Shark Tank’s Lessons in the Art of Negotiation
11.05.2012 - Entrepreneur
This is the second post in a new series examining the deals presented on the popular ABC television show Shark Tank through the eyes of a venture-capital investor.
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On Sharks, Scrubbies and Why Money Isn’t Everything
11.02.2012 - Entrepreneur
This post is the first in a new series examining the deals presented on the popular ABC television show Shark Tank through the eyes of a venture-capital investor.
Dhingana Raises $7M For Free, Streaming Indian Music
10.25.2012 - TechCrunch
Dhingana, a startup with a free service for streaming Indian and Bollywood music, has raised $7 million in Series B funding.
The Photo-Sharing Wars Aren’t Over Yet
10.23.2012 - TechCrunch
Snapchat And Cinemagram Are Quietly Blowing Up.
BloomReach Raises $25 Million
10.18.2012 - Press Release
BloomReach, creators of big data marketing applications, today announced $25 million in Series C funding, led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Existing investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, also participated in the third round, bringing BloomReach’s total funding to $41 million to date.
Male Shoppers Outdo Women as Web Offers Haven From Mall
10.16.2012 - Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Fashion is the fastest-growing segment of online commerce, and it’s being propelled by an atypical source: men. Men who have had to live with department stores designed primarily for women are flocking to websites such as Bonobos and Thrillist that push convenience and a fast shopping experience.
Lightspeed’s Vrionis Makes Name by Sticking to Business
10.15.2012 - Private Equity Analyst
Though he started his career at a time when other venture capitalists had turned their attention to finding the next Facebook Inc ., John Vrionis of Lightspeed Venture Partners set his sights on tracking the biggest changes in business technologies.
Big data is useless unless it’s also fast, diverse
10.14.2012 - GigaOm
The big data revolution is in its early innings, and it is about to get even more exciting. Ravi Mhatre, managing director at Lightspeed Venture Partners, discusses the disruptive innovations that are helping make data fast, intuitive and easy to analyze.
Your Career Depends On Telling Good Decisions From Bad. But Do You Know How?
10.11.2012 - Fast Company
Sacha and John have a proven record of identifying good opportunities early and both are now behind CloudBees, a software firm looking to disrupt the middleware market. I asked each how they recognized a good opportunity early and got surprisingly similar answers. They pointed to three factors you should consider, which might give you the insight you need to prioritize the right project.
Ride-Sharing Startup SideCar Raises $10 Million To Expand Into New Markets
10.10.2012 - TechCrunch
SideCar is announcing this morning that it’s raised a Series A round of $10 million led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Google Ventures. Like other peer-to-peer marketplaces for ride-sharing, SideCar has a platform for connecting drivers with passengers looking to get around. It’s released mobile apps for iOS and Android that lets users virtually flag down one of these drivers, and alerts drivers when there are potential passengers in their area.
