Why Selling A Startup For $20 Million Is Better Than $200 Million
Michael Arrington (left) actually made more money on his $30 million exit than Arianna Huffington (center) did on her $315 million exit. This story appeared earlier on Business Insider. It sounds...
View ArticleWhy Selling A Startup For $20 Million Can Be Better Than Selling It For $200...
View photo. Michael Arrington (left) actually made more money on his $30 million exit than Arianna Huffington (center) did on her $315 million exit. It sounds impressive when a founder sells a startup...
View ArticleArrington's CrunchFund raising $40 million second fund
Noah Berger/Bloomberg Michael Arrington, founder and former editor-in-chief of TechCrunch, now runs a venture capital firm called CrunchFund that focuses largely on early stage technology companies....
View ArticleEuropean Accelerator Numbers — Seedcamp Releases Its Data For The Last 6 Years
Yahoo Apple Facebook Twitter Google Microsoft europe Comment European Accelerator Numbers — Seedcamp Releases Its Data For The Last 6 Years Mike Butcher View Staff Page Follow me on twitter Mike...
View ArticleHe's Baaaaaack! Arrington Returns To TechCrunch
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View ArticleEntrepreneur Jason Calacanis raising a $10 million fund
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jason Calacanis, the entrepreneur behind Launch, a series of technology conferences that introduce startups to potential investors, is raising a $10 million venture fund, a...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Partners With CNN, Will Invest Low “Eight-Digit Sum” In YouTube News...
Yahoo Apple Facebook Twitter Google Microsoft startups Comment BuzzFeed Partners With CNN, Will Invest Low “Eight-Digit Sum” In YouTube News Channel Catherine Shu View Staff Page Follow me on twitter...
View ArticleSo Far, Michael Arrington Is A Pretty Good Venture Capitalist
Michael Arrington's CrunchFund is performing quite well, Dan Primack at Fortune reports. He says the CrunchFund has a 20%-30% internal rate of return, which is about in line with what a venture capital...
View Article9 Things You Need to Know Today
A roundup of the day's news that can help you and your business succeed.1. Public Secret In a highly anticipated move, document-sharing company Box has filed for an IPO, according to an unnamed source....
View Article>SoftBank Capital Raises $53 Million Fund To Continue Investing In New York...
SoftBank Capital, a venture firm associated with Japan's SoftBank Corp, has raised a $53 million drop-down fund to continue investing in New York startups. In the past few years, SoftBank Capital has...
View ArticleSoftBank Capital Raises $53 Million Fund To Continue Investing In New York...
Jordan Levy, partner at SoftBank CapitalSoftBank Capital, a venture firm associated with Japan's SoftBank Corp, has raised a $53 million drop-down fund to continue investing in New York startups. In...
View ArticleMichael Arrington and AOL Agree to Play Nice
TechCrunch's departed founder Michael Arrington has finally agreed to play nice with his creation's new owners. Arrington and AOL have spent enough time apart, gone through the proper counseling, and...
View Article4 Startup Founders Who Said 'No' To $100 Million — And May Have Blown It
Celebrating SinglePlatform's (smart) $100 million acquisition. It's common sense: If someone offers you $100 million, you accept and become fabulously rich. In Silicon Valley, common sense is replaced...
View Article>These Startups May Have Blown It By Turning Down $100 Million
It's common sense: If someone offers you $100 million, you accept and become fabulously rich. In Silicon Valley, common sense is replaced by an irrational desire to create an extraordinary company like...
View ArticleThese Startups May Have Blown It By Turning Down $100 Million
It's common sense: If someone offers you $100 million, you accept and become fabulously rich. In Silicon Valley, common sense is replaced by an irrational desire to create an extraordinary company like...
View Article20 Entrepreneurs Shaking Up New York's Tech Scene
Developers and founders no longer have to go west to find a vibrant tech scene. New York’s Silicon Alley has emerged as a heavy-hitting startup ecosystem, with a strong foundation of entrepreneurial...
View ArticleLerer Ventures Now Has $36 Million More To Fuel New York's Startup Explosion
Steve Schlafman, Kenneth Lerer, Eric Hippeau, Jordan Cooper, and Ben LererLerer Ventures, a seed-stage investment firm in New York, has raised its third and largest fund to date. Founded by Eric...
View ArticleArianna Huffington Is Still Not the Boss of Michael Arrington
The Arianna Huffington Era at AOL was pretty short-lived. For a time after the $315 million merger, Huffington was in charge of all editorial properties, from the one bearing her name to...
View ArticleStartup Offers Failed Entrepreneurs A Million Dollar Signing Bonus
Melanie Moore is a TechStars alumn eligible for the million signing bonus It's hard to hire in tech. How hard? A startup called Twice is offering a $1 million cash and equity signing bonus to anyone...
View ArticleThe Truth Is Bill Simmons Would Be Insane To Leave ESPN And His $5 Million...
InstagramSimmons in the middle. According to our industry sources and several corroborating reports, ESPN columnist/talking head/producer/editor Bill Simmons is seriously considering leaving ESPN when...
