OnStartups

MARCH 24, 2021

An Odd Start To My Angel Investing. So I thought of an idea: Why not invest in startups? Angel investing is like having a niece or nephew. It is publicly traded with a market capitalization of over $20 billion. This was unfortunate, because I liked angel investing. Anyways, back to the story….

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” Million in Startup Funding Tal Moore (EO Los Angeles) is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Popsmith. Tal shared what he learned from his first-ever round of raising startup capital. Think of them as the starting point of a much larger conversation.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Let my try those for Los Angeles as an example: Second largest city in America with 13 million people. Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. Think about venture capital. Outline your key attributes. Not derivative.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

This week I sat down with Chris Dixon, co-founder / CEO of Hunch and Partner at Founder Collective in the most recent installment of This Week in Venture Capital. The firm focuses on early stage companies in the Northeast but occasionally invests in California startups. Such that during that time, Chris “learned how to learn.”.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Creativity is at the heart of everything they do. I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing. That actually makes Ample Hills my first ever angel investment. Just face + cup. That's Ample Hills.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Last August, the popular Afrobeats singer and songwriter made headlines in Africa’s tech circles following his investment in pawaPay , a U.K.-based based and Africa-focused mobile payments company through Zagadat Capital. According to him, powering artists and people in the creative space should be done in a startup/VC manner.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Not only did I want it to include people working on the future of digital media at ABC, but I also had in mind the roll that other types of creative people have in the inspiration of a city. "Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 33 Flatbush. Picture: Benjamin Norman for The New York Times.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Specifically, the plan is to acquire interesting startups working on creative ideas, to complement what Babayigit describes as a particularly strong set of skills that Tripledot has gained in developing engaging monetization mechanics and scaling games. .” Now this capital gives us firepower.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

The people with the time, energy & creativity to build organizations like TechStars need to bring their ideas to fruition. When you think about the success that is Silicon Valley, the unfair advantage is not just the huge amounts of available venture capital. You can be part of the creative destruction.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Apparently, venture capital is a cruddy asset class where you can't get returns over the long term. That might make sense, if venture capital was an asset class. Saying that venture capital is an asset class is like saying that Italians are a race. Venture capital works largely the same way. Survival of the fittest.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

Major innovation hubs have drained the human and capital resources from the communities on the periphery of their network. He is currently building a mesh network of grassroots collaborative incubators in mid-size communities across the Southeast to develop a more inclusive regional economy and improve investment dealflow.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 2, 2021

Another said, “I think it’s remnant inventory…the Craigslist of venture capital. Lastly, of course, any family office should understand the creative, focused, new service providers which may be helpful to them. Your own investment’s value may change because of a change in value of the underlying asset and/or market preferences.

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