TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Like other Founders Fund companies, Palantir and Anduril, Varda takes its name from the novels of J.R.R. Named for the Elf queen who created constellations, the company has set itself no less lofty a task than bringing manufacturing to space. Initially, they’ll be unmanned, according to a blog post published by Fifty Years.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Companies like DogVacay solve a real need in the market. I told her the story of Aaron, the company, the reviews, etc. It’s true that I’m not an investor in DogVacay but I am a huge fan of the CEO, Aaron Hirshhorn and of the company and concept. I said, “This category is going to be huge.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

In his words, [in some instances] “because lots of capital is available, the company takes on the capital and that ends up resulting in no constraints on decision making and so the company decides to do five things in stead of just one.” You are defined by how you serve the companies that are struggling.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. 5000 companies, only 6.5% Where else can fast-growing companies get funding? These variations in founder alignment allow flexible VCs to specialize in the types of companies they work with.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

So, if you're looking for an AI content generator that will help you write compelling copy, publish blog posts a lot quicker, and otherwise take some of the slow-paced typing out of writing, you've come to the right place. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. And if you are – what on earth are you reading such a boring blog as this?!? To put things into perspective, the company has 7.7 More on that later.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. My firm was an early investor in Overture (then called GoTo.com) who created this category.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

If you don’t understand the concept of “signaling&# please read the blog post I wrote on Understanding VC signaling. There are positive benefits to the right VCs being involved early – especially if your company or the economy hits bumps in the road. million is “follow on&# seed investment. More on this later.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 24, 2021

They are heralded as rock stars throughout the company. Entrepreneurs are great initiators. You don’t utilize social channels because every post or blog is in the 400 th edit. I remind clients in this category that DONE is better than PERFECT. But hold on. Those aren’t the closers I want to talk about.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. Yet in LA we have hugely successful entrepreneurs who have built big companies like Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, TicketMaster.com, LowerMyBills, Commission Junction, eHarmony and on and on.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

On-site SEO: Everyone has a website and a blog, yet not nearly enough Web3 marketers devote mind-share into making their websites and apps search friendly. People always remember which companies went dark during the bear market, and which projects continued to stay active and top-of-mind.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Using warehouses in these two cities offers flexibility for these smaller brands and medium-sized companies. The companies can benefit from the lower operational and logistical costs. The category experts, after listening to your business strategy, will come up with the best way forward.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Business process management (BPM): BPM streamlines workflows to improve company efficiency. to add suggestions to a company's CRM, informing future newsletter content. Prioritize automating the most time-consuming tasks at your organization before moving into the "it would be nice…" category.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 23, 2024

I had always known of Love’s, but I was first exposed to my current employer when the Chief Culture Officer of Love’s, Jenny Love-Meyer, spoke about the entrepreneurial spirit that formed the company. Upon graduation I was hired as a business-to-business sales representative for Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 5, 2021

Using warehouses in these two cities offers flexibility for these smaller brands and medium-sized companies. The companies can benefit from the lower operational and logistical costs. The category experts, after listening to your business strategy, will come up with the best way forward. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. Down rounds are psychologically really difficult on companies and can make it harder to do later rounds. In the video I also covered why you shouldn’t raise too much money too early in your company’s existence. I eventually needed more money.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 9, 2020

This is the third “iteration” of this blog. 3/ I wanted to improve search so that we can all find those old blog posts that we know exist but are no longer on the front page. 4/ I wanted to move to a more minimalist design where the blog posts are the main thing you notice when you come here. Welcome to the new AVC.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

But, with so many companies turning to video marketing, it’s a crowded marketplace, so how can you ensure your brand stands out? As for video duration, the initial clips are all under 20 seconds in length. Still, they have a series of FAQs tailored explicitly for iOS and Android mobile users and a separate category for web users.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

5000 companies, only 6.5% Where else can fast-growing companies get funding? A new category of VCs have emerged offering a hybrid between VC and RBI, which we call “Flexible VC”. . Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Funder Category.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

VII: Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability. 5000 companies, only 6.5% Where else can fast-growing companies get funding? A new category of VCs have emerged offering a hybrid between VC and RBI, which we call “Flexible VC”. . His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Skincare, cosmetics, hair products and the rest are not in the same category of essentials as food, and if you do absolutely need a product, there are very cheap alternatives always available. The model has so far been a successful one for the company, even with the initial stumbles it, like others, faced at the start of the pandemic.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Many people start companies arse backwards. This is one of the biggest source of future problems for the company. Our lives are intertwined.

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

But it also encompasses everything from AI creating blog outlines to chatbots that learn from their interactions. Its categories can be broken down by intelligence level (from simple task automation to more complex machine learning) and composition (whether it stands alone or integrates into a program).

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

A writer who wants to blog about culture. My earliest encounters with a personal computer, initial uses for the Internet, and 12+ years of product work [Second Life, AdSense, YouTube], were all driven by the conviction that everyone deserves the chance to be creative. A singer who wants to sing. An animator who wants to draw.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. When I described to people why I initially invested my calls went something like this, “He’s taken kicks to the face for nearly 2 years and is still standing. Through this process he raised $2 million.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. We list here all the active flexible VCs we have identified, broken into these categories: Revenue-based. They share their learnings on flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

We spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. No awkward sidebars or out-of-place menus here, please.)

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Shane, give us your full name and once again, the name of your company. But this particular episode was about how he took all of his blog about passing the architecture licensing exam and he put his … He had documented his process, how he studied and passed it. She got some people reading her blog. Ramon Ray: I love that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2016

I created the initial strategy and divided it between two resources who specialize in specific platforms. Management of my newsletter & blog. I’ve created a quadrant to use when I’m planning my day, and these four categories help me invest my time accordingly. Some of the areas I am outsourcing are: Financial management.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

VII: Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability. We list here all of the active Flexible VCs we have identified, broken into these categories: revenue-based; compensation-based; and blended return streams. (co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Revenue-Based Flexible VCs.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 26, 2019

Creating value-based content for your niche market and sub-niche markets and categories and then distributing this content effectively across social media and other channels. These channels could include Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Blog sites, email distribution, chatbot distribution and more. 1) Video content.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’ve always been a big believer that just a couple of key individuals make all of the difference in a company’s success. Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference. Patron Companies. The ingredients are all here.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

VII: Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability. We list here all of the active Flexible VCs we have identified, broken into these categories: revenue-based; compensation-based; and blended return streams. (co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Revenue-Based Flexible VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

When Twitter first became popular with niche crowds in 2007 it seemed to take hold initially with bloggers. People had been steadily blogging for 2-3 years and this crowd seemed to bifurcate. On the one hand were the blogs that “blew up&# and became real businesses like TechCrunch, GigaOm or TalkingPointsMemo.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

I wrote a blog post related to this called Is it Time to Earn or to Learn? But if you do and if you sit on the sidelines waiting for the day when the circumstances are right for you to start a company you never will. years in LA (early 90’s) many of my friends left to start companies in Silicon Valley. Yeah, right!

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

Over the last two decades or so, I've used all sorts of lead management solutions , including proprietary company CRMs and commercial CRM platforms like the ones featured here. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. So many choices. So many features.

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