Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2024

With marketing budgets tightening and businesses hurting, it made me want to share some of the most effective marketing strategies that have worked for us, either costing little to no cash or providing an absurd return on investment (ROI). and more articles from the EO blog.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 15, 2020

I wrote yesterday , about the quarterly numbers for VC investing activity: If this was a student coming home with a report card, it would be straight As. Firms invested a total of $434 million in Q3—the lowest figure since the second quarter of 2017, according to PitchBook data. I will give myself an F for that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

When you invest in your business with your own money rather than investment dollars, you pay attention to every penny. The so-called J-curve of business growth — a period marked by initial investment losses before the eventual upturn — was a dark and isolating time. and more articles from the EO blog.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

He found me through my blog and I didn''t think he was real. Hunter Walk can''t be any blog commenters real name, can it? I wasn''t sure whether his answers would wind up here or vice versa, but when I thought about it, it turned out I was pretty adamant that my blog is for my voice. I''ve known Hunter Walk for almost a decade.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. Which is why I''m sure the dude who picked apart the physics of the latest round of UBeam will undoubtedly get eviscerated in the tweet and blog world. ".Here’s But can''t I disagree with him on an investment?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 27, 2021

We announced the new climate fund on January 8th and I blogged about it here. While the climate fund is something new and important, we also raised another early stage fund to invest in the same kinds of companies we’ve been investing in at USV for over 15 years. … We publish our investment memos as blog posts.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 20, 2021

Back in the early 2000s, it was exciting to blog and use social networks to create our own media and move away from the traditional media outlets. That was the pull that got me into blogging and got me investing in Twitter. So a few months ago, I mirrored this blog on Mirror, a decentralized blogging platform.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Women still only get about 2% of venture capital investment money, and we want to see that change,” said Cindy Boyd, EO Houston. “By I approached several EO women colleagues and nCourage Investment Group was born. I also love seeing women introduced to the world of early-stage investing.”

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

a nonprofit dedicated to fostering the growth of startups and entrepreneurs in Oklahoma, is proud to announce surpassing the $100 million mark in total investments. These investments, collectively over $100 million, have provided vital early capital to help startups throughout the state to thrive. i2E, Inc., About i2E, Inc.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 1, 2020

My partner Rebecca wrote about our most recent education investment, Sora , on the USV blog today. What we had not done, until now, is backed a company providing an alternative learning “institution.” ” Sora does that. ” Sora does that. And so I thought it would be worth talking a bit about that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2020

Consider offering gift cards toward future services or investments in upcoming projects. For EO members, MyEO Deal Exchange has waived its joining fees in order to promote EO member cross-investment. Reach out to them through social media platforms to lift their spirits and discover how they’re surviving this difficult time.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I''ve closed three investments in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures fund that haven''t quite been made public yet, bringing the total to 13 companies. For example, if it''s to get on the radar for future investors, use the investment announcement to plan a tour of future potential investors. Venture Capital & Technology'

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 10, 2014

However, since I only have time for a blog post, I''ll settle for actual data. Since January of 2010, when I led my first seed investment in Backupify , I have led or committed to 27 investments. It would have lots of philosophy, religion, theory, fiction, and pontification. Yes, it''s going to be a busy fourth quarter.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Most strategies are some combination of innovation and best practices along the classic five steps of venture investing: See, Pick, Win, Service, Exit. People who can invest with the firms money at arms length, bounties for sourcing a startup, small investments in other VCs that are upstream from your firm.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2014

How many more investments could I do? When you blog, tweet , Instagram , etc., One of the reasons why I''m announcing at all is because I realized that it had been a while since I said anything about the progress of the fund--and if you''re an industry person, you might have started wondering. Was the fund enough to keep me going?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. His blog is even called SaaStr (a bit too close to Suster if you ask me ;-)). Does she live your journey?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. We have invested $17.3 One measure of CincyTech’s overall impact is that in 2013, its portfolio companies represent 80% of total seed and early stage capital invested in Southwest Ohio. The Foundations of the Seattle startup community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2024

Indeed, a number of investors have explicitly and publicly integrated work-from-home (WFH) policies into evaluations of prospective investment targets. The Investment Prism: A New Criterion Emerges Investors increasingly focus on the clarity of WFH policies as a sign of a well-run company. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

