Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

The number one challenge women face is a significant disadvantage in securing access to venture capital funding compared to their male peers. of all venture capital in the US went to companies founded solely by women. There are venture capital firms out there that are dedicated to closing the gender funding gap.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Silicon Valley peer-to-peer car rental startup Getaround has secured a $25 million loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. The financing announcement comes one month after Getaround raised $140 million from investors, including SoftBank Vision Fund, Menlo Ventures, Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus’ Reinvent Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 8, 2019

In 1986, Amar Bhide wrote “ Hustle as Strategy ” for the Harvard Business Review. Why was Goldman Sachs earning so much in profits relative to its peers? It’s not a powerful new strategy that a new leader infuses into the organization. Great execution is a winning strategy. That’s the key.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 27, 2023

The round was led by venture capital firm Betatron Venture Group, with participation from Forge Ventures and Indonesian tobacco magnate Michael Sampoerna. Leveraging its software’s data on businesses’ turnover and financial flows, Baskit can assess their creditworthiness and offer tailored financing solutions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

As Latin America attracts record-breaking venture capital totals, education technology startups in the region are given new opportunities to grow. In the past week, Coderhouse, a live cohort-based learning platform, and Crehana, an on-demand skills development service for the enterprise, both announced financing rounds.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Adobe, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, Hearst Ventures and individuals from Stone Point Capital also participated in the financing, which brings San Diego-based Truepic’s total raised since its 2015 inception to $36 million. We believe that detection of fake images and videos will not be viable or scalable.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

I asked some investor friends to share, as the title suggests, one thing they wished people better understood about venture capital. Also, because the feedback loop is very long, the advice we give founders – to move fast and iterate – is hard to put into practice as a venture investor.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The investment and finance industry is no exception. Technology such as AI has digitized the finance sector, ranging from payments and remittances to lending. Technology such as AI has digitized the finance sector, ranging from payments and remittances to lending. Akros just raised $2.3

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Strictly for example sake I’ll take our mission at Upfront Ventures. Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. The reality of most startups is about survival. Those who know how to lead are those who have an easier time doing all the things that feel like such a struggle.

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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. But how do you do that? .

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

There was no IP, no MVP and the founder had only a general idea of the go-to-market strategy. Another CEO I spoke with had a game-changing product, sizable total available market (TAM) , successful betas, some product sales, an impressive team and a well thought out go-to-market strategy. Share on Twitter. 5 factors to consider.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

When I began investing a little over five years ago, it felt like the conventional wisdom was that one had to invest in the Bay Area to harvest venture-like returns. Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? Here goes….

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. Indonesia emerged as the best choice. out of its 33.6

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

While most of the company’s peers focus on product companies, Al-Ansari saw how underserved the service side was: their needs are different, and unlike retail, aren’t looking to sell online. He said it gives the company options to hire more and double down on building the company, as well as enough capital to look for more acquisitions.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Tap your network to learn from both peers that have been through the fundraising process recently as well as more seasoned experts that can impart useful wisdom and perspective. Below I’ll lay out a few essential steps every founder will take during their fundraising journey, with proven and data-driven strategies to approach them.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Advancements in technology, new capital accessibility, and evolving ways of working have begun to democratize the international investor community. from pre-seed to Series A. After analyzing the data behind their fundraising experiences, we’ve identified three trends all fundraising VCs should bear in mind before picking up the phone?—?or

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

For example, Polly this week announced it has raised $37 million in a round led by Menlo Ventures to automate workflows for mortgage companies. Existing backers Conversion Capital and Bain Capital Ventures also participated in the round, bringing the company’s total raised since its November 2020 inception to $35 million.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The business is pivoting its product strategy to grow beyond recorded meditations. Walton helped it raise its first millions in venture capital, making her one of the few dozen Black female founders to do so. New financing and the boom of the mental health focus amid the coronavirus pandemic puts Expectful in a coveted spot.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). 1) Manage the firm .

