1999 2001 Early Stage Technical Review 
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DECEMBER 13, 2010
By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. By 1999 it seemed like everybody was growing, though. I left Andersen Consulting in 1999 at the height of the market. Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse.
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FEBRUARY 25, 2010
When I was raising money for my first company we had closed a seed round in 1999 and were working on our A round. We had many term sheets (it was 1999 and we had a pulse) and we were deciding which one to take. It was December 1999. We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
A friend of mine is a serial entrepreneur and is running a high-profile, early stage company in NorCal. In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die. Coupled with my participating preferred from 1999 and 2000 I had more than $55 million of liquidation preferences. I believe this is wrong.
David Teten
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
The median VC reviews 87 opportunities before making 1 investment. Detailed due diligence. I’ve shown below a case study of the geographic diversification of the largest late-stage technology venture capital / growth equity investors. Deal origination is a slow, labor-intensive, frustrating process.
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JANUARY 16, 2012
I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Right for my stage? I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. And trust me, if you’re early stage you DO want to meet Bryce. Meet early.
Ben's Blog
MAY 24, 2021
There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. double the rate of the prior year, 103 of those being venture-backed companies.
David Teten
JANUARY 13, 2015
Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. Technically yes. I used to joke I was always “integrating” startup socials (forgive me for not giving Asian people their due credit as being minorities). Is that wrong? Most definitely. Is it human?
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