This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

In venture capital, you say "no" a lot. This article on Groupthink reasons that: ".dissent I'm concerned that some of the newer folks in venture capital haven't been kicked in the stomach enough. If you don't like helping people, venture capital isn't for you. It is your default response.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2014

This was echoed in a recent Forbes article. Venture Capital & Technology' The other day I had a conversation with a friend about Vine and Instagram--and the sheer amount of creativity they''ve unleashed. They''ve narrowed the gap between inspiration and creation--I think of something and I can make it, all on the same device.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

He spoke about ROCE (return on capital employed). But “on capital employed” encourages companies to push more off balance sheet and thus into offshore & outsourced situations. Venture Capital. New company in Boston with a model called “royalty capital.” I don’t believe it.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

It took me a while, but I’m realizing that my startup love language is discussing any attempts to standardize the opaque and often informal world of venture capital. The tool, started by pre-seed firm Afore Capital, is based on Common App, which sends one application to multiple colleges and universities. Talking points.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. The key it to have “realistic capital.”

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UBI Global

JUNE 5, 2019

How Innovation Will Survive and Thrive Last week’s GCV Symposium was a fantastic event that brought the venture capital ecosystem together. This article shares 6 innovation secrets we learned in London. Innovation […]. The post 6 Innovation Secrets We Learned in London appeared first on UBI Global.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Even after Fowler’s article came to the forefront and investors Freada and Mitch Kapor broke ranks with their silent co-investors in their now-famous open letter , things didn’t get better. It makes me want to quit venture capital entirely. They got worse. It’s an embarrassment to the ecosystem.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I like the angle you took on this particular article/I appreciate that you''ve taken the time to highlight what all these companies are doing because others aren''t/something nice about the reporter''s effort. Venture Capital & Technology' When you''ve got that list together, just individually e-mail as many of them as you can.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2015

I''ll talk more about my investment in another post, but what I really loved about their announcement today was how great the article in Techcrunch was. Venture Capital & Technology' So, yes, they''re conceding the market of parents who have enough time to scan hundreds of pieces of artwork a year.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Women still only get about 2% of venture capital investment money, and we want to see that change,” said Cindy Boyd, EO Houston. “By Raising funds through a Special Purpose Vehicle and giving other women a chance to be on your cap table is one way to activate community and help other women see the power of their capital,” Syama said.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2023

We’ve read plenty of articles on the movement of tech talent and the surge of American entrepreneurship , but seeing that momentum in person is a different kind of invigorating. Here’s a snapshot of the stops and connections we made in Q3. Where we went: Bozeman, MT?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. I think the issue I have always had with investment bank pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. It makes it extraordinarily hard to raise the next round of capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” I had a chance to discuss AngelList Syndicates with Naval at Michael Kim’s Cendana LP/VC conference on a panel with Naval, Roger Ehrenberg (IA Ventures) and Mike Brown, Jr.

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Founders Coop

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I got one Wednesday when I read the New York Times article on Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s decision to put his family’s entire $3B ownership stake into a perpetual trust , with 100% of future company profits dedicated to protecting the environment. We already know we’re outliers in the blue-shirts-and-khakis world of venture capital.

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The Seraf Compass

MAY 31, 2023

In Part I of this article we addressed trends in VC fundraising, the roles played by GPs and LPs, and key questions fund managers should expect during the prospecting process. Now let's dive into fund size and sources of capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. it's all in this article if you want the details]. It also is a great way to finance your business without facing dilution before you actually raise venture capital and when the valuation you might get from angels is less than you’d want.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

One of the hardest decisions entrepreneurs make when they start a company and raise outside capital is figuring out what an acceptable “burn rate” is. How Much Capital You Have Raised / Your Runway In general I recommend that in early-stage startups you try to raise at least 15-18 months of runway.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

To date, Forns and Wiseman have amassed an impressive pipeline of US$155 million worth of projects, securing US$735,000 in funding from angel investors, government grants, and venture capital. Access to funding, grants, and venture capital can significantly impact their ability to scale their businesses and make a broader impact.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup. It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies.

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Dream It

AUGUST 6, 2020

Today, the company announced a $10M Series A financing round led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and digital health fund Heal Capital , with participation from existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners, and Dreamit Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. It was a journalist who covered Venture Capital. He did the interview and was eviscerated in the article. It is election season. So it’s tempting to think this is going to be a partisan post – it is not. He complained to me for years that she did a hit job.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Have easy access to capital by investors who are committed to building businesses at Interent scale. One of them is profitability.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 28, 2022

So I saw this tweet by Semil Shah yesterday: A friend who works in an industry far from tech startups & VC asked what would be the single article I’d share to read on each topic. So I am reposting it below: The venture capital business is highly competitive. Not this one.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In theory, investing off the balance sheet from budgeted funds should be as effective as committed capital within a formal venture capital fund structure. Since salary is easier to cut than carry, top venture capital talent often shy away from CVCs. In practice, it rarely is.

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The Seraf Compass

MAY 24, 2023

In Part I of this article we addressed trends in VC fundraising, the roles played by GPs and LPs, and key questions fund managers should expect during the prospecting process. Now let's take a closer look at the primary elements of a fund prospectus and the critical skills every fund manager should possess.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

One byproduct of this movement, especially during the blitzscaling era , were new startups in areas such as finance, healthcare, housing, education, using venture capital to acquire customers at accelerated rates.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. Or as the article on Y Combinator suggests, “is your accent too heavy?” What stage?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

What about those RETURNS the WSJ article spoke of? In the article it talks about Sequoia’s $19 billion sale of WhatsApp to Facebook that generated apparently $3 billion for Sequoia and its shareholders. First, the returns data Rolf has shown are actually pretty damn good. I know tons of LPs in A16Z and I haven’t heard any complaining.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Eight components to successfully scaling a startup are presented in this article. If you’re wondering how to design a scalable business model for your startup, this article is a guide through the process and offers strategies to ensure your company can adapt and expand efficiently over time. What Is a Scalable Business Model?

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on October 3, 2022. The silver lining to the horrors wrought by Covid is that the pandemic opened the venture capital community’s eyes to the world of opportunity beyond the traditional tech startup hubs of California, New York, and Massachusetts.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Investor relations: For startups seeking venture capital, solid financial forecasting provides a realistic picture of critical metrics, such as annual recurring revenue, customer acquisition costs, and customer annual recurring revenue. . and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

and more articles from the EO blog. “EOA helped me learn that your company and entrepreneurial journey will have many evolutions as you grow, and therefore you should not get too attached at any stage of ‘how things are done.’ For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

There is more truth to that article than anyone in the venture capital industry wants to admit. The idea that capital alone can create a strong company is a flawed idea that the VC industry pursued with a lot of passion for most of the last decade. Here’s what I think.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Frankly, raising capital to work on this problem is and was privilege. Probably a correlation here with why there was more venture funding for golf tech than women’s fertility until very recently…. Look, socialists hate venture capital, and venture capitalists hate unions. LLH: It’s been interesting.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

That’s why in this article, you’ll get a comprehensive look at the startups using voice technology to make healthcare better, along with some of the VC’s and accelerators that are backing them.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As an example, only 3 percent of venture capital funding went to all-female-founded startups in 2022. — Clare Sheng, EO Queensland, Director of The Fitting Room on Edward and The Modern Gentry This article originally posted on Women’s Agenda and is reprinted here with permission. and more articles from the EO blog.

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