Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. 2011 – “There is no network effect in the enterprise software business; it’s not a category we invest in anymore”.

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Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 76

Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. 2011 – “There is no network effect in the enterprise software business; it’s not a category we invest in anymore”.

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Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 60