It’s vacation protocol: you finally get to your destination after a long journey but you can’t check into your hotel until later in the day, so you’re stuck killing time with your luggage in tow. Or you have a long layover but you don’t get to leave the airport and explore because you don’t want to […]
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 10/18/18
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 10/18/18 featuring funding details for Fourpost, FundGuard, Seva, and Vertoe.
The Entrepreneur’s Most Dangerous Temptation
Change for the sake of change or for a sense of excitement can destroy just about any venture you take on. We must be diligent to avoid the dreaded “shiny object syndrome.”
8 Tips For Quantifying Traction In Your New Venture
Your personal assessment that you have traction probably won’t be convincing to potential investors and partners, so it’s important that you create and track your progress against some metrics. Here are some of the key specifics for credibility and acceptance as you create and use these metrics
Inside the Mind of a NYC VC: Ryan Darnell of Max Ventures
AlleyWatch sits down with Ryan Darnell, Founding Partner at Max Ventures, an early stage NYC venture firm founded in 2013 that has made over 35 investments We visited Ryan at the Max Ventures’ office in Soho to discuss his path to venture, Max Ventures’ thematic approach to investing including its interest in digital commerce, how Ryan and his team serve as value-add investors, changes in the investment landscape, tips for entrepreneurs to successfully navigate the funding process, and much, much more including how to run a venture firm while balancing family responsibilities.
Alma Raises $4.5M to Provide the Ultimate Space and Full Service Platform for Mental Health Therapists
A new wave of innovators are using the best of tech to solve the ongoing mental health crisis. Harry Ritter, the CEO of Alma, discusses creating a dynamic co-practice model to improve therapy.
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 10/17/18
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 10/17/18 featuring funding details for Hero, WhiteSource, ConveyIQ, and TG-17.
Top 10 Traits of High-Performing Marketing Teams
Here some common traits that are found in some of the most powerful marketing teams in the e-commerce industry.
The Way to Win the Startup Game is Not to Play It
I won the startup game by opting out of it. Instead, I focused on my own business and stopped worrying about what everyone else was doing.
3 Pieces of Hard-Won Startup Advice
When you start a business, there’s no shortage of people offering you advice. Disqus founder Daniel Ha has found that the best advice combines experience and perspe
This NYC Startup Just Raised $15.25M to Expand its Focus on Healthcare Solutions for the Most Common Chronic Conditions
It’s that time again. Nominations are now open for AlleyWatch’s 2019 NYC Tech Influencers feature. Know someone amazing who belongs on this list? Nominate them today here. Nominations open until 12/15. Looking to drive targeted response from the NYC Tech community at scale? Learn more about partnering with AlleyWatch on this initiative here. A common chronic condition […]