOF) revenues that have driven Robinhood’s business model, and attracted criticism, Public has laid its bets.

startup

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.

innovation

TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America can find it difficult to get the funds they need to export their goods to the United States. Marco was backed last September by a small seed round from Struck Capital and Antler and over $20 million in a credit facility underwritten by Arcadia Funds.

support

Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 30, 2020

Their conversation definitely has to do with small business success and entrepreneurial support, but the journey is a little different than our normal conversations. Their conversation definitely has to do with small business success and entrepreneurial support, but the journey is a little different than our normal conversations.

communities

Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

Each founder showcased the innovative business ideas they developed and refined throughout the Bridge2 program. The Bridge2 Program has been fundamental to the next phase of my business. The learning sessions were game changers that provided me with all the necessary details on how to approach and attract venture capitalists.

mentorship

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

As seed-stage fintech investors, this has certainly been our experience: “Hot” deals are getting funded faster than ever, and we increasingly see the large multistage global funds competing for the earliest access to companies. As pre-seed and seed-stage investors, we know that the health of the Series A market is of critical importance.

venture capital

TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

Beauty and wellness businesses have come roaring back to life with the decline of COVID-19 restrictions, and a startup that’s built a platform that caters to the many needs of small enterprises in the industry today is announcing a big round of funding to grow with them.

mix-use

TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

More individuals than ever are donning the investor cap. equity trading in 2020 was driven by mom-and-pop investors — up from around 15% in the previous year. With such impressive returns to be made, many are deciding to set up a full-fledged investment business. Almost a fifth of U.S.

VC