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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. 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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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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To find our domain, and therefore name, I created an excel sheet that had one column of ‘primary’ words like fund, finance, deal etc. I came up with my business name, Kate’s Theatrics at about 9pm April 14, 2001. On the way north from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin, I thought it would be a great idea to have my own PR firm.

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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. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either).

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. Ameet said, “Don’t worry, we’ll be fine, just wait for the next downturn.&#.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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When I decided to create full time creative business, I couldn’t find online marketers or PR services who understand the creative process, this meant I was doing everything in the business from online presence, to markets and exhibits which resulted in burnout. In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire. 18) Better Person.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. So make sure you have a solid PR strategy. How to Work with PR Firms.

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