The Equity Kicker

MAY 6, 2016

One thing that stands out as a little different for me is that the best investors get behind big themes – e.g. the internet, open source software, SaaS, ecommerce, mobile, marketplaces – which feel a bit like the deterministic theories that super forecasters are sceptical of. This is a good list for VCs too.

Forecast 60

Forecast Venture Capital Open Source eCommerce 60

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

I think it might actually be more useful to think of the PC and the internet as separate revolutions with the PC related bubble crashing in the late 1980s and the PC deployment period thereafter overlapping with the installation period for the internet.

Internet 137

Internet eCommerce Stock Search 137

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. Decentralized Internet — This is perhaps the most unsexy part of cryptocurrency but the one that most purists I follow on this topic are most excited about.

Government 280

Government Distribution Stock United States 280

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

android ecommerce Internet iphone IPO marketplaces Mobile Payment Regulation Twitter Uber Uncategorized Venture Capital Web/Tech Analysis Errors Sharing Economy TAM UberX' The consultant’s prediction, 900,000 subscribers, was less than 1% of the actual figure, 109 Million.

San Francisco 111

San Francisco San Jose Marketing Technical Review 111

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 31, 2018

Huobi’s venture capital arm also recently funded Terra, a Singapore-based company that is developing stablecoin technology to better allow cryptocurrencies to be used in ecommerce, targeting Asian economies first. The writer would have probably written a similar piece about the internet in 2000.

Silicon Valley 40

Silicon Valley Offshore Singapore India 40

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

I’ve worked in digital businesses since 2000 as Product Manager, ECommerce Operations Director and most recently as Chief Operating Officer (3 companies). There have been a few VCs that I’ve worked with that have management experience in internet businesses. I’ve tested pricing models and conversion rates.

Partner 91

Partner Early Stage Business Model HTML 91

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

Prior to NASDAQ, Mr. Weild spent 14 years at Prudential Securities in a number of senior management roles, including President of eCommerce, Head of Corporate Finance, Head of Technology Investment Bankingand Head of Equity Capital Markets in New York, London and Tokyo. He serves as a Managing Partner of both funds.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68