Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

Presenting in the Entertainment and Content Technology category at 3:30 pm on Sunday, March 11, Sceenic will talk about its Watch Together SaaS solution, which enables media companies to create interactive co-viewing experiences for dispersed viewers. What are the goals for Sceenic for SXSW 2018? Sceenic is based in London. In the U.K.

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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. Matrix had a fund in 1998 that yielded an eye-popping 514+% IRR. billion market capitalization. We had recorded $1.8

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IPO IRR Brazil Government 48

Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

1998 – “There is no room for personal productivity software startups – Microsoft will eat your lunch when you get big enough and Symantec will take the crumbs”. 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “Information Technology is not a competitive advantage”. (Internet). Evernote, Dropbox). Myspace, Facebook).

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Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 76

Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

1998 – “There is no room for personal productivity software startups – Microsoft will eat your lunch when you get big enough and Symantec will take the crumbs”. 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “Information Technology is not a competitive advantage”. (Internet). Evernote, Dropbox). Myspace, Facebook). Everything).

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Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 60

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

A few of the detailed case studies include: Tech legend Bill Gross building an MVP in 1999 to test demand for online car sales, which grew into CarsDirect.com. Scott Summitt iteratively leveraging the emerging technologies of digital fabrication and 3d-scanning to change people's lives. It's a big tent.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 12, 2009

years in 1998 to 9.6 We must solve the IPO problem, and a review of historic IPO data pre-technology bubble suggests that we need to achieve an average of 130 IPO’s per year to restore equilibrium to the venture-backed company liquidity cycle. The median age of a venture-backed company at the time of its IPO has increased from 4.5

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IPO Silicon Valley Merger Sweat Equity 28

Seeing Both Sides

MAY 26, 2009

  In VC, it’s considered more naturally a young person’s game (perhaps because we’re always dealing with waves of new technology, young founders).    With related technology advancements in energy technology and strong legislative support from the state of Massachusetts , it is arguably uniquely positioned there as well. 

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Private Equity Boston Massachusetts IPO 20