ithacaVC

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The underlying tech was developed at Cornell (like many of the companies in the CVF portfolio). Steve ]” I launched my first business in 1999, it was a web-based business and the tools available at that time cost us a few hundred thousand dollars just to get started. Adapt-n.com. Miscellaneous'

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. Dave Tisch, Founder & Managing Director, TechStars NYC. Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

One of the successful investments was a company called Nigenisis, which ended becoming a public company in 1999. Product Management – Brad and Mark discuss the role of Product Managers in Startups. One (thing) we have talked about in the past is a lack of Product Managers, experienced technology Product Managers. (in

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

He mostly followed the “buy and hold” principles of Warren Buffet, John Templeton, and Peter Lynch and his portfolio just went up and up. And in the 90’s, the good times rolled, with the Dow skyrocketing from 777 in August 1982 to 11,028 in September 1999. Invest in a Portfolio of Startup Businesses.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Secondly, the driver of returns for the funds raised in 1978 – 1981 was not their underlying portfolios, at what stage, or in what industries they were built. JMB Realty: Real Estate Management company. For many years preceding 1999, the 1982 vintage was known as the industry’s worst vintage year.

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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. This approach has already lead to some stunning results: In 2011, we hosted over 600 portfolio presentations to corporate customers and partners at our office in Menlo Park.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Tips For Managing Remote Workers | Business Insider - crowdspring.co/19fk1pf. Fewer US startups now than in 1999. Design Tips for Building an Exquisite Portfolio - crowdspring.co/1gqnM0o. For Busy People, Managing Time and Bandwidth - crowdspring.co/15SrwFM. Can Angela and Tim Create Apple 3.0 — Or Not?

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Ben's Blog

JULY 24, 2011

I joined eBay in 1999, early in its life, and had the privilege of witnessing and contributing to the development of one of the most iconic e-commerce businesses. And they have been ably managing the operations amidst simply explosive growth. For me, it was a true déjà vu experience.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. Use that intelligence to inform product portfolio and investment choices.”. Managers can defy old mind-sets and creatively search for superior solutions.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

market indices (Dow, S and P, NASDAQ) are trading lower today than they were in September 1999. Give up the buy and hold mutual fund ghost, especially if it involves paying management fees, and if you insist on investing in public equity, then attempt to do so via more trading – driven investment strategies. Three ideas: 1.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore. In addition to market concerns, I had the unique experience of working with Dan Nordstrom and the team at Nordstrom.com in August of 1999.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. How to build a portfolio of startup investments. How to add value to a portfolio company. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. Susan Balloch, Managing Director of Golden Seeds. 8:30 Networking.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2015

by Raja Selvam, Managing Attorney with Selvam and Selvam. It also helps you in keeping paperless records of your trademarks portfolio. Raja Pannir Selvam is a Managing Attorney with Selvam and Selvam , a law firm specializing in Intellectual Property. Claim date of first use of your trademark in India.

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David Teten

APRIL 16, 2012

alongside our team and a few other portfolio companies, but will move out as the company grows. Although we are open to various configurations of 2-5 people, we envision a team built around: a CEO, reporting directly to the Board; a Product Manager to harden the vision; and an Engineer to make the magic.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

What guidance for your portfolio companies? I think every company’s portfolio is different, so they’re all different sizes, different stages, different geographies, different cash positions, and different market leadership positions. . I will say the one thing we tell all our portfolio companies is to get fit and lean in.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Now Fortune has obtained more granular data, including returns for dotcom-era funds managed by such firms as Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. We agreed to withhold the name of the fund-of-funds manager and to not post the source documents, as a condition of receiving the materials.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 28, 2005

Luckily, I have 2 portfolio companies that I respectively invested in during 1999 and 2000 which survived the nuclear winter and are having an opportunity to contribute to this innovation by helping make search better and easier for users. There is obviously lots of innovation happening in the search space.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

We got to know stellar entrepreneurs in the space and backed them early – 50% of our portfolio is comprised of companies who are defining this computing paradigm, and FPV continues to be a go-to fund for entrepreneurs looking for sector expertise. I remember the heady days of 1999 when everyone believed that there were new rules to investing.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

It’s an impressive portfolio. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad. Reply Eran Shir , on November 21, 2009 at 9:35 pm Said: Steve, a great post is judged by the level of discussion it manages to spur, so in that metric, this is a fantastic one. They’re putting money into web services/business – most without early revenue.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

We got to know stellar entrepreneurs in the space and backed them early – 50% of our portfolio is comprised of companies who are defining this computing paradigm, and FPV continues to be a go-to fund for entrepreneurs looking for sector expertise. I remember the heady days of 1999 when everyone believed that there were new rules to investing.

