Matthew Crowe
Matthew Crowe has been building and selling businesses since the age of 19. Now, poacher turns gamekeeper with the launch of his venture capital firm Huckleberry Ventures and its unique focus on building companies. Check out his take on the entrepreneurial scene across the pond and the hot startups and sectors making their way into Huckleberry.
Get ready for venture capital 2.0
Real Business columnist and Huckleberry Ventures founder Matthew Crowe gives us his predictions for the evolution of the venture-capital industry.
Published 133 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
How to catch the wave
This week I was sitting down with the founder of MinuteBids, a website which allows property managers to submit bid requests to commercial grounds maintenance firms for work such as lawn care, snow removal, and the like.
Published 206 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
Ideas are cheap, execution is rare
What sets apart the successful men from the boys, and women from the girls? One simple thing: execution.
Published 253 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
Is venture capital broken?
Venture capital is frequently portrayed as the “superhero” behind the success stories of Google, Yahoo, eBay, Facebook and other internet companies that today are now worth billions. But what about all of the other failures? What about all of the companies that never went anywhere, had crazy valuations, and were nothing but giant flops?
Published 275 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
Why you should start your business on a shoestring
Weren't the last few years great? Everyone got accustomed to easy money, the streets were paved with investor gold. But those days are over now. And the reality is you don’t need all sorts of money to build a company today. You can do it on the cheap.
Published 295 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
Two golden nuggets of business wisdom
There's a lot of advice out there for entrepreneurs: do this; don't do that. But I believe that there are two core maxims to live by if you want to succeed. Here they are...
Published 310 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
How does a venture capital firm raise a fund?
For many years there has been a great degree of mystery and allure around the whole venture capital industry. I never really understood how a VC firm went about raising a fund, securing LPs; I frankly didn't understand the whole process. Now that I have first-hand experience in the dark art of raising a fund, I thought I would give a little glimpse under the kimono as to how a VC goes about these things, even during a down and challenging economy.
Published 324 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
Entrepreneurs! Fancy a hot date?
Inspiration comes from the strangest things. Last week I was having a conversation with Joanna Van Vleck, founder of a rockin' new company called The Trunk Club. It’s the States' hottest new Web 2.0 business: an online clothes shop for men with expert style advice thrown in. It's catching on like wildfire. With this rapid growth and notoriety comes a need for risk capital of the best kind – venture capital. And you wouldn't believe how similar the venture capital process is to another risky enterprise: dating.
Published 332 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
Sneak peek of a hot new company
Our venture capitalist hits Hollywood and discovers a great new business.
Published 338 days ago by Matthew Crowe.
