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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

A lot of people ask me what it was like raising the Series A round for LinkedIn back in 2003. I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. Ok, now you have the context for early 2003. He provided our initial seed funding to launch the website publicly on May 5, 2003.

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How to Get Funding from Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban and Other Stories

Up and Running

How a law firm got funded thanks to partners that wouldn’t give up. In 2003, Ben Luftman, fresh out of law school, started Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP, with partner, Jeremy Heck. Founded in 2012, FINEX Cast Iron Cookware Co. In 2012, Vernetta Freeney was seeking funding to grow her business.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

July 18, 2012 by Chris Taylor. But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. July 18, 2012 10:15:01. July 18, 2012 10:20:12. July 18, 2012 10:26:22. July 18, 2012 10:36:46. July 18, 2012 10:52:20. July 18, 2012 11:14:22.

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Denouement

View from Seed

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. 2012-2016: The Era of Blitzscaling. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008).

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[Singapore] Microsoft Wants To Modernize Your Small Business With Get2Modern Contest

YoungUpstarts

They form the backbone of the economy as they contribute significantly to productivity, export and revenues,” says Vincent Wong, Director of Small, Medium Business & Partner Group, Microsoft Singapore. “SMEs make up over 99% of organizations and employ seven out of every 10 workers in Singapore.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

On November 28, 2012. November 29, 2012. November 29, 2012. November 29, 2012. As a result, Pandora is nowhere near profitable at more than $103 million in quarterly revenue, paying more than half of this sum to labels for content licenses. November 29, 2012. November 29, 2012. PandoDigest.

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Denouement

Agile VC

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. 2012-2016: The Era of Blitzscaling. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008).

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