Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. Is it true that the ecosystem has changed? LA By The Numbers.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Many people will write the history on why Ring became an enormously successful company and why it became a real-world unicorn in a world when many startups are anointed that merely on paper. We first met Jamie when had had a startup called Simulscribe, which transcribed voicemail so you could read your messages rather than listen to them.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing. In 2019 alone, the robotics space saw roughly 600 venture-backed fundraising rounds, while construction companies successfully raised roughly 200 venture rounds.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2016

We’re essentially a data platform and envision others building applications to take advantage of this information. You can track how many people are in a room to make sure there are no safety concerns or the people aren’t violating their insurance policy. The basic use-cases of this simple data are obvious. and so on.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 13, 2023

Being a VC means not only honing your skills as a judge of character, assessor of business models, and calculator of risk, but it’s also a lot of difficult interpersonal communications, narrative creation, and long-term goal setting and positioning. I was no longer the CEO of my startup. Drop me a line if you’d like to inquire. )

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Starting a new business as a student is daunting. How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . This will keep you up to date on important deadlines, events, and other updates. Right here. 1) Your school. First of all, it’s important to be in touch with what’s going on locally.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Not everyone has the drive to start their own business. We need that entrepreneurial spirit and mindset in the world in order for innovative new businesses to emerge. You need to consider all of the steps that need to be taken to open a business. You need to consider all of the steps that need to be taken to open a business.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Organizations that have made the leap into using big data to drive their business are increasingly looking for better, more efficient ways to share data with others without compromising privacy and data protection laws, and that is ushering in a rush of technologists building a number of new approaches to fill that need.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. It’s worth a quick read. My argument is pretty simple. Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video).

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TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

Beauty and wellness businesses have come roaring back to life with the decline of COVID-19 restrictions, and a startup that’s built a platform that caters to the many needs of small enterprises in the industry today is announcing a big round of funding to grow with them. Chances are that figure is significantly higher now.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

“Challenger” startups in banking and insurance have upended their industries, and picked up significant business, by building more customer-friendly tools and services — more personalized, easier to access and usually competitively priced — than those typically provided by their bigger, incumbent rivals.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Princeton undergraduate saw the film in 2011, and it started her on the journey that would lead her to launch Joro , the Sequoia-backed startup that monitors consumer spending to offer tips on how to offset and reduce a user’s carbon footprint. to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Minority businesses make up a large part of the American economy. Unfortunately, these businesses have had the hardest time scaling up, in part because of a lack of funding. Fortunately, there are some organizations that can help minority businesses with funding. These are needed for any business to grow.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 14, 2024

Four startup finalists pitched to an audience of entrepreneurs and angel investors For the sixth consecutive year the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC), held at the University of San Diego, made sizeable investments into two startup finalists of its four-month-long program.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent. based startup called Mighty , a kind of Shopify that invites younger kids to open a store online, aims to partly fill the void. Now, a year-old, L.A.-based

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Mobile apps have become part of the bedrock of how the world at large gets things done and spends a lot of its leisure time, so it’s no surprise that the development of them has become increasingly democratized, too. The startup has raised $41 million to date. Even the likes of Amazon want to get in on the game.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Sila announced Monday it raised $13 million in Series A funding for its banking and payment platform that gives software teams tools to build the next generation of financial products and services. The funding brings the total investment to date for Portland, Oregon-based Sila to $20 million. The company raised a $7.7

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TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

Online education continues to get a lot of attention in the wake of COVID-19 and the shift it brought to how people can learn. For some context on that valuation, Brisbane, Australia-based Go1 has now raised $400 million to date. The company was part of a Y Combinator cohort in 2015.).

