Author Archives: drenert

One Man’s Roadmap to 2013 Mobile Startup Opportunities

Posted on January 3, 2013

We at Tandem bet the farm on mobile back in 2011, and we feel even better about this decision as we enter 2013. Per Mary Meeker’s oft-cited report, the world’s 1.1B smartphone users still comprise only 17% of mobile subscribers. … Continue reading

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Tandem in Mexico

Posted on March 23, 2012

Tandem’s Michael Silverwood spoke last night to 150 mobile developers at Apptualizate 2012 in Mexico City about how to start companies in the mobile industry. He has been in Mexico for the entirety of the event, watching all 150 developers … Continue reading

Posted in Investing, Mobile | Tagged accelerator, Apple, apple iphone, Business, clint nelson, entrepreneurship, incubator, investment, ipad, iphone, mexico, michael silverwood, Mobile, seed, silicon valley, startup, tandem, Technology, vc, venture capital | Leave a comment

The Great iPad 3 Wait

Posted on March 16, 2012

Live updates from the Burlingame Apple Store In order to get some third generation iPads into the Tandem house and into the hands of Tandem companies, Michael will be reporting from the front lines all morning of the iPad 3 … Continue reading

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Gimmie Welcomes in GDC 2012: Part 2

Posted on March 6, 2012

Yesterday we covered what went on at Gimmie’s pre-GDC game developer mixer, and today we’re following it up with the second half of the story: the games. Lots of excited developers were on hand at the event, and we talked to … Continue reading

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Gimmie Welcomes in GDC 2012: Part 1

Posted on March 5, 2012

Last Wednesday night, Gimmie kicked off what is looking to be a massive GDC with an event focused on engagement in games. The event took place at Citizen Space in San Francisco, and drew a crowd of over 120 game … Continue reading

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Intro to Angel.co

Posted on February 6, 2012

Our new intern at Tandem, Michael Silverwood, just researched and presented to our portfolio companies how they can best leverage Angel.co.  He knocked the ball out of the park, so I asked him to share it with the broader startup … Continue reading

Posted in Investing | Tagged angel co, entrepreneurship, Investing, michael silverwood, Mobile, presentation, seed, SlideShare, startup, Technology | 1 Comment

Riding the Latest Apple Wave – Until It Breaks

Posted on January 31, 2012

Apple just blew past all expectations yet again for a record quarter in Q1 2012 lead by their mobile devices. iPhone sales hit 37 million (yep, in one single quarter) putting them on par with all Android phone sales combined, … Continue reading

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The Touch Internet – A Message to Our New Investors

Posted on October 5, 2011

We recently sent out our first update to investors in Tandem’s second fund. Though you don’t see these Fund-to-LP communications very often in the outside world (we’ve never shared ours before), I figured this material was worth including here. It … Continue reading

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Mobile: The Golden Haystack

Posted on September 14, 2011

So nearly every tech investor in Silicon Valley has multiple investments in mobile industry startups, right?  But few have moved EXCLUSIVELY to mobile. After all, why limit yourself from investing in the next golden-needle-in-the-haystack opportunity that comes along regardless if … Continue reading

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