Mattermark Daily – Monday, May 16th, 2016
From the Investors Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital Partners argues that although we need to build companies that generate real value and real profit, we must not forget that VC-backed… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital Partners argues that although we need to build companies that generate real value and real profit, we must not forget that VC-backed… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Yahoo’s bets on mobile, video, native and social aren’t enough to plug the leaks in its traditional businesses. Yahoo, mired in palace intrigue regarding a potential reverse spin-off of its core… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures highlights the increasing importance of customer success to company revenue as a SaaS company matures in “The Strategic Shift In Revenue For… Read Full Article
From the Investors Halle Tecco, Mara Perman, Teresa Wang, and Emily King of RockHealth surfaces funding and exit data for startups in the digital health industry in 2015 in “Digital… Read Full Article
It’s been a few years now since the uprising of on-demand startups in seemingly every vertical. Time to revisit, and see which have proven to be mainstays and which have… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures uses data to back his expectation that 2016 will be healthy for software IPOs and exits in “2015 Software Startup IPOs and… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sam Altman of Y Combinator encourages founders to not get caught up in ‘fake work’ and to pursue a YC level of intensity to achieve their growth… Read Full Article
Today we’re proud to announce the release of Mattermark for iOS. Our goal is to make it easier for millions of professionals and startup enthusiasts everywhere to get information about… Read Full Article
From the Investors Bill Maris of Google Ventures adds context to recent his comments in a New York Times article about Secret shutting down and how the founders sold shares… Read Full Article
Mattermark iOS App Update We’re pleased to announce the arrival of funding events in the latest update of Mattermark for iOS. This addition enables you to examine the most recent… Read Full Article
From the Investors Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures details multiple scenarios and outcomes for founders and investors that find themselves in the ‘post money trap’ in “Beware the Post… Read Full Article
Mattermark Analysis For Seed Stage Startups, It’s Hire or Die Visualizing the Series A pipeline to fully understand the correct level of urgency around recruiting for seed stage startups +… Read Full Article
From the Investors Thorsten Claus of New World Capital details how his ‘VC Watchlist’ of 57 VCs helps him evaluate and understand investing trends and valuations in “Why I Am… Read Full Article
From the Investors Michael Copeland and Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz discuss mobile market trends, current major smartphone makers and question the future of mobile in “Enough With the Old… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures shares metrics from Cooley LLP’s Venture Financing Report, noting Series A prices have nearly doubled in six months in “The Meteoric Acceleration in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz analyzes the current trajectory and future impact of the smartphone industry in “Mobile Is Eating The World” (slideshow) Dave McClure of 500 Startups… Read Full Article
Last week I was fortunate to grab a coffee and check out a thing of beauty – a market map painstakingly created by one of our customers to uncover the… Read Full Article
I love helping our clients look for promising deals, and I’m starting to recognize certain patterns for exceptional signals of growth that go beyond what our UI exposes in an… Read Full Article