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

But how do you do that? . 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 find a job as a VC scout.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 2, 2023

How Azibo’s Vikas Gupta is on a Mission to Streamline Property Management for Independent Real Estate Investors I had the pleasure of interviewing Vikas Gupta the CEO of Azibo , a unified financial and property management platform for independent real investors. Prior to Azibo, he was the founder at Nodabl, an HR-tech SaaS startup.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

However, what is often direly needed is how to appeal to investors and raise smart money — knowledge that is essential for fundraising and a master key to building, accelerating and scaling your new venture. In my additional role as a mentor, I help these startups get investment-ready in the program. Be the know-it-all.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

In addition, Toni works on several digital-economy-related initiatives that support the scaling of digital businesses, stimulate startup ecosystems and accelerate the digital transformation of key industries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East. A glimpse into Singapore’s current startup ecosystem. Jamil Wyne.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Redbird , a Ghanaian healthtech startup that allows easy access to convenient testing and ensures that doctors and patients can view the details of those test results at any time, announced today that it has raised a $1.5 This brings the company’s total amount raised to date to $2.5 million seed investment. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

While founders are adapting to quarantine in style, a group of college women in their 20s aren’t waiting until they are done with undergraduate to plunge into the lifestyle themselves. Startup founders set up hacker homes to recreate Silicon Valley synergy. Hacker houses are making a comeback for entrepreneurs as remote work drags on.

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Y Combinator

MAY 10, 2023

Their process is a great example for anyone looking for a co-founder, including best practices for laying the groundwork of a successful startup and important questions to ask early on. Curtis: I was at Google and had been looking for a co-founder for quite a while, mostly among people I had worked with closely in the past.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Yeah, baby, we are ready to jump right into a jam-packed day dedicated to the growth and success of the entire early-stage startup ecosystem. Head to the expo hall each day to check out early-stage Startup Battlefield 200 exhibitors and sponsor booths. How to Secure Those Hard to Find Hires. Expo Hall & Demo Booths.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 23, 2023

Investing in someone is primarily a business relationship. Specifically I’ve had the chance to spend meaningful time over the years with Michael Mignano as he went from startup CEO to Executive/Angel Investor and now VC Partner at Lightspeed. Michael Mignano: Throughout my time building Anchor, I met and pitched many, many VCs.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Register Startup founders are often too focused on the amount of money they can get from an investor that they mostly fail to see the value that other investors have to offer to grow their businesses further. Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

is the latest startup to grab some venture capital dollars as the travel industry gets back on its feet amid the global pandemic. Much like a dating app, the YouTravel.Me’s algorithms connect travelers to trips and getaways based on their interests, values and past experiences. YouTravel.Me Today YouTravel.Me

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

startups raked last year. It’s identical to what’s happening in Africa: Less than 1% of all VC dollars went toward startups with one or more women founders last year, according to The Big Deal , which details investments in Africa. In 2021, 11 such startups achieved that feat, a record year for this group.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) While the major clients were initially hedge funds and private equity firms, consulting firms now comprise 32% of total demand for expert network services. . Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? Expert Networks.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It’s a myth that only the top startups and the best startup jobs are in Silicon Valley or New York City. As a Midwest company built for Midwest startups, we know that’s just not true. That, plus the growing number of startups, affordable cost of living, and vibrant community, make it a great place to live and work.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

With her new startup, Granitt — with Sandvik as its principal — aims to help at-risk people, like journalists and activists but also politicians, lawyers, refugees and human rights defenders, from threats they face doing their work. Tell me how you got here. ZW: You’ve been laying the groundwork for Granitt for the past decade.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Given we’re still at the beginning of this paradigm shift, however, it can be tough to envision where these initial breakthroughs will lead and how they’ll transform our world. And the broad impact of this wave of AI is already creating the sort of massive value we’ve seen with other platform shifts, like the internet, mobile, cloud.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ultimate.ai , a virtual customer service agent builder, has closed a $20 million Series A round of funding, led by Omers Ventures with participation from Felicis Ventures and existing investors HV Capital, and Maki.vc — bringing its total raised to date to $25M+. Tracking the growth of low-code, no-code startups.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Extra Crunch publishes a variety of article types, but how-tos are my favorite category. For many entrepreneurs, the startup they are trying to get off the ground might be only the second entry on their resume. 4 ways startups will drive GPT-3 adoption in 2021. 4 ways startups will drive GPT-3 adoption in 2021.

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