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Praying to the God of Valuation

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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. There was no money train. It was 1991. There were startups and a software industry but barely. We still loved every moment.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

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The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Partners leave the industry.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

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Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research. Working for Equity Instead of Cash. has an article on service firms waiving their fees and instead taking equity in their clients. The best start-up I ever invested in went bankrupt in 2001.

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[Interview] Christopher Kape, Vancouver Executive, President of JAMCO Capital Partners

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Vancouver executive Christopher Kape is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who founded JAMCO Capital Partners , an early-stage investment and strategic advisory firm that focuses on a number of industries, including gaming, high-tech, food and wellness.

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Turing Distinguished Leader Series: With Partner David Zhang, TVC

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How to Scale Unicorns With Partner David Zhang, TVC. Joining us for this episode is our partner David Zhang, Partner at TCV (( Technology Crossover Ventures ). He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. I’m a partner at TCV, which we founded in 1996. Jonathan Siddharth . David Zhang.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital. The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000. My experience of 2001-2004 is very remote from what you are describing.