View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The trends described above in VC performance have an upstream effect on Limited Partners which is somewhat counter-intuitive. In looking at the data, it’s interesting to note that the TVPI for funds from 2002-2006 is pretty weak. This data seems to line up with the narrative I’m hearing on the ground. . LP Constraints.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2023

My partners have another 50+. 2002 sucked, but it wasn’t as dreadful. However, their GM% increased, and their GM$ stayed roughly the same as the prior year. Their EBITDA loss decreased by 50%, and FCF was close to $0 in Q422. I have 14 other stories from the companies in our portfolio that I’m responsible for.

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Valuation Revenue Portfolio Leadership 172

deal architect

JUNE 25, 2013

In The New Technology Elite, I cited a 2002 anecdote where Steve Jobs is supposed to have told Dan Wood, founder of Karelia Software, then a partner “You know those handcars, the little machines that people stand on and pump. Cloud Computing, SaaS'

Cloud 236

Cloud Software Partner Founder 236

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. That asset class need not represent the broader market. Have a cushion.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

. “We are pleased to partner with them on VCAP©, which will provide women and diverse entrepreneurs with access to capital essential to innovation and job creation.” Women-owned businesses, according to the Forte Foundation represent about 775,000 new startups per year. According to the U.S. for non-diverse firms.

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Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Having raised a $35m Series A round from Accel Partners and angel investors behind ebay, Flickr and Squarespace to expand their global presence (which now include offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Paris and Rio), 99designs remain the darlings of the Aussie startup scene and one to watch. Accelerators. Co-working spaces.

Australia 146

Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 25, 2012

But we watched Sports Night on DVD from beginning to end around 2002. Many people – your investors, your partners, your competitors – are simply using a newer version of The Formula they used for the last 20 years. I remember watching five or six episodes at night at some point.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Partner Email Sales 137

VC Cafe

MAY 26, 2022

Patrick Lencioni’s first book, The Five Temptations of a CEO , is a book that Peter Fenton, a partner at Benchmark, recommends to all of his portfolio CEOs. I’ve written about it previously on VC Caf e.

Startup 148

Startup Portfolio Restful Revenue 148

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

This will lead to a lot of opportunities for insurance companies willing to blaze that trail and for SaaS companies and other partners who can help them do it. The SARS outbreak in 2002 leads to the tremendous growth of online marketplace platforms in China. I think the writing is on the wall: go digital or die.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur China 156

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Decades later, in 2002, Dutch marketing professor Ale Smidts coined the term “neuromarketing.” Of course, traditional marketing has exploited this for years—McDonald’s has long partnered with companies like Disney to serve beloved toys with nutritionally vapid Happy Meals. Advertisers could take advantage of their lack of self-control.

Software Review 105

Software Review Advertising Stealth Campaign 105

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Zhitao runs Hangzhou Liaison Interactive, which is a Chinese technology-based company founded in July 2002. Sachin Bansal and his business partner, Binny Bansal, launched an e-commerce site in India in 2007. Peter is the founder of Bay Street Capital Partners. He owns a substantial amount of shares in the company. Sachin Bansal.

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Cofounder Venture Capital India Valuation 142

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. YETI also partners with influencers and other brands, borrowing their audience to boost their brand awareness. From their social media, we can see that they’ve partnered with brands from soccer clubs to rodeo events to conservation non-profits. Image source.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. All the other stuff Yahoo! Previous Entries.

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IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Imagine that you can develop software on your local computer but the entire service is delivered virtually through a partner in the same way people consumer energy with all of the scale benefits that go with that. Think about it. They deal with energy management, security, physical device failures, etc.

Cloud 343

Cloud Technical Review Database Semantic 343

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1 million households in the US with a net worth of $1 million or more.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

These three tools allow startups to focus on the parts of an early stage venture that matter the most: the product, product/market fit, customer acquisition, revenue and cost model, channels and partners. An Evidence-based Curriculum (currently taught in the Lean LaunchPad classes and NSF Innovation Corps accelerator ).

Oakland 326

Oakland Incubator Lean Metrics 326

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter.

Cost 168

Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

This is not only to prevent your clients and partners from being caught off-guard by the rebranded communication, but to also get critical feedback from them during the transition process. So between 2002 and 2007, Compaq continued to use their logo with little change. HP Merger With Compaq.

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Merger Campaign PR Software 124

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

” Jerry was Fred Wilson ‘s partner at Flatiron Partners. 2002 was the Trough of Disillusionment. 2001 – 2002 was the collapse to the Trough. This is a line my friend Jerry Colonna uses when something like the AT&T – Time Warner deal occurs. Ponder Gartner’s Hype Cycle for a moment.

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Merger Stock Internet America 70

Feld Thoughts

MAY 17, 2016

While I’d been a partner in Mobius from the beginning, I hadn’t really been engaged in managing the overall firm. The depressive episode only lasted three months, but the s**t show continued through 2002 as most VCs and Internet companies suffered a massive collapse. Here’s an example. I did my deals.

