Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in. ” Fire, Ready, Aim. He just hired Meg Whitman. And it may work.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2022

The WSJ confirmed what we already know: Q2 venture capital investments declined both in size and in valuation. billion valuation, according to the WSJ, down from $45.6 Declining investment: U.S. VC funds invested about $47.5 VC funds invested about $47.5 Venture Capital Feels the Stock Market’s Pain, Wall Street Journal.

Venture Capital 167

Venture Capital Valuation Private Equity LP 167

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Belnick founded BizChair.com with $500 in 2001. He started it in 2009 with 10 employees and sold it to Susino Umbrella in 2014. This company’s valuation peaked at $10 billion in 2013/2014. Peter is the founder of Bay Street Capital Partners. Guss is 28 years old and he is the co-founder of Octane Lending.

Cofounder 146

Cofounder Venture Capital India Valuation 146

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

Google Ventures was one of our co-investors, and in addition to all the other typical support GV provides their portfolio, this startup gained some unique insights for their organic and paid search strategy which were impactful and couldn’t have been gleaned elsewhere. .

Strategic Investors 120

Strategic Investors Post-Money Valuation Seed Stage Cofounder 120

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 21, 2016

“Many Unicorn founders and CEOs have never experienced a difficult fundraising environment — they have only known success. Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees. Long term is not a year.

Marketing 70

Marketing Down Round Startup IRR 70

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

So, think of the typical two founders with a pitch book in a garage. Instead, that’s the sort of pre-series-A investment where companies or founders have visions of where they think there are underserved market needs, and they’re coming up with something super excited to try to solve that. . We’re a crossover fund.

Partner 132

Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

With over $1 billion in revenue, 2000 employees and a market capitalization of over $6 billion, Akamai has become a role model for scalable start-ups. Despite the Internet bubble bursting, the company was able to generate over $160 million in revenue in 2001. Akamai found itself truly inside the tornado. Gross Profit. $(60).

Distribution 49

Distribution Lean Massachusetts Cofounder 49