Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# But everything has intrinsic value.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 2, 2014

I got an internship on the buy side at the GM pension fund in high school--in 1997. I got my first job in venture--at GM--in February 2001. Venture Capital & Technology' My godfather got me IBM stock right after that, so that''s how I knew that a stock market and investing existed. Yeah, so, somewhere in there.

Venture Capital 110

Venture Capital Stock Naming Technology 110

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Back in 1997, Softbank Technology Ventures (which became Mobius Venture Capital) was the first VC fund I helped raise. We’re long on the team at Mapbox , and it’s obvious to me why Softbank is also enthusiastic. I’m very loyal to my friends at Softbank and love any opportunity to work with them.

Afghanistan 82

Afghanistan Bootstrapping Venture Capital Channel 82

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 4, 2012

In 1987 when I started my first company (Feld Technologies), I wrote a business plan for a course at MIT that I was in called 15.375: New Enterprises. Timmons’ classic book “New Venture Creation” and the course ended with the submission of a written business plan. The textbook for the course was Jeffry A.

Business Plan 193

Business Plan Lean Cofounder Venture Capital 193

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

These valid observations may be drawn from primary research sources such as the work published by the National Academies, whose most recent report, Assessing the Impact of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment , was released several months ago. ” FULL STOP.

IPO 38

IPO Venture Capital America Marketing 38

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation? 55:45 It seems obvious that technology is the natural choice to solve the pain points in education. I remember this lesson well.

Community 350

Community Silicon Valley Detroit Chicago 350

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

He founded eBay to empower individuals through the use of new technology, and has created livelihoods for millions of individuals throughout the world. I wrote my applications to college, or rather typed them on a typewriter with a bottle of WhiteOut close by.

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley India Africa Burma 45

Pascal's View

MARCH 18, 2010

This is the ninth in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. equity capital markets must be structured with the goal of promoting the growth of publicly held small businesses in America. Yes I do. I believe that the U.S. You would think that maybe the stewards of the U.S.

IPO 28

IPO Government SEC Venture Capital 28

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Technology | Thursdays. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. Science and Technology Technology. Letter of Intent for a Business Venture. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. Michael Yavonditte is CEO of Hashable, a New York startup backed by ff Venture Capital and a number of other leading VCs.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

This probably wasn’t a fun period of time for a new VC but nonetheless probably made Mike stronger than having started in 1997. Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. This lasted from about 2001-2004.

San Francisco 230

San Francisco Los Angeles Cofounder SMS 230

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 18, 2012

Here are a few examples from my first company, Feld Technologies (1987 – 1993). Hyperion : While Feld Technologies was a software consulting company, the companies that installed the networks that our software ran on (mostly PC-based Novell Networks) were so shitty that we set up our own small network installation group.

Software 167

Software Boston Venture Capital Networking 167

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2015

After I sold my first company, I started a company called Intensity Ventures to make all my personal investments from. When I started making venture capital investments in 1997, the pace of things, and the amount of work I did, was massive. The name kind of says it all. I never once felt that things were moving slowly.

San Francisco 70

San Francisco Denver Venture Capital Boston 70

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

And from a financial perspective, any investor would be better off buying stock in Amazon than buying and share of a corner bookshop; if you invested $100 in Amazon’s 1997 initial public offering (IPO), those shares would have been worth about $120,000 in 2018. Publishers and authors (like O’Reilly and us) also benefit from Amazon’s success.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1997 and decided to use my OPT to give the company a proper shot. There were a sum total of three or four “venture capital” funds in Pittsburgh at the time, and none of them had done much with this new fangled thing called the Internet. I formed SneakerLabs, Inc.

United States 114

United States Founder India Venture Capital 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. According to Fox Business , women-owned businesses have increased 68% since 1997, running more than 9.1 Women are a growing force as entrepreneurs. million businesses in 2014.

