Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. By definition?—?I’m

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Some might think “Silicon Valley’s share of US VC funding falls to lowest level in more than a decade” is a scary headline, but from my perspective as a resident, it’s great news. Silicon Valley’s share of US VC funding falls to lowest level in more than a decade. This momentum we’re seeing now? Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Even in person, there’s no way to absorb Disrupt in its entirety. Many reporters filed stories recapping the interviews and panels they conducted at Disrupt, and there will be more to come in the next few days. Full coverage of TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Duolingo doesn’t want to disrupt the college degree. Walter Thompson.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Boston-based VC firm OpenView interviewed nearly 600 SaaS companies for its annual pricing survey and the results are in: Automation is taking usage-based pricing (USP) mainstream. Why more SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based pricing. The consequences of SaaS sprawl: A real-world study. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

Lorena Suarez, one of the managing partners of Argentina-based Alaya Capital , a 10-year-old early-stage VC firm, invests in impact-driven startups from Spanish-speaking Latin America. It focuses on early-stage B2B SaaS, so LP concerns were about how B2B software will perform in an inflationary environment, he wrote.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

At TechCrunch Disrupt, I spoke to three investors about how they use TAM to guide their decision-making. Choosing a mythical TAM won’t put dollar signs in investors’ eyes, as unrealistic numbers reflect unrealistic expectations, a red flag for any VC. 6 key metrics that can help SaaS startups outlast this downturn.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

TechCrunch Disrupt has a long history of bringing leading venture capitalists to the stage to yammer about their industry. Our impending TC Disrupt conference happening on September 21-23 is no different. And so that founders can carve the most reasonable path for themselves as they seek to grow their businesses.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

10 VCs say interactivity, regulation and independent creators will reshape digital media in 2021. Since the pandemic disrupted the social rhythms of work and school, many of us have compensated by changing our relationship to digital media. Check out the amazing speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in February.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This figure puts Chinese VC investments only 30% lower than investments by U.S. Toast released an early IPO price range of $30 to $33 per share on Monday, and Alex Wilhelm digs into the S-1/A filing to “better understand how to value vertical SaaS startups that are pursuing a payments-and-SaaS business approach.”. funds and 12.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. Oh, and if you were laid off recently, we are offering a free Expo+ pass to TC Disrupt 2023.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 18, 2021

(co-written with Stephane Nasser , co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.). VCs love to talk investment theses: on Twitter, Medium, Clubhouse, at conferences. 36 theses pulled directly from US VC websites by David Teten and Sam Sabin , co-founder, Hireblue. . Technical founders .

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David Teten VC

MARCH 18, 2021

(co-written with Stephane Nasser , co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.). VCs love to talk investment theses: on Twitter, Medium, Clubhouse, at conferences. 36 theses pulled directly from US VC websites by David Teten and Sam Sabin , co-founder, Hireblue. . Technical founders .

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend. Aspect Ventures : co-founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad, the early-stage venture firm uniquely focuses on bridging the funding gap between angels and the larger multi-stage VC platforms through collaboration and diversity.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

What has particularly surprised me is how many funds tell exactly the same story and invest in exactly the same areas: B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure tech, e-commerce brands and crypto/fintech. What is amazing is how many marketing SaaS companies still get funded: Image Credits: Scott Brinker of chiefmartec and MartechTribe.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs. The classical economist response is that technological disruption also creates new jobs, e.g., “video game designer”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

No matter how you calculate it, time is running out for you to score an early-bird pass to TechCrunch Disrupt and save up to $800. Go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 for a lot less Early-bird pricing disappears this Friday, May 12 at 11:59 p.m. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023?

