Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. We have to have strong conviction in the quality of the team and the opportunity and commit more quickly. The legends of Silicon Valley?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains. Thank you to everybody in the community who has supported us all these years.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The “big boom” in startup financing started around March 2009?—?more Opportunity funds typically have better economics for the LPs who invest in them. Where are we today?

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The two-year-old startup having served approximately 40,000 customers announced the closing of a $21 million Seed funding round to support its AI speech models and an AI voice agent platform. Speech as an interface is exploding in popularity, and we knew it was a massive opportunity from the get-go,” said Felfel, CEO of PlayAI.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Stay tuned, and please feel free to share with anyone looking for a new opportunity! It’s not clear how many people were impacted but as of last summer when it raised a $60 million Series B , the startup had about 170 employees, according to Austin Inno. Collective raised its latest round , a Series A, in May 2021.

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Revolution

MARCH 28, 2023

The TLDR: ChatGPT can now interact with third-party applications and the internet at large, making the technology bi-directional for the first time — a development that could change how we use the internet and unlock opportunities for users, developers, and startups. Studying for a calculus exam?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

The opportunity set is much bigger than ever (50x more users, 10x time online, mobile, social, credit-card enabled, global) … when things work they work faster and at an unprecedented scale. This is the opportunity set for venture capitalists. Startup Lessons' Thus is a key point. VCs used to IPO and then sell.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)’s purpose is to help entrepreneurs achieve their full potential by enabling life-enhancing connections, designing shared experiences and providing collaborative learning. Leadership: Enable transformational leadership that can drive sustainable change in the world.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Revolution Chairman & CEO, Steve Case and Marketplace Senior Reporter, Stephanie Hughes The conversation: How a new generation of startup hubs can accelerate their entrepreneurial momentum The takeaways: The three most important buckets for creating a winning startup ecosystem are talent, capital, and collaboration.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

At the same time, Launchpad@Stevens supports student innovation by providing mentorship, funding, and networking opportunities. Empowering Student Entrepreneurship The $50,000 donation from Chegg will be instrumental in supporting student-led startups, providing funding for materials, supplies, and essential technological resources.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. Subscribe to access all of our investor surveys, company profiles and other inside tech coverage for startups everywhere. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? More than 50%?

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

And while many venture capitalists rely on pattern recognition as a tried and true investment tactic that can and has delivered returns, it is also a model that perpetuates a history of opportunity gatekeeping.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

You have a million things to get done at your startup, yet you only have a handful of people to do them. What is the Minimum Viable Team, if you will, for a startup? I can break down all the things a startup needs to do into three ideal people. Now we’re down to nine core business functions on a small startup team.

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Dream It

JULY 29, 2020

With the platform pressure tested by over five thousand users a month across multiple large healthcare facilities, this financing will enable TrekIT to focus on customer acquisition and filling key sales and customer-facing roles as more accounts go online. Investors echo the market opportunity and Dr. Airan-Javia’s vision for the company.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

In response to these growing threats, several startups have created products to protect connected medical devices. The startup also helps device makers meet the new FDA guidelines for cybersecurity by allowing them to use digital signatures, detect intrusions, and publish a Cybersecurity Bill of Materials.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing. Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t?

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad , in Pakistan, with a goal “to make education more accessible to 100 million Pakistani students.” “We believe everyone has a purpose.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Register American tech giant Amazon has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SG Enable to tap persons with disabilities to help in its operations in Singapore. The company’s partnership with SG Enable aims to create equal opportunities for these individuals.

