I like this: "Mark Suster, Venture Capitalist, Angel investor & former entrepreneur.
Votes by Eren Bali (CEO & Co-founder, Udemy), David King (Founder & CEO, Green Patch and Blippy), Tao Tao (Co-founder, GetYourGuide), Jessica Mah (Founder/CEO inDinero.com), Michael Wolfe (Founder & Entrepreneur -- Vontu, Kana, I/PRO, P...), (more)
It obviously depends on stage. I like to invest at the seed or A round. My ideal team is simple:
Assuming 6 people
1. 5 engineers
2. 1 CEO who doubles as head of product management
3. Nothing else
But obviously I am open to other configurations. The key important things are:
- strong tech DNA
- dominance of tech personnel relative to others
- strong product focus on CEO
I never invest in:
- business people who outsource tech dev to 3rd parties ("to speed up time to market")"
Fashionable school in Stockholm (and few other locations) using quite cool methodology for education: project teams and direct connection to companies. Specialised in media, communication, concept and prod developments, digital PR strategies and alike.
The tools created are based on the tools that our research scienctists use, and include a lightbox for comparing media; drawing, measuring and annotation tools,; a personalized fieldbook; and a context tool for using multimedia, including 3D objects, to solve problems, and investigate issues. Rebecca has directed the development of this software, including UX oversight, design direction, vendor management, QA testing, data management, IT systems integration, privacy and security coordination, and collaboration with our education and science teams. The software is fully designed, and is in Alpha state, on track for beta release by August 2013.
"t will allow the team to develop and then promote a digital resource that will meet this gap. The new resource will feature a tool to assess how organisations plan, manage, measure and review their impact, and a marketplace that aggregates all available measurement tools so charities can easily browse and search existing options to measure the value for their work."