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

You have four — count ’em, just four — more days to take advantage of early-bird pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Expand your knowledge in dozens of presentations — vote here for the Audience Choice breakout sessions and roundtable discussions you want to see at Disrupt!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

Try to imagine if you *didn’t* already know Amazon and the company walking into VC meetings telling people they were going to disrupt the selling of all goods starting with books but then extending into electronics, apparel, toys and so forth. Today’s asset – real estate – is tomorrow’s albatross.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs. The classical economist response is that technological disruption also creates new jobs, e.g., “video game designer”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

’s Q3 results last week sent its stock tumbling, but it wasn’t alone: Apple’s iOS 15 privacy implementation disrupted ad tracking and measurement for social media and advertising platforms across the board. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

GoDaddy led the round as a strategic partner and was joined by OurCrowd and existing investors Pitango Growth, Mangrove Capital Partners, Armat Group, Disruptive VC and Whip Media founder Richard Rosenblatt. Tailor Brands has now raised a total of $70 million since its inception in 2015.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 15, 2015

Open source is a disruptive distribution strategy. As a result of both the disruptive nature of open source distribution, and the changes in buyer preferences, the number of open source financings has increased nearly monotonically since the genesis of the movement, and it shows no signs of slowing. Mulesoft is a data movement company.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This collaborative program also includes prominent VC organizations like Kleiner Perkins, Salesforce Ventures and Initialized Capital to develop lasting mentorships with the TC Include founder cohort. We’re disrupting boring, inefficient and outdated diversity training through real talk and interactive gaming.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

This may seem like a great time to launch a SaaS startup, but the landscape is crowded with well-designed applications that promise “blazingly fast and delightfully simple” experiences, according to seed-stage investor John Chen of Fika Ventures. SaaS needs to take a page out of the crypto playbook. “It’s attention.”

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

million round of funding from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Redhawk VC. Not only is it costly to facilitate online payments for pharmacies, but they also have their own pharmacy management systems and workflows that can be easily disrupted by moving to a new payments system. HealNow has closed a $1.3

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 5, 2023

and was co-led by Ironspring Ventures and Chicago Ventures, with continued participation from FUSE VC and Cercano Management. After multiple years of global supply chain disruption stemming from the pandemic, trade tensions, and reshoring, demand for industry-specific tooling has increased dramatically.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

In fact, among the earliest use cases for the company was helping startups track engagement with their pitch decks at VC firms. million, according to Crunchbase, but Heddleston says that he wanted to build a company that was self-sufficient and raising more VC dollars was never a priority or necessity.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Decipad , a no-code startup that’s aiming to disrupt spreadsheets with accessible tools that empower people to play around with numbers, has nabbed $5 million in seed funding. We see ourselves as a service enabling communities and businesses to create value through what they create on Decipad , not a vertical SaaS tool.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

After staging our first TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco in three years, Slack is much quieter than usual this morning. 2023 VC predictions: Finding an exit from the ‘messy middle’. 2023 VC predictions: Finding an exit from the ‘messy middle’ Read this before you reprice your SaaS product because of the downturn.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Despite the uncertainty in the tourism sector from the Covid pandemic, the PEV team didn’t slow down but instead went on to launch two startups — Elephant Bookings, a software as a service (SaaS) product, and Nomad.Africa, a content-to-commerce magazine.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Startups and VC. ARR : Userpilot, a product-led growth platform for SaaS companies , raises $4.6 warned its community of disruptions while the district manages an ongoing ransomware attack , Carly reports. DAO makes us proud : Gaming guild Metaverse Magna is now valued at $30 million after raising $3.2 million in a recent round.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. ” Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. How to root out shadow IT and maximize SaaS investments. Just shine a light on your SaaS portfolio, according to CEO and co-founder of Zylo, Eric Christopher. Any advice?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The company’s security offering continuously uncovers historical and new software-as-a-service assets across an organization, including SaaS supply chains and OAuth grants, without relying on network infrastructure, endpoint agents, browser extensions or API integrations.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

” TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 is underway! After taking a hiatus from covering SaaS multiples, Alex Wilhelm took a closer look at software revenue and noted that “the upward charge has plateaued” in recent months. “So, what’s driving Klarna to be afraid of going public?”

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