Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

It is basically a return to the type of VC that was done 20 years ago long before the craziness of the Internet boom that skewed things so greatly. This is exactly what happened in the broader VC industry between 1999-2001 as many people without the requisite skills entered the industry. If you do, make sure you’re not the sucker.

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Silicon Valley Deal Flow Angel Investor Cofounder 306

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women. Balloch’s 20+ year career prior to becoming an angel investor was in financial services both in the private equity world- fundraising and investor relations, and in investment banking.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Start Up Blog

AUGUST 25, 2013

NetMind: Alan was a cofounder of this startup, which he said never really made money. They made a trade sale in late 1999. Angel investors really look for entrepreneurs who want to build something, more than make money. Back then he thought, how hard can it be? Really hard. Though he had a successful exit from it.

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Australia Startup Valuation Cofounder 80

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I discuss category creation with one of the co-authors of Play Bigger , Christopher Lochhead, in episode #232 of Legends and Losers if you would like to really delve into that (it is a very important topic). Sure, there are many other events, including eTail and Internet Retailer. But Shop.org is where you go to learn and network.

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Software Review Sales Cofounder Analytics 48

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

He worked his way up the corporate ladder; in 1998 he became VP of the Digital TV platform strategy, which did not pan out, and in 1999 he found an opportunity in Microsoft Internet (MSN) international. “I’ve been an angel investor in private companies since the late 1990s, and I invested in eight start-ups.

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Venture Capital New Zealand Startup 100

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Acquirer/ Investor. Angel groups using Gust. Out of over 70 companies that we have invested in since 1999, about 20 are in our home city, New York. Some VCs monitor Internet traffic reports or job boards to see which companies are growing.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

And now all of a sudden you have got this global market of all these early adopters that have smartphones connected to the Internet, and they can just pick up their things and run with them. So it would seem like they are an antidote to, or at least less offensive than, social/consumer Internet companies are to the public markets.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22