This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

In venture capital, you say "no" a lot. This article on Groupthink reasons that: ".dissent I'm concerned that some of the newer folks in venture capital haven't been kicked in the stomach enough. Thirty years ago, the only great tech being developed was being done in labs by scientists and engineers.

VC 371

VC pitching venture capital creativity 371

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

This is a company that, according to the article, got term sheets from half of the VCs that expressed interest in the company. On top of that, the article comes with a chart--this chart to the left entited "Fewer Bets". International and non-Valley startup communities are developing at a rapid pace.

ventures 293

ventures venture capital disruption pitching 293

David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. Venture Capital. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial). Private Equity. Preqin (free demo).

consulting 128

consulting venture capital board capital 128

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

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. They achieved all of this before they raised even a penny of venture capital. People often ask me why I started blogging.

startup 373

startup advice communities VC 373

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital.

pitching 319

pitching media advice venture capital 319

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

This is a riveting read and tale of ego, bad business practice and shady ethical behavior – if the article is even 50% true. A summary of the show with direct links to a spot you might like to watch is below: 1:00 Welcome everyone to episode 69, season 3 of This Week in Venture Capital. I agree with him.

VC 279

VC culture incubation venture capital 279

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. TechCrunch article. Competitor: Slide.

VC 217

VC capital venture capital networking 217

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. You can read Brad’s views of how to do it in his book. Maker Studios.

communities 378

communities startup venture capital capital 378

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. Every developer, biz dev person, marketeer or sales rep on your team will be surrounded by scores of companies calling them like Sirens to switch teams.

VC 313

VC venture capital media culture 313

Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

That’s why in this article, you’ll get a comprehensive look at the startups using voice technology to make healthcare better, along with some of the VC’s and accelerators that are backing them. Insurers, pharma companies, CROs, and academic medical centers have developed applications with Orbita.

hospitality 285

hospitality startup health enablement 285

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Read more: PaidContent.

VC 225

VC social gaming venture capital networking 225

TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

Guest articles are hugely popular with our startup audience — if the topics are right. Market analysis: Our readers want to learn more about the latest developments in emerging technology sectors from people who have some sort of special viewpoint into the action. Alternative fundraising.

transportation 70

transportation venture capital advice sustainability 70

Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. It avoids two well-known traps for government-sponsored venture programs by requiring that public funds are matched with private dollars and that capital is deployed by professional investors.

venture capital 75

venture capital entrepreneurship support capital 75

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. it's all in this article if you want the details]. If you’re in your first year of developing your product chances are you haven’t yet found product / market fit and you don’t yet have enough value to sell your product for as much as you’d like.

support 321

support strategy venture capital accelerator 321

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup. It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies.

communities 290

communities innovation creativity real estate 290

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

However, developing solutions and sponsoring comprehensive change takes time. To date, Forns and Wiseman have amassed an impressive pipeline of US$155 million worth of projects, securing US$735,000 in funding from angel investors, government grants, and venture capital. and more articles from the EO blog.

strategy 36

strategy entrepreneurs creativity sustainability 36

TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

As the race between different chains heats up, communities of loyalists are duking it out to attract developers to their blockchain of choice in hopes that doing so will turbocharge growth. Canonical has already made 16 investments in seed and pre-seed startups spanning the developer infrastructure landscape, Iyer said.

development 126

development VC communities ventures 126

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2010

They’ve met some great developer hires and are cranking away to launch new features for the TechCrunch Disrupt in SF—quite fitting given where they started. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. They also couldn’t have asked for a better syndicate of investors.

investing 273

investing investment disruption venture capital 273

Dream It

AUGUST 6, 2020

Today, the company announced a $10M Series A financing round led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and digital health fund Heal Capital , with participation from existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners, and Dreamit Ventures. Take a look!

health 195

health mix-use technology ventures 195

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Eight components to successfully scaling a startup are presented in this article. They develop a business model identifying the critical factors necessary for a sustainable business. Many entrepreneurs aim to create businesses that succeed in the short term but also have the growth potential to scale and thrive in the long run.

strategy 68

strategy startup leadership sustainability 68

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We were based in London.

entrepreneurs 308

entrepreneurs advice real estate venture capital 308

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. But we do have great technology developers. You don’t.

