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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. The world had just gone into crisis and I was in a period of reflection reminiscent of September 2001. He covered the topic again in June 2009 titled Invent, Invent, Invent. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story.

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Ecommerce: How to Survive its Troughs

ReadWriteStart

The rise of ecommerce started in 2001 – during the growth of the commercial availability of the internet in households. By 2009, the success of this ecommerce model was more evident. It’s the extent of this phenomenon that has resulted in soaring businesses across the world. The Rise of Ecommerce.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. 2009 – Back to The Future The bad news is that since the bubble most VC firms haven’t made a profit. So what’s left?

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4 Tips To Build A Deep Virtual Bench Of Talent

YoungUpstarts

Glassdoor reports that since 2009, interview processes have grown from 3.3 days in 2001-2003. The time it takes for you to fill a vacant position has increased. days and data from DHI Hiring Indicators shows that the average job opening remained unfilled for 28.1 days on average in 2016 which is an increase from 19.3

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. Despite my cynicism of MBA’s , this class was very valuable to me.

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Covid-19: Senator Bill Frist, M.D. Second Opinion Podcast

Feld Thoughts

Dr. Schuchat played key roles in CDC emergency responses including the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza response, the 2003 SARS outbreak in Beijing, and the 2001 bioterrorist anthrax response. She joined CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer in 1988.