Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. Retail investors were burned in IPOs in 2000, Consumers getting burned by services disappearing) Minutes 31-35.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

There were many Israeli startup transactions north of $1 billion in the early 2000s. in 2000, M-Systems, inventor the disk-on-key, was acquired for $1.6 It wasn’t easy for me to pinpoint the first Israeli Unicorn. Lucent acquired Chromatis for $4.8b Billion by Sandisk in 2006, etc.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. I understand his frustration. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

The two decades from 1979 when pension funds fueled the expansion of venture capital to 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst were the Golden Age for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. During the decade between 1991 and 2000, nearly 2000 venture backed companies went public. Here’s why. Take a look at the chart below. (It

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. I think everybody heard about this acquisition. On the founder’s side it’s about taking money off of the table and / or having strategic reserves for big acquisitions. There is also another inherent weakness. M&A Discussion.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

In addition to having my company acquired, I worked with them on the diligence team for a number of other acquisitions. In 2000, I invested via Mobius Venture Capital in The Feld Group and joined the board. ” After Len and Jerry bought my company, the two of them took me under their wing and exposed me to doing deals.

Technical Review 150

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. Remembering the insanity before 2000. But, when the bubble burst in 2000, most of us quickly grew up. Microsoft paid $9.00

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Worklight is IBM’s 11th acquisition in Israel. Once the acquisition has been completed, Worklight’s operations will be merged with IBM’s software laboratory in Israel, which is headed by Dr. Daniel Yellin. IBM BUYS ISRAELI START-UP WORKLIGHT. ATX BUYS ISRAELI TRANSMISSIONS SOLUTIONS START-UP.

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Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Best practices in software development started to move to agile development in the early 2000’s. These hypotheses span the gamut from who’s the customer(s), to what’s the value proposition (product/service features), pricing, distribution channel, and demand creation (customer acquisition, activation, retention, etc.).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Although it has been difficult for various multinational telecom companies to do acquisition in Iraq, this industry has been enormously growing. The company has been in operation since the year 2000 with its headquarters in New York City. It completed the AOL acquisition in 2015. And GTE Corp. AT&T Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). We covered the week’s M&A deals : Playdom and Kongregate and why Disney and GameStop made the acquisitions. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. I eventually needed more money.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

John Imlay of MSA occasionally took me on road shows with analysts to talk about his new acquisition Peachtree Software. We just closed out in 2017 our 10-year early-stage venture fund started in 2000. I will always remember his pre-speech pep talk: “Dyer, your entire net worth rides on not screwing this up.” I got the message.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Provigent, which was founded in 2000, raised $55 million from international and Israeli venture capital firms. Provigent is Broadcom’s eighth acquisition in Israel, and brings the value of its acquisitions here to $1 billion. Broadcom, which has a market cap of $21.7

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Ballmer went on to run Microsoft for the next 14 years.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Ballmer went on to run Microsoft for the next 14 years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2014

IPO market showed more activity than any other first quarter since 2000, with 64 companies raising $10.6 You better have lined up a major international expansion, some major acquisition candidates, or a wealth of unfilled orders. " Current IPO activity feedback seems to support their excitement.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Worklight is IBM’s 11th acquisition in Israel. Once the acquisition has been completed, Worklight’s operations will be merged with IBM’s software laboratory in Israel, which is headed by Dr. Daniel Yellin. IBM BUYS ISRAELI START-UP WORKLIGHT. ATX BUYS ISRAELI TRANSMISSIONS SOLUTIONS START-UP.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Founded in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert, Boston-based TripAdvisor is a travel website that provides reviews and other information for consumers about travel destinations around the world. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots. TripAdvisor’s Future.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

After the acquisition of SneakerLabs, he served as the Vice-President of Interactive Technologies for E.piphany. We grew it to just under 20 people and were acquired at the height of the bubble in 2000. In late 2000, early 2001 I started my second company to test whether I can build a successful company again.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Local businesses in Singapore report up to 5x increase in repeat business , up to 7x increase in fan acquisition rates and 10x increase in word of mouth. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank. All they need is a fan page, which they inevitably already have. Early results are exciting.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 27, 2014

They generally cite one off events like Snapchat turning down a $3bn acquisition or Google’s $3.2bn acquisition of Nest as evidence. Firstly growth in investment is far slower now than it was then, and secondly at $8bn per quarter total investments now are less than half the Q1 2000 peak.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. 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).

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

By screening hundreds of SMB acquisition opportunities as managing partner at my private equity firm, I saw first-hand that the vast majority of small business owners run their firms without the benefit of good financial or operating metrics. And I do my roofing on the side, part time, when I get bored. Thanks to Leo B, RoofCalc ! #10-

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. It was in year 2000 and my friend and I were young and ambitious. Thanks to Emily Mazza, Mazza Virtual Assistants ! #7- 7- To prioritizes employee and client retention.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 2, 2020

First, the overall trends, which show both a steady increase of returns post the 2000 bubble and show the specific increases post 9/11 and post the 2008 market crash. Marketing expenses are lower and customer acquisition costs typically are reduced.

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K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I started the company in December 1996, we sold the company in March 2000 (3+ years). We had just under 20 people prior to the acquisition at over $100M — that’s a pretty capital efficient company by any definition. In fact, when starting K9 I used my own startups as an example such capital efficiency.

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

Reporting in the Harvard Business Review on a major study of growth stalls they conducted, Olson and his colleagues cite the case of the iconic brand Levi Strauss, which hit a historic high mark of sales in 1995, reaching revenue of $7 billion, but then, starting in 1996, saw a decline in sales so precipitous that by 2000, revenue was down to $4.6

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K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I started the company in December 1996, we sold the company in March 2000 (3+ years). We had just under 20 people prior to the acquisition at over $100M — that’s a pretty capital efficient company by any definition. In fact, when starting K9 I used my own startups as an example such capital efficiency.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Google has started to recommend a format called JPEG 2000. For the sake of simplicity, I recommend using PNG for simple graphics such as logos and charts and JPEG format for everything else. However, I don’t generally use this because it’s not yet compatible with many systems or browsers (apart from Chrome). There’s also a format called WEB.P,

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Phase 1 – Offline retail – golden period: before 2000. Retailers managed customer acquisition, stock and logistics. Phase 2 – Online retail – golden period: 2000-201? They still managed customer acquisition, stock, and logistics. Customer acquisition remains the core competence.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

The venture requires a massive financial investment due to the numerous expenses that include marketing, payment services, license acquisition alongside an early license fee. The launching of the site took happened in the year 2000, and since then, it continues to leave a mark in the people’s lives.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. You’re no longer in a growth and acquisition position, so KPIs based on revenue targets, etc., Image source ). Accepting that is key. are moot.”.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Today one of our portfolio companies BigDoor announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based OneTrueFan , a community and web check-in company. When there is a great fit, I love seeing our portfolio companies make acquisitions. Todd and Eric have been friends of mine for a long time.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Wintegra, founded in 2000, has 165 employees with the majority of its R&D development team located in Ra’anana, Israel, and Austin, Texas. Dapper currently partners with Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo and following the acquisition its development center in Ramat Gan will become Yahoo’s development center in Israel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi.

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