Lean Market Research for Startups
Most startups will fail in their first two years of operation and only one percent of the startups that pitch to VCs will end up receiving funding.
2013 is My Year of Learning – What Have I Learned This Week?
I decided to make "Learning", my top new year's resolution for 2013. Because things can get a bit hectic at work and life sometimes, we don't always register what we learn on a daily basis. This is an attempt to capture my lessons from the past week.
The Ultimate Startup Intelligence Tools List 2013
It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups. Team members (and their background), funding to date, metrics (not just the vanity metrics shared by management). VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. These include startup research, market size for startups, competitive analysis, startup maps
David Tisch: Don’t Invest in the What, Invest in the Why
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?"
The state of the London Tech Scene – London Web Summit 2013
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.
More than 160 Israeli Companies Exhibit at Mobile World Congress 2013
his week, 70,000 attendees will descend on Barcelona for the annual mobile techie Fiesta known as the Mobile World Congress . Among the 1500 exhibitors, more than 10% are from Israel, the third largest contingent of any country at the show.
Quibb = Twitter + LinkedIn + HackerNews?
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.
Israeli Startup AfterDownload Sells to IronSource for $28M
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.
