A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The founder and CEO of our portfolio company Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, explained this well in a tweetstorm last week: He ended with this tweet: Recently Apple announced a way for developers to suggest updates to the App Store policies. — Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) September 11, 2020. In no world does it make sense.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Well, I missed something in the data that was subsequently reported on by PitchBook , one of the authors of the report: Venture funding for female founders has hit its lowest quarterly total in three years. The third quarter total also amounts to a 48% drop in funding from Q2, when female founders received $841 million across 132 deals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2021

Jeff Becker, EO San Diego, Founder and CEO, Pegasus Cleanroom Services , No. 3,901 on 2020 Inc. Mina Yoo, EO Seattle, Founder and CEO, Lulabop (dba Heroclip), No. 1,124 on 2020 Inc. Louis, Founder and CEO, goBRANDgo! , 4,827 on 2020 Inc. Louis, Founder and CEO, Pearl Solutions Group , No.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A total of 233 EO-member companies were named to the 2020 Inc. I’ve also learned a great deal from the courses that are provided.” – Lynda Stafford , EO Southeast Virginia, founder and CEO, RMGS, Inc. , 4,694 on 2020 Inc. Louis, founder and CEO, Warehouse of Fixtures , No. 3,091 on 2020 Inc. The post Inc.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 13, 2020

As Sandy Kemper, founder and CEO of our portfolio company C2FO puts it in this blog post : The greatest financial relief we can give small and mid-sized businesses in this economic crisis is faster payment of their outstanding invoices — liquidity. We also need things like payroll tax deferrals and other relief from the CARES Act.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 8, 2020

The second quarter of 2020 is now behind us and we will see the data on it soon. And finally, there are so many great founders out there coming up with excellent business ideas. But looking back on the second quarter of 2020, what I see is a hyperactive venture capital market firing on all cylinders.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

— samir kaji (@Samirkaji) April 7, 2020 To guide startups through the confusion, Dreamit interviewed three leaders helping startups secure emergency funding from different perspectives as bankers, attorneys, and investors. The information on this page was updated on April 6th, 2020. Last Friday was anything but orderly.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley. Their employees?

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Revolution

MARCH 1, 2023

We looked at the analysis in two parts: the 1997–2010 time period and the 2011–2020 time period. This post highlights what has happened and what might be coming for investors and founders. 2010–2020 We then looked at the top quartile fund performers for fund vintages since 2010. And what does this mean for founders?

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500

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Going into 2020, 500 will be entering it’s tenth year of operation. It’s been a crazy journey for us from a small first batch of startups in our Silicon Valley Accelerator to running accelerators across the globe and investing in founders from over 76 countries. We’ve also seen an ever-expanding set of options for.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Despite many small businesses closing their doors in 2020, the pandemic nevertheless brought an increase in entrepreneurial spirit. Between June and September 2020, more businesses were launched than in any other quarter in U.S. Entrepreneurship-led job creation. Then, funding—how to pay the employees.

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has affected nearly every industry globally.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Since the beginning of modern venture capital investing — a relatively nascent asset class — the industry has been biased toward funding what it knows best: founders with familiar demographics (white, male) in familiar geographies (Silicon Valley). One event held by a few investors focused on Black founders is clearly not enough.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 10, 2020

The 1K project was built by Alex from NYC, Minda from Seattle, and a group of over 20 volunteers consisting mostly of tech founders. Today, I would like to highlight The 1k project. This is an effort to pair people with means with individuals who have lost their jobs and need some help to get through to the other side.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A total of 233 EO-member companies were named to the 2020 Inc. Here’s what Tracy Call of EO Minnesota, founder of Media Bridge Advertising , which ranked No. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc. Tracy Call is the founder of Media Bridge Advertising. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing, privately held companies. And we are!

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

billion, achieved in under five years since its founding in 2020. The Enterprise Browser upgrades web browsers from a dedicated consumer software package to an enterprise-ready solution, said Mike Fey, Islands CEO and Co-founder. This latest raise propels the companys valuation to an impressive $4.8

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing Zach Wright, the founder and CEO of Grapevine Software , a cutting-edge Virtual Office platform designed to centralize communication, knowledge sharing, and team alignment for distributed workforces. As a founder, what keeps me motivated is the process of constant learning. First, I loved remote work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Contributed by Alexi Cashen, an EO San Francisco member who is CEO and co-founder of Elenteny Imports , co-founder of St. As co-founder and CEO of Elenteny Imports, a B2B freight forwarding logistics company, and co-founder and chief revenue officer of St. First, the “Alexi Cashen Podcast” series in 2020.

