Up and Running
MAY 10, 2012
million in grants to emerging businesses since 1999. version, and talking to an advisory board and seed round investors already.” In addition to the $25,000 they won on the strength of their business plan, they benefited from the experience of pitching and learning from a panel of well-respected judges.
thebarefootvc
AUGUST 13, 2013
Whereas I may have seen a dozen companies in 1999 with a point solution in a particular area, now I see multiples. Or at least get some of them on your advisory board. Client-server has moved to the cloud (dramatically decreasing the cost of software development and deployment), and mobile apps are everywhere.
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Austin Startup
MARCH 31, 2019
When I started Coremetrics in 1999, Accel Partners wanted to invest in our Series A alongside Highland Capital Partners. I know a CEO that served on the Advisory Board of a startup that had great potential and millions of dollars in funding. The Advisory Board member confronted the investor Board members about this.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 31, 2014
The collapse of the Internet bubble was not kind to us and by 2005 it was clear that our second fund – raised in 1999 – was a disaster, and our third fund – raised in 2000 – was off to a very rocky start. Scott and I were both on the Microsoft VC Advisory Board that Dan’l Lewin organized and ran.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Perhaps the solution to the “punt on the topic&# is to try to get a marketer who has a feel for the “Market Type/Positioning&# question on a startup’s advisory board once the Discovery data is in. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad. As for #3. I agree completely.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
MAY 5, 2016
His experience includes working with publicly traded and venture-funded technology companies with a significant focus on CEO, COO, President and Board level assignments, as well as senior-level/worldwide sales, financial, corporate development and marketing functions.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
This third body is often referred to as an advisory board (Beirat), sometimes also as a supervisory board (Aufsichtsrat). The boom years of 1998 (79 IPOs), 1999 (175 IPOs), and 2000 (142 IPOs) are long gone. The lack of conversion rights must also be considered when structuring voting rights.
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