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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2010
To see the video of This Week in VC click on this link. We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). We talked about Facebook. But it’s a real phenomenon.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.
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TechCrunch
MAY 11, 2021
Allentuck, who previously worked at Hasbro, said there’s widespread interest in the toy and tabletop industry to be more tech-forward, but there’s been a “chicken and egg scenario,” where there’s no market because no one innovates, and no one innovates because there’s no market.
TechCrunch
MAY 4, 2021
CRE Ventures led that round , but this time, the company, which has offices in Cape Town and New York, brought in a blue-chip group of investors spanning gaming, media and fintech. VC firm Konvoy Ventures led the Series A round. Africa’s gaming industry has lacked innovation in times past.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 12, 2021
As a nation we know the benefits of encouraging entrepreneurship across backgrounds: Entrepreneurs create jobs, spark innovation and allow us to maintain our position as the most competitive nation on the planet. I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 15, 2010
He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). Message of the week (from Fred Wilson) – “don’t fill cracks&# but innovate in new ways with the platform. Tiny Speck Online gaming start-up. uh, hello!
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 11, 2009
Benjamin Joffe (the author), a Frenchman who runs a consultancy in China that tries to help non-Asian investors understand the innovation occurring in Asia as a way to bring ideas to their local markets. Motorola gave us in the US the RAZR (before they stopped innovating). Don’t bet that China won’t innovate in mobile.
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