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AUGUST 12, 2019

Vanessa Dawson: The Vinetta Project is an entreneurial ecosystem and deal flow pipeline that works with early stage, female tech founders, and helps them to access both resources and capital for their business. There are more female entrepreneurs thinking big, and raising capital, and having that venture mind set. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

Cloud Capital--has managed to coax those equipment rental yards into the digital age, and how the company has tackled other challenges in focusing its business. Cloud Capital. One of the mistakes that most startups make, is they get impatient, and throw lots of capital at something. Thanks, and good luck! READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Hamet Watt: I''ve known Mark (Suster) for five plus years now, and I like the notion of how they''re taking a different approach to venture capital. As a venture capitalist, are you seeing any of the capital issues for startups we are hearing about? That might be overused, but it''s an important metric. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 17, 2019

Perspectium recently raised a funding round from TVC Capital. David Loo: Ultimately, at the C-level, the CIO requires data metrics and intelligence, in order to compete and make decisions and take actions to further a company's agenda. What is Perspectium? What specific problem were you seeing? READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 4, 2011

Thanks for the time today! Clark Landry: We're working with Rincon Venture Partners, Crosscut Ventures, Lerer Ventures, Thrive Capital, the Founder Collective, and Baroda Ventures. Thanks, and good luck! Landry is a serial entrepreneur, and active investor, having been co-founder of TagWorld. from a group of VCs and angels.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

The brother & sister founders (yes, brother and sister) of PromoJam used their knowledge of the social marketing industry to capitalize on a visible market opportunity by reinvesting into the company and expanding beyond client services. We’re talking real-time metrics here, ladies and gentlemen. PromoJam 2.0

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. Greathouse: Did you decide to bootstrap the business from the start or did you initially plan to take in investor capital? I’ve been there.

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JUNE 1, 2012

We will be opening up a a round of funding soon, as soon as we have some metrics and have been live in the market, and hope to raise some money and capital in the next thirty days. As we've built this relationship with them, we let them see the mobile and social metrics, and make it so that they're able to create a campaign.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For investors, it gives them a dash board of key metrics, and ensures those investors stay in the loop. For entrepreneurs raising capital, the tool makes it easier to be transparent and share information. It will always be free for entrepreneurs to raise capital, that functionality will always be free. Thanks, and good luck!

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Thanks for the time today, to start off, tell us a little bit about what you do? Amos Schwartzfarb: To the degree that it's possible, always use quantifiable metrics. Amos Schwartzfarb: I'm the managing director of the Techstars Austin program. That was four years ago. What's the new book about? READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Andrew Peterson: The lead on this $35M, Series C round was Lead Edge, which is a New York venture capital investor. If you talk to any growth investor looking for later stage companies, theyre very excited to see that we have very health metrics when it comes to sustainable growth patterns. Thanks, and good luck!

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.” Startup Metrics discusses what a Startup needs to consider before “going live.” A few years ago “venture capital” was a revenue model. Thanks Aaron – great getting to know you. That's great.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

Speaking of NextMedium, can you tell us how that worked out, and how you ended up in venture capital? It might be a sign of the times, but I think one is being as capital efficient as possible. Plus, ROI metrics are entering into the picture--even for awareness building and top-of-the-funnel building.

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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. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Tech.Co

APRIL 30, 2018

Just across the Potomac river from our nation’s capital sits Arlington, Virginia, a beautiful city filled with bustling businesses, thriving tech startups , and an innovative vibe that is drawing founders to this growing region. . Being a part of the Festi community allows you to follow events happening in your area.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I do think the way we work with companies is a little different from other programs, in that we view it much more like the wasyI personally think about investing and venture capital. incubator incubate accelerate interview entrepreneur capital venture startup accelerator muckerlab rannala erik' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

To get some insight into the growing world and business of e-sports, we caught up with Clinton Foy , a local venture capital investor at Crosscut Ventures in Los Angeles. Medium and long term, I am excited to see how this involves into a true sport, bigger on every scale and metric than the NBA or NFL. That's what really excites me.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

Kevin Federline Search Engine Realistic Entrprenuer's Guide to Venture Capital Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple F2F Still Matters 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing. Good stuff. Posted byTony Karrer at 6:58 AM 1 comments: Jon Miller said. Glad you liked the post. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media (maplemedia.io) recently announced a big, $30M funding from Shamrock Capital, to assemble a collection of mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment verticals. A lot of what we've been looking at are the metrics. What's the idea behind Maple Media?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. Like any entrepreneur, we had the idea that there should be local capital, supporting the local ecosystem.

