Sentences with phrase «venture capitalists say»

One year after a comprehensive Crunchbase report found that 7 percent of partners at the top 100 venture firms globally are women, female venture capitalists say they still have a long way to go to catch up to their male counterparts in the industry.

And venture capitalists say they are starting to ask questions.

A panel of New York City venture capitalists say advertising technology, financial technology and nanotechnology will be among 2013's most buzzworthy sectors.

In fact, many venture capitalists say that the character, complementary skill sets and working style of the key players are some of the most important factors in selecting companies in which to invest.

What do most traditional venture capitalists say about what you do?

The trend even sparked the grim venture capitalist saying: «IPOs are the new down round.»

«I've never encountered a situation in which the venture capitalist says, «Here's the deal, you have five minutes to decide, take it or leave it,»» Loschiavo says.

The venture capitalist says he's optimistic despite the performance of recent stocks post IPO, including Snap and Canada Goose.

China and the U.S.» competition for dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) «does seem a little like the space race of the»50s,» a leading technology venture capitalist said Wednesday.

The venture capitalist said Silver turned down a proposal to invest in a housing project for U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Drum, near upstate Watertown, because the project had received tax breaks, including an exemption from state sales tax.

It isn't just the founders» bravery that the venture capitalists said they admired.

Not exact matches

Investors are getting a bit wary about valuations, following a selloff in tech stocks, venture capitalist David Golden says.

Citing his experience as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist whose companies had suffered from non-competitive exclusion by television networks in the days before the Internet, Wheeler said the FCC remained committed to total openness for consumers and businesses on the Internet.

The lead investor may negotiate better terms, defend against unfair dilution by negotiating with venture capitalists during follow - on financing, mentor the company and represent small investors on the board,» says Nick Tommarello, the co-founder and CEO of crowdfunding platform WeFunder, in a letter to the Committee of Financial Services shared with Entrepreneur.

«If you go to the corner of Sixth Street and Mission, you see venture capitalists who used to be on Sand Hill Road [in Silicon Valley] but have moved up to the city,» Foley says.

Apple paid $ 3 billion for Beats Electronics in hopes of playing catch - up in the shift away from downloading music, said a leading venture capitalist.

In the rare instances in which venture capitalists used to invest in women, they'd promptly replace them with men, says Amy Millman, co-founder and president of Springboard Enterprises, which mentors and coaches women to raise venture funding.

Venture capitalist Carter Reum says funding your startup may not be so easy, because cheap capital is a thing of the past.

The venture capitalist pointed to empty storefronts and the country's worsening drug epidemic as evidence of communities breaking down — a trend he said Amazon only advances.

Venture capitalist Chris Sacca replied to West's tweet saying, «But would you still wear a Patagonia vest with a blue shirt and some khaki pants?

When it comes to Uber, venture capitalist Bill Gurley said he thinks he was on the right side of history.

«I've always wanted to be a venture capitalist,» Dror said.

However, the Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate in mid-December, which is likely to have a direct impact on fundraising and force down the high valuations of many of these late - stage private companies, venture capitalists and economists say.

If nothing else, says Rahn, it's stretching the venture capitalists of the world very thin: They're involved with so many companies, that they don't have much time or attention to lend their expertise and advice to any particular one in a meaningful way.

Fresh off that conversation with the venture capitalists, I'm going to go back to the industry and say, «This worries me.

After 10 or so rejections, a meeting at Thrive Capital — which liked what she had to say but told her to come back once she had a product — led Weiss to venture capitalist Kirsten Green, the founder of San Francisco - based Forerunner Ventures.

«The control that venture capitalists want to have in an early - stage round is more of what you'd expect from a private equity or growth round,» May says.

Venture capitalist Sandy Miller says he's optimistic despite the subpar performance of recent post-IPOs including Snap and Canada Goose.

Venture capitalists routinely tout their «patternrecognition» abilities — they say they know a successful entrepreneur when they see one.

As Nick Bilton writes in Vanity Fair, there's good reason to think the popularity of social media has peaked, with prominent Silicon Valley figures like former Facebook president Sean Parker and venture capitalist Mark Suster saying they think the technology has become addictive and unhealthy.

He says venture capitalists gauge an entrepreneur's passion level by their commitment of time, effort, and money to their idea.

Second is that women venture capitalists, she says, «are always wanting to support female entrepreneurs and will recommend angel investors.»

The result: at the second fair, Vincent says, Exam Master caught the attention of some venture capitalists who want to follow its growth.

As president of Y Combinator, of which he was part of the first class, Altman has gained popularity through a nuanced, founder - focused personality, less brash than many founders and venture capitalists, and Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham famously said that «Sam is, along with Steve Jobs, the founder [he] refer [s] to most when... advising startups.»

Although Hian's collateral, clothes, isn't as sure a thing as, say, cars, Schneider feels Hian's biggest liability is that she's not surrounding herself with people who can help her develop a comprehensive business plan that will attract venture capitalists, bankers or angel investors.

Fast forward 10 years, and Los Angeles has become one of the leaders in the digital media industry, says Mark Suster, a Los Angeles entrepreneur, venture capitalist at GRP Partners, and organizer of Launchpad L.A., a program to mentor start - up CEOs.

«Zynga is being punished in the public market,» says Jeff Clavier, a venture capitalist and managing partner of SoftTech VC, an early - stage venture firm that has invested in the social gaming industry.

Not only does venture capitalist Tim Draper think bitcoin is here to stay, he says it could be bigger than the internet.

Top venture capitalist Jason Calacanis has not been a bitcoin booster and said there's a 33 percent chance the cryptocurrency goes to zero.

Buckle up, said venture capitalist Bradley Tusk.

«The global economic meltdown had very little impact on our universe,» says Brad Feld, a Boulder venture capitalist and a co-founder of TechStars.

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley says he recently made two health - care investments even though he says the sector is filled with perils.

Venture capitalist Tim Draper says bitcoin will be bigger than his early investments Tesla, Hotmail, and Skype combined.

«The bitcoin world is this new ecosystem where it doesn't cost that much to start a new bitcoin company, it doesn't cost much to start owning bitcoin either, and it is a much more efficient way of moving money around the world,» says Tim Draper, venture capitalist.

Fishbein says that while corporations have been underinvesting in their security infrastructure in recent years, venture capitalists have been overinvesting in start - ups.

Apple paid $ 3 billion for headphone and streaming music company Beats Electronics to try to play catch - up in the shift away from downloading music, said a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist.

«At our venture firm, we continue to see an escalating stream of fascinating new bitcoin uses, cases and applications from entrepreneurs,» says legendary venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.

«I find the venture capitalists in LA a lot more accessible, especially compared to San Francisco,» Dao says.

Chris Arsenault, a venture - capitalist with iNovia Capital, a company with seven investments in the online - ad industry, says targeting technology can provide a better user experience than print or broadcast, despite concerns over privacy.

It is this final arc, I suspect (it is never said), that led Peter Thiel to discover J.D. and complete his journey from lawyer to entrepreneur to venture capitalist — and this final leap is a very hard one to make, indeed.