rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. ” I believe that by this he means they want cash rather than equity. A business partnership is like a marriage and finding a long term partner is a very difficult thing.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 10, 2014

I did my first angel investment in 1998, so 16 years and 60+ investments. Dentists from the Midwest, tech CEOs, Facebook engineers, VC’s and private equity partners. Q: Although your $3.3m AngelList syndicate has surprised some people, you’ve been angel investing for quite a while, right? penchina#syndicate.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Accel Partners VII (1999): 89% (74%).

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Andrew Chen responded to that with a thoughtful post about how the ‘funding goalposts continue to move’ Here’s the money quote: It’s been widely noted that investing milestones have evolved quickly over time: In 1998, you’d raise $5M Series A with an idea and not much else.

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

When we intentionally or unintentionally hurt our relationship partners, we apologize.” ( Estrada-Hollenbeck & Heatherton, 1998 ). Equity-based – Equity returns (e.g., When we feel guilty over neglecting our mothers, we phone them. When we feel guilty over damaging property, we offer to pay for it. shares, dividends).

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

It was 1998 and the internet wasn’t exactly readily available. It sounds simple now, but in 1998 it was unheard of. We do home equity funds without interest or monthly payments in exchange for sharing in the future upside/downside of home values. Did the Canucks win their last hockey game? What were the election results?

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. As opposed to taking a potentially smart risk on equity). TOP DRAWBACKS OF AN MBA PROGRAM.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. As opposed to taking a potentially smart risk on equity). TOP DRAWBACKS OF AN MBA PROGRAM.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

He is on the board of the Angel Resource Institute, and is a partner with Montlake Capital (a late stage growth capital fund) and with Revenue Capital Management (a royalty based lender). It is not highly concentrated geographically, or in the bubble of 1998-2000, or in any industry. The distribution of returns from the different U.S.

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BeyondVC

MARCH 24, 2006

At one point in time, $5b of equity was levered up to a $130b of total assets or bets outstanding. Hell, Microsoft was the same way in the mid-to-late 90s and as time goes by I hear that they are becoming a bit friendlier to startups and partners. I guess that is what happens when you get your ass whooped by a newcomer.

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Seeing Both Sides

MAY 26, 2009

Amid the hoopla a few weeks ago at the annual NVCA meeting, where the focus was rightly on improving liquidity, it was barely noticed that a new chairman was elected – Polaris co-founder and managing general partner Terry McGuire, one of the leading life sciences investors in the industry.  3)      Life sciences.

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

To quote my Partner John Frankel , traditional money managers are great at managing your money until there is none left. We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. Chernick: Exactly. We know that we at Koffler have added value, and where we add value, because we measure it. It was a nutty thing to do at the time.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Webinar Description: Entrepreneurial and Investment Opportunities in Fintech You’re invited to listen to a webinar, hosted by Growthink co-Founder and Managing Partner Jay Turo, where a select group of Fintech entrepreneurs and investors will share how they and their companies are winning in this incredibly dynamic space.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The average equity fund investor earned a market return of only 4.25%. Simon Lack reports in The Hedge Fund Mirage that from 1998 to 2010, hedge fund managers earned $379 billion in fees, while their investors earned only $70 billion in investing gains. I can only think of a few exceptions to this zero-sum principle.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2011

MobileAccess, formerly Foxcom Wireless, was founded in 1998. PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM SUMMIT PARTNERS BUYS ISRAEL’S ANSWERS.COM. AFCV Holdings , a unit of private equity firm Summit Partners, bought Answers Corporation’s community-generated Q&A site Answers.com for $127 million in cash.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 1990-1998 13.3% 22% 1990-1998 13.3% 1990-1998 10% 6.3% IPO market. First, as the below chart shows, IPO pops are not a new phenomenon.

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