Mattermark Daily – Thursday, April 14th, 2016
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group shares a full review of what Techstars is and what they are doing, from their expansion to an overview of their portfolio,… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group shares a full review of what Techstars is and what they are doing, from their expansion to an overview of their portfolio,… Read Full Article
From the Investors Amit Mukherjee of New Enterprise Associates discusses what makes the Series A unique and how deal competitiveness and risk play a factor in round size in “What… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Cranney, Lars Dalgaard, and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz discuss why we need sales, how to organize the sales function, and when to bring on the first… Read Full Article
From the Investors Phil Orr of Sapphire Ventures takes a look at the state of the public markets and how they may impact private SaaS companies in “What’s Happening to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures explains that losing money is part of being an investor and summarizes the things you can do to manage your losses… Read Full Article
From the Investors Dan Kurani of Foundermark introduces a new venture development firm and discusses the opportunities available in focusing on the creation of digital products in “Together We Go… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jeffrey Carter of Hyde Park Angels argues that selling is a learned skill and outlines a number of common mistakes people make when selling in “Sales is… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Cummings of Atlanta Ventures highlights nine SaaS IPOs and the Founder/CEO equity percentage at time of filing in “SaaS Founder/CEO Equity at Time of IPO” Shai… Read Full Article
From the Investors Michael Cardamone of Acceleprise and Scott Salkin of Allbound chat about the scrappiness involved in getting your first customers and achieving $500K in ARR in “SaaS Founding… Read Full Article
From the Investors Alex Mittal and Christopher Steiner of FundersClub reiterate the importance of keeping a balanced investment portfolio, even in the market of startup investing, in “The Best Time… Read Full Article
From the Investors Amit Mukherjee of NEA takes a closer look at the state of the tech financing market at the end of Q1 using data as well as his… Read Full Article
From the Investors Lars Dalgaard of Andreessen Horowitz walks through the five areas founders must focus on to build long-lasting, strong companies in “Thoughts on Building Weatherproof Companies” Ali Hamed… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sarah Tavel of Greylock Partners presents the framework she uses to evaluate non-transactional consumer companies that she is looking to fund in “The Hierarchy of Engagement” Ajay Agarwal… Read Full Article
From the Investors Paul Bennetts of AirTree VC analyzes Etsy’s first year as a public company in “Life in Full View: Etsy One Year on From IPO” Sam Altman of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Ryan Shmeizer of Spark Capital considers the logic behind the H-1B Visa Program and its abuse in “Hanlon’s Razor and the Infuriating H-1B Visa System” Maia Heymann of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Micah Rosenbloom of Founder Collective and Eli Portnoy of Sense360 reflect on the factors to consider when either becoming or backing a second-time founder in “How to Avoid… Read Full Article
From the Investors Seth Levine of Foundry Group expands on why angel investors need to do a better job aligning their outcomes with that of the companies in which they… Read Full Article
From the Investors Andrew Schoen and Harry Weller of New Enterprise Associates write about the impending advent of quantum computers and its potential for VC investment in “Quantum Computing: Time… Read Full Article
From the Investors Audrey Soussan of Ventech Capital breaks down successful entrepreneurs into four typical profiles in “Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?” Peter Teneriello of Notley Ventures raises the question… Read Full Article
From the Investors Raju Rishi of RRE Ventures offers guidelines around how to know if you have really found product/market fit as an enterprise startup in “When Revenue Isn’t The… Read Full Article
From the Investors Carl Fritjofsson of 500 Startups offers a guide to breaking down your “revenue” so it actually means something in “How to Talk About Revenue — What VCs… 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 Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures talks about common mistakes and errors in judgment that investors and entrepreneurs make in “Silicon Valley’s Logical Fallacies And How To Avoid… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures concludes that the Series B will likely be the most challenging round to raise in the beginning of this year in “What’s… Read Full Article