Sentences with phrase «venture capitalists looking»

In 2017, the initial coin offering was the fundraising model that had venture capitalists looking on enviously.

In just the last month or so, I have had a number of conversations with manufacturers and venture capitalists all looking for the same thing: a pet manufacturer or two to acquire.

«We expect this event to attract wide media coverage and to bring in solid venture capitalists looking for unique opportunities.»

For investors looking for future growth, that many investors documented in the company's investment ownership record or «cap table» could also be off - putting to angel investors or venture capitalists looking for a more simple capital base.

At the end of the three months, there will be a demo day for venture capitalists looking to make early - stage investments.

To venture capitalists looking at private companies, it was immediately addicting, said Rodolfo Gonzalez of Foundation Capital, which invested in Second Measure.

A venture capitalist looks forward with a healthy dose of skepticism because they understand that costs, roadblocks and time required likely will be higher than an entrepreneur anticipates.»

The success of Alkhatib's two - year - old, invite - only Middle East - centric shopping portal — which initially launched in Jordan before spreading to Saudi Arabia and elsewhere — can be attributed, in part, to his knowledge about what venture capitalists look for.

From Skype to Foursquare, the entertainer's smart decisions in the startup space make most venture capitalists look like amateurs

Venture capitalist looks out for businesses that can grow quickly, because the faster the business grows, the faster they can recoup their investments, and the faster they can exit.

«One famous venture capitalist looked at my business plan and said that it was an excellent treatise on solar energy, but it wasn't a business plan,» he recalls.

Meet a veteran teacher mentor from Chicago, a venture capitalist looking to fund education startups, a director of education for an Alaskan tribe, a nonprofit strategy consultant working with low - income schools, and many more current Ed.L.D.

It's just like a venture capitalist looking to get in on the ground floor of a brand new business idea, your IRA can help a promising business grow by pumping cash into it early during its lifecycle.

Not exact matches

A primer on the types of financing venture capitalists provide and what they look for in a company.

The Gawker founder has reportedly had talks in the past with billionaire venture capitalist Mark Cuban as well as eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, who already funds his own independent media entity, First Look Media.

Ideas in the $ 250,000 - to - $ 1 - million range are harder to fund because venture capitalists are looking for bigger chunks of stock and bigger returns.»

A venture capitalist investor is essentially a professional group that looks specifically for startups to fund.

Backed by blue - chip venture capitalists, including Accel Partners (an early investor in Facebook), Wonga looks destined to go public at some point, either on the Nasdaq or in London.

Even though entrepreneurs and venture capitalists can seem worlds apart, Tellerman claims that looking at your business through the venture capitalist or investor lens can ensure your business grows strong.

Venture capitalists and angel investors weigh in on what they're looking for in your company blog.

DreamIt, a start - up incubator founded in Philadelphia hosted a demo day in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday for about 250 attendees, many of them venture capitalists and angel investors looking for the next Dropbox or Scvngr.

They don't look like the vast majority of venture capitalists.

It shouldn't surprise us that if nine out of every ten venture capitalists are male, the majority of venture capital would go to the people who look, act, and think like them.

A look at the pros and cons of securing capital from crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capitalists, the SBA and community banks.

In its ruling, the agency also suggested it's looking for a way to encourage the promise of blockchain - based financial innovation — described in papers like this highly - cited one by venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan — while also protecting investors from scammers.

«Enormous untapped investment opportunity exists for venture capitalists smart enough to look at the numbers and fund women entrepreneurs,» said Babson professor, report author, and Diana Project ™ co-founder Candida G. Brush.