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 6, 2024

Identify and access management company Okta will award up to $500K as an investment to the winner of its inaugural SaaS startup competition. The company seeks the latest application innovations underway using identity, privacy, and security-enabled workflows. Okta’s platform helps startups develop identity-enabled applications.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

But founders are often so consumed with talking metrics, milestones achieved, or the capital they need that they sometimes forget to talk about their overarching vision for their startups. VCs are looking for a grand slam,” according to Steve Barsh, Managing Partner at Dreamit Ventures.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This collaborative platform features a searchable resource database, comprehensive startup guides, robust events calendar, and interactive blog with hotline that will connect startups to a BizLink Orange Navigator who will expertly guide startups to the right area resource based on their location, industry, stage of business and more.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

The crypto remittance company was built to enable merchants to send and receive money from anywhere in the world, Eluan tells me. He adds that what differentiates Flux from other crypto remittance startups lies in the ease and speed of the platform’s transactions. W e believe the opportunity here is huge. ” he said.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

While some adapt and survive, others end up retreating and creating M&A opportunity down the line for those left standing. Startup founders can start positioning themselves now to be acquired in that wave. When current and new secondary sale opportunities arise, would you like me to contact you?”

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The headlines in the tech and startup world have not been good over the last couple of years. The New York City tech community has the opportunity to be seen as a very public and influential champion of fairness and equality within our city—and it’s in the community’s best interest as well.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2019

Using the proliferation of newly GPS-enabled mobile devices to enable taxi hailing and beat out stagnant incumbent providers was always going to be a big win for consumers. There’s no reason why a culture needs to fall apart at the seams in a hypergrowth startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I think the best VCs understand that we are enablers not masters of the universe. Startup Lessons' Yes, Miles, I mean you. VCs have the safety of not being that person. That is what separates us. And what makes you crazy. And special. We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.”

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

On top of that, anytime I talk to anyone who wants to get involved in startups but isn''t sure what they want to do, inevitably, I hear, "And then I was thinking maybe I should look into venture capital, too.". I probably get around a dozen e-mails a week asking me how to get into venture capital. There''s no filter for that on Crunchbase.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

I’m a believer in the ‘ software eats the world ‘ thesis, although I often change it to ‘software enables the world,’ which is not nearly as evocative but also not as consumptive. I’ve said before this is one reason why we are very very careful about investing in addiction or mental health startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Register In recent years, South Korea has emerged as a vibrant hub for new-age startups, powered by technological innovation and entrepreneurial zeal. Global hiring allows businesses to tap into global expertise, enabling them to bridge talent gaps and infuse their teams with fresh, global perspectives.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

This presents a huge opportunity, and it is our mission to support that transition,” he added. ” South Africa has over 6 million small businesses that still transact only in cash; this provides a huge opportunity for Yoco. There are three core enablers to Yoco’s thriving business, Wazen pointed out.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Apple has quietly acquired a Mountain View-based startup, WaveOne , that was developing AI algorithms for compressing video. Apple saw this potential and took the opportunity to add it to their technology portfolio.” Apple acquired a startup using AI to compress videos by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

One way we can truly diversify is to pursue opportunities both at home and abroad. Excluding sources of investments may alter the way a startup builds and shapes its culture. This enables a transfer of resources, including technology and knowledge, that significantly increases the productivity and efficiency of the workforce.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2024

They fund promising healthcare and life sciences businesses at all stages of their life cycles, specifically seeking opportunities to fill unmet medical needs. The post Forsite Capital Closes Sixth Fund, focusing on Healthcare and Life Science Startups appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®. With over $3.5

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 19, 2023

As part of this collaboration, Dat Bike’s electric motorbikes will be piloted by Gojek driver-partners in Vietnam , enabling them to provide transportation, food delivery, and courier services through GoRide, GoFood, and GoSend, respectively. It also aims to accelerate the transition to greener transportation for a better environment.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. As a serial technical founder, I often get approached for co-founder opportunities. It goes without saying that being a startup founder is more popular than ever. Finding a technical co-founder is even harder.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Most startups play defense when discussing pricing with customers. Startups operate in newer markets where pricing standards haven’t been set. But throughout this turmoil, startups must adopt a process to craft a good pricing strategy, and re-evaluate prices periodically, at least once per year. AWS, Twilio, Heroku, etc.

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