Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Valuations are out of control” is the mantra of others. Yes, VC / Startup Funding is up Massively If you look at how much VC firms have raised from Limited Partners (LPs) over the past 2 decades you’ll see that we’ve returned to a level that we haven’t seen since 1999. We’re in a new tech bubble!” some have pronounced.
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M link] leehower.
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thebarefootvc
DECEMBER 16, 2011
Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). Universities are also creating more interdisciplinary programs in order to encourage this collaboration.
The Equity Kicker
APRIL 11, 2012
Valuation has been increasing rapidly and the deal likely won’t get any cheaper (Sequoia and other VCs who invested last week at a $500m valuation would likely want more than 2x if they stayed in for any length of time). I think that is the difference between 1999 and today.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2009
M y company had raised a seed round of capital in late 1999 even before either of us were full time in the company (ominous side note: on the way to pitch our seed investor, Delta Partners, a man walking right in front of me died of a massive heart attack making me late to the meeting.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
Valuations were enormous relative to progress in companies. Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations.
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