Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. Why you shouldn’t stack too many brand names into a round. So rounds tend to be “range bound&# where the top end of the valuation spectrum often being done in boom markets (i.e.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

He suggested an idea that comes from the NFL called “ The Rooney Rule ” enacted in 2003 in an effort to end the era of all-white football coaches in a league with > 75% African American players. I saw this on Twitter this morning, which is a telling graphic of how big the change that must come really is.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

A big turning point in Target’s success was adding affordable versions of designer merchandise made by big-name designers like Issac Mizrahi, Mossimo Giannulli, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, and many more. chief, came to the rescue in 2003 and helped turn the company around for the better. It wasn’t until Millard Drexler, former Gap Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’ve seen friends (and family members) lose much of their savings that way over the years because “Black Swans” happen and in 1987, 2001, 2003 & 2008 (just to name a few from my memory) huge market gyrations caused much financial distress to people seeking short-term gains. At least later stage investors.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

These names aren’t the end of the story?—?they I expect to see more announcements of big name people and companies moving to Texas every month in 2021. in the last four years we’ve seen a 250% increase in venture capital funding and have doubled the number of startup development organizations in our community.”

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

their brands are less developed, so most people would struggle to name a show. you need an app that streams podcasts (Apple has one by default). The second level?—?they’re they’re anonymous. As podcasts are a (relatively) new media format?—?their Third, podcasts are not very easy to find. So many podcasts, so little time.

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

Education plays a major role in venture capital. For example, participants in one study were more likely to donate $5 to an African girl named Rokia instead of donating that money to millions of people who were suffering from severe hunger. Reveal certain details about yourself: Your name. Hobbies and interests.

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Bryce Dot VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

I know it’s an uncomfortable contradiction because every time I talk to Andy Baio about it, the conversation starts with, oh, that name. Are you really going to use that name? Because that name. He doesn’t like the name. I get that he doesn’t like the name but that’s the point. It’s supposed to be uncomfortable.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. So how did I come to work in the world of venture capital? We were family.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

The remaining company kept the Hewlett Packard name and focussed on computers. After failing dismally at making disposable digital cameras in 2003 Pure Digital Technologies reinvented their company in 2007 to make the Flip line of camcorders. If you drop the sentimentality, a company is a merely a brand-name for a historical context.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

their brands are less developed, so most people would struggle to name a show. A few additional honorary mentions would include the Tim Ferris Show, Harry Stebbing’s 20Min VC, about the ins and outs of venture capital, Bloomberg’s Masters in Business and many fascinating lectures and public speakers offered by University podcasts.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 2, 2012

It was June of 2003. You're not going to get a lot of attention when your angel round looks like a trophy room full of big names that have only committed small amounts--and it's tough to follow up with this week's press that you are the next big thing if your product isn't ready. She had flower sleeves of spectacular color.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 18, 2014

Michael Baum : You remember what happened in 2003 in Silicon Valley, right? The Founder.org sister venture capital fund invested in seven of them. Were you insane? We all had gum on our face. The bubble had burst. It was absolutely the worst time in the world to start a company. Nobody wanted to work in a start up.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

I've been in venture now twice. The first time was just for a couple years, from 2001-2003, before I went to grad school. I was in Boston, working for the first time in venture capital as an analyst for this guy who was incredible and an amazing mentor. How do you develop power within a venture capital firm?

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002. The second panel will focus on collaborative investing in non-public alternative investments (private equity, venture capital, receivables, etc.). . Since 2003, Rumson has helped clients invest over $1.0

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Talented entrepreneurs are nothing if not resilient in the face of change: Market forces, competitive threats, technological shifts, you name it. Facebook, which did not exist in 2003, is now valued at nearly $100 billion. Google, which incorporated in 1998, has a market cap of $200 billion and employs more than 30,000 people.

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Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

Amount of venture capital raised has exploded. 2003: Spitzer’s Global Research Analyst Settlement, which had the unintended effect of depriving small companies from getting research coverage. And let’s remember that, at the time of these IPO’s, few if any of these companies were household names. cents or 6.25

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

Fitness/life guru Tim Ferriss just posted my guest article on ff Venture Capital ‘s approach to building a fitness office. UPDATE: ff Venture Capital was recently profiled in The Roger, an online magazine that profiles creative workspaces. According to a 2003-2004 U.S. Thanks Tim!)

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Scalable Startup

JULY 19, 2011

I’ve been involved with several amazing companies throughout Northern and Southern Cal; I have expanded, launched, M&A’d, relaunched, liquidated, succeeded and failed, you name it. Venture Capital from Northern and Southern Cal is flowing into the L.A.

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

AIM Screen Name: DFNfrozenNorth. Sunday - September 28, 2003 at 03:37 AM in. To all those entrepreneurs with innovative, unique business ideas who want to capitalize on them before someone else does, I have one piece of advice: Get over it. Ive written a book called. Gourmet Customer Service. buy it on Amazon. (in)Frequently

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We found a way to make our venture capital last when it shouldn’t have, at around the same time one of my all time favorite New Yorker cartoons was published on this topic. I thought that, too.

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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. The usual tempo for raising money from venture capital is at a minimum of a year between financings.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Frank has spent 20+ years in technology companies and venture capital, working at Lucent , Sun Microsystems , Apple and NeXT. — Frank Sculli co-founded of BioDigital , in 2003 to build a kind of flight simulator for doctors that would be used to train them in specific medical procedures. Can you spare 30 minutes?”

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The timing is perfect, there is more than a little overlap with Vivek Wadhwa’s guest post on venture capital earlier today. also, just to clarify, the first idea we worked on that we called “meebo&# back in 2003 was my idea. WOW, I hate the name. I think I just really feared working for the Man.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Opting to eschew the traditional road of venture capital funding, Tom worked both at GitHub and at a full time job, while Chris and PJ consulted on the side. The biggest issue that the four founders ran into was finding a suitable name for their company. Startup #7: Grasshopper.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Don’t be fooled by the name. Fred Wilson is a widely known blogger and Venture Capitalist who’s been publishing posts daily since 2003. If you’re looking for an endless stream of tools and advice to improve your business across the board, be sure to check out Duct Tape Marketing. a16z | Andreessen Horowitz.

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