IPO 120

IPO Angel Investor Startup Incubator 120

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

If investors observing this extraordinary phenomenon in 1996 were to have concluded that the technology market was in the midst of an unsustainable bubble, they would not have been wrong. In 1997, a Charles River Ventures fund yielded a stunning 15x return, backing such superstars as Ciena, Vignette and Flycast.

IPO 48

IPO IRR Brazil Government 48

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Once again, as we find ourselves in the middle of a significant public market correction, especially around technology stocks, there’s an enormous amount of noise in the system, as there always is. I started investing in 1994 and while there was some bumpiness in 1997 and again in 1999, the real pain happened between 2000 and 2005.

Cap Table 70

Cap Table Down Round Liquidation Preference Founder 70

Pascal's View

APRIL 19, 2009

mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">   mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> The Q1 2009 venture capital investment statistics. new capital formation from venture-backed companies because capital normally dedicated to long-term risk has been severely drained from our equity markets—both public and private.   While.

Venture Capital 31

Venture Capital Early Stage Washington California 31

BeyondVC

JULY 19, 2005

Robert Scoble has asked the VCs to respond to an eWeek article titled Is.Net Failing to Draw Venture Capital Loyalty? There is not much for me to add to this article as we all know that the only loyalty VCs have is to their Limited Partners to generate long-term capital gains. " To that end, let me talk about.Net.

.Net 60

.Net Java Limited Partner Venture Capital 60

Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

capital markets for listed equities have been in systemic decline since 1997. This condition is clearly not the result of the technology bubble or Sarbanes Oxley. IPOs negatively impacts American entrepreneurs most of all, regardless of whether they have venture capital or private equity backing.

Delaware 37

Delaware IPO Venture Capital Private Equity 37

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

artpapas : CEO and founder of Bullhorn, @artpapas is an authority on recruiting technology. sethpriebatsch : “Chief Ninja” of SCVNGR Seth Priebatsch discusses SCVNGR developments, technology, and more. FrancisBoulle : CEO of FundMine Francis Boulle talks angel investment and venture capital on @FrancisBoulle.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

Amount of venture capital raised has exploded. This is a good example of technology driven market change being accelerated by new securities regulations). i. Pre bubble period 1991-1996 totals $28 billion. ii. Bubble period 1996-2000 totals $243.6 iii. Post bubble period 2001-2009 totals $218.2

Equity 31

Equity Securities and Exchange Commission IPO Marketing 31

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Tips for Startups « Am I a Founder? Life is good.

Entrepreneur 276

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS 276

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

I (and many others) have spent our fair share of time criticizing venture capitalists. And there are many, many legitimate criticisms that you could accurately level against more than half of venture capitalists. But venture capital is the only profession whose members get lots of repeat practice being board members.

Startup 36

Startup Cofounder Advertising Hiring 36

Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

In November of 2015, the Austin Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Austin Technology Council released the Inaugural Capital Landscape Analysis to answer these questions. states for fastest growth in the number of women-owned businesses — a number that grew by 98 percent between 1997 and 2014.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley New York City San Jose Texas 48

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

There is much discussion online and also in small, private groups, about why the price of technology companies – public and private – are falling. I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Hilton E – Andrew Keen, author of Cult of the Amateur, discusses the impact of social media and technological innovation on culture, society and economic justice. Threadless, 37Signals, FeedBurner, BIG Omaha conference, and SXSW itself are proof that technology life exists away from the coasts. 02:00 PM: Is Innovation Fair?

Omaha 79

Omaha Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Media 79

Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The Kauffman Foundation’s research on this matter is clear: from 1997 to 2005, job growth in the US was driven entirely by start-ups. Worker training efforts in combination with educational efforts, such as the emphasis on STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is a start, but are woefully underfunded and under-supported.

Leadership 46

Leadership Entrepreneur IPO Brazil 46

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

To design like a teenager in 1997 using MS publisher is incredibly painful. The Myspace traffic numbers slipped slightly before they cleaned it up, but after the June 2008 redesign it was freefall. Ive read interviews with people at Zappos before talking about how they purposely keep the site looking like crap. (To Its the ultimate challenge.)

Web 42

Web Design Startup Flash 42