Early-Stage Companies in the Internet of Things Kontakt provides hardware, backend, and software development services for Beacon. Mattermark Score: 1294. Estimote builds a sensor-based engagement platform for users to communicate… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group thinks “Being Adult in a Relationship” doesn’t mean being conflict-free; it means resolving conflicts mindfully. Semil Shah of Haystack Fund offers a… Read Full Article
From the Investors Angel Investor Andrew Chen adds an element of human psychology to the Android/iOS race in “Why Android Desperately Needs a Billion Dollar Success Story” Jay Acunzo of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz continue the celebration of the five year anniversary of their fund by discussing disruption, investments, and CEO traits in “a16z… Read Full Article
From the Investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz mark the five year anniversary of their fund by taking stock of the technology sector and highlighting what’s to come… Read Full Article
From the Investors Erica Swallow, formerly of General Catalyst Partners, sheds light on the backlash from speaking up about gender imbalance in venture capital in “The Realities of Speaking Up… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Lee of SV Angel considers investing an exercise in applied probability, not calculus, in “The Do’s and Don’t’s of Venture Investing” Boris Wertz of Version One… Read Full Article
From the Investors John Lilly of Greylock Partners wonders about the progress that we’ve made, and what’s still left to come in “The Revolution Has Not Yet Succeeded” Tomasz Tunguz… Read Full Article
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
Since launching Mattermark in June of last year, we’ve included a number called the “Mattermark Score” which started out as a design solution to an important design problem: how to… Read Full Article
Finding out who the top performing startup investors of recent vintages will be takes time. As investors are quick to point out “lemons ripen first” and the most valuable companies can… 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 happy to announce four new industry tags you can use to filter our database of private companies: Drones, Internet of Things, Pharmaceuticals and Health IT. Drones =… 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