Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

The same spreadsheet also predicted we’d see a music downloading service in 1999 or 2000. Napster arrived in June, 1999. Using just two data points, the modem I had in 1986 and the modem I had in 1998, the spreadsheet predicts that I’d have a 25 megabit/second connection in 2012. That’s the ideal case.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Bandwidth Software Review 182

Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

Mbwana Alliy founded the Nairobi based Savannah Fund in 2012. Since its creation in 2012, M-KOPA has become one of Nairobi’s biggest startup success stories. He has extensive experience working in Kenya’s tech industry, having founded Wananchi Online in 1999. Nick Hughes Founder and Strategy Director at M-KOPA.

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Kenya Africa Incubator Cofounder 45

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

Chamber of Commerce has announced the seven regional finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012. The seven finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012 are: Ski Butlers (Western). Chamber of Commerce. Young entrepreneurs take note.

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Small Business New York Denmark America 140

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The video above shows Billie Holiday (one of my favorite singers) singing “Strange Fruit”, a song that Time manazine named, in 1999, the “song of the century” The song is a protest against racism. 20 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of August 2012 – [link]. The 11th Principle of Good Design – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

Amidst all the recent talk of boom vs. bubble , there is a hue and cry that the current environment may smack of 1999. Facebook will likely go public in 2012 and be valued in the $50-75 billion range. The average venture capital fund raised between 1995 and 1997 returned more than 50% per year. This IPO and others like it (e.g.,

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IPO IRR Brazil Government 48

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Also, since most funds are 10-year funds there will be pressure in 2012 for this fund to start exiting its investments and return money to its shareholders. If you imagine that they did most of their initial investments between 2002-2007 then it’s been 3 years of mostly doing follow-on investments in those old deals.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

billion dollar business this year to $5 billion by 2012, taking market share away from DVD retailers and intensifying the carriers' ambition to bid for the best (and first run) titles. Has the U.S. movie box office - traditionally the holy grail of movie industry metrics -- become increasingly irrelevant? How about Internet Video? Annual U.S.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Technical Review Distribution 85

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. Disruption in the Education Space: When I first started looking at education technology investments in 1999, very few VCs would go near the sector. What’s Next in 2012….

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Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2013

In 2012, total entrepreneurial activity in the United States hit its highest level since their survey started in 1999, according to Babson College. It’s a jungle out there. That’s the good news and the bad news.

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Intellectual Property Startup United States Framework 249

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

On Monday night 9/24 from 6:15 to 7:45 I’m co-hosting the first Entrepreneurs Unplugged session of Fall 2012 at CU Boulder. Mark Your Calendars: SFC’s 2012-13 E.I. We’ll be at ATLAS in Room 100 and I’ll be interviewing Rustin Banks (CEO) and Holly Hamann (VP Marketing) of TheBlogFrog.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Metrics Hosting Engineer 124

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2012

Parents are always willing to spend on their children, so perhaps its not a surprise that one of 2012′s largest growing small businesses is a quirky little product line – Cuddle Covers ( www.cuddlecovers.com ), a series of playful pillow covers that turns a simple child’s sleep aid into a cutesy little soft toy.

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Distribution Naming Small Business Product 145

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Additionally, women actually lost ground over the past year in terms of actual dollar amount awarded by VCs to women-founded startup; in 2016, women were the recipients of “a smaller piece of the pie than in every year this past decade, with the exception of 2008 and 2012,” according to Fortune. What about “leaning in”?

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Venture Capital Lean Cofounder Technical Review 82

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

Another important project was launched in 1999 at the UC Berkeley which has arguably become the most famous example of the volunteer computing model — the SETI@home program (if there’s a “@home” suffix in the name of a project it means that it involves exclusively home computers).

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Search Aggregator Distribution Framework 179

Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 15, 2011

when many vaporware and vapor-businesses crash or fade away they leave damage, possibly fueling the recession (remember 1999-2000? Hang on tight the roller coaster is taking a dip soon, I predict by mid 2012. whenever investors jump in late (now) many bad things happen. …but will take us back to a more solid footing. tomnora.

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Angel Investor Startup IPO Software Developers 24

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

In 2012, the parking reservation app, ParkMe (pictured), targeted the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to launch an audacious and risky marketing campaign. In 1999, eCommerce company, Half.com , turned a $100,000 investment into a $300,000,000 sale.

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Campaign Haiti Marketing Oregon 100

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 5, 2018

I remember vividly one year, I think it was 2012, when a placement agent (industry jargon for a broker that helps raise private equity and venture funds) had surveyed 83 LPs. That said, we’re coming from a place where there was very little interest amongst LPs in European funds.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Europe 92

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

I’ve written about this over the years, most recently back in 2012 ( The End of “Internet” Companies ), but essentially here at NextView we believe the internet is the most disruptive innovation of our lifetimes and will remain so for decades.

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Internet Stealth Cofounder Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

I’ve written about this over the years, most recently back in 2012 ( The End of “Internet” Companies ), but essentially here at NextView we believe the internet is the most disruptive innovation of our lifetimes and will remain so for decades.

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Internet Stealth Cofounder Seed Stage 100

Bryce Dot VC

MAY 1, 2013

I didn’t get my first mobile phone until 1999. In 2012 global mobile penetration hit 91%. Mine is the one of the poster boy of wealth clutching his massive brick of a mobile phone while brokering another million dollar deal. That film was release in 1987. At that time, cell phones cost $2,000 and calls were 50 cents a minute.

