View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Additionally, you should put whatever agreement you reach to paper , even if you have not yet incorporated or had your legal counsel draw up the founder stock paperwork. You can then work with your law firm to formally draw up founder common stock paperwork either then or subsequently.

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Equity Founder Sweat Equity Cofounder 315

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Additionally, you should put whatever agreement you reach to paper, even if you have not yet incorporated or had your legal counsel draw up the founder stock paperwork. You can then work with your law firm to formally draw up founder common stock paperwork either then or subsequently.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 16, 2018

By the end of 2000, the stock price was at $13. I was on a walk at my house in Eldorado Springs with one of the VPs who asked me how low the stock could go. I can’t remember the exact phrasing, but I remember it being something like “There’s no way the stock will go below $10 / share, right?”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Maybe they were in their 20s in 2002 when being a startup CEO wasn’t really available to most? But I also have advice for the 15% that really do want to be a startup CEO. These people wished they had done it in their 20s but didn’t make that choice. I often tell people in this scenario to focus on a VC “fixer upper.”

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Technical Review Liquidation Preference Silicon Valley IP 150

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

On September 19, Ma led Alibaba to the largest IPO in history, listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange. One of the most Modi, who won in a landslide election with a clear mandate for economic reform (despite controversy surrounding his role in sectarian riots in 2002), is fully aware of the lofty expectations of those he governs.

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India China Technical Review Africa 85

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Additionally, you should put whatever agreement you reach to paper, even if you have not yet incorporated or had your legal counsel draw up the founder stock paperwork. You can then work with your law firm to formally draw up founder common stock paperwork either then or subsequently.

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Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 173

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Zhitao runs Hangzhou Liaison Interactive, which is a Chinese technology-based company founded in July 2002. He runs a hedge fund focused on consumers and industrial stock. He invested in a new division in his company in 2009 and has expanded significantly since then. He owns a substantial amount of shares in the company. Peter Gylfe.

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Cofounder Venture Capital India Valuation 142

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 18, 2020

In 2002, he founded the Vanclef Financial Group, becoming an independent advisor. He helps them manage all of their assets, including retirement accounts and stock holdings. A mixture of stocks, bonds, real estate, and retirement accounts is ideal for most people. Vanclef began his career in criminal justice.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2018

It means you can cover unexpected costs, replace equipment, buy more stock to increase sales, or simply boost cash flow during a difficult month. The company – which he co-founded in 2002 – is one of the leading providers of outsourced electronic payments systems. by Mike Prendergast, Finance Director, Quick Capital.

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Security Small Business Equity Stock 214

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 2, 2014

My godfather got me IBM stock right after that, so that''s how I knew that a stock market and investing existed. I started a business newspaper in 1998 in college covering the stock market and the economy. Well, I was born in 1979. My dad brought home an IBM PS/2 in 1987. I got my first job in venture--at GM--in February 2001.

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Venture Capital Stock Naming Technology 110

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

. “Analysts expect competing Internet and entertainment companies to seek similar deals in hopes of keeping pace with AOL and Time Warner, and some of those stocks also got a lift Monday. 1/4 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.” 2002 was the Trough of Disillusionment. 2001 – 2002 was the collapse to the Trough.

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Merger Stock Internet America 70

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2016

We have been providing one of the most reliable and affordable incorporation services in all 50 states since 2002, offering assistance in setting up C and S Corporations as well as Limited Liability Corporations. Ready to fill Stock Certificates. Stamping of copy of Articles. Checking of name availability.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

On September 19, Ma led Alibaba to the largest IPO in history, listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange. One of the most Modi, who won in a landslide election with a clear mandate for economic reform (despite controversy surrounding his role in sectarian riots in 2002), is fully aware of the lofty expectations of those he governs.

India 40

India China Africa Government 40

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

Since 2002, the law form of Fenwick & West has conducted a venture capital survey, a response to "the burst of the 'dot-come bubble' and a desire to provide the entrepreneurial community with objective information about the status of the venture environment." The median amount raised in preferred stock financings was $1.1

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Preferred Stock Silicon Valley Seed Stage Venture Capital 115

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. During the first Internet boom, companies that provided services to tech start-ups were all too happy to work for stock. In 2002, he stepped gingerly into the work-for-equity arena, with a modest investment in one start-up. The 2011 Top Lists.

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Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2016

In 2002, I decided not to own any public company stocks except for companies that I directly invested in as private companies. I’m a big believer in the Bogle school of thought about owning the market , rather than trading stocks. The approach was mathematic, dispassionate, and easy for me to execute. Or a weekly basis.

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Flash Equity Stock Finance 70

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

While I am extremely proud of that team’s accomplishments (the parent company recombined Nordstrom.com in 2002 and the direct division now has revenue of over $1.25B and is the fastest growing unit inside of Nordstrom ), I built a healthy respect for the complexities and difficulties of managing women’s fashion inventory.

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eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The 600-mark was reached in 2002 as the breakfast revolution got underway as all pubs opened six days a week to serve the first meal of the day. At the same time, the company became a listed company on the London Stock Exchange. 1998 saw the 300 th pub open and its rapid expansion saw them reach 500 pubs being open by 2001.