In this live virtual executive roundtable, you'll: * Learn what entrepreneurs need to do to get noticed by top VC firms * Look at the most active venture capitalists in tech today * Discover the biggest mistakes made by foundering startups * Identify the weaknesses that are keeping you from becoming the next unicorn Speakers: * Ton van't Noordende, Venture Partner, Keadyn * Jon Cifuentes, Cofounder Research and Operations, All Turtles * Matthew Zeiler, CEO, Clarifai * Stewart Rogers, Director of Marketing Technology, Ventventure capitalists in tech today * Discover the biggest mistakes made by foundering startups * Identify the weaknesses that are keeping you from becoming the next unicorn Speakers: * Ton van't Noordende, Venture Partner, Keadyn * Jon Cifuentes, Cofounder Research and Operations, All Turtles * Matthew Zeiler, CEO, Clarifai * Stewart Rogers, Director of Marketing Technology, VentVenture Partner, Keadyn * Jon Cifuentes, Cofounder Research and Operations, All Turtles * Matthew Zeiler, CEO, Clarifai * Stewart Rogers, Director of Marketing Technology, VentureBeat

Having been around the block in the venture capital business for some time, like many of us, I look forward to reading the Forbes Midas List that Alex Konrad puts together of the 100 greatest venture capitalists of the past year.

Traditionally, companies target angel investors in the early stages of a new business, and later look to venture capitalists, eventually culminating in an initial public offering (IPO) on a stock exchange.

«CEOs should remember that their employees look up to them, and if they feel like their employer is not going to speak up and represent their interests — whether it's transgender issues, women's rights issues, the environment, immigration — I think it's a missed opportunity,» venture capitalist Bijan Sabet told Swisher.

Venture capitalists will look for a potential of high returns and a clear exit opportunity.

«Venture capitalists are looking for a quick exit, whereas we want to build this company for the long term.

Worse, if we look to sophisticated market participants» conduct vis - à - vis these ICOs (chiefly: venture capitalists, hedge funds), they tend to do things like amass vast numbers of coins on sweetheart terms ahead of the public sale (possible underwriter?)

Our comments: no surprise here, with ICO investors looking at exactly the same issues as venture capitalists.

May 17, 2016 When startups need additional funding to get off the ground, they can look for venture capitalists (VCs) who are willing to help them.

With millions of dollars in play, venture capitalists are looking for startup companies that know their market, don't overexaggerate their financial prospects and have the right team to convert ideas into returns.

A venture capitalist's job is to look at where the big opportunities and exits are over the next decade.

How the Top VCs Want to Be Pitched When you're preparing to pitch to a venture capitalist, you'll likely look for resources that tell you what constitutes a great pitch.

These carefully curated guests — «we look for community builders, not lone wolves,» Mr. Agrawal said — included venture capitalists such as Mr. Farris and successful entrepreneurs who were expected to provide feedback, introductions and even funding to the startups.

He is a venture capitalist, looking to make some easy money, along with getting revenge.

If venture capitalist Scott Murphy (D), who has spent $ 250,000 of his own money on the contest, wins tonight then Democrats will look like master strategists.

Everywhere I looked, people from all walks of the wellness world — actors, models, yogis, foodies, social media influencers, venture capitalists, fashion designers, entrepreneurs — were sitting together, taken by the melody.

Rather than wait for eHarmony to go public, which might never happen, or for some bigger company to acquire it, which also might not happen, the company's founders decided to look for venture capitalists willing to cash out some of the stake they and others held in the company.

The «Parent Trigger» is a political device created by venture capitalists and return - on - investment philanthropists looking for an effective way to rapidly expand for - profit charter school chains.

A recent investigation in The Observer newspaper looked at the Bright Tribe academy trust, which the paper reported had paid nearly # 3 million to businesses associated with the trust's founder, venture capitalist Michael Dwan.

This includes companies, who are dependent on districts and schools to provide high - quality education to the men and women who will run their C - suites and staff their operations, as well as venture capitalists and other investors who are looking to back the next generation of entrepreneurs and builders of economies.

It looks like back - to - school shopping has hit venture capitalists and Facebook this week.

Venture capitalists and others from the financial world will be looking for possible deals in an industry that has never been a dependable profit maker.

The issuing company might not benefit at all because the shares are offered for sale by private shareholders, such as directors or other insiders (like venture capitalists) looking to diversify their holdings.

Early stage venture capitalists can apply the tenets of value investing to what they do, provided they are willing to do some extra work, and are willing to look beyond the most obvious methods that other value investors use.