From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Unwinding at an Amplify party.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 7, 2013

If you use the mentor-driven model that we pioneered at TechStars, you get entrepreneurs who are deeply connected with the broader entrepreneurial landscape. For instance, some focus on go-to-market strategies, such as SaaS or Cloud-based technologies, while others concentrate on a particular industry.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

The companies we're generally looking for are software-as-a-service-based companies, and although we don't just invest in SaaS companies, it's our primary focus. Kevin O'Connor: I've learned a lot over the years. It's always hard with venture capital. Is this fund just your own investment fund, or do you have outside LPs?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

We discussed why in Q4 you will see large renegotiations of SaaS contracts and increased churn rates. We need to spot when a founder is hitting a major stress phase in life or work and be there to help and also know how to get the most out of people through being great mentors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). I wish it was that easy.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.” What you may not know is that Fred has been a behind-the-scenes mentor to many of the newer VCs in the industry including myself. This works brilliantly.”

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We've heard quite a bit about your mentoring efforts here, can you talk about that?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2015

Decisive is a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that uses real time data to enable advertisers to optimize mobile ad creative and targeting based on user engagement. The participants will receive up to $120,000 in investment from Disney to develop their ideas, along with mentoring from executives. Advertiser Optimization.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. The product integrates with Salesforce, Twitter, Zendesk and many other popular SaaS products. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). I wish it was that easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). I wish it was that easy.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2012

Board skills (Startup coaching, mentoring, strategy, operational/growth). As an operating executive, I developed deep understanding of the strategic and tactical drivers of success in the worlds of robotics, medical devices, SaaS and Ad-tech. Rolodex/deal flow (deal sourcing/ability to make connections for the portfolio).

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Unwinding at an Amplify party.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. I should note that my friend Brad Feld has written a new book on the subject that I would recommend if you want the bible on the topic. In the Early Days.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I really don’t understand why so many first-time entrepreneurs are becoming “mentors” or “advisors” to other startups when that is a distraction to your own success. They’re doing how much in SaaS revenue? My general advice is to do less. Easier said than done. You own how much?”

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 11, 2013

Most partners have enormous pools of advisors, mentors and friends anyone of which can make an introduction on your behalf. Just because you do not personally know any of the partners at a fund does not prevent you from accessing their extended network.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What’s our purchase, licensing, SaaS strategy? What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? Where and how will we host the systems? What other CTOs can I ask about complex questions to see how they’ve addressed these issues? Please point me there.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 11, 2013

Most partners have enormous pools of advisors, mentors and friends anyone of which can make an introduction on your behalf. Just because you do not personally know any of the partners at a fund does not prevent you from accessing their extended network.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Previously, he was a founder of a tech startup, served as a mentor at the Technology Entrepreneurship program for Stanford, and AE at Living Social. With experience in corporate and technology licensing, Alice frequently acts as outside general counsel for digital health companies, as well as other SaaS providers.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What’s our purchase, licensing, SaaS strategy? Learning, Networking, Mentors From the question, this person is clearly looking at the issue of how to grow into this role. And it's quite common for people to get together outside of meetings to discuss issues they face and/or to seek a kind of mentoring relationship.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The second is that they are usually very experienced operators that can mentor the founding team. I think when you choose an independent board member you should be thinking about somebody who can mentor you. They therefore often play the role of the “voice of the customer” and bring important relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

And you can always bring on a senior person as a mentor / coach to help guide you personally to become a better sales leader until you’re ready for somebody more senior on your team. SaaS was hot so I was able to land a very impressive guy. In LA I know that people like Vince Thompson do a great job with this.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies. The Mentor Method (Washington, D.C.). AdWallet (Albuquerque, NM). What if you could earn money to watch ads instead of avoiding them?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The company quickly pivoted to create a SaaS solution and in less than two years later, it was acquired by Intuit for $30 million. Salty Girl Seafood - Another focus of the TMP is the recruitment and mentoring of women entrepreneurs.

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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. He would double down on what he knew better than nearly any VC – SaaS. We attended Saleforce.com parties.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. I got a taste of that within my first weeks on the job.

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