Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

a top-down view on HR challenges at startups; and, obviously: a great network. Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. Startup Advice' inside insight into VC decision-making. Congratulations, Jordan.

investing 365

investing investment VC board 365

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order. Omnitron Sensors. Apothecary.

SaaS 113

SaaS startup pitching education 113

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed network” social networking platform in town. With players like Zynga and Playdom earning nine-fugure millions of dollars it’s clear that there is big money in monetizing social networks.

VC 255

VC venture capital networking innovation 255

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, Don’t even get me started on Demo Days. You could spent 20 days / year at Demo Days now. And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.

VC 374

VC investing investment entrepreneurs 374

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 14, 2019

Because I had previously met Jack Dorsey through the Union Square Ventures network, in 2009 I was able to grab coffee with him before he launched Square. He demoed the product to me and I wound up being dollars #476 and #477 to be swiped on the very first Square prototype. This is actually easily referenced. I was blown away.

ventures 257

ventures angel investing board advice 257

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

He told me in some combinations of device / OS / network they are crashing 4 times per 100. All applications crash and this is especially true in the nascent mobile world where dealing with device types, OS’s & networks adds one hell of a configuration management problem. No metrics = high level, more generalized advice.

startup 346

startup board networking advice 346

NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

We help co-lead the execution of Startup Aotearoa, a one-to-one program for first-time entrepreneurs to get coaching and advice from a startup advisor or mentor as they navigate the first time they’ve gone through the journey. So we’ve also eliminated these high-end production demo days, the big events.

startup ecosystem 52

startup ecosystem mix-use advice incubation 52

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

One really great experience was a discussion I had with the camera rolling with my good friend Dmitry Shapiro who founded the major YouTube competitor of its time (Veoh) that was sued into oblivion by Universal and who also founded a social network designed to promote pseudonymity. And I accept that anonymity is inevitable on the Internet.

support 329

support communities networking advice 329

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

meet with tons of companies every week, work hard for their portfolio companies, and are on planes flying around to the important confereneces and demo days". I think Fred was trying to offer some friendly advice to young investors that you're going to "take lumps" and that it's worth learning from those who are more experienced.

VC 262

VC board venture capital ventures 262

Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2021

In the last six months alone, we’ve rewritten our entire Demo Day experience (to connect founders with potential investors), re-created the batch experience with both in-house tools and 3rd party integrations, and written software to help founders connect with one another for advice, intros, deals, networking and so much more.

advice 143

advice opportunity support investment 143

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Peanut , a social networking app for women, initially found traction connecting women in the earlier stages of their motherhood journey. But over the years, the network expanded to support women through other life stages. “Men are never going to build this for us, so we have to build it for ourselves,” she says.

networking 97

networking communities opportunity support 97

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

If you’re business has complicated accounting (like many ad network businesses) and if you’re raised enough money to warrant it – a great VP Finance is worth his/her weight in gold. A small refuge from a busy day of shaking hands and demo’ing products. Tags: Startup Advice.

culture 333

culture construction startup advice 333

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

There are moments like being on stage when your demo crashes, reading about your competitors raising a ton of cash or having one of your top team members resign that test your will. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

entrepreneurs 384

entrepreneurs startup VC real estate 384

David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000. The program contains events focused on specific topics and concludes with a final demo day with investors. There are multiple phases from September to March, including team forming, workshops, and demo days. 5) Student-focused VCs.

founder 144

founder mentorship peer-to-peer pitching 144

Y Combinator

JUNE 8, 2021

Work on everything from our Demo Day experience, internal financial systems and tools to help founders connect with one another for advice, intros, deals, networking and more. Product Engineer – Y Combinator : Join a small-but-mighty software team that builds the OS that runs all of YC.

incubation 99

incubation advice finance financing 99

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

So we put our money where our mouth was an invested in the largest in-image advertiser on the web, GumGum , whose network now reached over 100 million monthly uniques with 3 billion ad-compliant images, delivering an average CTR of 0.4% (2x industry average for banners). The big splashy image ads is part of their reading experience.

media 352

media real estate data analysis investing 352

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The MEDDICC Sales Framework To share what we’ve learned from the fintech founders and operators we’ve spoken to about this topic, we have collated their advice under an overarching sales framework known as MEDDICC. Taken as a whole, FIs are at an especially receptive time for greater software adoption.

frameworks 112

frameworks incumbents leadership advice 112

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 5, 2012

The same thing happened last night when Tara Hunt demoed Buyosphere at the NY Tech Meetup. She asked for fashion advice, but didn't get it in time to show the full circle demo. She mentioned that she had asked friends to jump on her question for the demo, but perhaps this should be an actual position in the short term.

networking 262

networking communities advice founder 262

Y Combinator

MAY 10, 2023

I’d rather have a co-founder than do it alone and had a full pipeline with people from my network and other startup communities. It is really good advice to do this ahead of time. Really, ALL the advice is right there in front of you in Startup School. My network grew to include Curtis’ and vice versa.

founder 97

founder advice networking culture 97

David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). Expert Networks. Expert Network firms source subject matter experts from various domains and pair them with clients seeking topical or industry insights. I founded Circle of Experts, an expert network which I sold to Evalueserve.). Private Equity. Venture Capital.