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North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

Lightspeed Venture Partners

MAY 5, 2016

Brian joins Lightspeed as our Partner in charge of executive level talent for Lightspeed and our portfolio of companies. We recognized their high IQ and EQ immediately, and we’re excited to see our portfolio companies put both to good use. Fun fact: Meredith was a talent manager on American Idol seasons seven and eight.).

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37signals.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Established 1999 in Chicago. Browse by visual style, portfolio, budget, and geographic location. I was initially unfamiliar with project management software, and the name helped me understand why exactly I should give basecamp a shot. We made a project manager: Interactive Project Manager. Apr 27 2010. Ty Fujimura.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

According to Dow Jones VentureSource Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Kim Gagliardi, 3,404 venture financing rounds were completed in 2011, down 47% from the 6,361 closed in 2000. Levy should know, in 1999 he founded eHatchery, an Atlanta-based precursor to today’s accelerators. Slimmer Pickings.

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View from Seed

JUNE 17, 2015

My first startup job was as an early employee at PayPal, where I took a job at the end of ‘1999 and started a few months later in 2000. I started off as a product manager and while I never actually slept over at the office, there were frequently late nights. But I’ve witnessed more and more “playing startup” in recent months.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 15, 2010

Founded in Austin in 1999, Coremetrics is known as one of the high-end providers of web analytics, competing with Omniture and Webtrends. Coremetrics’ offerings are a new addition to IBM’s business analytics portfolio. Today it was announced that IBM is acquiring the company for an undisclosed sum.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Their templates are best made for users who are trying to show-off a portfolio, or present information in a simple, yet classy manner. billion back in 1999 ; Yahoo has since shutdown Geocities after failing to charge all its users to use the service. The team is constantly updating and installing new templates.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Prior to crowdSPRING, I was producer and production manager in the film and television industry and Ross was an attorney in private practice specializing in intellectual property. In January of 1999, I co-founded a marketing agency with a former boss. Thanks to Mike Samson, crowdSPRING. #3 3 – I was Fired Twice.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

According to Dow Jones VentureSource Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Kim Gagliardi, 3,404 venture financing rounds were completed in 2011, down 47% from the 6,361 closed in 2000. Levy should know, in 1999 he founded eHatchery, an Atlanta-based precursor to today’s accelerators. Accelerators are also booming.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

As these visitors don’t necessarily come looking for anything in specific, main page recommendations serve the purpose of informing customers about your latest deals and discounts, and showcasing your product portfolio. Popular Products. I believe, their results speak for themselves.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 14, 2011

Russell Garland reported in today’s VentureWire that “ Jarrett Collins, a managing director of NeoCarta Ventures, which is winding down, has launched BoardSpring to help directors of venture-backed companies learn about best practices. now Thomson Reuters, and then in 1999 co-founded NeoCarta. and San Mateo, Calif.

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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. The person they chose to be their new CEO was a management-level person (not an executive) from the company that the Advisory Board member led as CEO. and dangerous. We had already chosen Highland as our lead.

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Diego Basch

JANUARY 16, 2012

Right off the bat, critical readers will see that one of their first articles is a PR piece for a sister portfolio company, Wealthfront. This startup provides wealth management for people who recently made some money and don’t know much about investing. I checked out the service and it looks useful.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

For starters we saw a huge influx of inexperienced managers enter the VC industry proving clearly that being a VC is not a purely quantitative job. It’s also worth noting as data would suggest from this SVB venture funding report, lower costs to build tech & operate businesses implies the possibility of lower loss ratios in portfolios.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

In the last decade Torch managed to break free of China’s state central planning bureaucracies. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Seed Funding (Innofund). The best analog for China’s InnoFund is the U.S. government’s SBIR and STTR programs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. But the short answer is that the best intro is from a portfolio company of that VC or by other entrepreneurs whom that VC respects. People who manage processes make more sales. Call it your functional pie chart.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

In the last decade Torch managed to break free of China’s state central planning bureaucracies. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Seed Funding (Innofund). The best analog for China’s InnoFund is the U.S. government’s SBIR and STTR programs.

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BeyondVC

OCTOBER 19, 2005

But the bad news, of course, is that it costs more effort and attention to manage many more smaller investments and it’s hard to act quickly at scale. While getting in early and being nimble is a great way to make money, no matter how early you go, it is hard to build a sustainable VC portfolio investing in features.

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