TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

If a VC has experience in a different field, it may not translate well — if at all — to a startup, and advice around certain business decisions could quickly become outdated. Now, let’s be clear, this data definitely doesn’t give a full picture. But not all operating backgrounds are equally helpful.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I think his advice is this op-ed is bananas. I have even had to get physical security advice from some of the crazy. It’s not under the definition of crazy per Adam’s op-ed. Having read his latest op-ed on email I know why I erred towards the side of of not loving his book as much as some did. No, it’s not fun.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. In both cases, about 25% of their overall investments went into fintech startups. Gone are the days of investing on a whim. And, while global fintech funding slid by 46% to $75.2

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use. of venture capital deals.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Remember that we're lucky to be investing in your company, because ideas as good as yours don't come around too often, and that will change your approach as you try to gather your first check. We can debate whether they're sociopaths, but we definitely shouldn't assume that every "great investor" is "great" at being human.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

The round was led by Cherry Ventures, and includes participation by a number of angel investors including Algolia co-founder Nicolas Dessaigne, Twitter Director of Product Management Marie Outtier, and Wunderlist and Pitch co-founder Christian Reber. ” An example of MagicBell’s Notification inbox. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

The overlapping in job roles is uncanny: The best investors and founders have to find focus through the noise, understand the weight of due diligence and pitch others with conviction. Wu, who has investments in Plaid, Calm and Ritual, used anecdotes and exercises — such as the eyebrow test — in the tactical, engaging chat.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

A lot of my work as a consultant involves helping founders come up with a good fundraising story, but a surprising number of founders seem to get stuck on the next step: Finding the right investors and landing a meeting to pitch their companies. Your investor has an investment thesis. That’s a problem.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 6, 2024

” Find the right person Wei started reaching out to more facilities directly… but it’s not every day someone calls the front desk of a healthcare facility with a product pitch. ” Seven months pregnant at the time, Wei was Ubering from facility to facility to pitch the concept of Clipboard Health.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

A definitive founder’s guide would have to include chapters like, “So you’ve hired the wrong person,” or, “Five ways to tell if an investor is lying to you.” Will record levels of dry powder trigger a delayed explosion of startup investment? ” On Thursday, January 19 at 10 a.m.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Now that remote work has become the norm, remote investment in the area has dialed up as well. Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Any advice? Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? How to root out shadow IT and maximize SaaS investments.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Companies want to build for the pain point you never dreamed to disrupt; VCs want to invest in an emerging trend before it becomes a household name; and those breaking into tech are told to lean into their earnestness, because you never know who is going to answer your cold email. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Smart, and common.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

What types of companies/sectors do you look to invest in? and What’s your mental model for investing? What is your typical investment range and how many startups do you invest in per year in general? What is your typical investment range and how many startups do you invest in per year in general?

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Some of Ann’s investments include Lyft, Ayasdi, Xamarin, Refinery29, JoyRun, TaskRabbit, and Modcloth. Given the success of her investments she was on the 2017 Midas List of top 100 venture capitalists. Pitch your startup for an opportunity to meet with Floodgate. Nancy Lublin, CEO of Loris.ai, is definitely a founder to watch.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. Fong’s Capitale Ventures is an investment and advisory group with expertise in complex, cross-border transactions.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck. And I feel the same about investing.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 8, 2023

We invested in training our writers and improved our service delivery, turning the setback into a growth opportunity. When launching a recruiting firm heavily invested in a new market for job seekers: the Internet, there were many doubts. The experience highlighted the importance of adaptability and resilience.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

He hasn't founded or built either a successful, let alone innovative company, and he hasn't raised $ to invest in those entrepreneurs. You would see mostly unrealized investments, some of which had raised successful follow on rounds, but mostly too early to tell. These are things I systematically break down when I look at investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

It’s the one bit of advice I find myself giving most frequently these days, “raise money at the top end of normal.&#. If you invested in the first angel round of a startup company it is usually very hard to sell your stock – usually for many years if ever at all. Here’s what I mean. They are pretty illiquid.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Organisations from Government, to economic development agencies, innovation hubs and academia are helping inspire Kiwis to begin their entrepreneurial journey, informing and connecting entrepreneurs and creators with all manner of programmes, events, mentoring and investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. Privately you all acknowledge that nobody believes in it yet we’re letting our leadership continue to invest our money and reputation on something we know is going to fail because it has no real basis. Unsurprisingly, this one way best. The title IS the post.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

2021 was a year like no other when it came to venture investment, and this year is poised to tread a similar path, writes 500 Global’s CEO and co-founder, Christine Tsai. In 2021, there were approximately 90 quantum investments that totaled $1.4 The berserk pace of fintech investing outshines the global VC boom.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

Quite honestly I see way too many company pitches that are designed for Techies but I only want to invest in products designed for Normals. Start by defining the problem you’re solving – I see way too many early-stage entrepreneurs who start their companies with a product definition rather than a market problem.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing. Price was definitely a consideration. If an investment progresses, we use the same folder for correspondence with counsel and others. Hootsuite). Some firms (e.g.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Many MBA programs still cater too much to the needs of large, corporate management jobs or prepare students to enter big consulting companies or investments banks. Her post is short & well written so definitely worth a read if you’re a startup person and want to hear some sensible views on sales.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When we invest they are often the company counsel so we see them at board meetings. does that qualify for the discount on my last engagement with you guys ] I like the WYSIWYG approach to working with lawyers – I don’t want the partners pitching the work and it gets completed behind the scenese by somebody I’ve never met.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) Take a densely packed forest, add a steep pitch, and throw in a couple feet of fresh snow, and I’m in heaven.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I guess if you do more than one, I guess by definition, that’s serial. That means I do one or two investments per year, and I see a lot. Because, almost by definition, I’m going to tell you no. ” “Well, you get to be involved with our portfolio companies after we invest.” My guess. [00:39:34]

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

You may feel as I did in 1999 that the more smart people around the table the more intros you’ll have, the more sage advice you’ll receive and the more impressive you’ll seem to outsiders. So why else would they invest if not as an option to re-up in the next round? You simply can’t drive good returns that way.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

I have investment money at stake so I’m a principal in the negotiation, too. So while you definitely want their help in discussing price and getting you more information (they’re better at it than you), I want a seat at the table. But when it comes time for my story, I want to pitch it. It happens. Why do I care?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

Between his roles as co-leader of Mayfield Fund’s engineering biology practice and founder at IndieBio, Arvind Gupta reviewed approximately 470 startup pitches last year. I think climate investing, what I do, is still extremely brisk. It could take a little bit longer than that, but not that much.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. Spend time researching your buyers and not just pitching them. Partners make investment decisions. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

“Enterprise expenditure on custom software is on track to double from $250 billion in 2015 to $500 billion in 2020,” so we’ll definitely be diving deeper into this topic in the coming months. 6 investment trends that could emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tracking the growth of low-code, no-code startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. But if you identify investors with whom you’d like to work here’s my advice: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund. Yet talk to virtually any FRC company and they’ll tell you that these guys are some of the most active board members and offer some of the best advice in the industry. But they do small, seed like investments when they like the entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. I don’t try to optimize for who might be a great investment opportunity or somebody that I really “should know.” Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness (Tiger Moms & the true definition of success).

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