2001 2003 Partner Revenue 
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 2, 2023
Its revenue grew by 30%+. Another company had a revenue decline of 25%. My partners have another 50+. 2001 was a dreadful year for me. 2003 was hard. No one will value a company with a GM% of 10% at the same as a company with a GM% of 80% just because they are growing revenue at the same rate.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2010
Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. I learned about revenue recognition. I knew my partners for 8 years before joining GRP.
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YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
days in 2001-2003. Instead of visiting colleges, collecting resumes and arranging interviews, the consumer good giant made the jobs known via social media and then partnered with an A.I. Keith leads all marketing activities and has successfully grown revenue and lead volume every quarter. company to screen the applicants.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) 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.
abovethecrowd.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Four years later, in May of 2003, they launched Taobao Marketplace, Alibaba’s answer to eBay. Founded by Michael Bruno in Paris in 2001, 1stdibs (*) is the world’s largest online marketplace for luxury one-of-a-kind antiques, high-end modern furniture, vintage fashion, jewelry, and fine art. annual GMV.
View from Seed
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. Image from Sequoia Capital presentation. Survival is the order of the day.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 11, 2019
Ann Miura-Ko is a founding partner at Floodgate , a seed-stage VC firm. The first time was just for a couple years, from 2001-2003, before I went to grad school. There were none in the firm, so I remember asking him if he knew of any general partners who were women in the Boston area. I've been in venture now twice.
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