technology 290

technology advice entrepreneurs innovation 290

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While that seems like common sense, most communities around the world don’t have tools that can monitor emissions and pollutants at the granular levels they need to develop plans that can address these pollutants. “We’ve built a platform that enables hyperlocal measurement.

development 99

development accelerator communities networking 99

Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2024

Phil Nadel: The Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Visionary Transforming Startups into Success Stories I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Nadel, a well-respected serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, published author, and frequent speaker at industry events. How did you break into venture capital?

venture capital 52

venture capital capital entrepreneurs ventures 52

David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. Nick Kim , Crosscut’s Head of Platform, in his presentation at the 4th Annual VC Platform Summit, shared their Platform development methodology, which he viewed as an exercise in product development.

venture capital 56

venture capital accelerator capital ventures 56

Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In addition, angels were up against a selection problem: All the best entrepreneurs and opportunities would naturally gravitate to the best venture capital funds, leaving only the “scraps” for angel investors. This is absolutely competitive with venture capital returns. So which is it? Only they’re not.

angel investing 152

angel investing venture capital investing investment 152

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2010

Social Proof in Action … Yesterday I wrote about the benefits of using social proof and authority in raising venture capital. You need to give them advance notice of your product development or better yet let them help influence your direction. You need to give them “back stage&# passes to your company.

peer-to-peer 294

peer-to-peer advice innovation support 294

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 6, 2012

An entrepreneur needs empathy and emotional intelligence, so that he can prevail in dealings with his board and in face-to-face negotiations with business development partners--and particularly investors for new rounds, who otherwise will go away saying that this entrepreneur is “weak” and that the company's leadership role is suspect.

entrepreneurship 285

entrepreneurship entrepreneurs leadership board 285

Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As an example, only 3 percent of venture capital funding went to all-female-founded startups in 2022. The industries (primarily retail, education and other service industries) chosen by women are often perceived as being less important to economic development and growth than high technology and manufacturing.”

entrepreneurship 166

entrepreneurship education entrepreneurial ecosystem culture 166

Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

For instance, if the forecast indicates a rapid growth trajectory, a startup can confidently invest in hiring or research and development, knowing that the resources will be available. Alex has extensive experience working in finance operations, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity-backed companies.

economic environments 196

economic environments venture capital financing finance 196

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth. One of them is profitability. So which company is better run?

startup 418

startup VC investing investment 418

TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. How Retail Zipline’s Series A pitch deck ticked every box for Emergence Capital. Global venture capital reached $156 billion in Q2 2021, a YOY increase of 157%. based investors: Amy Cheetham, principal, Costanoa Ventures.

construction 96

construction startup venture capital pitching 96

TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2022

Not to diminish Brian ’s eloquent words, but it’s worth checking out the article just for the video. Next, Twitter wants to win back developers with some new tools and is testing status updates. YC or a16z … Who would win in a karaoke battle? Then TikTok rolled out an in-feed ad feature for interactive add-ons.

development 84

development VC accelerator startup 84

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

Buddy Media was an amazing exit, but I never really thought of it like “enterprise software” I thought about it more like an agency that had developed off the shelf social tools around its service solutions. When I looked at the site, it had the term “Social Enterprise Software” written all over it.

media 266

media networking social gaming SaaS 266

AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Register Gyeonggi-do Business and Science Accelerator (CEO Kang Sung-cheon) is holding an online event to match global venture capital firms with innovative startup companies in Pangyo. It covers and interviews startup companies, distributes articles about these companies in English, and even produces video content about them.

innovation 98

innovation VC accelerator startup 98

TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Dable announced today that it has raised a $12 million Series C at a valuation of $90 million, led by South Korean venture capital firm SV Investment. Other participants included KB Investment and K2 Investment, as well as returning investor Kakao Ventures, a subsidiary of Kakao Corporation, one of South Korea’s largest internet firms.

accelerator 95

accelerator media venture capital investing 95

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I first met Nick Halstead in 2009 when he was running a company called Tweetmeme (the predecessor to DataSift) who had invented the Retweet button and actually helped Twitter develop its early API. He explained to me much of the Twitter infrastructure and why Twitter data would become super valuable.

founder 309

founder leadership board innovation 309