Despite a good chunk of the newest applications pulling features from existing applications, there is still an enormous amount of interest in app development that will continue for the foreseeable future, according to a number of venture capital investors. The …
Biofuels and biomaterials company Amyris’s stock held up in its first day of trading, closing last night at $16.50, up three percent from its opening price of $16. The stock peaked at $17.44, the San Francisco Chronicle writes. The …
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(Editor’s note: Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. This column originally appeared on his blog Seeing Both Sides.)
One of my favorite business school professors, Andre Perold, used to like to say that in every transaction …
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(Editor’s note: Lisa Suennen is co-founder of Psilos Group, a healthcare-focused venture capital firm. She submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
A large part of my job is to host a parade of entrepreneurs through my office as they pitch me …
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(Editor’s note: Pete Bodine is a managing director at Allegis Capital. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
The right level of communication and information flow for a startup changes as it evolves and is always challenging, but it’s imperative to …
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(Editor’s note: Phil Fernandez is founder and CEO of Marketo. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.)
Approaching the venture capital community with the hopes of getting funding can be daunting. However, understanding where you are in the cycle can help …
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(Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, PLLC, a law firm specializing in the representation of entrepreneurs. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.)
A reader asks: My co-founder and I have …
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(Editor’s note: Brant Cooper is an independent startup consultant specializing in customer development and marketing. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
The difficulty of assessing change is knowing where you are on the curve. At any moment in time, …
The primary investor of 3Par, Menlo Ventures, is looking to raise $600 – $800 million for a new fund that would surpass Battery Ventures‘ and Institutional Venture Partners‘ $750 million funds raised this year, according to a report by Bloomberg …
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(Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, PLLC, a law firm specializing in the representation of entrepreneurs. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.)
A reader asks: I’m the founder of a …
It’s unseasonably warm in San Francisco. But is top Valley investor Marc Andreessen planning for winter? PEHub’s Dan Primack reports that Andreessen’s venture-capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, is raising a $650 million fund, little more than a year after it raised …
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(Editor’s note: Jason Cohen is an angel investor and the founder of Smart Bear Software. This story originally appeared on his blog.)
The two most common errors in positioning a company against competition are, strangely, opposites. Some entrepreneurs claim …
Nimbula, a provider of cloud-computing services, raised an additional $15 million in venture capital funding in a second round led by Accel Partners on Monday. It plans to use the money to promote market adoption of its on-demand computing service.…
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(Editor’s note: Jason Cohen is an angel investor and the founder of Smart Bear Software. This story originally appeared on his blog.)
I recently reviewed hundreds of startup pitches at Capital Factory, an early stage accelerator program for tech …
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(Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, PLLC, a law firm specializing in the representation of entrepreneurs. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.)
A reader asks:: I’m the co-founder and CEO …
A survey of the venture capital industry released Wednesday shows that the valuation of startup companies funded by VC firms improved in the second quarter over the first, but the amount of money raised by VC firms to fund those …
Phoenix Suns Steve Nash, a 14 year basketball pro, may be looking to get into the venture capital industry, according to Advertising Age. The basketball star plans on teaming up with Deutsch advertising agency executive Michael Duda.
The duo’s new …
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Sometimes, conflict between VCs and entrepreneurs is a good thing
(Editor’s note: Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. This column originally appeared on his blog Seeing Both Sides.)
You hear the word ‘alignment’ thrown out a …
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(Editor’s note: Robert R. Ackerman, Jr. is the founder and managing director of Allegis Capital. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.)
It’s no secret it’s been a daunting period for entrepreneurs seeking venture capital. While the market is easing a …
Several proven Russian entrepreneurs have formed what looks to be the first promising seed-stage venture capital firm in Russia, called Runa Capital.
This is a significant development for the country, even if the sums involved are relatively small: The firm …