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500

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Our final group of startups batch consists of founders from all over Latin America, including five companies from Mexico, one company from Chile, two companies from Colombia, and one company from Peru. Throughout the four-month program, founders will put in hard work to prepare for Demo Day in March of 2020.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 2, 2020

.” I have seen many founders try the “run right away” approach and it is super hard to make that work. Of course, there are examples of founders who did that and succeeded. USV TEAM POSTS: Nick Grossman — Jul 2, 2020 Second Chance Studios David Gabeau — Jun 26, 2020 Augmented Reality NFTs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

If nothing else, the 2020 pandemic has shown everybody—particularly business owners and entrepreneurs—the value of being prepared and ready to pivot. Andrea Grisdale, founder and CEO at IC Bellagio. David Fastuca, founder at Ambisie and Locomote. Keith Roberts, founder and creative director at Zenman.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 5, 2020

I like to tell the story of when I met Brian Armstrong, the founder of our portfolio company Coinbase in the summer of 2012. USV TEAM POSTS: Nick Grossman — Oct 2, 2020 USV Algorand Transparency Statement, Q3 2020 Rebecca Kaden — Oct 1, 2020 Sora. You can call it negative social proof.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 10, 2020

Many founders want to do SAFE note financings for their early rounds to save time and money. I am not suggesting the founder go without a lawyer. USV TEAM POSTS: Nick Grossman — Jul 31, 2020 Hardware-based Identity. ” The key to being able to do that is the availability of standard financing forms.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 23, 2020

The three analysts will act as the three founders of a company and we will simulate three rounds of financings and then a sale of the company. As I prepared for it this weekend, I decided to create the bare bones of a google sheet that will have one tab for the cap table and another for the liquidation waterfall.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

And he observed that the tools that have produced the most value for the founders and investors, including USV, are the tools that are “in the flow” and not on the side. But as I learned from my Brief experience, all developer tools are not equal in terms of creating business value.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

Contributed by Julia L F Goldstein, the founder of JLFG Communications , which helps businesses share their world-changing ideas through clear and concise content. During an online business workshop in December 2020, the presenter asked me whether our venture was a hobby or a business. Running a business.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 19, 2020

It is the story of Ross Ulbricht (aka Dread Pirate Roberts), the founder and owner of The Silk Road. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — May 15, 2020 COVID19: Resetting Our Priorities Bethany Crystal — May 14, 2020 7 Ways to Manage Quarantine Life with a Newborn. I highly recommend the book.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica By Zoe Sweet “All I wanted to do was make an impact that will transform the education system in Jamaica,” says Kavelle Hylton , a 2022 YLAI Fellow and founder of STEM Builders Learning Hub.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

2020: “Hold my beer.” One of my founders texted me, “What are you telling people to do about the Coronavirus?” Turns out 2020 was a new year and a new budget—and that budget had been severely cut back on venture because of the pandemic. It’s not the telling my story or that of the founders I’ve backed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

The pandemic of 2020 has tested most sectors of the economy. Brad says: “Talk to people you trust, whether they’re investors, board members, co-founders, mentors, whatever; make sure you’re open about the stress and the struggle you’re going through both financially in the business and personally.” A startup is not a lone adventure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Contributed by Amanda Ma, founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group and EO Los Angeles member. In March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the US shut down, the events industry was completely disrupted. I am very proud to say that, since March 2020, we have produced over 130 virtual events. Going from 0 to 130.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

Eric Griffin, EO Philadelphia, Co-founder and CEO, Mobile Outfitters. . In 2020, we paid US$6,500 for a container to be shipped and delivered. Our margins dropped from 45% in 2020 to 25% in 2021. . Shari Hammond, EO Austin, Co-Founder and CEO, INSP!RED Susan Hallak, EO San Diego, founder and CEO, CandyPros. .

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 17, 2020

I met the founders and was happy for them. USV TEAM POSTS: Matt Cynamon — Aug 13, 2020 A Quick Update On Hiring Albert Wenger — Aug 13, 2020 Marxism Remains a Dangerous Idea. It was as fun to play it as it was to play Turntable back in the day. Then I woke up. Investments that don’t work haunt me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2020

He is also the founder and partner of Pulsar Eco Products. In January 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis hit China, I was busy planning a two-week spring vacation to Europe with my 14-year-old daughter. Eric Ludwig is a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Cleveland chapter, which he joined in 2003. Living the Learning.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 5, 2021

When the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the US in January of 2020, the situation demanded a rapid response. He is also the founder and CEO of Madoff Productions , a film company that produces award-winning commercials, web content, music videos and documentaries. Contributed to EO by B. Jeffrey Madoff. Discover yours.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 14, 2021

In recognition of International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9, 2020, YLAI Network members joined a conversation with nine YLAI Fellowship alumni from a variety of countries and specialties on the YLAI Network Facebook page to discuss what leadership and integrity means to them. Andrés Mora, Founder of Millennial Ecuador , agreed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Contributed by Madhavan Sivashankar , chief executive officer and founder, Gulf International Finance Limited. Sivashankar has been a member of EO UAE since October 2020. . When my business plans took a significant turn in March 2020, owing to lockdowns implemented to prevent the spread of Covid 19, my initial feeling was remorse.

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