1996 Aggregator Early Stage Hiring 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 27, 2021
They sold 2 years later for $16 million In the financial crisis of 2008 we had a company that had jointly hired lawyers to consider a bankruptcy and also pursued (and achieved!) Another 3–5 could return in aggregate $300–500 million. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners. It was ~30 days from bankruptcy.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 9, 2014
I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996. I can hire a development team. I always think of funding as akin to hiring where we apply a value system on their motivation, their philosophy, their value system not just their capital on hand or their terms. My name is John Bates.
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