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). 1) Manage the firm .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

According to Oleksandr Yaroshenko, head of investments and strategy at edtech startup Headway, engagement rates for existing customers are “the best predictors for resubscription.” A robotic taxi drove me home a few nights ago, and it was just fine. Is robotics mainstream now? How do I make sense of the Visa Bulletin?

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Investing in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Decentralized finance, commonly known as DeFi, is transforming the landscape of financial transactions by harnessing the potential of smart contracts within a peer-to-peer framework. It’s a leap from the early days of Web 1.0’s is built on a foundation of decentralization.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

capital in recent months. capital in recent months. Janet Coyle, managing director of business growth at London’s official publicity arm London & Partners, told TechCrunch that there are various financial perks that might appeal to overseas companies looking to establish a base in the capital. Cross-border investments.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Starting a venture capital blog post with 1970s country music lyrics is pretty uncommon, but so is writing about when and why an investor might choose to sell equity before the company exits. Most of this discussion is about ‘playing offense’ — working towards being a good steward of LP capital and the risk/reward associated with VC.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

With capital in abundance, SaaS startups don’t seem to be too worried about how much runway they have remaining. We also reached out to Dale Chang, operating partner at Scale Venture Partners, which aggregates data of its own via its Scale Studio ; and to Matt Cohen from Canadian VC firm Ripple Ventures. Measuring up.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

While it’s not mandatory for companies to receive 409A appraisals, the IRS has made them all but compulsory for private, venture-backed companies, Kevin Swan, co-head of global private markets within Morgan Stanley’s workplace solutions division, told TechCrunch. And how seriously should we be taking them?

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

The lack of access to traditional financing services — commercial banking, credit card merchant processors, etc. — “Banking reform is the key to unlocking access to the capital markets,” said Emily Paxhia, managing director at Poseidon. No, indeed, they are looking to preempt institutional capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The reality is that cryptocurrencies can be both and can be liberating and corrupting at the same time. So I’m going to try and do a single sitting riff of how I’ve viewed the topic as I’ve watched the cheerleaders & naysayers from the sidelines. It’s pretty tough to have a view on cryptocurrency if you don’t have a history of currency.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2022

Zact’s choice of card issuing processor, Fiserv, also fits in with its bank-grade strategy. Welcome to my weekly fintech-focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm , Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! Interesting.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Aimed at managers, this post offers several testable strategies that will help you boost productivity and say goodbye to poorly run, lazily planned meetings. Aimed at managers, this post offers several testable strategies that will help you boost productivity and say goodbye to poorly run, lazily planned meetings. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

Part 2: Product-led growth strategy “ The product-led growth behind edtech’s most downloaded app ” (3,000 words/12 minutes) — analyzes the tactics and tradeoffs that an edtech company has to evaluate as it grows from thousands to 500 million registered learners. Want this kind of coverage on a different company or sector. Thanks for reading!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Jay Kapoor is a general partner at VSC Ventures, where he invests in seed and early-stage companies, helping them break out with value-add support on PR, content, and media strategy. Capital was hard to come by, and founders had to practically beg VCs to back their company. It’s time to abolish traditional pro-rata rights.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

Companies that have high recurring revenue and visibility into future performance — such as SaaS startups — in particular can benefit from debt financings, Alex points out. . The firm has deployed over $60 million in capital to 130 SaaS founders since launching in January 2020, according to Latka. Enter Founderpath.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Interestingly, many years later, Square would use other innovative “cash giveaway” strategies to steal market share from Paypal (in addition to copying the give $5, get $5 model ). “As they say in poker, ‘If you’ve been in the game 30 minutes and you don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy.‘” Warren Buffet, 1997. Billions of dollars.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He says it basically comes down to three key functions: Sets the overall vision and strategy of the company and communicates it to all stakeholders. Howard Lindzon weighed in with his comments : “As a CEO of a venture backed business myself and founder of many others, I would add one thing… Thick Skin. Selling the company.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

But it’s pretty damn hard not to compare when the realities of personal finance punches you in the face every day, and you see your former & current peers crushing it. The strategy to quit is hardly ever talked about, and it’s tough for founders to make these decisions. But in a startup, most things will not go your way.

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