consulting 128

consulting venture capital board capital 128

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). Before they even launched, Mike and his team started bringing in hundreds of influencers from NYC’s technology ecosystem to their office to give them a private demo. How Hashable Got Buzz.

disruption 302

disruption technology financing finance 302

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

When meeting with early stage entrepreneurs for the first time, after reviewing a demo or hearing their pitch, I often ask them to articulate what they’re most focused on building. What is a startup really? What: The foundational corporate formation, governance, equity issuance and intellectual property assignment documents.

entrepreneurs 114

entrepreneurs advice pitching board 114

TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

They’ll have plenty of insight and advice to share, including the challenges that startup founders will face as they break into the transportation arena. Taking your team also makes you a highly efficient networking unit. Schedule virtual product demos, pitch investors or recruit new talent.

micromobility 68

micromobility transportation construction networking 68

TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

They teamed up to build a different kind of startup accelerator without any batch or demo day. In exchange for a stake, they could get advice from The Family’s team and network with other people in the community. The Family was originally founded in 2012 with three co-founders — Alice Zagury, Oussama Ammar and Nicolas Colin.

accelerator 91

accelerator founder startup accelerator communities 91

Y Combinator

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In the last six months alone, we’ve rewritten our entire Demo Day experience (to connect founders with potential investors), re-created the batch experience with both in-house tools and 3rd party integrations, and written software to help founders connect with one another for advice, intros, deals, networking and so much more.

finance 90

finance financing opportunity creativity 90

Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

She also explains the importance of her family, her new book, the Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship Network, and her advice to entrepreneurs both young and old. Just being able to demo her product at these cafeterias and seeing people excited about her work means a lot, she says. Advice for young (and older) entrepreneurs.

entrepreneurship 87

entrepreneurship networking advice entrepreneurs 87

Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

Especially in specific fields like B2B marketing and sales, it can be incredibly valuable to connect with peers in similar positions, swap advice and even vent about frustrations. trying to push demos), the manager will take down their posts and flag them. Adrian’s Network. LeadHERShip Network. Smart Hustle Nation.

communities 83

communities peer-to-peer B2B marketing networking 83

TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Our 11 favorite companies from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 1. Weekday is helping companies hire engineers who are crowdsourced by their network of scouts. Our 12 favorite startups from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 2. Bimaplan is attempting to replace the agents with an app and reach users by a referral network.

startup 110

startup hospitality education founder 110

AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

KSGC selects 60 promising startup teams from across the world every year and gives an all-expenses-paid mentorship/networking opportunity in South Korea. The top 10 teams got monetary awards worth $10,000 to $120,000 on the demo day of KSGC 2021. From 2016 to 2022 In its inception year itself, KSGC received an overwhelming response.

accelerator 52

accelerator startup incubation data analysis 52

NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In early 2020, Sutton set up meetings through cold and warm outreach over email, LinkedIn, and networking through angel and tech start-up groups. A live demo of the product is essential. You may have to give up to 100 presentations – so condense your message. Prove what the pain point is and how your product can solve it.”.

capital 105

capital pitching startup investment 105

TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

While she is opening up a $5 million allocation to accredited investors outside her network, she said from a portfolio construction standpoint: she’s not necessarily looking for “diamonds in the rough” or a specific diversity quota. “I Amazing advice for anyone who is a student or just … new. Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital raised $2.1

construction 92

construction ventures founder energy 92

Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The companies collectively raised over 7M dollars at Demo Day, and now have the funding and support to build their startup right out of school vs. working desk jobs at big companies. We have a group chat with our partners where we can get quick advice, and YC’s office hours framework makes it easy to find time to dive deep when we need it.

frameworks 85

frameworks advice accelerator networking 85

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

There are moments like being on stage when your demo crashes, reading about your competitors raising a ton of cash or having one of your top team members resign that test your will. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

entrepreneurs 176

entrepreneurs startup VC real estate 176

Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2022

There is so much great advice out there these days for anyone who is about to start their own startup, but there are three things I tell people. Use your network, ask for feedback and advice, and make sure that you invest in getting the right people onboard, especially in the early days. Thank you so much for joining us!

SaaS 52

SaaS advice accelerator opportunity 52

Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2023

Exhibitor booths are multipurpose in Hopin: our customers use them for engaging attendees through live demos, watching videos, reading posters, generating leads, and more. Sell special networking opportunities. Free download: How to Deliver 6-Figure Value to Virtual Event Sponsors ‍ 3. Sell online event exhibitor booths.

B2B marketing 86

B2B marketing data collection mix-use strategy 86

Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

Tv sales on a home shopping network. Tv shopping : This is when you’re on the air live with a host and you can demo your products for customers. Question #2: What’s Lori’s advice for female founders? Question #3: Advice for women in male-dominated industries? Infomercial (not live). How do we keep good people?

advice 98

advice construction networking entrepreneurs 98

NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 27, 2019

Wellington’s Nick Harley shares valuable advice for first time business builders. After you have validated your idea and studied your market (which costs next to nothing), you can build screenshots or a very simple demo. Go to networking events, startup events and meetups and talk to people.

advice 72

advice entrepreneurs networking founder 72