Dealing with failure in startups is a hard thing. The chances of success aren’t great to begin with: be it the war on talent, series A crunch, or slow product market-fit, among other things, can kill a startup. So, in…
In his talk at London Web Summit, David Tisch, a New York based super-angel with more than 90 portfolio companies, founder of the Box Group and formerly TechStars NY, was asked by David Rowan, "You pretty much see everything in New York. What do you look for in startups you invest in?"
I just got an email from VC veteran Tim Draper, informing me that Draper University () is taking applications for 2013. The program offers the “ultimate immersive entrepreneurial experience” for 18-27 year old entrepreneurs, over the course of 6-8 weeks…
Last Friday I had the privilege to participate in a Panel at the 2013 London Web Summit. Moderated by Martin Bryant, editor of The Next Web UK, the panel included Eileen Burbidge (Passion Capital), Arnaud Betrand (HouseTrip), Pete Smith (Songkick), Greg Marsh (OneFineStay) and yours truly, representing Campus London.
If Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Quora, LinkedIn and HackerNews weren't sufficient for sharing links and professional thoughts, there's now a new kid on the block. What it says on the tin: "Quibb lets you share what you're reading for work. Use Quibb to post newsworthy articles, see what colleagues are reading, and discuss the day's industry news". But isn't it a social network for professionals like LinkedIn? Not exactly.
In “Save and Print These LumaScapes to Get a Grasp on Digital Media [Infographics]” posted on VC Cafe in June 2011, we shared the useful infographics created by US consultancy LumaPartners. The LumaScapes are a great way to depict an industry…
Israeli startups are now aquiring each other. In 2010, I wrote about Israeli startup Afterdownload on VC Cafe, and was really impressed with what I saw. Today, Carmel Ventures shared the news that AfterDownload was sold to IronForge, its Israeli partner, for $28 million.
US accelerator program Techstars, recently ranked #2 startup accelerator worldwide by Forbes, is moving to the UK, merging with UK accelerator program Springboard. Up until now, TechStars had operated a franchise model in Europe in the form of StartupBootcamp, but this one…
Israeli startup Taboola is growing from strength to strength. The recent news of a D Round of $15 million round led by Pitango and joined by previous backers Evergreen Venture Partners, WGI Group and Marker. Taboola’s flagship product, EngageRank, suggests related…
Ciaran O’leary of Earlybird, a VC fund in Berlin, gives founders a checklist for running due diligence on their potential investors. Due diligence should go both ways: VC check-list for entrepreneurs, suggests three main categories that entrepreneurs should check before…
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