Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less). Plus, most early-stage M&A fails so this isn’t likely a good use of capital for a young company). A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. When should a VC invest? Between TechCrunch today and my former roles in venture capital, I’ve had the opportunity to practice timing a lot. Mithril Capital, management fees, and VC strategic drift.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing Raising Venture Capital (VC) series. So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. But the venture guys don’t make the calls on what the product / business guys do.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

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. When I’m on a VC panel, I’m always amused by the answers from my co-panelists as they are usually the same set of “VC cliches” which makes it even more fun when I blurt out my answer.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Today, with the help of the aptly named JOBS act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) and companies like SeedInvest , it has never been easier for companies to gain exposure and enter the investment solicitation process. The investment environment at large in light of the JOBS Act. Total investment interest in startups on SeedInvest?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

The new funding came from BRTech Holding, a Sao Paulo-based technology investment firm. The firm said its technology framework works with NODE.JS, Javascript, ASP.net, Java, PHP, iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, and revolves around providing a many-to-many, cloud-hosted messaging system for web applications.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

I hope I straddled people’s points of view well enough not to have offended anybody while adding a framework for how I think about the service. Not an investment philosophy “ I understand the sentiment of this post and it’s how I view AngelList (like email), but I feel like it loses a nuance about AngelList.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

McKinsey had their “ 7S framework &# and BCG had the “ BCG Matrix &# with cash cows, dogs, stars and question marks. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. I found that most VC’s never gave me any feedback when I was pitching.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. It is not a beach novel to be sure.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

As I have pointed out in previous posts , 91% of VCs surveyed believe prices are declining (30% believe substantially) and 77% believe that funding will take longer than it has in the past. The earlier the round, the less capital you need and the more reasonable your valuation the less time that is needed generally to raise capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. Nate, tell us a bit about Rustic Canyon Venture Partners.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

Two of the hottest sectors in the market today for investments and startups are in the area of machine learning/big data and advancements in automotive technology. It's been exciting, being able to start a company with revenue, as opposed to venture capital money, and to build the company the old-fashioned way, with revenues.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The New York Times has also drawn attention to this startup bubble, explaining that, after the dizzying heights of 2015, gaining VC and scaling is going to be much harder this year. Sometimes a large disruption within the company framework can be just the thing to propel a business forward and drive innovation.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

When this first ran on TechCrunch I got the greatest comment in the world that I had to repeat here, “VC’s are like martinis: the first is good, the second one great, and the third is a headache.&# I understand the appeal of having many VC firms on your cap table. These are all dumb reason to invest – of course.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

It's quite a different framework from an Airbnb or HomeAway. I was just starting out in mobile app development, and a friend of mine was just starting out as a VC at Greycroft. We became Amplify's first investment, and first exit, and went from concept to acquisition in eight months. How did the idea come about for Overnight?

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

We have a number of other strategic media companies investing in this, as well, and we're now gearing up for next fall. Why aren't venture capitalists interested in sports? Derrick Oien: I have a couple of quotes from VCs, and my favorite one is that, for venture capital, sports is a $0 billion dollar industry.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

We have a number of other strategic media companies investing in this, as well, and we're now gearing up for next fall. Why aren't venture capitalists interested in sports? Derrick Oien: I have a couple of quotes from VCs, and my favorite one is that, for venture capital, sports is a $0 billion dollar industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

I am often asked how we make decisions on investments at Upfront Ventures. Every VC firm works differently but when asked about our process I always reply the same way, We’re a “high conviction” shop. A typical investment discussion is not a bed of roses. He took two words where I take 1,000!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I apply visual thinking for nearly everything I do: preparing for important phone calls (I imagine my opening lines, I imagine the responses), writing keynote presentations, deciding whether or not to invest in a company, preparing for board meetings – you name it. My framework gives me a deeper understanding of the sector.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

After recent announcements by Google and Apple, the mobile advertising ecosystem is abuzz with optimism and flush with venture capital. Four leading Brand Marketers will share how they’re shifting their corporations to invest more significantly in mobile based on building their own wins.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

I’m in the team centric sphere so every investment decision I make first & foremost centers on this plane. I made an investment in a company with deep domain knowledge. What results must you have in order to raise venture capital or garner good press coverage that helps drive customer acquisition (and also more funding!)?

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