It’s been a heck of a 10-year run. For those of us who can remember that far, if we look back to 2009, it was dark times for tech in NYC and beyond. Numerous sources were willing to ring the death knell of the VC industry. Dan Primack covered a list of “Walking Dead” firms that operated […]
Brands That Have Permission: What If BMW Made Headphones and Apple Launched a Sneaker?
When I look at an established business strategically for the first time, I try to think of ways they could deploy their IP or brand in a different category. For example, the reason I have a signature sneaker with K-Swiss (even though I’m a businessman, not an athlete or a rapper) and the reason many companies have […]
Due Diligence and the Fallacy of Risk-Adjusted Returns
A 2008 paper “How Unlucky is 25-Sigma”, describes an interview with Goldman Sach’s then-CFO David Viniar who referred to their flagship fund’s 27% loss in August 2007 as a “25 Sigma event”. The paper goes on to analyze this statement and quickly shows that a 25-Sigma event would take place once in 1.309e+135 years, a […]
Business Complexity Goes Up Dramatically As You Scale
Most entrepreneurs are ready to declare success when they get that first surge of traction with a real customer. This is a good sign, but they have no idea that the hard work of scaling the business is still ahead of them.
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 3/20/18
Here are the latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 3/20/18. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 3/8/18
Here are the latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 3/8/18. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 12/22/17
Here are the latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/22/17. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Things You Should Know Before Starting a Startup
Starting your own business or company is not an easy task. There are many challenges you will have to face during your startup journey, and you’ll start wishing that someone would have told you about these things before. Not that It will make you change your mind but might help you prepare for them. When […]
This NYC Startup Raised $2M To Give You Transparency in Emerging Markets
If you need specific data on the financial markets in the US, there is an abundance of resources and information available. Yet, if you need this same information from an emerging market you’d likely be out of luck. Redd Intelligence understands the value of having this information and is doing the legwork to make it […]
Women in NYC Tech: Yuli Ziv of Style Coalition
Much has been said and written about the lack of women in the tech sector, be it as investors (or associates), founders, or in management positions at major companies. Is the problem the old boys network – or that success in technology is seen as a young man’s game? In this series, we speak with […]
Should Your Startup Actually be a Small Business?
In the course of my career over the past decade or so, I have started 3 businesses — with varying degrees of success. I thought it would be interesting, and potentially helpful, to share what I have seen in the course of starting, operating and exiting those businesses — each of which was very different […]