Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team. So what’s left?

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MARCH 18, 2011

There was no repeatable methodology, startups and their VC’s still operated like startups were simply a smaller version of a large company. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups. Lessons Learned.

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Babbling VC

MARCH 18, 2018

We had both built up so much experience and very extensive networks. Corporates so often try to innovate yet fail and end up buying startups at ridiculously high prices and further, fail miserably at post-merger integration. . Michael and I wanted to be operational. Now back to the "why".

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Babbling VC

MARCH 18, 2018

We had both built up so much experience and very extensive networks. Corporates so often try to innovate yet fail and end up buying startups at ridiculously high prices and further, fail miserably at post-merger integration. . Michael and I wanted to be operational. Now back to the "why".

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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. Benchmark is an investor in Rover through a merger with DogVacay in 2017). annual GMV.

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