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Asia Austin Europe Naming 98

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2012

IPO stands for Initial Public Offering, and is the first sale of a private stock to the public. Several on- and offline resources serve as references and reminders of this important framework; a simple search can help you fall into the GAAP. What You Thought It Meant: Giant Awesome Animatronic Porcupine.

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Non-disclosure Agreement NDA IPO Covenant 202

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2014

After the dust settled and I had sold all the stock I’d received, I’d made somewhere between $1m and $2m after tax. To me, that’s the real grand victory. Totally brilliant. And so simple. I had my first exit when I sold my first company (Feld Technologies) at age 28.

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Alaska Widget Colorado Angel Investor 166

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/29/2002: 82.5. 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. As if the common stock were actually the same as preferred stock. One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0.

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Down Round Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation 78

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Not coincidentally, in that same period stock market returns have declined dramatically. And to pile on the misery, with budget deficits exploding from 58% of GNP in 2002 to over 100% today, all of the "free" money poured into the system over the past decade has not had any kind of meaningful stimulative effect.

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South Korea Brazil Mexico India 87

Ben's Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Conversely, you might come up with an entirely different strategy if your objective is to get the stock price up long enough to get your money out. As a result, Schultz may be more focused on making hard decisions in the short-term, even if those decisions cause a temporary decrease in the stock price.

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Stock Vertical Leadership Founder 78

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Between day one and your first confrontations with those issues, particularly if you’ve raised any outside capital, you will have formed a board and stocked it with people you can really get to work on your behalf. Many of us suffered in the 2000–2002 dotcom crash and/or the 2007–2009 Great Recession; others hardly noticed a blip.

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Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

Then again, there’s Michael Dell, a dropout who, after being funded to the tune of $300,000 by his understanding and investment-minded parents, threw everything he had into a business he’d begun in his dorm room, selling computers he’d built from stock parts. He would eventually gross $73 million in his first year of trading. project.

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Intellectual Property New York City Pennsylvania Cofounder 127

Ben's Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Conversely, you might come up with an entirely different strategy if your objective is to get the stock price up long enough to get your money out. As a result, Schultz may be more focused on making hard decisions in the short-term, even if those decisions cause a temporary decrease in the stock price.

Stock 52

Stock Vertical Leadership Founder 52

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/29/2002: 82.5 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. As if the common stock were actually the same as preferred stock. One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0

Marketing 46

Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation Down Round 46

Up and Running

OCTOBER 8, 2014

They’re a camera company that got started in 2002. To cater to a unicycle hockey player’s needs, Unicycle.com, headquartered in the UK, has decided to stock ice-hockey sticks. And, there’s the added bonus of encouraging people to drive better. Very clever. I’ll leave you with one last example. Ever heard of GoPro?

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Hockey Stick South Africa Africa Cambodia 144

Transformify

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

It is a scientific knowledge, used in practical ways, especially in the designing of new machines, machineries and equipment ( Hornby 2002). Technology has a wide range of definitions; nevertheless, it is a term traceable to “techne”” which means activities by which man seeks to adapt to his environment (Olaoye 1990).

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Nigeria Technology Green Stock 40

Austin Startup

JULY 23, 2010

The cash looks good on the balance sheet, and venture investors want to pile on money at low valuations before the valuation increases by 10x as a public stock. Secondly, the company could be in a more rapid growth mode than their cash flow and previous investment could handle. Or both things could be happening.

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Balance Sheet Private Equity LP IPO 67

Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2014

By 2002, New Coke was dead. In 2012, JCPenney’s sales were down more than 20 percent and its stock price had plummeted 30 percent. To appease them, the company reintroduced the old formula as Coca-Cola Classic. New Coke sales nosedived as the earlier product regained its former market share and then some. What Went Wrong?

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Sales IPO Texas Advertising 126

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 21, 2016

In 2001 and 2002 I learned a brutal set of lessons, including experiencing that $100 million of paper money going to $0 when Interliant went bankrupt. And, as a VC, I experienced a VC fund that was quickly worth over 2x on paper that ultimately resulted in being a money losing fund.

Marketing 70

Marketing Down Round Startup IRR 70

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Overall, the fund-of-funds is 97% called for 45 funds raised between 1999 and 2002. MPM BioVentures III (2002): 76% (44%). Stocks end lower. We agreed to withhold the name of the fund-of-funds manager and to not post the source documents, as a condition of receiving the materials. JK&B Capital IV (2001): 85% (15%).

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Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

As a quick review, most startups begin life as corporations with a single class of equity securities, referred to as Common Stock , issued to founders, employees, and outside service providers. Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

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Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

2002: Sarbanes-Oxley creates more friction for companies that want to go public, but likely much less of a factor than people think, by imposing accounting and compliance costs for small companies that easily exceed $2 million per year. cents or 6.25 In my view, this is a myopic analysis for one simple reason.

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission IPO Marketing 31

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. Photo Credit: Rio Rocket. The future is now and the technology is Personal Digital Merchandising.

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Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 50

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

And, in 2002, when Richard Florida published “Rise of the Creative Class,” Austin was a city that outperformed similar sized cities in large part due to droves of creative professionals wanting to live here.

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