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Mobile Distribution Global Conversion 61

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Fralic was also one of the early employees and VP of Business Development at Half.com starting in 1999, and after the eBay acquisition, spent six years with eBay in a variety of entertainment, business development, and media roles. Thursday, January 12, 2012. through the Yahoo! acquisition.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

After the 2012 conference I viewed it as an opportunity to reflect on the growth and evolution of the movement as a whole. 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. That new book is about to hit bookstores everywhere.

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Lean Entrepreneur Agile San Francisco 167

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. The information is based on part of a confidential year-end 2011 investment report distributed to investors in a fund-of-funds that made commitments between 1999 and 2001. Accel Partners VII (1999): 89% (74%).

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Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 27, 2012

Joe Moore (@joem) June 27, 2012. One morning, in 1999, when I was sitting at Cooley’s office with Mike Platt working on the deal that would become BodyShop.com, I got a frantic call from Amy that said simply “come home right now – our land is on fire.” That giant rock used to have a bunch of trees near it.

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Colorado Ruby Video Partner 124

Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Over the years of having digital agencies (I started my first digital agency in college with Raj in 1999!), I called the organization MATCH (Marketers Aspiring to Change Humanity), officially starting it in 2012, and over a few years we had 17 teams helping over 40 nonprofits.

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Atlanta Raleigh Minneapolis New York City 62

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In an anomalous, parallel development, the 1999-2000 bubble spawned local funds who were able to support these companies to a point, and to introduce them to their Californian counterparts. Fast forward to 2012, and we have increasingly vibrant tech ecosystems in many locations supported by increasingly competent local venture capitalists.

Silicon Valley 97

Silicon Valley Cost Startup Boston 97

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. I remember the heady days of 1999 when everyone believed that there were new rules to investing.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

From that life altering event, Ella Bing was born as a family owned and operated business in 2012. I was intrigued when digital photography started taking off, but I didn’t buy my first digital camera until 1999, when my daughter was born. My oldest son, Coby Joshua, was born with Down syndrome in 1999.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

thebarefootvc

JANUARY 1, 2013

I invested in Silicon Valley from 1999-2003 and in NYC pre and post 2008 financial crisis. We want to make sure that we’re making the right investments but also that we’re structuring them right for the long term growth and viability of these companies – Jalak Jobanputra (Bloomberg TV, 2012).

Silicon Valley 84

Silicon Valley United States Portfolio Internet 84

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. I remember the heady days of 1999 when everyone believed that there were new rules to investing.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2014

The 1999 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade even featured a balloon created in its image. In 2012, JCPenney’s sales were down more than 20 percent and its stock price had plummeted 30 percent. The sock puppet’s most notable appearance was in an eyebrow-raising $1.2 million ad featured in the 2000 Superbowl.

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Sales IPO Texas Advertising 126

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2018

In 2012 she was announced as one of the Young Global Leaders by World Economic Forum. Since 1999 I have worked in every aspect of the import/export arena gaining extensive experience with various trade relations and regulations, utilizing my vast knowledge and experience in sales, marketing, and strategic networking.

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Global India Networking Cofounder 53

andrewchen.co

AUGUST 20, 2012

2012 has been good to startups. August 20th, 2012 at 3:18 pm. « Mobile app startups are failing like it’s 1999. -->. You can also subscribe by RSS or email below, and youll get updates when things start back up again. Thanks, and enjoy! Andrew. -->. How long will the “seed stage bubble” last?

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Seed Stage Early Stage Mobile Seed Money 51

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

In 2012, analysts forecast the company will achieve nearly $1.5 The first year of revenue (1999) was $4 million – a remarkable achievement. Look at the (quite ugly) P&L for Akamai in 1999 and 2000 – costly mistakes were made, but ultimately enabled the company to scale as rapidly as it did: ($'s in millions). . . . .

Distribution 49

Distribution Lean Massachusetts Cofounder 49

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2018

Since debuting in 2012, Hubspot’s Inbound has grown in leaps and bounds to become the world’s premier inbound marketing conference. Founded in 1999, Etail was one of the first conferences devoted to e-commerce, and it remains one of the biggest. Boston, USA. Sept 4th – 7th, 2018. eTail East. Boston, USA.

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Las Vegas Software Review Affiliate Cofounder 124

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? The difference between many of these companies and what we saw back in 1999 is that there are real revenues and revenue growth at many of these companies--and their costs are largely in people, which can always be trimmed down. Are we in a bubble? Valuations.

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Angel Investor Valuation Startup Revenue 104

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/31/1999: 49.7. 3/30/2012: 15.5. One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0. 3/29/1996: 22.3. 3/31/1997: 23.3. 3/31/1998: 30.8. 3/31/2000: 73.4. 3/30/2001: 26.3. 3/29/2002: 82.5. 3/31/2003: 44.6. 3/31/2004: 31.6. 3/31/2005: 22.8. 3/31/2006: 22.8. 3/30/2007: 22.6. 3/31/2008: 19.1. 3/31/2009: 14.5. 3/31/2010: 18.8. 3/31/2011: 15.4.

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Down Round Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation 78