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

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JULY 15, 2013

It was at that time that I reconnected with Raj De Datta, a fantastically talented repeat entrepreneur with whom I had gone to Harvard Business School from 2001-2003. I’ll also never forget all of the potential technical co-founders that we talked to who never seemed to be a perfect fit.

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Mobile SEO Cofounder Boston 141

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Monty Munford is the founder of Mob76 , a company that helps companies become investible and prepares them for exit. It has made and wasted billions of dollars in oil revenues and outside Lagos the country is corrupt and doesn’t even run a Postal service for its people. But somehow Lagos works. Slowly overcoming its reputation.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Dan is the co-founder of Standard Treasury, a Y Combinator backed company. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. It is the entrepreneurs that are singing their heart out, playing the instruments, et cetera. On Sushi and VC. We’re in the first bucket.

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Facebook and Google would be obvious choices for this, but so much has been written about each of them and they represent such special business models, I worried that it would be both hard for entrepreneurs to relate and hard for me to develop new insights. billion in revenue, over $1 billion in gross profit and $500 million in EBITDA.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. A friend of mine is a serial entrepreneur and is running a high-profile, early stage company in NorCal.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. business #entrepreneur #startup #story #why #ceo #ceoblognation #CEOs #hearpreneur. I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire.

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Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 million and is established by negotiations between the entrepreneur and the angel investors. Such comparisons can only be made for companies at the same stage of development, in this case, for pre-revenue startup ventures.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A reminder that it is important for all entrepreneurs is to remember to be careful about “deal drift.” My co-founder and other management team members wanted us to hold off and see whether we could get the deal done at a higher price. I lived through this again September 2001. I was resolute. Grind wisely.

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Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

She’s also a founding member of All Raise, a non-profit committed to improving diversity in both funders and founders. The first time was just for a couple years, from 2001-2003, before I went to grad school. We were originally called Maples Investments, because my co-founding partner is Mike Maples, and we had that as a placeholder.

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Founder Lean Venture Capital Cofounder 68

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

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. In November of this year, the company announced that it had achieved “substantially” more than $1B in revenue in the third quarter.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I am the Founder of Sonjara, Inc – a woman owned small business in Northern Virginia. 10 – Obsessed with Entrepreneurs & Music. I am obsessed with entrepreneurs. I found myself meeting with several entrepreneurs a week to offer ideas and help them define their brands. 7 – Translation of Sundiata.

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Naming Entrepreneur LLC Software Review 48

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Donna Leyens is an entrepreneur and a Certified Professional Business Coach. She started her first business, a handmade jewelry company, in 2001, where she learned that an MBA doesn’t even begin to prepare you for life as an entrepreneur. – 80% of your revenue or profit comes from 20% of your clients.

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Cofounder Framework Programming Small Business 60

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

A lot of entrepreneurs think they need piles of money to make their startup a success, but that’s not always the case. In October of 2001, Webster, McCarthy, and Graff decided to do just that and GoldStar was born. Founders Paul Farnell, Matthew Brindley, and David Smalley started Litmus in 2005 with a used computer and $800 dollars.

Bootstrapping 78

Bootstrapping Startup Cofounder Salary 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. Joel met his co-founder for Fog Creek software and learned a valuable management lesson. He is responsible for bringing in revenue from advertising and their careers offering. 29:45 minutes.

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