Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

More recently in 2015, Kiel helped launch Machine Shop Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early-to-growth stage companies with a global scope. JOE GUZEL – VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTOR – CROSSCUT VENTURES. Machine Shop Ventures was featured in WIRED Magazine for its groundbreaking new model. Joe received his B.S.

Startup 40

Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital SaaS 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. If you work at a company that has raised $20 million in capital or more this is the likely situation unless you had overnight and meteoric growth that gave you the power to hold on to a board majority.

Startup 325

Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2012

He was worse than useless as his frame of reference seldom synced up with my portfolio company. Steve notes that venture capital is still a “craft industry” and thus there are a variety of career paths which lead to Venture Partner. He kept trying to use a screwdriver as a hammer.” The Alchemy Of A Great Venture Capitalist.

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Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur SaaS 239

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

We use that for 12-14 months, and found it worked really well, because it helped to have that extra capital to grow the business more rapidly. That got us the attention of Bain Capital Ventures for our next round, which, combined with our prior investors, gave us another $17M, for about a total of $20M in investment.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 20, 2015

Combine this significant pool of sophisticated Angel capital and expertise with UC Santa Barbara’s world-class entrepreneurial program and throw in a critical mass of entrepreneurs bold enough to build businesses around their passions, it’s understandable how a modest-sized community has produced so many successful tech startups.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Startup Sales Entrepreneur 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2016

Kobie Fuller, Partner at Upfront Ventures We set out to build a venture capital firm that would not only be a beacon for the rapidly growing LA tech ecosystem but also one that would compete and collaborate nationally with the best firms in the country.

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Venture Capital Startup SaaS Social Media 260

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x Mark dutifully went to partner meetings, back-channel references began, firms started calling existing VCs to “test prices” and we started debating whom our best partner would be.

Funding 150

Funding Startup SaaS Venture Capital 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

It has become so synonymous with Internet companies that the French have invented a disdainful term including Amazon: “les GAFA,” which they refer to as Google-Apple-Facebook-Amazon to talk about American dominance of the Internet. What tech has our capital raised gone into? It is a household name.

Ideas 150

Ideas Startup Technical Review Pricing 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

There is an old management saying, “measure twice, cut once” which refers to the benefit of doing some planning. If you’re a SaaS company and the firm is a “consumer” firm (or vice versa) then don’t waste your time. It’s the antithesis of “ready, fire, aim” which seems to be so prevalent in today’s society.

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Funding Startup Venture Capital News 215

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. They are an open-source & SaaS provider of eCommerce solutions. Much of my traffic is through referring websites and/or social media.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

My long-time friend Jason Lemkin is on the verge of launching a spectacular SaaS conference called SaaStr this week. I had been doing SaaS for 7 years. I thought about the fact that I knew SaaS better than most. I reference to the fact that I had walked in entrepreneurs shoes but now found myself on the other side.

SaaS 150

SaaS Venture Capital Conference Technical Review 150

SoCal CTO

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. So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217