Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

In order to contextualize the opportunity that exists for the Internet outside of Silicon Valley these days you can take inspiration from the history of technology evolution across many markets throughout history. Around $400 billion of imports & exports pass through the LA ports each year, which set the national high-water mark in 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. I only wanted one thing in the deal – Hamet. I stayed close.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2021

The even bigger issue to making home automation ubiquitous is cost: Since 2000, the cost of homes has outpaced household income in all but the years 2007–2012. The electrical codes in North America had no provision for networked radio frequency switching. We had found our sustainable business model!

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Meanwhile while social networking was white hot 3 years ago it is now persona non grata unless your user numbers are insane. I’m thankful to the associates at Upfront Ventures for helping me to evaluate our new opportunities and for helping me be prepared for issues with our portfolio companies. eCommerce was battered this year.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. When we started talking to Sam Teller we knew we had the perfect person. So we went for it.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. Participants have the opportunity to receive prizes reaching $40,000. The pitch takes 90 seconds and participants have the opportunity to win prizes totaling $10,000.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

We finished our first full day at a dinner with Halo , the Northern Ireland Business Angel Network (Alan Watts). In Moscow, we attended the twelfth annual Congress of the European Business Angel Network , held April 23-24, at the Digital October technology entrepreneurship center.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Kent and Meghan shared that there’s a reason why employee engagement has increased by only 2 percent since 2012. “By Read the post for more details on Tal’s experience. Read the post to learn more about Chris’ journey.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Join the rest of the nation including equity crowdfunding platforms like 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, where currently only accredited investors are allowed to invest. Even 2012's Congress agreed, passing the JOBS Act with bipartisan support through both the House and Senate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

New avenues for online presence Whether for your corporate brand or for your personal brand (or both, if they are interconnected), a podcast is a smart way to reach audiences outside of your immediate industry or network. In 2012, this percentage was only 14%.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 7, 2017

When Netsurit decided to seek an opportunity to expand into the North American market, networking with our colleagues at Entrepreneurs’ Organization was the logical first step in finding a like-minded company in the US. At the end of 2015, I met Scott Wilson, CEO of Marathon Consulting and an EO New York member since 2012.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The likes of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have billions of users among them, and even those of us who aren’t actively using any social networks understand what they are and how they function. One of the most important things to think about when launching a vertical social network is its initial purpose and timing.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

There has been little movement in the amount of VC dollars going to women-founded companies since 2012. In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

So they’re looking to diversify their investments with high-potential opportunities abroad. Most Latin American companies reaching unicorn status and going public now were started around 2012. While investors may say their your regular value offering is enough — network and U.S. investors remain shy.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The ability to purchase something at the point of discovery from digital content exists, but checkout technology company Bolt has the opportunity to give that its “one-click” treatment. The company is led by Marcus Jacobsson, co-founder and CEO, who started the company in 2012 with Axel Wolrath and Jonas Sjöstedt.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Choo Heng Tong, the Executive Vice President for New Ventures and Innovation, EDB, said delivering sustainability goals is now more pressing as it also presents an opportunity for collaboration across the ecosystem to build and scale climate tech ventures.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

With the new funding, Apeel has now raised over $635 million since the company was founded in 2012. We can’t create these supply networks alone, we do it in concert with supply and retail partners,” he said. Prior to this round, the company brought in $250 million in Series D funding in May 2020.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The processes I used to hire our first COO in 2012 and the second one in 2018 were basically the same and are strongly inspired by Topgrading as well as the Who Method. We used the following methods to generate applications: We spread the job description on all the relevant job boards as well as social networks like LinkedIn and XING.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Creating opportunities for women and minorities to grow. This passion was one that I would foster and come to utilize within the VC space in order to support women from diverse and underserved backgrounds and communities so that they wouldn’t hesitate in the face of opportunities out of fear of not feeling like they belonged.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

