InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". Second, our “investment” in a nonprofit goes well beyond just dollars. In many ways, you act as a venture capital firm, with returns measured in impact, rather than profits. "Yes, JG: I love it!

Organization 199

Organization Startup Technical Review Invest 199

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. In the case of MakeSpace we had huge initial successes in New York City as Rahul led the scaling of our drivers, our trucks and our warehouses and we figured out the right price points to beat the local competition.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. This article originally ran on PEHub.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Men have dominated the world of investment. There were only 22% women who invested in 2012. Natalia Oberti Noguera is on a mission to help change the demographic of investment with her Pipeline Fellowship. TechZulu speaks with Natalia about Pipeline Foundation and her goals to change the face of business and investment.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. In 2012, half of all the M&A transactions were cross border, for the first time. Globalization is a big trend.

Southern California 124

Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

Success often comes from doing a few things extraordinarily well and noticeably better than the competition and is measured in customer feedback, product engagement, growth in usage and ultimately in revenue growth. I still plan to keep more normal pace of investment which is 1-2 deals per year. You don’t need to be hot.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

People are even talking about “decacorns" -- investable companies with net worth now exceeding $10 billion -- like Dropbox and Pinterest. Seed-round investment. This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. Could your startup be the next one?

Startup 57

Startup Software Review Equity Invest 57

Xconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2016

But the drugs aren’t cures, and competition looms. They are on more solid footing than they were, but there’s no such thing as solid footing in this industry,” says Rajeev Shah, a managing director at biotech investment firm RA Capital, which had been a Vertex investor but no longer is.

Startup 40

Startup Research Sales Organization 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

That was 2012. I founded Grokker in 2012. What makes you unique from the competition? Grokker received an initial investment of $5.35 million, largely from Khosla Ventures, as well as First Round Capital’s Josh Kopelman and renowned angel investor Ron Conway’s SV Angel. Tell us more about yourself?

Help 87

Help Content Activity Networking 87

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

It's something that is really neat which we invested in, which we've never seen anywhere else. We are trying to keep it competitive. We've just finished our projections up to 2012, working with a consultant, and we're about to go--in this lovely economic climate--after an angel or venture capital funding.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The latest big-company addition was Ginni Rometty , who was promoted into both top titles at IBM in 2012. Distinguishing traits of male leaders are autonomy, independence, and competition, while those of women are relations, interdependence, and cooperation. Investment style. Both have their advantages. Operational style.

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Startup Competition IBM IBM 107