Babbling VC

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We overlooked doing extensive market research. More specifically, we did market research in the wrong place. We picked the investor who was far better known in the market and supposedly had reach into the US. Long story short, we never received the attention nor the leverage in the market which we expected from them.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Europe Portfolio Germany 76

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Whether it’s an automotive company, a fast-food establishment, or a chain of pubs, many business hopefuls use franchising as their route to market. 1998 saw the 300 th pub open and its rapid expansion saw them reach 500 pubs being open by 2001. Franchises are popping up everywhere – that’s the whole point of them.

Asia 98

Asia Austin Europe Naming 98

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. The information is based on part of a confidential year-end 2011 investment report distributed to investors in a fund-of-funds that made commitments between 1999 and 2001.

Naming 49

Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

I saw some specific gaps in the market which I looked to address: NYC: I have been fortunate to be a part of the surge of entrepreneurial activity in NYC over the past several years. With RTP, I plan to help portfolio companies across the US access the fast growing emerging markets.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Ghana Venture Capital India 69

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We could do more in 2010 with more VC investment; the doubling assumes only ratable increase in marketing spend to achieve profitability. In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die. I had just moved back to the US from living in Europe for 11 years. >50% of our revenue in now viral.

Founder 329

Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

I love people who have been put to the test – whether by market forces or even by their own stupid mistakes – and come back stronger. But markets don’t generally love failure. I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010. They know they can survive.” ” And more than anything I love survivors.

South Korea 150

South Korea Italy Recapitalization Germany 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. Our first big institutional round was $16.5

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley San Diego Non-Compete 308

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Loading… Markets. Netscape and Opsware, which he helped found, went public with single-class share structures in 1995 and 2001, respectively. Marketing Jobs. Market Data Center. stock quotes reflect trading in all markets and are delayed at least 15 minutes. Market View. Customer Center. My Journal.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Everyone in the outside world is talking about how great you are but internally you know that your sales aren’t ramping, your product isn’t shipping on time, you have doubts about the quality of your code, you’re not convinced you’re doing a good job on marketing – whatever. Your solution? My advice: don’t.

Hiring 327

Hiring Startup Equity Sales 327

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

While.NET can no doubt service the enterprise market, so can everybody else. Its called flamebait marketing, and this is *exactly* how it’s done. Big ideas and creative stuff either aren’t coming out of the.NET world, or.NET based projects/startups suck at marketing. March 25, 2011 at 2:51 pm. Help your business out.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107