Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

And investing in content companies won’t return money! Watch out for an investment announcement from me here soon. It’s the reason I invested in Maker Studios and they’re on a tear. .” How will you get people to download your apps?” People read for less than 30 minutes. Well played.”

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 15, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures’ investment in Tinybop , a new Brooklyn-based studio building the most creative and thoughtfully-designed educational apps for kids. That’s also why this is the second company (the other is Editorially ) I’ve invested in from that network.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

There is a mythology amongst some LPs (funds that invest in VCs) and some VCs that “entry price doesn’t matter – only investing in the absolute best entrepreneurs.” If you have any problems downloading deck from above SlideShare presentation you can try this link. ” That’s b t.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Fooling us into downloading an app to watch a video and afterward feeling duped. LPs (the people who invest in VC funds) want to know what “hot” deals you’re in. In a pool of 25-30 investments in a VC fund the goal is to have 2-3 huge outliers. I love it in the companies in which I invest. And headlines.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. So I naturally spend much time with the companies in which I invest helping them: recruit. But my slides are linked above and you can also download from SlideShare. Final startup grind from msuster. figure out roles.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

You’re adding unnecessary “purchase friction” If your deck is something I should open 3–4 times as I’m contemplating an investment, why add any consumption friction to the reader? They probably think it’s efficient because they don’t have to download a big file with tons of graphics. Many of my colleagues do, too.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Thomas Rush is founder of Bootstrapp and Head of Investment Platform at ConsenSys Mesh. Revenue-based investing ( RBI), also known as revenue-based financing, or revenue-share investing, 1 is a natural next step for the private equity and early-stage venture investment industry. Share on Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

I’ve worked very closely with Matt over the past four years as we share an investment in a company in Los Angeles called NextPlus and we sat on a board together for years. He’s had a ton of recent successes in enterprise software investments but also has a history in doing consumer deals. He’s committed.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

million global downloads, according to app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. million downloads for Poparazzi, which is largely in line with the startup’s claims, as these estimates aren’t an exact science.). . BeReal, which has declined press, has an estimated 12.3 The firm also reports that Locket has seen about 18.7

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

At the same time, many investors are being more cautious with making new investments, preferring to focus on their existing portfolio before investing in new companies. It’s important to enlist the ideas of others that are invested in your venture. A startup is not a lone adventure. Join a CEO peer group.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2015

If you create content marketing programs and drive traffic to websites where you can measure how long somebody spends reading your materials or downloading your white papers you’ve at least confirmed some level of interest. Also, you need to consider the type of investments each VC does.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

We also are dependent on money, advice and support of many of our friends & colleagues in the venture industry who co-invest with us in nearly every deal we do. It’s linked to here where you can download it or embedded below. VC survey data 2016 from Mark Suster. Here is the list of the groups participating.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The full presentation & data can be downloaded on SlideShare. Limited Partners (LPs) who invest in VC funds have continued to pour money into venture – with the market returning to pre-recession levels. State of the Market. Let’s start with some basic data most people know. Upfront vc analysis 2016 from Mark Suster.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2015

If you''re making investments in seed stage companies, I''d argue that if you don''t have a very big fund, you''re much better off just writing one check for each company, and not following on. It''s not clear whether the metrics of pre-sales, downloads, or customers acquired with venture dollars are really predictive of great outcomes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

I have many investments with early traction and I the entrepreneurs I work with must tire of my constantly saying, “Are we really making a difference? Or app companies that went viral due to spammy friend requests to download in an app store only to have a community backlash and subsequent crash.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Or if you’re a VC raising from LPs you have to list all of your deals, your investment value, your carrying value, your multiples, your IRRs, TVPIs, DPIs, etc along with net cashflows plus your previous LPAs. These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.”

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 20, 2020

non symmetric, meaning the upload speeds are not nearly as good as the download speeds. USV has two fiber investments, Ting (owned by Tucows ) and Pilot , and I believe that both will see demand for their services increase this year and beyond as we all need and want more bandwidth. The bandwidth in cable is usually (always?)

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Microsoft has held conversations to invest in the Indian play-to-earn gaming platform Zupee in recent weeks and proposed to potentially lead a funding round of over $100 million, two people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, the latest in a series of bets from the cloud services giant to expand its business in the key overseas market.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

I wrote a bit about our investment in Recount Media last month. Here is that video: If you want to get more videos like this, you can download the Recount iOS app and/or sign up for their videos delivered via a daily email. I have found their daily videos that give me what I need to know in five minutes or less a godsend.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

That’s a reason why some are quick to portend “a new bubble” but this post sets out to show that would be a misunderstanding of the market and in fact by historic levels this may be amongst the best times to invest in seed and early-stage funds. More on that later. Still reading? We are now all social. What does this all mean?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Latin Americans seeking the ability to invest in companies trading on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange now have a new option in Vest, a startup that has launched a mobile-first brokerage app with zero-commission trading in the Americas. Financial services for investing and cash management in the U.S. Image Credits: Vest.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

One founder set eyes on getting the most downloads in the mobile gaming category. Sequoia doesn’t have to put in this amount of effort to win early-stage deals: It began investing in India over a decade ago and has minted 38 unicorns (of 102 in total) in the nation and 11 in Southeast Asia. So what’s with the change of heart?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. margin range to more sustainable 50-60% margin businesses.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We, on the other hand, *need* to invest our money, so we don’t have the luxury of turning down good deals if they come along. Too many times I hear pitches that include “And we haven’t even spent any money on marketing yet” as if money was this magic dust that makes everyone want to download your app.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

It’s worth noting that producing video content is a big deal due to the substantial effort invested into the process. Video marketing success relies on its effectiveness at engaging viewers on an emotional level and giving you ample opportunity to inform and convert while entertaining them.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

I mention this because Greg led our investment in a company that I have personally become addicted to called Draft. If you want to read more about our investment you can follow its launch today on ProductHunt , which has become my favorite place now to launch new applications and companies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Shares thinks that there are still too many barriers to entry if you want to get started and invest in public companies. It is a mobile-first experience, meaning that new users only have to download a new app and follow the instructions to create an account. There is also a sort of investment feed that looks like Venmo’s social feed.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

million in funding led by Mexico’s ALLVP, which has also invested in the likes of Cornershop, Flink and Nuvocargo. That time is now, and Yana is now among the top three downloaded apps in Mexico and 12 countries, including Spain, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela. When you download it, it’s almost like you can see a soul in there.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leading the investment. This funding round is said to be a prominent investment in the Chinese AI industry, as startups like Baichuan plan to capitalize on the growing demand for ChatGPT-like services. The success of their open-source models is evident in the download count, with two of them amassing over 6 million downloads.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

is a former college basketball player who was pre-med until he discovered investing once finishing undergrad. After being exposed to it, Haddix says he got “really excited” about investing and went on to get an M.B.A. And so the idea for Scout – a different kind of investing app – was born. Michael Haddix Jr.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I first wanted to invest in this trend by backing a company called Filmaka. I didn’t end up investing but I always loved the concept. most Internet connections have been asymmetric & optimized for downloads). In fact, that’s how Maker Studios got started in the first place. means specifically one thing.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Since 2018, Homa has published 80 games and attracted one billion downloads. Even if that plan doesn’t pan out, it seems that Homa is on the right track with its game publishing tools — and it now has more money to invest to improve its tech stack. The company’s metrics are mind boggling.

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