Congratulations to the startups participating in the Y Combinator Demo Day. For those keeping score at home, we’ve released our early data and rankings of the 62 companies who have… Read Full Article
When it comes to evaluating startups, much has been written about the 3 most important factors: team, market, and traction. When it comes to how CEOs evaluate how well we’re… Read Full Article
From the Card Counters Pact Coffee has been the #2 B2C Subscription E-Commerce Food & Beverages company in Mattermark since March. Earlier this week, Pact Coffee announced a £2m Series… Read Full Article
From the Investors Satya Patel of Homebrew Ventures looks to people, potential, and proof to create the “emotional resonance” key to a successful pitch in “The Only Way to Raise… Read Full Article
OpenView Venture Partners interviews Danielle Morrill of Mattermark about how she grew the team at Mattermark, her focus on sales metrics, and how to control your brand and the conversation in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tren Griffin of Microsoft synthesizes “A Dozen Things I’ve Learned From Heidi Roizen” with lessons on teamwork, time, and negotiation Peter Levine of Andreessen Horowitz sits down… Read Full Article
From the Investors Peter Diamandis of Singularity University Labs predicts the top future drone applications at the intersection of the IoT and AI in “Ten Reasons Drones Are Disruptive” Theresia… Read Full Article
From the Investors Josh Breinlinger of Sigma West identifies speed as the real differentiator in the on-demand economy in “What On-Demand Teaches All of Us” Jeffrey Carter of West Loop… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sam Altman of Y Combinator builds on the article in Businessweek, “Arrogance is Good: In Defense of Silicon Valley,” describes how some of the most innovative ideas were first… Read Full Article
From the Investors Phil Strazzulla, formerly of Bessemer Venture Partners, explains how slow procurement processes disadvantage specific industries, keeping away talent and capital, in “Slower Industries are Getting Slower” Brad… Read Full Article
From the Investors Angel Investor Elad Gil advises startups to take a deep breath after their first acquisition threat in “We Will Crush You” SherpaVentures analyzes the factors contributing to… Read Full Article
Mattermark announces four new industry tags for filtering through our database of private companies. Industries evolve, and so should our search feature: “Find the Hottest Drones, Internet of Things, Pharmaceuticals… Read Full Article
Today we are excited to announce our new Request Introduction feature to help connect our customers with the investors and founders they find through Mattermark. Request introductions to more than… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Beisel of NextView Ventures outlines some trends in B2B and B2C investments and projects for what’s to come in “A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage… Read Full Article
Relate IQ highlights Mattermark in its latest piece, “The Modern Venture Capitalist’s Toolbox: 3 Key Tools.” “Mattermark is leading the revolution by pulling together a wealth of information from SEC filings,… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures dispels the myth of third-party validation in later rounds in “On Getting an Outside Lead” Sam Altman of Y Combinator sees… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sam Altman of Y Combinator evaluates the state of equality in tech in “Diversity and Startups” Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz notes that while it’s cheaper to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures builds on Mark Suster’s post yesterday, sharing USV’s methodology for early-stage investing in “The Pro-Rata Opportunity” Steven Sinofsky of Andreessen Horowitz… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures studies the early angel activity that boosted late-stage valuations and forced venture capital to evolve in “The Changing Structure of the VC… Read Full Article
From the Investors Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz tears up the floorboards of the budgeting process and finds termites underneath in “How to Ruin Your Company with One Bad Process”… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital explains why predictability and visibility are the secrets to a SaaS company’s valuation in “Recurring Revenue is Magic” Angel Investor Mark Cuban… Read Full Article
From the Investors Angel Investor Jason Calacanis publishes his letter to syndicates on the pace of the market and sets expectations for the next 18 months in “Private Email to… Read Full Article
From Mattermark Observing that a company has made a sudden jump from 10 to 20 employees, or a steady climb from 5 to 50 over the course of a year,… Read Full Article
From Mattermark Sam Altman of Y Combinator publishes a track record of YC alumni companies and hints at what’s to come in the new batch in “YC Portfolio Stats.” We… Read Full Article