Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

million from more than 30 investors. And from Nancy Hua … “Too many angels can also hurt a start-up and be taken as an indication that a company is not strong enough to attract any one “lead” investor, said Ms. We tell them very explicitly, they should prefer a small number of investors,”. Hua of Apptimize.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

gleefully proclaiming, “we warned you crypto was worthless!” Su followed up his time at FlowTraders with a stint at Deutsche Bank, and worked on an adjacent trading desk to Killah, who I talked about in a previous essay. So how did TerraUSD go about convincing people to use UST? Back to our boys at 3AC.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A very promising McKinsey study that just came out found about 70% of people worldwide would ride a bike, moped or e-scooter to work if they could. Software company Terranet AB , for example, announced plans to produce BlincBike, a camera-based collision warning system for e-bikes. And why wouldn’t you? Policy corner.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Cyabra warns on public attitudes to Texas storm. Stroke is a debilitating condition with limited recovery options, creating a huge unmet need,” BrainQ CEO and Co-founder Yotam Drechsler tells the Jerusalem Post. Read my new ‘ Investors on the Frontlines ’ column for five reasons why. SALT Talks, Feb. Edgybees raises $9.5M

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2021

The furor surrounding GameStop and its stock price has consumed social media, business television, and the hopes and dreams a many retail investors. ” Turning to the well-known Robinhood , an impressive 2020 growth story , TechCrunch asked the same question regarding warnings or other guardrails for users concerning certain equities.

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StartupNation

MARCH 30, 2021

I want to warn you about the challenges that you’ll face when leading an early-stage venture. As a first-time founder, you’ve probably heard lots of conventional wisdom about what makes for a great entrepreneur. Prospective customers, investors, and employees repeatedly say “No, thanks!” Power through it!

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs will have a relative willing to devote time, a school friend with business experience, professionals who charge for the service, investors with a reason to promote your success and more. Business coaches come in all sizes and shapes. Photo courtesy IBM Business Coaching. It is worth asking.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 25, 2024

Everyone, even seasoned CEO’s can use a good coach who knows how to bring out the best in a person, is knowledgeable about the business process, and who has an extended list of relationships to call upon to fill needs that become obvious in the coaching process. Business coaches come in all sizes and shapes. It is worth asking.

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Berkonomics

JULY 3, 2010

One great source for coaches is among fellow members of a CEO roundtable organization, Young Presidents Organization or similar association where you are comfortable with the coach candidate and know something about his or her style. Business coaches come in all sizes and shapes. Email readers continue here.]

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

That means it’s time to think about which of your favorite causes deserve some of your time or dollars, if you have some of either to spare. According to a pre-seed report by DocSend, founders took an average of 52 meetings with investors in 2022, compared to 39 last year. Come to neither. We love you all just the same.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 29, 2023

It was with this belief that Wu launched Fujin Tree – Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne in late 2014 in Taipei, aiming to debunk the stereotype that Taiwanese food is limited to braised pork rice and bubble tea. Despite warnings from peers, Wu insisted on staying true to the native Taiwanese flavors of his dishes. ” Wu expresses.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Last week, the country hit its thirteen in the number of weeks of protests, many of which were directly co-ordinated by Israeli tech entrepreneurs and investors. Other entrepreneurs have been talking about relocating or moving money out of the country’s banking system.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2023

About six months ago, we went through a pitch deck by a company called Supliful. I’m also going to explain what could be improved upon or where investors may bring up hard questions. Your investor has an investment thesis. Well, we’re not ones to turn away from a challenge here at TechCrunch+.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Major capital market disruptions often bring a “VC Reset,” as venture firms rethink fundamentals, often pressured to do so by limited partners. Some limited Partners have requested lower fees (1.5% Greater governance role for limited partner Boards of Advisors. Higher litigation risks. Smaller VC fundraises?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

So VCs made fewer investments at lower prices and generally on terms that were more favorable to investors relative to 2015. This past year was also the year that startup boards also got more disciplined about containing burn rates and pushing for companies to be run more pragmatically. But it’s not just China and Singapore.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. Investors were becoming nervous and were no longer willing to underwrite new Unicorn-level financings at the drop of a hat.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Biggar had noted on social media back in March that another YC founder was tipping off people on how to cut the vaccine lines to get an early jab, while Damer expressed worry and frustration more recently about the alumni community’s support of a now-controversial alum, Antonio García Martínez. Absolutely f **g disgusted.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. There are now so many new early stage investors and many of these are new it’s not so obvious whom you can trust.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 25, 2022

Typically, investors don’t take a board seat until you raise your first equity round—which means that it could be *years* before you have a real board meeting: A year of nights/weekends work researching, prototyping, and fundraising. Investors don’t actually like to do more work than necessary—and replacing a founding team is a lot of work.

