YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2018

It doesn’t have the start-up and operating costs of a conventional 401(k) or profit-sharing employee plan. Under that rule, you subtract your age from 100, and what’s left over is the percentage of your portfolio you put into investments with some risk. In 1999, he started Asset Retention Insurance Services Inc. Rule of 100.

Small Business 124

Small Business Retention Matching Salary 124

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.

Rhode Island 78

Rhode Island Portfolio Liechtenstein San Francisco 78

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.

eCommerce 62

eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

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.

Partner 132

Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

How to build a portfolio of startup investments. How to add value to a portfolio company. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. From the perspective of best practices, we will address questions such as: How to assess opportunities (idea, team, valuation). How to source great deals. When should you think about exits.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

It’s an impressive portfolio. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad. I don’t think you need operational experience to be a good VC but Mark Suster’s great new post illustrates the difference. [.] Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active.

Customer Development 219

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

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. 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.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

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. 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.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

thebarefootvc

JANUARY 1, 2013

I invested in Silicon Valley from 1999-2003 and in NYC pre and post 2008 financial crisis. I am not interested in the opportunists, either as co-investors or as portfolio CEOs. And now I can’t open a tech blog without reading about the new bubble or the Series A crunch. I’ve seen this movie twice before as a VC.

Silicon Valley 84

Silicon Valley United States Portfolio Internet 84

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

If you are a small business operator, risks are something you often want to avoid. 1 Bill Gates, Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy, March 24, 1999. This may sound something of a cliché in a world where over 70% of CEOs are getting more concerned about economic, social and political risks [2].

Global 145

Global Small Business Asia Singapore 145

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

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. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. There are 20x more consumers online.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Similarly, my research on venture capital portfolio operations found that Portfolio Operator VCs such as Andreesen Horowitz , First Round Capital , ff Venture Capital , and Google Ventures are hiring unusually large teams and structuring them in traditional pyramids. Notes: Only for IT & related sectors.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In 1999, record valuations coexisted with record IPOs and shareholder liquidity. If 1999 was a wet (read liquid) bubble, 2015 was a particularly dry one. Back in 1999, if a company raised $30mm before an IPO, that was considered a large historic raise. 2015 was the exact opposite. Take as much market share as you can.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Several years prior to this my wife started a newborn photography business, over time I became more involved in the back end operations of the business and within several years had helped her grow her business into a full-time professional position. This lead to me needing to find a new career, and fast!

Entrepreneur 61

Entrepreneur Ireland LLC Kansas 61

David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

Our research indicates that for these social media-savvy funds, their visibility to investors and potential portfolio companies more than makes up for whatever competitive edge they lose by giving outsiders insight into their activities. Since 1999, its Partners have made over 160 investments in over 55 companies.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. that did so in 1999 and 2000, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Jay R. In just a year of operations, Fab has signed up nearly 5 million members, sold 1.8 Why Register? Todays Paper. Newsletters.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 19, 2016

Making consistent returns as a VC requires building a portfolio of companies in the difficult times that are ready to exit when the good times come. That necessitates raising capital when nobody wants to invest in venture and having the vision, discipline and patience to build value in a portfolio over time.

Europe 60

Europe IPO LP Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. Mostly we got to see the team operate in stressful times and that changed my perspective on the deal. Don’t spend like it’s 1999. Depressing. It felt awful. It’s too early.

Stock 305

Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Legibility is concerned with the very fine details of typeface design, and in an operational context this usually means the ability to recognise individual letters or words. 5; in Lund, 1999 ). Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). Alex Poole. User experience design and research. Site français. Skip to content. Deliverables. Applications.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

A light “railway” using high density busses in dedicated traffic lanes is also due to start operating in 2011, and a cable-car connecting the bay area with the academic institutions in the upper part of the city is planned for 2013. From 1999 to 2009, Teva’s revenue grew to about $14 billion from $1.3 billion in 2010. billion in 2010.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review South Korea Mexico 87

VC Cafe

MAY 21, 2021

We at Remagine Ventures completed a new investment deal, continued working with our portfolio companies and in general saw IPOs, startups fundraising and succeeding at unprecedented levels. She spoke to Yigal’s widow after the operation and told her that “We are like family now”. But, this is also not exactly new to Israel.

Iran 148

Iran Cofounder Germany 148