Southeast VC

Durham, Washington DC, Tech Jobs

Like all VC firms, we receive a lot of resumes. And I just wanted to post here as a reminder that most of our companies are hiring. 

ChannelAdvisor - Morrisville NC

Etix - Morrisville NC

Global Value Commerce - Raleigh NC

ReverbNation - Durham NC

WeddingWire - Chevy Chase MD

Zift Solutions - Durham NC

I hope you see something that matches with you, or know someone great you can refer in. As always, if I can help, let me know.

Have a good weekend.

Reference Check a VC

Pulling up and referencing some old blog posts, but I think this is important topic. Entrepreneurs need to take time to do their homework referencing a new investor. With some recent financings I have seen getting done, this was not the case.

I just read this 2010 post from Mark Suster on Why it's Critical that you Refrence Check Your VC.

If you are an entrepreneur raising capital, you should check this out. It doesn't matter if you are raising capital from VCs, angels, angel groups or strategics. The advice still applies.

And, even better, make time to do a face to face reference check.

Proof: Innovation is Happening Outside of Silicon Valley

I couldn't make it out for the Google for Entrepreneurs Demo Day, which Google hosted earlier today. My partner David Jones was there and I watched remotely. You can watch it here.

 

A few comments:

• I know the Valley is the epicenter of entrepreneurial activity, but it was great to see all the companies highlighted outside of the Valley. Cities that participated included Minneapolis, Chicago, Waterloo, Nashville, Durham, Denver and Detroit.
• Two companies were selected to present from Durham including Windsor Circle and Automated Insights.
• North Carolina companies absolutely can compete on a national level. Congratulations to the entire team at Durham, NC-based Windsor Circle for winning the best the best pitch at Demo Day!

You can read more about the event here, here and here.