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JULY 10, 2019

in seed funding, from E&A Venture Capital and SOSV. Some of th epilots have made it far enough to have some metrics, to the point we're having conversations about integration. The company has raised $1.9M We spoke with CEO and co-founder Spencer Price to learn more about the company. What is Halla? READ MORE>>.

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MAY 31, 2016

We’re connected to others, no matter where we are, thanks to the “phone” in our pocket. This cutting-edge human capital is the true measure of any region’s innovative progress and potential, as opposed to the number of start-ups or licenses. We communicate worldwide via email or Skype. ” That would be death.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

That's the main goal for the company, which is to start to build a user base in the next three months, and then take it to the venture capital community here in Southern California and also in Northern California. While the company has raised money, they haven't taken any venture capital�it's all been from angels and other institutions.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Those companies have raised more than $2 billion in follow on capital, and have a valuation of over $6.5 Sometimes entrepreneurs ask if we need certain metrics and traction�you don't. Thanks, and good luck! Collectively, across all those programs, we've invested in a bit over 900 startups around the world. billion combined.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. Metrics availability. Here’s why.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

For cohorts who are actively engaged in healthcare, and who were healthy, how many of this group could we identify transitions, where they might not understand their healthcare trajectory; second, what was our ability to change that path; and third, how could we start to get insights into scientifically validated metrics. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 16, 2007

Thanks to the tools yall are building, we now have more far-flung friends--including people weve never met f2f--than ever before. Kevin Federline Search Engine Realistic Entrprenuer's Guide to Venture Capital Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple F2F Still Matters 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

For a similar company, with the same metrics and stage, valuations had been tiny. acquisition merger exits interview capital venture banking investment siemer david' We invest globally, with 20 percent of our funds outside the U.S., an incubator in Singapore, and we do a dozen or so investments a year. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2014

One would imagine with so much influence and potential capital flying in the packed room, the atmosphere must have felt thicker than a frenzied shark tank. In seed stage funding, we’re often told that the investments are ultimately about the people/teams, and not necessarily the metrics. A Huge Thank You!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based MOVIECLIPS.COM (www.movieclips.com) announced the firm's Series A funding round, worth $3M, from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, and a number of Silicon Valley angels. Thanks for the time today. Photo: Rich Raddon on left, Zach James on right, courtesy MOVIECLIPS.com).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Thanks to Matt Hunckler and his conference PowderKeg which collaborated with Connections, I discovered a whole city enthusiastic to support one another’s entrepreneurial endeavors – Indianapolis. There are a sea of writeboard walls with rainbow scribbles of metrics and brainstorms. I guess nice guys don’t finish last after all.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. No, thanks. The metrics were good but we wondered how much better they would be when we expanded our product. It would take 2 years to catch up but believe me they have the capital to do so. That is how great businesses are built.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 8, 2014

Throughout his company building career, he formed two bootstrapped companies, and a third that required significant capital. Faster capital flows with a lot of velocity.” The need for capital there, Chance reports, is much more dire. He’d figured building companies would yield the effective skills necessary.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

My every day is trying to fundraise, reaching, re-reaching out, and trying to keep people updated with metrics. We haven’t had any capital to really test customer acquisition strategies. More important piece of advice, especially in Los Angeles because capital markets here is tighter than the ones in the bay area.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. He spoke about ROCE (return on capital employed). Venture Capital. New company in Boston with a model called “royalty capital.” I don’t believe it.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics. Once you create a small list of these queries, then you can start to formalize the ideas into specific metrics that you track daily. Aggregate metrics. Thanks, Dave (Founder and CEO - TeachStreet).

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