Our Team Sweats the Details
I have been with ff Venture Capital almost since its inception in 2008. In that 5-year period, we have completed 143 investments in 60 companies, or one investment every 11.5 days. We have grown our firm from 2 of us in 2008 to 17 now. Our metrics put us in the top quartile in terms of returns as compared to similarly situated funds, and we are attracting exciting new investment opportunities every day.
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Thoughts On The Future of iPhone Camera
On the heels of WWDC, my thoughts keep coming back to the heated debate with my friends about the future of photography.
Let me step back for a second. Marissa Mayer declared a few weeks ago that there’s no such thing as professional photography anymore. The internet rage followed, she apologized, saying that what she meant is that we all take photos now. And it’s true. Nothing has revolutionized photography to make it ...
Hey! A moving van just pulled up...
It was time to move again, and my previous experience made me anxious to relive the process. This time, I was not moving around the corner, but across state lines. I spent a lot of time considering if I was going to move everything myself, or if I was brave enough to hire another moving company...
H.E.L.M. Program - NYC
Silicon Alley is expanding, which makes our team here at ff Venture Capital very happy. We were recently briefed on a new initiative called the H.E.L.M program, which is designed to support businesses located in or moving to Lower Manhattan.
Klout and Sony Take Influencers on a Photography Adventure
We love rewarding our influencers with exclusive products and experiences. For a recent Klout Perk, we partnered with Sony to take food, travel and outdoor sports influencers on an exclusive photography adventure in San Diego.
Flashpoint NYC Demo Day 2013 and ff Venture Capital
ff Venture Capital is happy to announce that once again we are co-sponsoring Flashpoint’s upcoming New York Demo Day.
Is Mobile the Trojan Horse of Social-Email Integration?
There has been plenty of discourse on “mobile-email” and “social-email” integration, but are marketers taking full advantage of the opportunity to tightly integrate all three? As our infographic from March 2013 revealed, as many as 69% of B2C enterprise email marketing campaigns are viewed on smartphones or tablets, with desktop representing just 31% of total opens...
Google+ Meets Voxy - The Next Step to Integrating Language Learning into Daily Life
Voxy is pleased to announce that it is bringing Google+ to its millions of language learners worldwide to provide them with a seamless experience as they learn from content that is relevant to their interests and goals. Our learners will now have the ability to sign-in, interact, and take One-on-One Live Tutoring Sessions powered by Google+ and Google+ Hangouts.
Ryan's Dating Secrets Revealed: HowAboutWe Couples
After a while, I started hearing rumblings of a HowAboutWe for Couples, a sort of subscription date service. I’ll admit, at first I was skeptical. One, I just didn’t think I needed help coming up with fun dates, and two, I foresaw looking cheap during the dreaded coupon exchange...
