Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Some of the startups coming out of these incubators have become large international companies including Lenovo, Huawai, Suntech Power, etc. Seed Funding (Innofund). The best analog for China’s InnoFund is the U.S.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

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. When the market tanked they had the “triage problem&# – which portfolio companies to save, which to kill. Don’t spend like it’s 1999. So no new deals got done.

Stock 305

Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

“I realized that nonprofits were struggling with fund raising due to the economic downturn, and they needed a more diversified portfolio for their fundraising. million in grants to emerging businesses since 1999. .” And that’s how WeDidIt was born.

Small Business 142

Small Business Advisory Board Employee Entrepreneur 142

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Ask other portfolio companies how your VC acted when / if they got in a cash pinch. Better that you know early.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2020

Will and I made our first angel investment together in 1994 – in Raj’s first company NetGenesis (which went public in 1999). Raj and I have done seven companies together, including his most recent company JumpCloud which is one of the fastest-growing B2B SaaS companies in our portfolio (and in Colorado.).

Startup 119

Startup Colorado B2B Portfolio 119

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I saw it myself in 1999-2002 when it was hard to charge for my product because all of my competitors raised large rounds of capital and were giving away their products free fueled by large VC rounds. We also took one of our large portfolio companies, Ulta, public. I wouldn’t rule any decent firms out.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. As I wrote about in my post on Seven critical lessons learned in angel investing , this is painful and you must have a diversified portfolio to practice angel investing and actually make money. it was a target market pivot.

B2C 51

B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Under the agreement, GE, through its Power & Water and Global Research businesses, will provide strategic assistance to Kinrot Ventures’ portfolio of water companies, including the screening of new technologies, and offer technical and market assistance. From 1999 to 2009, Teva’s revenue grew to about $14 billion from $1.3

Technical Review 87

Technical Review South Korea Mexico 87

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.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review Technology Software Review IP 65

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Fralic was also one of the early employees and VP of Business Development at Half.com starting in 1999, and after the eBay acquisition, spent six years with eBay in a variety of entertainment, business development, and media roles. Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. through the Yahoo! acquisition.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

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

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.

Portfolio 69

Portfolio Technical Review Stock Incubator 69

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

thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

However, the reality is that I am building a portfolio of investments and, like Brad, I believe in being an active and helpful investor. As an entrepreneur at heart, I often innately grasp the potential of entrepreneurs and ideas that I meet with. This takes a lot of time. Money is fast turning into a commodity.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Syndicate Syndication Bandwidth 78

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Before this, it was housed, since inception in 1999, within the walls of ATI, where the Wi-Fi Alliance and ATI built a unique, collaborative relationship. The organization was incorporated in 1999 when a number of visionary companies realized the tremendous opportunity for compatible wireless networking connectivity around the world.

Incubator 54

Incubator Technical Review Austin Texas 54

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2015

In the Y2K projects – which had to get done by the end of 1999, or “bad things” would happen – there were executives who wanted different projects to get done first, and so, requested the Y2K projects have their end-date moved. The best practices he advocates stem from key learning’s acquired from his M.S

Management 100

Management America Networking Leadership 100

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. For many years preceding 1999, the 1982 vintage was known as the industry’s worst vintage year. Instead, the driver was the 1983 bull market.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The video above shows Billie Holiday (one of my favorite singers) singing “Strange Fruit”, a song that Time manazine named, in 1999, the “song of the century” The song is a protest against racism. Common portfolio mistakes (and how to fix them) – [link]. 35 More Gorgeously Designed Cakes – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

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.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Portfolio Cofounder Partner 78

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. You have a company called Oblong (in your portfolio) which is a Minority Report type company. “As a result I got to see some deals and get involved with some deals and I made some investments with my own money.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

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. I first came across Airbnb in March, when Brian presented the business at an investor conference I was attending. For me, it was a true déjà vu experience.

Rhode Island 78

Rhode Island Portfolio Liechtenstein San Francisco 78

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2010

In 1999 I was working in the London offices of Andersen Consulting. They also knew that I was from NorCal, which in 1999 was a huge bonus to foreign companies thinking about Internet strategies. Does that mean that I condone this kind of behavior with portfolio companies in which I invest? Both Tyler & I are Nihon -files.

San Francisco 379

San Francisco Europe Japan Switzerland 379

YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2018

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. As a business owner, you generally already have enough stress, which can manifest in so many ways.

Small Business 124

Small Business Retention Matching Salary 124

David Cohen

MARCH 30, 2020

In 1999, we sold that business and I started angel investing. I started my first business in 1993, right in the middle of the recession, because I didn’t know any better. I didn’t really see how it would affect me. We raised a lifetime grand total of $100,000 for that business in the form of advance payment from early customers.

Founder 174

Founder Valuation Startup IP 174

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. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud.

Developer 366

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Fewer US startups now than in 1999. Design Tips for Building an Exquisite Portfolio - crowdspring.co/1gqnM0o. Can Angela and Tim Create Apple 3.0 — Or Not? LinkedIn - crowdspring.co/H47RXx. How Old is Too Old to Start a Great Company? - crowdspring.co/19iFfTj. But there’s a good reason for that, right? - crowdspring.co/GOeb67.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

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. But, this is also not exactly new to Israel. Everybody continued to work from home or the office. Photo Credit: AFP.

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Iran Cofounder Germany 148

Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

I’m still waiting for the internet-connected refrigerator I was promised in 1999 that would order milk automatically. The majority of the companies in NextView’s portfolio are fundamentally software-based, rather than being hardware related. I promised to return to how hardware fits into the long arc of the internet.

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Internet Stealth Cofounder Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

I’m still waiting for the internet-connected refrigerator I was promised in 1999 that would order milk automatically. The majority of the companies in NextView’s portfolio are fundamentally software-based, rather than being hardware related. I promised to return to how hardware fits into the long arc of the internet.

Internet 100

Internet Stealth Cofounder Seed Stage 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

Portfolio companies – All VC’s list their portf0lio companies. Social networks - When I raised capital in 1999 it was hard to know who knew the VCs. Other entrerpeneurs – look around in the community at who’s raised money in the last year. Good bet they can give you the most recent and practical advice.

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Dividend Venture Capital Social Network Portfolio 210

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

market indices (Dow, S and P, NASDAQ) are trading lower today than they were in September 1999. The angel market is characterized today by a far greater liquidity, transparency and portfolio approach alternatives than ever. And many of them asked – does it portend a “Japan” situation for the U.S. And if so, what to do about it?

Stock 48

Stock Vesting Japan Algorithm 48

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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eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

gotomeeting.com/register/638414410 On it, we will share some key statistics, especially that while from August 1982 to September 1999, the Dow Jones industrial average rose from 777 to 11,078, in comparison since 1999 it has moved only from 11,078 to 16,017 (approximately 44%). To register, click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/638414410

Equity 63

Equity .Net Portfolio Hosting 63

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2014

Another great CEO I’ve had the honor to work with is Matt Blumberg who has led Return Path since founding the company in 1999. I’m encouraging all the CEOs in Foundry Group’s portfolio to take the class, and I encourage you to take the class as well. The class starts on January 20th on the NovoEd platform.

Startup 139

Startup Portfolio Demand Audience 139

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

I shared some key statistics, especially that while from August 1982 to September 1999, the Dow Jones industrial average rose from 777 to 11,078, in comparison since 1999 it has moved only from 11,078 to 13,986 (approximately 25%). gotomeeting.com/register/700618554 read more.

Equity 66

Equity .Net Portfolio Hosting 66

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

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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North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40