How can you tell if a startup is going to be successful? What beacons signal a company will really take off? What flags hint at a potential crash and burn? Investors are constantly looking for elements to guide their decisions, but founders can look to some of the same elements in order to build better, […]
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Mucker’s first meeting with Emotive happened in November of 2018, though our initial investment wouldn’t happen until 18 months later in May 2020 when we would lead their Series A. Today, Emotive announces their $50M Series B closed just 7 months after to accelerate growth after a transformative year for eCommerce brands. When meeting with
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This post originally appeared in Forbes. America recently celebrated Memorial Day to honor military men and women who paid the ultimate price to secure and defend liberty. In a country full of heroes, these are the superheroes. In response to COVID-19, we’ve seen numerous examples of other types of heroism, including those exhibited by first responders
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This post originally appeared in TechCrunch. Some entrepreneurs think that (more) money will solve all their company’s problems. It won’t. Like a teenager with a million-dollar allowance and an identity crisis, a startup with too much capital and no product-market fit will become capable of making larger mistakes. Biggie Smalls said it best: “Mo Money,
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This post originally appeared in Forbes. Startups are uncertain, high-risk exercises under any circumstance. When investors make available capital, it’s possible to mitigate some of that risk by extending runway – in some cases, almost indefinitely. But markets are cyclical, and in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the venture capital landscape has changed. While many
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Our team at Mucker is honored to support our portfolio through the unprecedented set of challenges facing the global community with COVID-19. Here is a compilation of products, services, and helpful resources created by our Mucker portfolio companies. Healthcare solutions for battling COVID-19 Blood Testing For COVID-19 (Los Angeles, CA) now available in-person (at-home coming soon)
The seed from which Mucker grew came forth from the ripples of the Great Recession As the rest of the tech world flooded toward Silicon Valley in search of millions billions, we left the figurative birthplace of our professional careers in search of affirmation outside the Valley. Affirmation that what we learned, how we cut
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Earlier this month, Will joined David Waxman and Minnie Ingersoll from TenOneTen for their fourth episode of the LA Venture podcast series. You can listen to the full episode here. During this podcast, Will shares: Why investing in non-primary startup markets enables us to think outside of the box. As a product person, why he
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When I was leading my last business, I always knew that company culture was important. But what I needed to do about it and when to do it was a mystery to me. With a thousand other things demanding my time, thinking about culture was perpetually on the back burner. This was fine for a
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If you’re thinking about launching a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company, there are two different ways to approach the market. Horizontal SaaS: These companies aim to create a product that services a specific type of employee, function or division across all industries. Examples of horizontal SaaS companies include Salesforce, which sells cloud software for sales teams, and Adobe,
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