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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Darshan Vyas of LOUD Capital (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: The issue that we are seeing is that a lot of companies are not ready for a $5 million to $10 million Series A. We need funds that can do $1 million to $3 million Series A. That’s only viable if the fund sizes are relatively small. The larger fund sizes cannot do
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With David Blumberg of Blumberg Capital (Part 7)
Sramana Mitra: I do want to finish by having you talk to us a little bit about what stage you invest in. You talked a lot about the segment and preference in B2B. Talk to us about stage as a concluding segment. David Blumberg: We believe that there are many brilliant entrepreneurs all over the
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Darshan Vyas of LOUD Capital (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: It’s interesting to see that you guys are seeing AI in the midwest as well. It’s good to know that that’s a pervasive trend even in your part of the universe. From your fund’s point of view, what kind of ventures are you looking to invest in? What is your investment thesis and
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With David Blumberg of Blumberg Capital (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: This is an area of differentiated well-merchandised consumer products in existing categories and sometimes even new categories. This is a very interesting area because Facebook has created an unbelievable platform for entrepreneurs to hyper-target. That hyper-targeting capability never existed until now. It’s amazing. For $20, the kind of hyper-targeting you can do is
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Darshan Vyas of LOUD Capital (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Darshan Vyas, LOUD Capital was recorded in September 2017. Darshan Vyas, Co-Founder Managing Director, LOUD Capital, discusses seed investing in the startup eco-system in the Mid-West from Ohio. Sramana Mitra: Tell us about LOUD
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With David Blumberg of Blumberg Capital (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: What you’re describing is not contrary to the point they’re making. The point they’re making is that we’ve gone through a 30-year extensive innovation phase. The company that really disrupted Nokia is Apple. To some extent, the Samsung world followed. Sitting in 2016 and looking ahead, it seems like there is a bit
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Don Hutchison (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: Talk a little bit about your investments. First and foremost, what have been some of your most interesting and satisfying investments so far? Don Hutchison: If I look at deals that have graduated, I would say Sugar Media would be one. They’re a software stack for managing personal media at home. It was
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With David Blumberg of Blumberg Capital (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: I was actually reading last week’s Economist expose on superstars. Being a history buff, you may have already read this. Every time there is a major technological revolution, there’s this very disruptive period of 20 to 30 years when there’s a tremendous amount of startup activity and experimentation. Then, that period settles into
