Seeing Both Sides
NOVEMBER 30, 2013
We looked at the companies in New England (call them "Boston and surrounding") that had exited in the last 10 years (2003-2013) with greater than $500 million in market valuation. In order to have a reasonable population of companies to assess, we tweaked Aileen''s definition. As for big winners, the pipeline looks pretty good.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
Slowly overcoming its reputation. According to Transparency International in 2013, Nigeria was the world’s 144th most corrupt country out of the 177 countries monitored. Nigeria itself is home to 170 million people, a figure that is expected to rise to 400 million by 2050, and the biggest market in Africa.
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ConversionXL
JULY 29, 2015
Strategy: Convey Your Reputation. Agrawal, Catalini, and Goldfarb (2013) examined the types of risks that donors encounter in crowdfunding. You also need to convey your personal background and reputation. How can you reveal your reputation? Before launching your campaign, build your community reputation.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 30, 2015
Back in early 2003, a Dane named Janus Friis and a Swede named Niklas Zennström had an idea for a software application, and founded a business with the help of three Estonian software developers. 16] FedEx GCR, 2014 & 2013 & FedEx APAC 2014. [17] 1] “Microsoft confirms takeover of Skype” bbc.com,10 May 2011. [2]
reidhoffman.org
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Friendster was at its height, strongly battling MySpace after raising its premium round from Benchmark and Kleiner in the fall of 2003. Friendster raised a big round in 2003; MySpace started gaining traction. Today in 2013, the majority of LinkedIn’s revenue comes from an enterprise version of our subscriptions product.
Seeing Both Sides
OCTOBER 6, 2014
2013 was the best year for IPOs since the tech bubble of the 90s and 2014 looks to wrap up even stronger this quarter. After a lot of ups and downs, twists and turns, it feels like a massive victory (aka "Mission Accomplished", as George Bush famously declared regarding Iraq in 2003). They build their reputation by tearing yours down.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
So Investor A might have bought 20% of your company in 2012 and in 2013 with no addition money invested suddenly owns 40% of your company. I thought we got rid of that s**t in 2003? You rarely find full ratchets in early-stage deals any more. Convertible Notes Also Can Have Multiple Liquidation Preferences.
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