1994 Internet Operations Portfolio 
Version One Ventures
DECEMBER 14, 2016
Mattermark (a portfolio company) looked at the matriculation rates for a class of startups. Likewise, early-stage investors may not appreciate just how much follow-on support their portfolio companies will need. So, how have Version One portfolio companies done in this environment? 2016 for Version One companies.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. was starting.
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Ben's Blog
AUGUST 28, 2012
In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Marc released Mosaic in 1993. In fact, many new companies employ no IT people at all.
Ben's Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
Similarly, Google, well on its way to owning the dominant smart phone operating system and which maintains a near monopoly position in search, trades at a price/earnings (P/E) ratio (ex-cash) of around 13.7. Let us look at examples of the last two major computing cycles (prior to the Internet). The internet is working.
abovethecrowd.com
OCTOBER 17, 2013
I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore. ecommerce Internet retailing Uncategorized Venture Capital Web/Tech Ecommerce Retailing Stitch Fix' Lastly, I asked a few women that were not customers to try the service.
Ben's Blog
AUGUST 28, 2012
In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Marc released Mosaic in 1993. In fact, many new companies employ no IT people at all.
Start Up Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Buckle in – we are about to get the missing link to the Internet we were promised in the mid 1990’s. In many ways this system already operates much like NFT’s can. Even if it is unknown how the token might be used in the future, smart companies should start adding them their product portfolio now.
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