“Much of the growth and success of CoinX was reinforced by a combination of my EO forum, the EO network, and the opportunity to serve other EO members through leadership. When she joined in 2012, her company, CoinX, was in high growth mode, which made support from her EO community an invaluable asset.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Most investors will assume that if the business plan is solid and a large market opportunity exists, there will be vigorous competition from other players. In the mean time, best wishes for a safe, happy and healthy 2012. As we’ve discussed, obtaining a patent can be a slow, costly and difficult process. By 2013, the U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Robust Support for Scaling Startups: Local Task Forces in Action Seongnam City initiated a task force in 2012, tailoring support schemes that resonate with Pangyo Techno Valley companies’ requirements. Meanwhile, Korea Creative Content Agency champions game startups through its Global Game Hub Center in Pangyo Techno Valley.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Oussama transfers funds to his personal holding companies and tells us after the fact, saying that it’s the only way to take advantage of investment opportunities in question,” Zagury wrote in her blog post. The Family was originally founded in 2012 with three co-founders — Alice Zagury, Oussama Ammar and Nicolas Colin.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Word travels at light speed amongst this small network of people who all know each other and even though they’re rivals they also sit on boards together and many probably went to business school together. When markets turn to fear, smart investors turn to greed (metaphorically speaking) and saw the opportunity very clearly.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

They seek a VC model where dogma is less of a drag on the enterprise, and investment discovery can come from a wide network of smaller investors—mini LPs, in a way. Berhens Wu is the CEO and co-founder of Shippo , which offers an API to connect eCommerce businesses and marketplaces to a network of different shipping providers.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The likes of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have billions of users among them, and even those of us who aren’t actively using any social networks understand what they are and how they function. One of the most important things to think about when launching a vertical social network is its initial purpose and timing.

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Feedough

APRIL 9, 2021

Honey had been operating under the radar since 2012, but this acquisition quickly turned the tables and exposed it to a glaring spotlight of both heightened interest and ethical scrutiny. The company was founded by entrepreneurs Ryan Hudson and George Ruan in November 2012. Affiliate Networks. But what makes Honey so unique?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

PicPay operates largely as a financial services platform that includes a credit card, a digital wallet similar to that of Apple Pay, a Venmo-style P2P payments element, e-commerce and social networking features. “We The company is not yet profitable, however, and PicPay shelled out $146 million in 2020 to fuel its growth. “We

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Brick & Mortar Ventures , headed by Darren Bechtel of the Bechtel family, is teaming up with BuiltWorlds , which describes itself as a network of buildings and infrastructure professionals, to launch an early-stage accelerator program called Formwork Labs. investors,” he said. “So

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Stepping back, it’s interesting to see this cultural shift among larger companies who are comfortable with these co-branding scenarios, which actually may provide better PR and future opportunities to add to their portfolios. vehicle listed on January 2012 in Crunchbase. 4/ “Readjust Your Comps” With GitHub price at $7.5B

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

. “The combination of Wandera and Jamf will provide our customers a single source platform that handles deployment, application lifecycle management, policies, filtering and security capabilities across all Apple devices while delivering zero trust network access for all mobile workers,” Hager said in a statement.

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Feedough

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In 2012, the Windows phone failed to make an impact on an already established smartphone market. It did not focus on the smartphone market and missed the opportunity. Nokia had the opportunity to join hands with Google and make android phones but refused to do so. Many opportunities were lost due to this. Overconfident.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Shein says the partnership gives it the opportunity to test customer-focused experiences at Forever 21 locations across the United States, including shop-in-shops and in-store returns. By leveraging each other’s networks, the companies will be able reach customers in more ways.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. Sharing economy marketplaces allow owners to “unlock” earning opportunities from these underutilized assets. Airbnb was founded by Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky in 2008.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

The startup, which raised over $400 million according to Crunchbase data , makes networking ethernet switches optimized for the cloud. Innovium is selling for around the price that Facebook paid for Instagram in 2012, a deal that at the time was so large that it dominated technology headlines around the world. What likely happened?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

” Flores founded the company in 2012, technically before “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) was cool. The vast dataset that we’ve been able to build after receiving six million unique applicants provides Kueski a powerful data network effect that allows us to more precisely predict an applicant’s ability to repay a loan,” Flores said.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

Document collaborating will be possible from anywhere in the future, not only (as now) via a local network: A major release slated for next month will add p2p collaboration that works via the Internet — but still without the privacy risk of having a remote server in the loop. There’s more coming down Collabio’s pipe too.

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