San Francisco 108

San Francisco Internet Portfolio New York 108

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2020

I founded Wings Air Helicopters in 2002, which started out as a flight school with just one training helicopter and has since grown into a premier helicopter company. I then partnered with other PR firms in the US to assist and grow their client base and in turn, grew mine as well. Thanks to Javier Diaz, Wings Air Helicopters !

Entrepreneur 116

Entrepreneur PR Affiliate Social Media 116

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Yes, there are a few self-taught naturals, like Bubba Watson, and, uh…Sam Snead (1912–2002). Not all incubators and accelerators are the same, and many have adopted vertical specializations and come packing serious heat from major partners in those verticals. Residency in a quality incubator is a plus.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Incubator Software Review Vertical 48

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Attenti’s two principal investors, Francisco Partners and the Israeli branch of the U.S. Attenti was initially founded as a software venture in 1990 by three ex-air force pilots, but after three years the partners decided that a change of business model was in order, and moved to hardware. Diversified U.S. in August 2010.

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United Kingdom Austria Global 96

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2018

So establish from the very beginning whether they are simply a silent partner or if they intend to be hands on and provide advice. The company – which he co-founded in 2002 – is one of the leading providers of outsourced electronic payments systems. Business Cash Advance.

Security 214

Security Small Business Equity Stock 214

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

In 2002, I met Libba and Gifford Pinchot, cofounders of Bainbridge Graduate Institute , at a retreat. The most important relationship you can cultivate is with your spouse or partner. Enter the Craziness. The two tried to convince me to enroll in their new MBA program focused on sustainable business.

Technical Review 195

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Software Review Cofounder 195

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002. Your trusted circle must now be expanded to include new partners, customer advocates, and peer business executives. Nurture loyalty and trust only with a core group.

Social Network 120

Social Network Demand Valuation Acquisition 120

YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

Rooted in a 2002 Pentagon initiative to replace traditional telephony with a VoIP communications infrastructure, 4G was designed to address the growing need for bandwidth to support the increasing number of mobile device users in the 2000s. 4G: Empowering Mobile Broadband Applications.

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South Korea China SMS Germany 133

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In Boris is currently based in Vancouver, Canada and has been since 2002, after his own company, JustBooks, was acquired by AbeBooks. Boris Wertz. Image credit Flickr.

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 8, 2016

Since its inception in 1991, Aquascape has experienced incredible growth, appearing on Inc Magazine’s list of 500 Fastest-Growing, Privately-Held Companies in North America 4 years in a row (1999-2002). Corporate Partners. Show Links. Websites: www.aquascapeinc.com, www.aquascapeacademy.com, Facebook: www.facebook.com/AquascapeInc.

North America 60

North America America Leadership Programming 60

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 doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how big people like Match.com and eHarmony became on the trend of helping us find our dating partners and why this would be improved my mobile, social networks.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

MANAGE MY SUBSCRIPTIONS By clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Privacy Policy Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market The percentage of Americans who own stocks is falling, according to the Wall Street Journal : only 55 percent own stocks today, compared to 67 percent in 2002. in addition to home ownership.

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IPO Stock Software Review API 36

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2019

But in 2002, Anytime Fitness succeeded by introducing just a couple of fresh components – 24/7/365 access for members and convenient locations in neighborhood strip malls. Your execution and unique spin will make it new and interesting. Anytime Fitness Pumps Up an Old Concept. “My Idea is Too Vague!

Product 127

Product Startup Audience eCommerce 127

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2016

With incorporation, you can be assured that your business, that brain child of yours, will live on and its existence will not be dependent on yours (or the life of your business partner). Transfer shares easily. Following item 2, incorporation easily lets you transfer your business shares to family members or sell them off to individuals.

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Stock Naming Operations Partner 100

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2014

The two week trips turned into three week trips and we ultimately bought a house in Homer in 2002. Our weekend in Anchorage is with a bunch of friends, including celebrating our close friends Jon and Doug’s recent marriage and spending time with Amy’s sister, her partner, and niece. Life alaska anchorage homer'

Alaska 110

Alaska Colorado Boston Cofounder 110

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

In addition, three agreements were signed between French and Israeli partners: Orange will launch an office in Israel for enhancing outreach with the Israeli mobile developer community. While Israel has enjoyed continuous economic growth since 2002, Hollande is confronting a sluggish economy, youth unemployment of 26.1%

France 98

France Startup Security 98

Hearpreneur

JULY 28, 2019

This concept was explored in cinematic form in the film ‘Minority Report’ (2002) in which people are served advertisements in public places based on their personal profiles on an individual basis. Right from launch, the Libra will be accepted by partner companies such as Uber, Lyft and eBay. Photo Credit: Rio Rocket.

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 50

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

To quote my Partner John Frankel , traditional money managers are great at managing your money until there is none left. We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. Chernick: Exactly. We know that we at Koffler have added value, and where we add value, because we measure it. It was a nutty thing to do at the time.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114