TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

The nonstop news of startups partnering up with SPACs in the United States had Alex Wilhelm and Anna Heim wondering if the blank-check boom expanded to other countries. startup ecosystem,” they write. Unicorns are hardly unique to the U.S. Are we seeing similar SPAC interest in Europe?”. Can advertising scale in VR?

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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. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself. Given our city is the 2nd largest metropolitan area in the country this is hardly surprising.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 30, 2015

Adam Rifkin, a successful engineer and serial entrepreneur based in the Bay Area, was deemed the best networker by Fortune magazine and as profiled in Wharton professor Adam Grant’s book, Give and Take , leverages his vast network by making three introductions a day. That doesn’t mean you have to break feet.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Magazine Luiza spent $528 million to buy Kabum , a Brazilian e-commerce player, earlier this year. The good news for Brazil and its startup ecosystem is that despite a historical dearth of technology public offerings on domestic exchanges, the IPO market for Brazilian tech startups could be gearing up for more volume.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

” Katai also shared his impressions of Romania’s startup ecosystem, suggestions for maintaining top-of-mind status with customers, and reinforced the often-overlooked need to continually repurpose content to grab mindshare. . “Today, content creation is free — everybody can do it. Is it the most exciting debut?

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset? Nevertheless, seed stage funding remained more resilient than other stages.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. I’ve often talked about the NY advantage of having the NY Times, WSJ, Silicon Alley Insider, New York Magazine and even the editor of TechCrunch based there. There is no question NY startups get disproportionate press.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Nine months later, Audrey became the first executive to appear visibly pregnant on the cover of Inc magazine. Yet, and this will come as a surprise to no one who has ever managed a hospitality business, things weren’t going *perfectly* at the four-year-old startup with 10,000+ members—which feels like the standard female founders are held to.

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