Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

In marketing materials founders often refer to their customer base as a “community”, but there’s a huge gap between having customers and creating a community. 92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

My thesis is that it will become a major I/O computing metaphor or as this field is sometimes referred to HCI ( human-computer interaction ). Today I am so excited to announce our latest investment in the category —  Nanit  — which is a smart baby monitor. The objective behind Nanit is to help parent “sleep more and monitor less.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. This has prompted many people to question whether advertising “in stream&# and on Twitter is a good thing or a bad thing. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Our approach is unique in that we are verifying the authenticity of content at the point it is captured, which is also referred to as ‘provenance-based media authentication’ versus detecting anomalies or edits post-capture,” Truepic CEO Jeff McGregor told TechCrunch. “We

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Many startups are feeling the pressure in today’s uncertain economic climate, but for SaaS companies, the next 12 months could present major opportunities for growth: 70% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) globally are reporting higher investments in technology this year, according to Gartner Digital Markets.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Open banking refers mainly to payment accounts, while open finance, Finantier’s specialty, covers a larger gamut of services, including business lending, mortgages and insurance underwriting. Being “underbanked” doesn’t mean that someone lacks access to financial services.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities that don’t fit our mandate. We may as well get compensated for referring them to others. There are a number of VC funds that share the carry earned in their co-investment to the referring party. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Clearly he assumed that he was using some kind of username, and that it was a gang reference of some sort--like, "Young Blood" as in the bloods and the crips or something to that affect. Last week, on Martin Luther King Day, I decided that instead of saying something in my weekly newsletter , I would do the opposite--I would listen.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Work on Teesas began in March last year, with the platform’s design and development borrowing heavily from its edtech peers in India, which were used as benchmarks for content structure and lesson delivery. “I Teesas, which was launched less than two months ago, has had a rapid takeoff, leading to a successful $1.6

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

The company says that it provides interested clubs with the back office framework, legal and tax support and has a platform where leaders can look for capital raise opportunities, meet other members and manage portfolios. Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With over 1 billion Facebook Marketplace users per month , Nymbull founder Jackson Wegelin doesn’t think that’s necessary for peer-to-peer transactions. He refers to it as “lock it, list it, leave it.”. If the buyer is satisfied, they complete the payment through the Nymbull website to get the unlock code.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

I had the opportunity to sit down with Steven Kuhn, decorated combat veteran and author of Unleash Your Humble Alpha. Kuhn notes that most people, even leaders who command the respect of their peers and communities, can’t put forward their best selves because they simply haven’t taken the time to find out who they are.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Notably, Metromile saw its valuation decline over 85% and was subsequently acquired by peer Lemonade , and it hasn’t been alone in losing a lot of value and being eyed by peers and incumbents. As insurtech valuations have become more realistic, many companies are probing, looking for M&A opportunities,” Wechsler said. “I

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Candidates who sign up to the platform do so confidentially, meaning they open themselves to job opportunities available via the network without needing to commit themselves to a public disclosure or active job searching themselves. Demand for talent continues to make tech recruitment a hotbed of startup activity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The event was predicated on legislation passed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, promoting female participation in the Japanese economy – the policy is widely referred to as “womenomics.” Fujiyo Ishiguro speaking at the Brookings Institute. When asked what motivated her, Ms.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It can be alluring to raise more capital in each consecutive fund, but doing so often requires the fund to deploy larger checks, shifting their position as a collaborative investor to competitive player among peers. Here are the first batch of responses (with some of my reactions). More to come in batches of five answers each post.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

London-based Habitual , a healthtech startup which offers a weight loss program aimed at people with type 2 diabetes (or prediabetes) that combines “evidence-based” food replacement with digital support to help people manage and even reverse the condition (so they can be medication free), has closed a $2.3 million seed round.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 13, 2021

3 Ways to Set up New Senior-Level Hires for Success in a Hypergrowth Start-Up How we’re doing it at monday.com Created by the author Successfully retaining senior managers is challenging in hypergrowth start-ups like monday.com. External hires can add new energy and a fresh perspective to your start-up.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 29, 2020

As Henry Rael put it, ecosystem builders look at the “challenges and opportunities in the context of the larger systems in which they occur.” As Henry Rael put it, ecosystem builders look at the “challenges and opportunities in the context of the larger systems in which they occur.” This shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