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

During our recent Dreamit Kickoff week, Bullpen Capital Founder and General Partner Paul Martino ( @ahpah ) spoke with our Spring 2020 cohort about the state of the VC ecosystem in the current economic crisis. Here are the highlights: Will East Coast and West Coast Investors react differently in this crisis?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

The most important shift I would characterize as the market moving from “high conviction” and thus strong follow-ons to “limited conviction” and lots of gamesmanship / games of chicken … at your expense. It had come on the heels of a long, public slide at Twitter and the beginning of a questioning about valuations overall.

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Gust

AUGUST 30, 2014

Unfortunately, a private company in the US may not take investment money from “anyone” The only people who are legally eligible to purchase an equity interest in a private company without a great deal of special paperwork are, as you noted, Accredited Investors.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

OroraTech is a German startup building a constellation of small satellites to power a global wildfire warning system, and will be using a freshly raised €5.8M (~$7M) A round to kick things off. “We are therefore delighted to have renowned investors on board to support us with capital and technological know-how in implementing our plans.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

— was busy partying while the rest of startup land was buckling under a falling stock market, limited exit opportunities, and a dramatic repricing of the value of software revenues. Even more, we learned this week that investors should have known better, at least a little. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

The investor is going from principal at the firm she joined 6 years ago to the solo-partner behind a new, unnamed firm. The job move may feel like a leap in this environment — as institutionally backed investors warn that emerging fund managers will struggle to raise debut funds given LP freeze-ups — but Thomas doesn’t quite agree.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2021

So far customer growth at the company looks good, growing by about 5x in the last year. Over the past two weeks The Exchange has written quite a lot about the UiPath IPO. So, as the company penetrates its target market and grows over time, UIPath will drive ongoing value, which pre-IPO and IPO stage investors realize.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

However, contacted by TechCrunch, Majlund said that while the startup is facing a cash crunch, Sky.Garden was still in talks with investors and potential buyers in the hope of saving it from collapse. Sky.Garden Limited is still solvent and operations are still ongoing.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

But if you’re releasing a product in 10 different markets speaking 10 different languages, it won’t do to have the instructions, warnings, legal agreements, or technical documentation perfect in one language and merely fine in the other nine. Eventually we get to be about three times faster than Google or DeepL.”

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 23, 2020

By: Lance Cottrell, North Bay Angels Editors Note - The following article shares points from one investor to founders. I answer more questions and provide more coaching about investor pitches than anything else. The five steps are: Gather – capture all the information investors might want to learn. What is the business?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2023

Last week, I wrote about Ramp reporting 4x revenue growth in 2022. That got me curious about other companies in the space, so I pinged a few of them. Twitter was also abuzz about the news, if this tweet is any indication. We also asked how she felt about the comparisons to Stripe…and her answer may surprise you.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

Get your woof on : With pet ownership up since the pandemic, veterinarians are being stretched to their limits. DeFigure it out : DeFi startups need to experiment with new use cases and build solutions, investors say. That might explain our ill behavior.) — Christine and Haje. The TechCrunch Top 3. and Canada. Jacquelyn has more.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

Not to sound like a broken record, but on the events front, don’t forget about the upcoming TC Sessions: Robotics in July. billion transaction — led by Permira and Hellman & Friedman — gave investors a way to get some return on their investment, albeit below the $17 billion offer they got in February. Ron notes that the $10.2

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

Here at The Exchange, we wondered if the somewhat slack news regarding UiPath’s potential IPO valuation was a warning to late-stage investors; the number of unicorns being minted or repriced higher feels higher than ever, and late-stage money has never been more active in the venture-backed startup world than it has been recently.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

There’s a lot of talk about the importance of a company being ‘founder-led,’” he wrote in a letter to employees. Ultimately I believe that’s severely limiting and a single point of failure. There were warning signs.”. It’s just that it’s growing more slowly than investors expected.”. And apparently, so did Dorsey.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

As the Series A investor and board member at Uber, I was quite intrigued when I heard that there was a FiveThirtyEight article specifically focused on the company. The funny thing about “hard numbers” is that they can give a false sense of security. Uber initially worked well primarily within the San Francisco city limits.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

Micromax declined to comment about the job cuts and other details of this story. And basic searches on the Micromax brand on Google from 2008 — its first year in mobile — lay bare the general decline in chatter about the company. Its most recent smartphone model launched as far back April 2022.

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