This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2014

This was echoed in a recent Forbes article. It''s also the same bet that Brooklyn Bridge Ventures made with Makr --that enabling more people to be more creative could be revolutionary. Venture Capital & Technology' In it, Adobe’s VP of Experience Design, Michael Gough, " described.

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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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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

In venture capital, you say "no" a lot. This article on Groupthink reasons that: ".dissent Unfortunately, there's a lot of the "velvet rope" mentality going on in venture. I'm concerned that some of the newer folks in venture capital haven't been kicked in the stomach enough. When you say no a lot, you get good at it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

With in-person events drying up, he pivoted his venture to an online engagement platform that blends technology and experiences to connect and unite workforces. ” A version of this article originally appeared on EO Melbourne’s blog. . and more articles from the EO blog. .

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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. I do it myself.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Tim Friedman, CEO, PEStack , and a Venture Partner with Versatile VC , suggests, “E.g., I list the online communities for VCs in general at Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital. How VCs source winning companies. Many of them are strictly for VCs, but you can ask your VC investors to evangelize for you there.

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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. The media certainly seems to have decided which group they’d rather work for.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S.

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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

MARCH 3, 2013

I reinforced this view by referring to a very interesting article I had read by Andy Grove (co-founder & former CEO of Intel) on car batteries, china manufacturing and the problem of US outsourcing. Venture Capital. We had a brief chat on his views of “Freemium.” So they could monetize and people would pay.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Register Established in 2016 and headquartered in New York, SoGal Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage investments in diverse founding teams, operating in both the United States and Asia. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2015

I''m incredibly excited to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures'' investment in Plum Print. 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' I don''t think that''s a big market. :). Thanks, Sarah.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

ChatGPT , for the uninitiated, is a chatbot-like technology trained on large language models (LLMs) that can generate essays, poems, lyrics, articles, and more from simple natural-language instructions. Salesforce Ventures targets new $250M fund at generative AI startups by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 14, 2022

My first entrepreneurial venture happened during childhood when my mom used to take us skiing in the United States. On reflection, the key lessons I learned from that venture are: Sometimes, one needs to look at opportunities from different perspectives to uncover value and opportunity. and more articles from the EO blog.

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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: Houston, TX? Where we went: Bozeman, MT? Where we went: Las Vegas, NV?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many of us jokingly talk about ADD because we recognize the tell-tale signs like inability to focus on one task at a time, inability to finish projects (or articles or books) that don’t hold our interests intensely. I had already begun working at Upfront Ventures and my assistant at the time, Laura, told me I had ADD.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. Venture capitalists often come from an operating background. Venture Capital. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial).

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Dream It

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Dreamit Ventures and MedCityNews teamed up to get a pulse on the current appetite for innovation at large health systems across the United States. This is an abbreviated version of the original article. By Elliot Levy , Healthtech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Book Office Hours with me.

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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. They are venture bankers not investment bankers. 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. What stage? What price?

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MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. They are venture bankers not investment bankers. 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. What kind of deals should I be doing? What stage?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Having a huge services venture firm isn’t for everybody and it isn’t the only strategy that can succeed. Upfront Ventures has partnered with Andreessen Horowitz on several deals. What about those RETURNS the WSJ article spoke of? Here’s what I know: Most entrepreneurs I know would love to work with A16Z. Nobody knows.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

As VCs we’re inundated with emails from founders, friends, colleagues, angels, seed investors, VCs, law firms, venture banks, corporates and so forth with their favorite deals. Consider what Paul Graham said in this article. So this becomes your dealflow. Everyone is moving fast. It’s prepackaged, spit-shined and glossy.

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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. So usually the first money comes locally. Nothing speaks as loudly as wins.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Here are Michael’s expanded answers to the most asked questions about these issues, including links to some of our past articles to help elaborate on these themes. . Angel investors or venture capitalists will require that entrepreneurs sell shares (equity) of their companies for investment.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2015

Often I’m not ready to read an article and I see it in Twitter and want to save it for later. But what’s been best for me about Pocket are two key features: 1) They format the articles really nicely on my iPhone – often better than the original website and more importantly 2) they have offline viewing. Time for bed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

Weren’t entrepreneurs tired of the golden handcuffs of venture capitalists and bankers? and more articles from the EO blog. Yet, the belief that Equifund could bridge a vital gap in the market kept me going. Didn’t investors want to find new and exciting companies to own a piece of?

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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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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. Take a look!

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 16, 2025

According to an article in the Financial Times , advancements in battery storage technology have enabled solar power plants to provide cost-competitive electricity around the clock, removing one of the long-standing barriers to solar energy adoption.

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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 I am also an advocate of female founders investing in other female founders, especially given the low numbers of venture capital allocation to women, less than 2%. and more articles from the EO blog.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2021

As Jan Cavelle notes in her article, “ Why Rates of Suicide And Depression Are So High For Entrepreneurs ”, a study by a clinical professor at the University of California found that one in three entrepreneurs suffer from depression. It may just be the most important text you ever send!

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

Dozens of healthcare-focused voice tech startups have popped up in the last few years which are backed by top tier venture funds. 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

JULY 16, 2021

Jan contributed this article with help from Rhonda Suttle, EO Atlanta executive director, and Thamara Ataide, EO Atlanta marketing manager. Never share your exit strategy with venture capitalists. Jan Heybroek, the founder and CEO of MDoutlook , is the moderator of EO Atlanta’s Forum Confidential programme.

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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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