View ArticleFast-Growing Cloud Hosting Service Digital Ocean Raises $3.2M Seed Round Led...
Yahoo Apple Facebook Twitter Google Microsoft NSA fundings & exits Comment Fast-Growing Cloud Hosting Service Digital Ocean Raises $3.2M Seed Round Led By IA Ventures To Build Out Its...
View ArticleDisrupt NY 2013
Apple Facebook Twitter Google Microsoft Disrupt NY 2013 New York City | April 27 - May 1, 2013 Purchase Your Ticket $1,795.00 Event Info Coverage Sponsor Info Speakers Sponsors Purchase Tickets Startup...
View ArticleInstagram And The Risk Of Selling Low
Nick Bilton’s column about the Instagram fairness hearing is annoying on a number of levels. When I mentioned one of them this morning, Dave Winer asked for “a brief post” explaining a bit more. OK...
View ArticleSA 100 2014: The Coolest People In New York City Tech
Business Insider New York City has become home to some of the tech industry's most promising companies, including Etsy, MongoDB, and Vice Media. So we created the Silicon Alley 100 to celebrate people...
View ArticleKickstarter Record Breaker, USA Underwear Maker Flint And Tinder Gets $850K...
Yahoo Apple Facebook Twitter Google Microsoft NSA ecommerce Comment Kickstarter Record Breaker, USA Underwear Maker Flint And Tinder Gets $850K Seed Round From Zappos’ Tony Hsieh, Lerer And David Tisch...
View ArticleZuckerberg to join TechCrunch Disrupt
The all-star roster of Silicon Valley executives scheduled to appear at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt SF conference beginning Monday might get upstaged by one late addition: Mark Zuckerberg, making...
View ArticleTechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 Announces Startup Battlefield Finalists
Tech’s big names and bright stars gather for fourth annual Disrupt NY TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TechCrunch today announced 28 finalists for the Startup Battlefield at...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Is Now Valued At ~ $200 Million, But Investors Think It Has...
'I Love Cute, Fluffy Animals': A Q&A With BuzzFeed Editor-In-Chief Ben Smith The 12 Coolest Startup Offices We've Ever Seen Holy Cow! Buzzfeed Just Raised ANOTHER $20 Million BuzzFeed, a media...
View ArticleAfter Months Of Disagreements, Here's Why Insiders Say BuzzFeed President Jon...
About two weeks ago, Jon Steinberg and Jonah Peretti had a discussion behind closed doors. Shortly after, Ken Lerer's phone rang. Steinberg would be leaving BuzzFeed, Peretti told Lerer. Steinberg had...
View Article>After Months Of Disagreements, Here's Why Insiders Say BuzzFeed President...
About two weeks ago, Jon Steinberg and Jonah Peretti had a discussion behind closed doors. Shortly after, Ken Lerer's phone rang. Steinberg would be leaving BuzzFeed, Peretti told Lerer. Steinberg had...
View ArticleThinkNear CEO Talks About Post-Acquisition Potential, Credits TechStars NY
Zuckerberg Interview Apple Facebook Amazon Twitter Google advertising Comment ThinkNear CEO Talks About Post-Acquisition Potential, Credits TechStars NY Jordan Crook posted 15 mins ago Comments View...
View ArticleTECHSTARS' BIGGEST EXIT YET: ThinkNear Gets Acquired For $22.5 Million
Eli Portnoy founded ThinkNear.On January 7, 2011, Eli Portnoy resigned from Amazon. Two days later, he and his co-founder John Hinnegan began the TechStars NYC startup accelerator program and got to...
View ArticleNow-Massive Companies That Didn't Need Venture Capital To Get Off The Ground
Sophia Amoruso bootstrapped Nasty Gal for 5 years to profitability and more than $30 million in revenues. When you start a company, you have to decide how you're going to get it off the ground. The...
View ArticleJonah Peretti: Sex Is A Lot More Popular Than Jesus On Google
Apple Facebook Twitter Google Microsoft Disrupt NY Event Info › Coverage › Agenda › Sponsors › Video Clips › Watch Live entertainment Comment Jonah Peretti: Sex Is A Lot More Popular Than Jesus On...
View ArticleOn The Michael Arrington Accusations
Apple Facebook Twitter Google Microsoft Disrupt NY news Comment On The Michael Arrington Accusations Eric Eldon Alexia Tsotsis View Staff Page Follow me on twitter Eric Eldon is the Co-Editor of...
View ArticleConsidering Convertible Debt? Don’t Sell Yourself Short
Apple Facebook Twitter Google Microsoft Disrupt NY column Comment Considering Convertible Debt? Don’t Sell Yourself Short Patricia Nakache View Contributor Page posted 20 mins ago Comments Editor’s...
View ArticleNews startup BuzzFeed raises millions in new round
(Reuters) - News website BuzzFeed, one of the more interesting news business models to emerge in recent years, has raised $19.3 million in new capital, the company said on Thursday. The round was led...
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