Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

And even if they wanted the index return, there is essentially no way to buy (or sell) a broad-based basket of VC funds in the way you can trade the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 or other public equity index. But these long-term LPs are by definition using active managers in search of alpha (i.e. What about fund of funds (FoF), you ask?

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Portfolio 176

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Btw, here’s our startup [link] We are bringing yield management to the restaurant industry. Still, the job of simultaneously raising money and managing a fast-growing company strains every sinew. A lot has changed.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

JANUARY 21, 2015

But during the year 2000, we went through three different CEOs, fraud nearly killed the company, our revenue was negligible and unproven, and at our worst point, the company was burning well over $10 million a month — A MONTH! We went public in 2002 and eBay bought the company later that year for over $1.5

Cofounder 188

Cofounder Seed Stage Employee PR 188

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

My first startup job was as an early employee at PayPal, where I took a job at the end of ‘1999 and started a few months later in 2000. I started off as a product manager and while I never actually slept over at the office, there were frequently late nights.

Startup 188

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 188

Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

Back in the 2000-2001 timeframe, a flood of LP capital was coming into the VC asset class given the strong returns of the mid-late 90s tech boom/bubble. In the midst of the internet & telecom meltdown at the beginning of the 2000s, as a firm CRV realized there were insufficient opportunities to profitably invest $1.2B.

Cofounder 193

Cofounder Limited Partner Early Stage LP 193

Agile VC

JANUARY 21, 2015

But during the year 2000, we went through three different CEOs, fraud nearly killed the company, our revenue was negligible and unproven, and at our worst point, the company was burning well over $10 million a month — A MONTH! We went public in 2002 and eBay bought the company later that year for over $1.5

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Seed Stage Employee PR 100

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

My first startup job was as an early employee at PayPal, where I took a job at the end of ‘1999 and started a few months later in 2000. I started off as a product manager and while I never actually slept over at the office, there were frequently late nights.

Startup 100

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 100