Feld Thoughts

JULY 19, 2018

By 2002 investments at the seed level had evaporated (there were almost no seed financings happening). In 2003 the angels started to reappear (some of the best angel deals of all time were done between 2004 and 2007) and the super angel language started to be used around 2007.

Early Stage 105

Early Stage Seed Stage Valuation Finance 105

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Digital music has also changed over time, thanks to streaming services like Spotify or Pandora, which took hold since their introduction in 2006 and 2002. Gmail has also changed a lot since it was first introduced in 2004, with the most significant change being that now emails are automatically archived and deleted after 30 days.

Startup 126

Startup Social Media Global Incubator 126

YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2017

Since its founding in 2002, Musk’s SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) has been at the forefront in the conceptualization and manufacture of efficient space rockets. In 2004, the man behind Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic (airline), Richard Branson, established Virgin Galactic to become “The World’s First Commercial Spaceline.”

New Mexico 138

New Mexico Albuquerque Mexico Egypt 138

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. You’d think that no one could recreate a product so sophisticated and advanced as space rockets, right?

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 2, 2014

I tried to write a book for college kids in 2002-2003, couldn''t get it published, so I started blogging in February of 2004. I met Brad and Fred in the Summer of 2004, agreeing to join them later that year--my first job at a fund. I started a business newspaper in 1998 in college covering the stock market and the economy.

Venture Capital 110

Venture Capital Stock Naming Technology 110

David Cohen

MARCH 30, 2020

By 2002 the NASDAQ had fallen by nearly 80%. One in 2004 and one in 2006. We raised a lifetime grand total of $100,000 for that business in the form of advance payment from early customers. In 1999, we sold that business and I started angel investing. In 2000, the Internet bubble burst. Starting a tech company after this?

Founder 174

Founder Valuation Startup IP 174

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. It had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users, which actually was slightly smaller in December 2007 then MySpace was. Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. The Present Era.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2014

I’ve been through the “what’s next” discussion with Amy several times, including in 2004 when I doubled down on Mobius Venture Capital (instead of packing it up and calling it quits), in 2006 when we decided to start Techstars and Foundry Group, and again in 2013 after spending six months being extremely depressed.

Alaska 166

Alaska Widget Colorado Angel Investor 166

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/29/2002: 82.5. 3/31/2004: 31.6. So, the average company on the S&P 500 IT index with $10M in annual earnings would be worth $210M in March of 1995, $820M in March of 2002, $310M in March of 2004 and $155M in March of last year. One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0. 3/29/1996: 22.3. 3/31/1997: 23.3. 3/31/1998: 30.8.

Down Round 78

Down Round Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation 78

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 25, 2003

Its latest survey calls for an increase of 2% spending for 2003 versus a December 2002 survey which forecasted a decline of 1.1% for 2004, down from an August 2003 spending survey forecast of 2.3% growth for 2004. for 2004, down from an August 2003 spending survey forecast of 2.3% growth for 2004.

Forecast 60

Forecast Software Review Portfolio Security 60

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

MAY 16, 2010

I won the Imagine Cup back in 2004 and I have trained people to pass their MCSD certifications. and I have been a.Net consultant since then at Readify. I consider myself proficient in the.Net technologies (no glory, I spend a lot of time in front of my computer).

Ruby 32

Ruby Developer Product Caching 32

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Founded in 2002 and expanded after founders graduated from CMU in 2006. Founded by Matt Rutledge in 2004 and based in Dallas. -Online clothing, accessories and décor retailer with focus on independent and vintage-inspired fashion. Allows customers to select potential inventory through Be the Buyer program. Acquired by Amazon for $110m.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

MAY 16, 2010

I won the Imagine Cup back in 2004 and I have trained people to pass their MCSD certifications. and I have been a.Net consultant since then at Readify. I consider myself proficient in the.Net technologies (no glory, I spend a lot of time in front of my computer).

Ruby 28

Ruby Developer Product Caching 28

View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

In the years immediately prior to the popularity of institutional seed investing (I’m using a time frame of 2002 – 2007), the early-stage financing landscape looked similar to the first segment of the chart. Series A investors invested quite early, often before product/market fit.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Early Stage Cofounder Finance 120

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

In 2003, he was the founder of Nigeria’s first online-realtime Point of Sale (POS) electronic payment system and in 2004 created West Africa’s first locally issued and processed online-realtime international payment card: Ecobank MasterCard. “We The company now has more than 17 million users. Konga, Jumia and Gloo.ng

Nigeria 148

Nigeria Africa Reputation Email 148

Pascal's View

APRIL 7, 2013

But there is also a familiarity to all of this for me… I started this blog in early 2005 because of a chance encounter I had with an elderly Palestinian man in East Jerusalem on November 3, 2004. On the surface, East Jerusalem seems cleaner and quieter to me today than it did in 2004. Almost nine years later, I am back….

Iran 43

Iran California Security 43

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In April of 2004 Burger King and their agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky had an insight that led to what was, at the time, the most successful viral effort ever launched by a business: the Subservient Chicken. OK Go is an indy rock band formed in 2002, with three albums released since their inception. That crazy chicken.

Viral 107

Viral Campaign Small Business Guerilla 107

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/29/2002: 82.5 3/31/2004: 31.6 So, the average company on the S&P 500 IT index with $10M in annual earnings would be worth $210M in March of 1995, $820M in March of 2002, $310M in March of 2004 and $155M in March of last year. One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0 3/29/1996: 22.3 3/31/1997: 23.3 3/31/1998: 30.8

Marketing 46

Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation Down Round 46

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Sarah also points to the vast global wealth that has to get allocated somewhere as well as a small bump in long term average returns, now that the generally terrible performance of funds from the 2000-2002 time frame (after the tech bubble of the late 90s crashed) no longer factor in to 10 year returns.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Kenyatta Cheese. Lynne Johnson. Matt Haughey. Maura Johnston. Natalie Podrazik. Rafe Colburn. Sasha Frere-Jones. Susan Crawford.

NDA 52

NDA Technical Review Non-Compete San Francisco 52

Up and Running

MAY 6, 2015

Peter: I feel like the industrial design guys were so happy about this kind of thing in 2002, 2004. John: Wearable tech wasn’t on my radar at all and it actually was the Apple watch that made me look at other wearable technology. Jonathan: Interesting. Okay, so Peter, your thoughts? My iPhone’s in my pocket.

SBA 60

SBA Technical Review Software Review Small Business 60

BeyondVC

APRIL 26, 2004

Mr. Robertson has advanced us funds under the line of credit since July 2002, including advances of $5,600,000 during 2004. Robertson, our founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as payment in full of all remaining outstanding amounts under a revolving line of credit.

IPO 60

IPO .Net Revenue Operations 60

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

But I admit, I started programming assembly at 11 and then did a lot of C++ before moving on to.NET in 2002. We wrote all of our software in VB6 and then ported it to.NET in 2001/2002. Take note of what Paul Graham said in 2004: [link] — he is talking along similar lines. Patrick Smacchiauiul. March 27, 2011 at 6:34 pm.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107