Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

March 8, 2012. But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. And Why 20%?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2012

in 2012, previously holding positions as president and co-chairman. David Geffen : Music mogul David Geffen has a pretty well-known name, not only for his multiple record labels, but also for his part in founding DreamWorks, a now major film studio with partners Steven Spielberg and Jeffery Katzenberg.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Choosing the wrong team or not including potential partners. In addition to this, CB Insights points out that, in some cases, the company founder indicated that it was a mistake not to have chosen a better partner to balance out a team. Don’t leave room for improvisation. Try to foresee the scenarios for your company.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

In June of last year it raised $35 million from Millicom International Cellular , following Serie A funding of $26 million earlier that year from Summit Partners. “We This was a $33 billion market in Nigeria in 2012 in which the two biggest brick-and-mortar players had a combined market share of 0.9

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

When we intentionally or unintentionally hurt our relationship partners, we apologize.” ( Estrada-Hollenbeck & Heatherton, 1998 ). And they want to be seen displaying compassion because they want to be loved themselves.” ( West, 2004 ). Kuppuswamy and Bayus (2013) analyzed all Kickstarter projects from 2009 to 2012.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. Just in the past year, a Babson study pointed out that funds with female partners were 3x + more likely to invest in female led companies.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. Just in the past year, a Babson study pointed out that funds with female partners were 3x + more likely to invest in female led companies.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

When I decided to quit the corporate world and build my company in 2004, I saw very few companies focused on helping SMB with digital marketing services. Several years ago, my partner and I were busting our tails for 18 hours a day, but we weren’t really running our home services business. Photo Credit: Mike Agugliaro.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Updated July 10, 2012, 7:57 p.m. ignited the current trend by adopting a dual-class voting structure before its IPO in 2004. About 14% of the technology firms that have held initial public offerings between January 2011 and the end of June 2012 went public with at least two share classes—more than twice the 6.4%

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users, which actually was slightly smaller in December 2007 then MySpace was. I predict this will come before the end of 2012. It was obviously a scheme set up by young entrepreneurs to line their pockets and some big-company executives who didn’t understand innovation.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) When I sold the company in 2012 to HelloWorld, I spent a lot of time writing thank you notes. Both myself and my business partner had just turned 30 and reached a point where we decided we didn’t want to work for someone else for the rest of our lives.

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thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

5th August 2012 by Christopher Jackson. Chris had been working on creating a better desktop search since early 2004, knowing that no existing solutions were any good. Copyright 2012 The Next Web. Y Combinator’s first batch: where are they now? From small seeds grow mighty oaks. Airbnb Says Its Still #1 by the Numbers.

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Friday, August 31st, 2012. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. Kleiner Perkins Partners With Rock Health To Give Health Tech Startups A Boost. © 2012 AOL Inc.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

” What can companies expect apart from funding: Carta Ventures (founded 2012) – Carta recently raised $300 million at a $1.7 Shopify Sustainability Fund (founded 2004) – with a market cap of $73 billion, publicly traded Shopify launched a $5 million annual fund to invest in environmental technology fighting climate change.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

In 2004 I funded IMVU, a startup by Will Harvey and Eric Ries. We taught the first two classes of 25 teams each, and then in March of 2012 trained faculty from Georgia Tech and the University of Michigan how to teach the class at their universities. Berkeley asked me to teach a class in Customer Development.

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www.theverge.com

JUNE 20, 2012

Excuse my French, it was a clusterfuck," Elevation Partners Roger McNamee told the audience as they nibbled their kale salads. "It’s June 19, 2012. June 19, 2012. June 19, 2012. June 19, 2012. June 19, 2012. Check out this article from CNN back in August 2004 and the GOOG IPO troubles.

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allthingsd.com

AUGUST 24, 2012

August 23, 2012 at 7:00 am PT. Still, it is the highest amount increase since Fenwick began compiling the numbers in 2004. ” The report, co-authored by Fenwick partners Barry J. ” The report, co-authored by Fenwick partners Barry J. August 23, 2012 at 12:00 pm PT. August 22, 2012 at 10:10 am PT.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

” I’m quite sure with this article you alienated not only few potential customers or partners but also some existing ones. I once ran a startup company partnered with a US company. Take note of what Paul Graham said in 2004: [link] — he is talking along similar lines. April 2012. March 2012.

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