Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

To some extent Keith Rabois agreed with me about domain knowledge and argued that most of his investments are in the consumer Internet space as a result. Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. Obviously I agree.

Angel Investor 284

Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

To some extent Keith Rabois agreed with me about domain knowledge and argued that most of his investments are in the consumer Internet space as a result. Let’s call these cards 1996-99 and 2005-08. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. That’s what he knows best.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

In April 2011, just prior to the Linked In, Pandora, and RenRen IPO’s, Fred Wilson reaffirmed his belief on his blog that we were not in a bubble in this sector: “I n all the posts over the past year or so outlining my thoughts on the financing and valuation environment in the internet sector, I’ve avoided using the word Bubble.

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Valuation Social Media Media IPO 50

Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

Similarly, in recent high profile private financing rounds for private technology companies with valuations over $1B, the valuation multiples were at or below corresponding multiples for publicly traded companies such as Google. In fact, 2010 venture capital fundraising is at the same level as it was in 1995 and 1996.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Database 78

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 26, 2012

For those of you that don’t know, Longreads is a Twitter handle ( @longreads ), and a web service ( www.longreads.com ) that points to the best long form content on the Internet. Turning towards the Internet, Joseph Flatley’s Scamworld is a look inside the dark underbelly of “Internet Marketing.” Bonus: Q&A with the author.

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New York Silicon Valley Internet Video 68

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Bates: Good morning and welcome to our CEO panel, “How to Fine-Tune Your Small Business Finances From Funding to Growth” which I think is the direction that we would all like to be going. I’m here with some really phenomenal CEOs who are going to talk to us today about small business finances from funding to growth.

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Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95