YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Only 15 technology startups are accepted at a time, but what the program lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. This year, the ETTC graduated its first company, Dysonics, a startup based on audio technology research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Within many data-intensive domains such as finance, healthcare, and e-commerce, there is a huge amount of data stored on individual behaviors and outcomes. million books from 1800 to 2000 to let anyone analyze cultural trends. Datafication of offline and back-office activities.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2019

To determine whether a business startup should adopt debt funding, the business owner needs to answer these questions: Personal financial status. In order to determine whether or not a business startup should embrace debt funding, the business owner needs to check his personal financial status. Existing source of income.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. Perhaps that’s because where established companies might see risks or threats, startups see opportunity. Thank you for the kind introduction. Now look around.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. For others it feels like a two-speed economy, where rules apply to hot tech startups that don’t apply elsewhere. Or worse yet they may never get financed.

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability. The world of building profitable startups as the primary goal of Venture Capital would end in 1995.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

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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Seed Stage Valuation Private Equity Venture Capital 232

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Up until late August, Lightning Labs had capped the channel capacity and payment size for users of their popular implementation of the network to ~$2000 USD and ~$500 respectively to better protect user funds with experimental software. . Use Case I: Payments and Finance . 1) Generalizable Payments . 3) Exchanges + HFTs. Conclusion: .

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Networking Global OTC Security 168

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

I’ve observed what may be an emerging trend, at least in some startups, that I find somewhat unsettling. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups.

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Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 188

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2020

Within many data-intensive domains such as finance, healthcare, and e-commerce, there is a huge amount of data stored on individual behaviors and outcomes. million books from 1800 to 2000 to let anyone analyze cultural trends. Datafication of offline and back-office activities.

Social Media 312

Social Media Analytics Global Finance 312

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. Today, I'm excited to share the latest round of startups that are being run by the Presidential Innovation Fellows program. Today, I'm excited to share the latest round of startups that are being run by the Presidential Innovation Fellows program.

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Fractional CTO Government Technical Review Analytics 158

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). Mike Stern (wasn’t sure which one so leave a comment if it’s you): Q: “is it possible to sell your startup without venture investment if the company has big traction and a large user base?&#

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. It costs less money to start companies so the world should have way more startups.&# I’ve heard the “world is different&# argument in every bubble I’ve ever seen. But all of this increased company creation has to go somewhere.

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Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

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. VC’s invested their limited partners’ “risk capital” in a portfolio of startups in exchange for illiquid stock. Startup lifecycle in an IPO Market.

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Venture Capital IPO Liquidity Event Entrepreneur 297

View from Seed

JUNE 17, 2015

I’ve observed what may be an emerging trend, at least in some startups, that I find somewhat unsettling. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups.

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Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 120

OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Fred Wilson has been a venture investor and director in Return Path since 2000, first with Flatiron Partners and then with Union Square Ventures. The financing is the line of demarcation between you and the VC courting each other, and the VC joining your board and effectively becoming your boss. Selecting Your Investors.

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Valuation Term Sheet B2C Security 133

K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

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. How much do you put into each startup? VN : In a typical year how many startups do you invest in?

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San Francisco Early Stage Portfolio Software Engineering 48

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. It’s addicting. 8 beers that night.

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Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 10, 2012

Almost no startup founder values her time properly. ” When a consultant intentionally doesn’t work for an hour — whether to be with family or to work on a new startup — they’re clearly giving up an hour of potential earnings. .” But when you’re in a startup, the math is completely different.

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Founder CPA Startup Early Stage 291

Feld Thoughts

JULY 19, 2018

“Historically, the $10 million valuation mark has been somewhat of a ceiling for seed stage startups. I remember when, in a period of about six months, the ceiling on seed financings vanished. Suddenly every company was raising a seed financing of at least $5m, regardless of the experience of the team.

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Early Stage Seed Stage Valuation Finance 105

VC Adventure

APRIL 2, 2020

I’ve been asked many times how I think the Covid-19 crisis will change investor behavior and fundraising for startups. 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.

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Valuation Portfolio Database Early Stage 118

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

I’ve observed what may be an emerging trend, at least in some startups, that I find somewhat unsettling. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the female startup club, hosted by Doone Roisin and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Listen to the female startup club, wherever you get your podcasts. This is John Jantsch. My guest today is Cameron Herald. I knew what to do.

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CTO Cofounder Networking Operations 79

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&# I’ll list other consultants I know about, as well.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Recently I’ve been debating with a number of young startup companies that are raising money in the next few months, “what is the right about of capital to raise at a startup?&#. Let’s assume that the $2 million buys 25% of your company, which is the norm in an equity financing. There are trade offs.

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Venture Capital Startup Silicon Valley Warrant 319

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

Unlike other forms of attorneys, you neither have to pay an hourly rate nor an upfront cost of $2000 or any amount the lawyer charges. The post Deducing the costs associated with appointing a personal injury lawyer appeared first on The Startup Magazine. How is a contingency fee beneficial?

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

It’s no coincidence we designed 500 Startups with these evolutions in mind, altho none of the required strategies have been easy to execute and we are still refining our approach. In short, we were a lot more geeky than the previous generation of fund managers , and we started blogging a lot about tech startups and best practices.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. He vowed to make sure that his colleagues never behaved like that in a startup meeting again. My blog was wiped out.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 25, 2015

Startups and venture funds run for 5-10+ years, are likely to see a recession at some point in their lives (maybe two) and hence need to be able to survive and prosper in both recessionary and growth environments. But at same time market crashes changes things for startups. I saw that in 2000 and then again in 2008.

Valuation 60

Valuation Startup Stock Portfolio 60

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

We both are concerned about non-traditional capital entering the late stages and the impact that may have in the next downturn in the economy to the startups who merely trying to optimize for short-term valuation maximization. Startup Lessons' Here is the video of the presentation that I gave that preceded our debate. And we ended.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Later Stage Non-Compete 309

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. The number of startups being created has increased by an order of magnitude. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! The Funding Problem.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Hearpreneur

MARCH 16, 2018

Despite practicing law and building tech startups, there was a big part of me that was unsatisfied in each of those roles. It all started 18 years ago when I wanted to startup my own company, I preferred to work from home and provide time for my child of 9 months. 16- Declare victory over finances. 9- I HAD to.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Advisor. ); STARTUP. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Innovation | Fridays. Email address: Home.

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Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

The new shape of innvovation is a lot more inclusive of new approaches and sources of startup funding. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). That was up 29% over 2000 in just five years.

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Venture Capital San Francisco Deal Flow Atlanta 127

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

August 20, 2017: This is another in my series of posts all leading up to a book on Startup Decision Making. One of the most common mistakes I see in startups is making decisions that lose sight of the context , including the past, present, and future. Sooner or later everybody in a startup knows what everyone else is getting paid.

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Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 15, 2016

Yesterday I wrote that there are clouds on the horizon in the world of startup finance, but it was unclear whether valuations will continue to drop, level off, or even go back up. Today the new data from PWC shows that investment dropped sharply in Q4 but is still at historically high levels.

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