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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. It’s also meaningless if they had four $200 million funds and the last one they closed was in 2000. What is total assets under management? - What is a VC fund?

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. conference happened at the end of 2004).

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Keep a close eye on your competitors but also on your peer entrepreneurs in your town; they provide the context relevant to you. More complicated enterprise software applications are a good example of that.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Business Software. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Small Business Success | Mondays and Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays. Tools & Research.

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Open Letter to a New Austinite

Austin Startup

I’m not talking about exploring a new city and feeling like you get to re-invent yourself simply by changing zip codes; everyone loves that. Moving is hard enough, but to do it during a pandemic has to be next-level headache inducing and a huge stress test so kudos to you. I have yet to meet a person who loves moving.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Support families. My father and I started the business back in 2002 with the following dream: “our mission is to support USA families and jobs by producing high-quality clothing, in the USA, at an affordable price. #2- Photo Credit: BJ Nickol.