Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. I had really positive experiences such as working with Greg Gretsch at Sigma Partners where he championed us to a partners’ meeting where we sort of got crucified. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day. And covered we did.

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Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

However, the lack of funding opportunities has forced many entrepreneurs to seek funding abroad. Rather than being unemployed, graduates may become the promising entrepreneurs starting new businesses and creating jobs. Mbwana Alliy Founder and Managing Partner at Savannah Fund. The next step would be to secure funding.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I don’t know how it operates behind closed doors. So, I’d like to start by sharing the story of a female entrepreneur who did experience VC funding success—but still also felt the impact of the biases held by the industry. I don’t know this world on an intimate, personal level. And if I tried to find out? I probably still wouldn’t.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

I had actually developed the logo in 1999 and it is now on the back of my entire product line. Our projects will begin to have a financial or operational impact within the first 90 days. They came back with several rounds of ideas and my partner and I went back and forth on ones we liked and did not like.

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Ben's Blog

JANUARY 31, 2012

After raising our first round of funding for Loudcloud in 1999, we went to visit our new venture capital firm and meet their full team. As founding CEO, I remember being quite excited to meet our financial backers and talk about how we could partner to build a great company. That question tortured me for months.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

I used to meet a high profile entrepreneur or investor moving here every month and now it seems it’s one or two a week. Follow Ben on Twitter @FederalLamm #ArtificialIntelligence #CEO #Space #Science #TomorrowingToday Brett Hurt is one of the most successful serial entrepreneurs in Austin.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

A few weeks ago, FG Press released the first book in its Techstars series titled No Vision All Drive: Memoirs of an Entrepreneur. A little over a year ago, he joined Techstars full time as one of the three managing partners – the other two being David Cohen and Mark Solon. So, instead of doing the default Kindle $9.99

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Office and Operations. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. Durkin , managing partner with the Boston -based law firm Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP.

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Both Sides of the Table

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. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. Ameet was right. I love that.

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The Next Web

JUNE 20, 2013

When cloud services company Cornerstone OnDemand got its start in Los Angeles in 1999, the odds were against it. Improbably, founder and CEO Adam Miller and his partners soldiered on to eventually build a $2 billion+ cloud company. Entrepreneur Insider Profiles and Interviews' Image credit: iStockphoto.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Since founding my business in 1981 as a typing and editing service, I’ve operated under many names/websites. For this work, I operate under the name Going Beyond Sustainability. Several years ago, my partner and I were busting our tails for 18 hours a day, but we weren’t really running our home services business.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. Like any motivated entrepreneur, I started a company (in this case, an investment platform), to fill the gaps – which I also believed FPV was uniquely capable of filling. Below is a recap.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. Like any motivated entrepreneur, I started a company (in this case, an investment platform), to fill the gaps – which I also believed FPV was uniquely capable of filling. Below is a recap.

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dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

If I honor your NDA, and I meet a great investor or potential employee or valuable partner for your new venture, I wouldnt be able to tell them about it. The trick worked and the hyper-sophisticated AC system hummed into operation, but he was still challenged. Expo San Francisco 2010 ) and a whole lot of them are very well positioned.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

But some companies have entrepreneurs that seem talented on paper, are in a space that seems interesting to investors and are able to raise venture capital early in the company’s existence. He was to head up UK operations. I always encourage young entrepreneurs now to flip burgers for as long as they can.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 9, 2013

Guest author Gary Whitehill resides on the board of advisors for the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs. In a 2007 report, the Council on Competitiveness quoted a USA Today survey revealing that, “ of venture-backed software startups created since 1999, nearly 40% have employees outside the United States.”. only operations.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years). I knew my partners for 8 years before joining GRP. There is a lot of long-term value in loyalty.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2019

Coworking spaces strive to create an office experience for people who would not otherwise have an office such as freelancers, entrepreneurs, remote workers, and anyone who can work from home. Open coworking is perfect for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and remote workers who don’t require a personalized workstation.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Summit Partners and TA Associates have leveraged their origination programs to move into later stage buyouts.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

“And, oh by the way, can you write the manuals for the operators while you’re at it.&# As I poured over the system schematics, I figured out how to put together a course to teach system theory, operations and maintenance. You’re Hired, You’re Fired. Are You Single? I wore it as a badge of honor.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 22, 2020

I started my business when my first book (on telecommuting) was published in 1999 (in the dark ages of virtual work!). There were hundreds of companies operating in the same niche. These characteristics are important elements of our corporate identity and operational mission statement. The dictionary of synonyms did not help.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. Swing is now at over 1,200 school partners and has filled over 115,000 teacher absence days. RigUp is a leading labor marketplace focused on the oilfield services industry.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. In 1999, record valuations coexisted with record IPOs and shareholder liquidity. Entrepreneurs/Founders/CEOs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

We all have a great deal to learn as entrepreneurs and we look in many directions for inspiration. What is a surprise is how many athletes (particularly those who excel in team, as opposed to individual, sports) become entrepreneurs and leave a meaningful mark across industries as varied as fashion, entertainment, and food service.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 4, 2011

His lifetime player salary was nearly $100 million, but it is as an entrepreneur that he has made the greatest impact. Today, more 100 million George Foreman Grills later, he is one of the leading entrepreneurs in the world, with a line of clothing, and a cleaning product company among others. an operator of roller hockey rinks.

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Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Stan Shields is a martial arts professional who began operating a martial arts school in January 2002 (nearly 14 years now). He also co-owned and operated a very successful home remodeling company with family, owned and operated a security products company and was involved in a variety of network marketing organizations.

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David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

According to Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, about 10-15% of the 1,000 active venture capitalists in the U.S. Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. and Groupon Inc., —has naturally won support from entrepreneurs. At stake: Power itself. Enlarge Image Close.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 14, 2018

Back in 1999 I was trying to think of a clever way to use my name Ina(rhymes with Lena) on my AOL Instant Messenger screenname in college. My business partner Isaac and I came up with the name Baby K’tan. Our tagline is, You can’t GO without HR. Thanks to Sharon DeLay, GO HR ! #12- Photo Credit: Ina Coveney.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. We think so. Today, this thesis is less relevant.

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

Messenger (1998), and MSN/Windows Live Messenger (1999). Meanwhile, a 2016 survey of 1,306 entrepreneurs conducted by LinkedSelling found that 84% of respondents felt they had insufficient strategies in place for achieving their lead generation goals. It’s been around since the mid-1990s. Image Source.

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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 25, 2016

They share strategies and techniques of how they implement Profit First, which has become a great tool to keep minority partners actively involved/supportive of the business. In 1999 my wife Carol Lynn and I founded Rahvalor Interactive, a creative marketing services company. Corporate Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Venture Capitalists typically have partners’ meetings on Mondays. So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

In fact, my first website I can’t show you, because I don’t think we have internet access, but I had a Geocities website in 1999 for a card game I used to play called Magic the Gathering. As I said, I have a very small operation and I’m able to make much more than the average person. It was a little bit geeky, but I really enjoyed it.

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