2001 Marketing Portfolio Technical Review 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. And while the “first mover advantage” was the rallying cry of the last bubble, today’s is: “Massive capital infusion can own the entire market.” Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. ” Fire, Ready, Aim.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2010
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. What accelerated this was the collapse of the public stock markets.
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Gust
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Active angels invest in a diversified portfolio of 10 or more companies, usually spreading their investments over a few years. In the end, such a portfolio might yield the angel investor a total return on investment of 25% per year or more. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.
ConversionXL
MARCH 19, 2020
An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. This post surveys what people have done in the past—and what marketing leaders are doing now—to make it through tough times and thrive in the post-crisis era. Tim Stewart, trsdigital. But nothing gets better if we stand still.
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 3, 2012
I also (as Fred describes us youngins) "work hard, put in ridiculous hours, are on top of all the latest trends, companies, technologies, etc. meet with tons of companies every week, work hard for their portfolio companies, and are on planes flying around to the important confereneces and demo days". I hope I never stop.
David Teten
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Out of 5,923 investment professionals in our dataset, 916 (15.5%) were focused primarily on origination and marketing. The median VC reviews 87 opportunities before making 1 investment. Detailed due diligence. Leading Late-Stage Technology Investors’ Portfolio by Geography, 2001-1Q2010.
Ben's Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
We are not in a technology bubble. We have not even taken a major step towards a technology bubble. So let us first ask if “a very high percentage of the population&# has bought into a distorted premise about the future growth prospects for technology. Currently, the S&P is trading at 22x. Generational adoption.
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