I wrote about this in a blog post last year titled “ It’s Morning in VC ” but I never made the full deck available until now. to raise “opportunity funds” to fund the prorata participation of their best early-stage investments. These are most notable in late-stage, D-round, investments.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 3, 2024

My realization felt life-changing, compelling me to draft this blog post immediately. It takes a village of people investing their hearts, love, souls, and time to create success. The Miracle of Community Our success, at every stage of life, is a miracle for those who have invested in us. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

A lean approach eliminates wasted resources by validating your idea before heavy investments. Here’s the core idea: Live Lean: Each dollar conserved is an additional dollar you can invest in your startup’s development. and more articles from the EO blog. This ensures you’re developing something customers actually want.

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A Smart Bear

AUGUST 22, 2017

Trash it if it’s a flop, or invest if it’s a seedling with potential. It’s possible that v1 should evolve for years into a v4, but you also have the option of not investing further in the product, yet it still adds value. An MVP that never gets additional investment is just a bad product. But it’s a selfish act.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We both went on to have successful careers as consultants and entrepreneurs, and had a passion for working with and investing in younger entrepreneurs. We reconnected in 2016 and began angel investing in startups in New York City.  But, even then, we knew that many things could go wrong and that our investments were risky.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2022

Instead, ask a question specific to their approach to investing—something simple enough like what’s going on at their stage. Once I’ve established that I’m not investing, there’s no reason to keep talking to me—I’m just not that interesting of a person and you’ve got fundraising to do. Why would you do that?

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As more application logic disseminates into transactional backends (as explained in this blog post), we believe there’s a huge need for an entirely serverless data layer to power development teams with reliable, fast, and easy-to-use products for all the transitions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2019

It is mind-boggling how much time and money is invested in “strategy” at many companies—with some larger organizations even hiring a full-time person or team to oversee “strategy and innovation.” While commendable, this effort to invest in strategy doesn’t work unless the company also focuses on culture. Energy is infectious.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

At the same time, many investors are being more cautious with making new investments, preferring to focus on their existing portfolio before investing in new companies. It’s important to enlist the ideas of others that are invested in your venture. A startup is not a lone adventure. Join a CEO peer group.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

Should I use AI to help with a blog? It’s worth noting that producing video content is a big deal due to the substantial effort invested into the process. Tools like ChatGPT can help you research ideas and improve drafting for content creation— from blog posts to educational video scripts. and more articles from the EO blog.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 12, 2019

And today, we are excited to announce that USV has made an investment in a decentralized network infrastructure project called Helium. My partner Nick, who led this investment for USV, wrote about Helium on the USV blog and explains why we made the investment (as is our practice with all new investments).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

If one of your friends invests more, will they expect more control? He is a professional writer who focuses on blogging, digital marketing and self-education. The post 7 Reasons You Don’t Want to Start a Business With Friends appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 20, 2023

[link] Listen to Bryan Kim read this blog post, with voice generated by ElevenLabs. s … The post Investing in ElevenLabs appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. The human voice is one of our most primal, personal and expressive forms of communication. From a newborn’s first babbles to Martin Luther King Jr.’s

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. When I meet other VCs I’m constantly asking how they decide which investments to make, when to pass, when to do follow-on rounds, when to sell a company vs. when to go long, etc. On investment strategies I have “ Deflationary Economics ” 6.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 22, 2022

Back in February of last year, I wrote a blog post with the same title and said this about the asset price bubble we were living in and investing in over the last few years: The big question is how does this end? I believe it ends when the Covid 19 pandemic is over and the global economy recovers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

At the time I pointed out: “If I had realized exits almost certainly it would be because I invested in a company that failed. “Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” I have done 6 VC investments – all within the past 20 months. ” Still. The monkey on my back.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 20, 2022

Investing is humbling. At 60, with 35 years of venture investing experience, I still get most things wrong. I bought Bitcoin and went about finding a Bitcoin investment to make. The same was true with blogging and tweeting a decade earlier. You can read the investment memos for those investments on USV.com.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

There were mistakes along the way, such as investing in materials that didn’t meet our quality standards or underestimating the logistics of using sustainable alternatives. Invest in Education and Training Sustainability is an evolving field. and more articles from the EO blog. This wasn’t without its challenges.

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