Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 18, 2023

19 Strategies for Managing Risk in a Startup In this article, we explore nineteen different strategies for managing risk in startups, shared by founders, CEOs, and other industry professionals. This way, we made more informed decisions and reduced the risk of failure.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. The same is true for strategy consulting and often it is helpful for senior levels within large corporations. What about strategy? I had to laugh a bit reading it.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2020

Among the most useful frameworks I’ve found to manage a company in this era is the 2×2 matrix above. Both are equally viable strategies. Venture capital, debt, or negotiating better cash collections (multi-year prepay) are all viable strategies to position the business to press its advantage.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 31, 2024

How They Do It: The team’s proprietary platform, PathOS™ , gains deep insights into patient responses using a causal AI framework that analyzes gene expression changes related to drug mechanisms and survival outcomes.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

While there is no right or wrong answer, having seen the extremes I’d like to offer you a framework for considering the right answer for yourselves. You might just have differences of opinion on the direction / strategy of the company or how to handle situations in difficult times. I love that. And it’s kind of true.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing Raising Venture Capital (VC) series. So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. But the venture guys don’t make the calls on what the product / business guys do. it sure is tempting.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. Maria Palmer of RRE summarizes : “You can’t pick a platform strategy that’s unique, but you can pick a platform strategy that your firm can uniquely execute. ” . Fundraising.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Let’s use Morningstar’s 5 Factors as a framework. The framework was originally created to help public market investors determine whether or not an investment opportunity afforded a defensible moat that would contribute to a superior return-profile. It’s also about establishing a competitive moat. What makes up a moat?

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2020

Among the most useful frameworks I’ve found to manage a company in this era is the 2×2 matrix above. Both are equally viable strategies. Venture capital, debt, or negotiating better cash collections (multi-year prepay) are all viable strategies to position the business to press its advantage.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 5, 2020

Coming from a venture capitalist, I am sure many people will read that as “make a lot of money.” These are two very different “go to market” strategies, they imply two very different business models, and they will result in very different long term market positions. But the framework is similar.

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Dream It

JULY 20, 2020

By Alana Hill , Securetech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Subscribe to Dreamit’s Podcast on Apple , Google Podcasts , or Spotify ?. In just 5-minutes, you’ll learn and be able to avoid common obstacles founders confront while raising a bridge round.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

The round is being co-led by Haun Ventures (the firm founded by well-connected ex-a16z partner Katie Haun), as well as strategic backers Coinbase Ventures and Shopify. And as of this week, some 150,000 smart contracts have been deployed across six blockchains. The funding being announced today also speaks to some momentum.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We brought on Caya (CEO of Slidebean ) to provide a smart framework on how to find the right cofounders that can hit this mark. By Elliot Levy , Healthtech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Join Dreamit’s Rising Founder Program. The challenges you’ll face in finding cofounders will vary depending on which persona describes you.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Gregg Adkin is vice president and managing director at Dell Technologies Capital , the global venture capital investment arm of Dell Technologies. Here’s a framework for how it can help drive success at your company: Strategy, People, Image, Finance and Systems for compliance, or “SPIFS.”. What exactly can a board help you do?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Adopt a “hire slow, fire fast” mentality for your expansion strategy. Our team at Heartcore Capital use the following framework and learnings to guide internationalization strategies for our portfolio companies. Don’t be afraid to pull the plug if things don’t work out. Complexities and costs will multiply.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Venture capitalists are like judges at a gymnastics competition: Each pitch will be assessed for its technical quality and difficulty, but execution and artistry is just as important. 5 lessons we’ve learned from building a venture fund from scratch. ” 5 lessons we’ve learned from building a venture fund from scratch.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 5, 2024

From fostering a culture of trust to assigning clear task ownership, explore the diverse strategies and tools in these fourteen responses that can help ensure your team stays on track. By understanding human motivation and implementing effective strategies, leaders can foster a culture of ownership, responsibility, and collective achievement.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Leading this financing endeavor were Japan’s venture capital firm, SBI Investment Co. and Global Hands-On VC (GHOVC), a collaborative venture capital entity with a track record of successful semiconductor investments that span the Japan-United States nexus. This approach adopted a software-first strategy.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 24, 2011

