Sentences with phrase «venture backing does»

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I bet you didn't know the average founder of a venture - backed company is a former executive between the ages of 35 and 44.

We believed that if we could do that, we'd get the momentum back and make the decision whether we need the venture capital.

Charles Birnbaum, Bessemer Venture Partners: «Valuations in the alternative - lending space were overly optimistic in our opinion over the prior five years, but we do feel that the pendulum has likely swung back too far in the other direction following the recent pullback» leaving the sector ripe for potential funding or M&A.

As you evaluate jumping into a new venture, don't let education or lack of experience hold you back.

According to recent research done by TechCrunch, the percentage of venture - backed companies that are founded by women have not increased since 2012.

But the number of venture - backed mergers and acquisitions didn't drop off nearly as much, with 348 in 2008 and 263 in 2009 compared with 378 in 2010, the report says.

Blaise Barrelet admits he «didn't even know that there were venture - capital firms» when he and his wife, Agnes, started WebSideStory, back in 1996.

Being an entrepreneur doesn't equal working at a venture - backed, pre-revenue Internet start - up.

2001 — 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup After the dot.com bubble collapsed, venture investors spent the next three years doing triage, sorting through the rubble to find companies that weren't bleeding cash and could actually be turned into businesses.

Tanium is the highest - valued venture - backed cyber security company worldwide, according CB Insights, which does research on venture capital.

Not only are IPOs for venture - backed companies extremely rare, but they also do not guarantee a $ 1 billion valuation.

They see opportunities where others don't — including backing diverse entrepreneurs whose potential the venture capital industry has long been blind to,» said Gates.

So taking angel money from a traditional venture investor is a bet on that firm funding your Series A. Unfortunately, if that doesn't work out, you're back is up against the wall.

Not only does Fishkin pull back the covers on the pressures and conflicting goals of startups and their backers, but he does so in such a regular - guy way that you can easily put yourself in his shoes and understand the extreme highs and lows that come with being in charge of such a venture.

«They make decisions quickly, there's not lots of bureaucracy going back to corporate, they do follow - on financing the same way that a typical venture firm would, so it doesn't feel like you're dealing with a corporate VC, which from our perspective is great,» he said.

As a practical matter, I don't think that most venture backed companies are in 100 % compliance with information rights provisions, especially the time periods for delivery of the information.

Aileen Lee, from an interview in January: Do you see any diversity, in terms of female founders and CEOs, among the billion - dollar venture - backed companies you call unicorns?

There are no limits to the miles or cash back that can be earned on each of the Venture ® or Quicksilver ® cards, and anything earned does not expire so long as the account is open.

... You knew as well as I what you should venture, you knew what danger it involved, do you remember, you shrank back (to your own destruction), do you remember?

[9] Thus, those of us who venture back to such writings do so in order to «reinscribe the past, reactivate it, relocate it, resignify it.»

I do not therefore expect any grand restructuring of academe in the near future, and I would myself shrink back from participating in such a venture.

don't forget the absolute evil perpetrated by those who so resolutely looked to push all religion our of their societies... the Nazi's, the Soviets, the Chinese Communists... I'm not really one to toss out numbers w / o some good backing, but I would venture a guess that those 3 20th century areligious governments killed way more than the Catholics and Crusaders did.

Sadly I didn't take pictures, just ate it, so there will be no blog post unless I venture back to Pott's Point someday soon, which would be fun.

I'm not saying Usmanov is perfect, I am;), but at least Usmanov appears to want what is best for the club like a fan would, a fan who has multiple business ventures and as such doesn't need to turn a club into yet another profit machine, a fan who can ensure the club runs itself and sits back watching us win in style, enjoyment.

He will not venture high up the pitch because his slow running back acceleration and poor long distance pace will let him down, he most often pass the ball long and too quickly, this is also a problem for arsenal in a sense that he does not come out with the ball and allow his players enough time to take up better position.

It's not like the defensive ones do not venture forward sometimes, just as the attack - minded ones sometimes fall back to defend too.

Rojo looked solid at the back and also ventured forward when he thought it was appropriate to do so.

This is in part simply a numbers issue: the centre - backs stay deep, the full - backs rarely venture forward and if they do it's not into the final third, and at least one of the midfielders is held back.

It really shows that you don't have to venture further than your own back garden to find some fun!

Just so you don't have to venture too far to take them back to their bed at night.

Mr. Cuomo is a fierce supporter of charter schools and an opponent of teachers unions, who resent the governor's efforts to back educational ventures that don't require stringent labor protections.

I ventured out yesterday to do a bit of shopping and came back empty handed.

Don't be afraid to venture out in a hoodie this fall; sometimes a stripped back look will trump the alternative!

I just clicked on their LINK and I was told by my computer to UPDATE MY BROWSER!!!!!!! I think I did THAT SUCCESSFULLY, SO now I will venture back to find your OUTFIT!

I had ventured to Turkey a few years back (namely Istanbul, Cappadocia and Bodrum), but I do recall when we were planning our itinerary for that summer trip, I had really wanted to check Ephesus off my list.

Only when a cave - in causes their one known exit to no longer exist do they finally realize that this particular cave may not have had anyone venture back out successfully.

Step inside the world of espionage and intrigue as we venture back to a time where the world was on the brink of crisis and the men responsible with protecting their countries didn't wear capes.

He would also do well in reining Reynolds» penchant for ad - libbing back a bit; something that could have used a defter hand during Reynolds» other comic book - adjacent venture in the ill - fated «Blade: Trinity.»

New Canaan parent and education advocate Maria Naughton submitted testimony stating «parents, families and children do not have corporate backing, PAC's, large philanthropic organizations or venture capitalists funding our efforts to protect our children.

Audi continues to venture into unknown territory, they are not afraid to try just as they did with the e-tron Spyder concept some years back.

The Coupe comes with that steeply sloping roofline, meaning it isn't great for passengers who do venture into the back, but it does allow for a useful hatchback for dropping shopping bags into the boot.

A crash by the No. 53 Lamborghini Murcielago R - GT brought out the first red flag and stopped the action at 8:10 p.m. Rain began to fall at 8:40 p.m., and officials subsequently extended the session by 15 minutes, but the two Corvettes did not venture back onto the track in the treacherous conditions.

If you are not going to answer that question, you don't deserve to be trusted with an authors» copyright, and Archway seems to do less to answer that than any venture I have seen (while concurrently doing more to make all of us look like we have no idea what's going on in our own back yard).

Dark Horse (whose manga sales went up this year) and Digital Manga (who wants to hire scanlators for no up - front pay, just back - end profits, in a speculative venture), for example, don't blame them for sales difficulties.

There are no limits to the miles or cash back that can be earned on each of the Venture ® or Quicksilver ® cards, and anything earned does not expire so long as the account is open.

All three are backed by serious venture capital money and are doing dozens of real estate deals per month.

We don't advise using the Capital One ® Venture ® Rewards Credit Card for cash back due to its poor value.

Nick Clements, co-founder of the comparison - shopping site MagnifyMoney, said that while credit card companies ventured back into subprime lending following the crisis, they did so less aggressively than auto lenders.

Depending on what many press release all worth a read and laugh valencia ventures Stan Bharti raised over a million then lent his wife and son's company $ 700000 did not pay it back and resigned from the company

We are now 3/4 of the way through 2009, so it's a good time to venture back and see how we've been doing with our goals, and if / how they've changed.