They had 154 visits, 97 due diligence requests, 33 second visits, and 12 reference requests, to ultimately produce 9 institutional investors. And even the firms that hire a placement agent almost always still have to run their own internal process. . Greycroft in 2010 also had an experienced team, but didn’t either. million venture fund.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Even though she was mid-maternity leave from her managerial role at Airbnb, she jumped at the opportunity. “I But, she says, it was an opportunity to be entrepreneurial in a sector she cared about. Her risky pregnancy caused her placenta to burst during childbirth, almost killing her and her son last year.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2019

If we believe that more and better jobs — opportunities with wages that are more than 70 percent higher than Oklahoma’s average — are desirable, required and achievable, we need to double down on the things that we are doing well and step up our commitment in the areas where we aren’t so strong. It’s a straightforward proposition.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 30, 2023

After we closed the round, our lead investor revealed how capital efficient we had been compared to our peers. Welcome to the fourth edition of Learnings of a CEO. You can read previous editions here. Snapdocs is the leading digital closing platform for the mortgage industry. Even after YC, we didn’t raise much immediately.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 18, 2021

We collaborate in a Peer-Learning Partnership (PLP) to support these organisations to develop and scale internationally, particularly developing a deeper understanding of how better to support women-led impact businesses. Kick-off of the Peer-Learning Partnership. Screenshot of the kick-off workshop.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Many of us still make career decisions based on location, status, opportunity, or profit. I just YOLO’d it,” says Joe, a popular term in the game developer community, referring to giving something a go and working it out as you go along. Here’s Joe’s advice on how you can do the same. Think about how you spend your time.

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Feedough

JANUARY 11, 2021

Gender Lens Investing refers to the practice of investing in women with the sole motive of women empowerment. But making a mark doesn’t come as easy to women in this world as it does to men. Gender discrimination, prejudices, social stigma, etc., work against women of all ages and backgrounds. Let’s find out. Lack of Financial Support.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 8, 2022

An ever-growing number of family offices want to invest into private tech companies. They’re usually motivated by a combination of financial returns, a search for strategic benefits with their core operating business, and passion about tech. But how should they go about it? But don’t do it half-heartedly. You can use multiple strategies.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

When people refer to setting up a board, what they usually mean is the process of adding outside directors, after the company raises money. One thing you can do is check references with founders that those investors have worked with – just as with recruiting any talent. It is natural to feel this way. option grants).

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

By: Amy Duncan, Fund Manager - San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) III The number of accredited angel investors in the U.S. has held steady at around 300,000 for the last ten years. Based on the definition of an accredited angel of a net worth of $1 million or more, the potential number of angel investors could be up to four million.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

Being an effective founder means questioning current paradigms, asking ‘Is there a better way to do this—and am I the person to do it?’ ’ It’s that line of thinking that leads people to create disruptive companies, to solve problems that were thought to be intractable.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

They had 154 visits, 97 due diligence requests, 33 second visits, and 12 reference requests, to ultimately produce 9 institutional investors. And even the firms that hire a placement agent almost always still have to run their own internal process. . Greycroft in 2010 also had an experienced team, but didn’t either. Signaling. .

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com spoke with the founders of Maison de Papillon , Danielle Salinas, and Shriya Bisht about their journey and how a strong partnership has helped their business. In this powerful discussion they talked about: How to find and succeed with partners in your business. Do you have the right MINDSET for business growth.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

The first is a Medicaid-reimbursable state provider-led peer specialist training; the second is a custom internal program developed by Somethings and built alongside the US government’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The data helps tell the story – and highlights the opportunity.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Good morning, afternoon, and evening Redpoint community. Great to see a lot of repeat attendees and some new ones. We’re excited to continue the Month of Scale here for Redpoint Office Hours. I’m Travis Bryant. Excited to be back emceeing. Excited to be back emceeing. That was the start of the Month of Scale. And now onto our guest.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

Yet, now is a very apt time to take another look at the cannabis opportunity in the U.S. The latter refers to companies that are working on the infrastructure the sector will rely on once in full bloom, and the consensus among specialized investors is that they make for very worthy bets. Quite a lot has changed since our previous U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Raising money is hard. And when you’re relatively new to the process it’s easy to be confused by the process. There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. Partners make investment decisions. Why buy me?

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. We may as well get compensated for referring them to others. Alpha Partners , Proof VC ) which share the carry earned in their coinvest to the referring party. But how do you do that? . How to find a job as a VC scout.

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