Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Brad on blogging.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. According to David Rose , CEO of Gust, venture capital investors funded about 1500 startups last year, with Angel investors backing over 50,000 more. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

IPO 273

IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. million businesses in 2014.

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IPO Angel Investor Startup Incubator 120

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 17, 2013

Many will argue that there is a safe middle ground where you can “have your cake and eat it too” — the HTML5 based “mobile web.” A recent Compuware survey found that 85% of users favor apps over the mobile web. The browser-based Internet launched many new companies, several of which have achieved market capitalizations in the billions.

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Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

Lately, everybody seems to be talking about a new technology bubble. A Comparison Between Today’s “Bubble” and the Last Tech Bubble. Let’s look at public market comparables and venture capital flows to see if we can find a match. Venture capital flows. Are the prognosticators correct? I don’t think so.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Database 78

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It comes up most commonly in cases when investors talk about how “it’s gotten cheaper to start a company these days” (particularly in the Web space), and therefore these companies don’t require a lot of capital. In fact, when starting K9 I used my own startups as an example such capital efficiency.

Silicon Valley 91

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Technical Review Acquisition 91

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It comes up most commonly in cases when investors talk about how “it’s gotten cheaper to start a company these days” (particularly in the Web space), and therefore these companies don’t require a lot of capital. In fact, when starting K9 I used my own startups as an example such capital efficiency.

Silicon Valley 90

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Technical Review Acquisition 90