Get your lead Ruby dev to blog a controversal post on some nuance in the latest frameworks and get it posted to Hacker News. Making it a point to attend these meetups on a regular basis--to become a familar face in the crowd and a trusted resource should be a good strategy for any team looking to add headcount.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Register AHG Lab , an independent venture builder based in the Philippines, has successfully raised $4 million in a pre-Series A funding round to expand its portfolio of ventures and programs. million in its seed round in 2021, with support from Philippine’s venture capital investor Foxmont Capital Partners.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 2) Market . Betterfront.io

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Japanese startups stand to gain fresh prospects and opportunities as this forward-looking framework comes into effect. Japan’s new approach is anticipated to simplify investment processes for individual investors and venture capitalists, benefiting virtual currency startups, particularly those in the Web3 sector.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I recently filmed a show for This Week in Venture Capital in which I talked about how to prepare for a VC meeting: whom you’ll meet, who should attend from your side, what materials you should bring and how you should run the meeting. Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script. I wrote the summary notes in this blog post.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The strategic location aims to facilitate collaboration with local entities such as companies, venture capital firms, and research institutions. Around 50 venture capital and other companies will also utilize the coworking space within the facility.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. Maria Palmer of RRE summarizes : “You can’t pick a platform strategy that’s unique, but you can pick a platform strategy that your firm can uniquely execute. ” . Fundraising.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Growth and marketing expert Susan Su is joining us at TC Early Stage in July to lead a session on key strategies for finding the right users in 2021. She’ll go over how to test and bootstrap early on, develop basic frameworks for growth and how to adapt your approach for each marketing channel as they evolve.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

It’s too early to determine whether SVB’s downfall heralds a new era for venture capital, but based on anecdotal evidence, off-the-record discussions and chats with co-workers, it seems like we’re back to business as usual as far as pre-revenue startup fundraising is concerned.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

I asked some investor friends to share, as the title suggests, one thing they wished people better understood about venture capital. Also, because the feedback loop is very long, the advice we give founders – to move fast and iterate – is hard to put into practice as a venture investor. Reporting out in batches of five.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Venture capital firms continue to raise new funds, at what seems like lightning speed. I think it’s a combination of we look different, we invest with a very different strategy and we have a strong track record,” she told TechCrunch. Upper90’s strategy of cutting checks with credit and equity may be more relevant than ever.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In November 2022, the “ Five-Year Startup Development Plan” was unveiled, leading to increased investments from venture capitalists, business corporations, and corporate venture capital entities (CVCs). Japan initiated its startup crowdfunding framework in 2015 through revisions to the financial instruments regulation.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Venture Capital Firm Launches third Cybersecurity Fund in the Past Three Years Warnings about cyber threats are so prevalent that people understand the importance of cybersecurity in their businesses and daily lives. SYN Ventures was founded by former Fortune 500 CISOs and C-level security leaders. It became wildly apparent the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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. The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It’s mandatory, and collaboration between AT&T and startups at all stages could push the world forward and provide the framework for innovation. Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is the largest and one of the best-known funding sources for web3 startups. Connectivity isn’t a nice-to-have for innovation.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 5, 2023

Register Led by an eminent team of investors and industry captains from around the world, Awesome Ventures brings together a wealth of experience in strategy planning and diverse sectors. At the helm of Awesome Ventures is Lok Yek Soon, a visionary entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience within the startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

It’s not as typical for us to hear, though, about venture capitalists pouring millions of dollars into a traditional bank. Rowe Price Investment Management, Whale Rock and Hanaco Ventures and several other firms. (If Financial technology startups raised $121.6

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2020

But we’ll remember 2020 as the year that venture truly joined the cloud. Image Credits: Brighteye Ventures. We brought together Udacity co-founder and Kitty Hawk CEO Sebastian Thrun , Eschaton founder and college dropout Ian Dilick , and Cowboy Ventures investor Jomayra Herrera to answer our biggest questions.

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