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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

The browser and thus the WWW and the first Internet businesses were born circa 1994–95 and there was a golden period where anything seemed possible. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. There was no money train. It was 1991.

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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

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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. Some of the many ecommerce examples include Alibaba, Newegg, Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and Target. 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. The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000. So what’s left?

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An Open Letter to Startup Founders Everywhere in a Time of Crisis

David Cohen

In 2000, the Internet bubble burst. In 2001, the towers were hit. Around 2007, the subprime mortgage crisis contributed to a recession that lasted through 2009. Near the end of the recession in 2009, I invested in Uber, Twilio, and SendGrid. In 1999, we sold that business and I started angel investing. You must be nuts.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were! The best ones know enough about Internet marketing (and search engine optimization) that they’ll be visible if they are looking for new projects. Reply Consulting CTO’s « Kunal’s Blog says: August 17, 2009 at 1:12 pm [.]

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VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.

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While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.