ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. In that time, I've discovered that the startup scene is infused with passion, energy and a strong spirit of collaboration. Pamela Poole is a blogger, translator and tech writer, and founder of Francophilia.com , a social startup for Francophiles.

France 163

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. Google was a one such company when they went public in 2004 and Facebook was too at their 2012 IPO. I don’t follow the Chinese startup market as closely as I follow the US, but Alibaba’s 2014 IPO was a similar watershed moment.

IPO 180

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 180

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

With technology facilitating the rapid globalization of the marketplace today, it’s no wonder that international money transfer startups are popping up to provide more payment options and autonomy to buyers and sellers alike. Here are the five hottest international money transfer startups you should know about: TorFX. GBP on their end.

Somalia 85

Somalia Startup Australia Global 85

Feld Thoughts

JULY 19, 2018

“Historically, the $10 million valuation mark has been somewhat of a ceiling for seed stage startups. I remember when, in a period of about six months, the ceiling on seed financings vanished. Suddenly every company was raising a seed financing of at least $5m, regardless of the experience of the team.

Early Stage 105

Early Stage Seed Stage Valuation Finance 105

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I have some limited experience in dealing with patents though, both from my time as a VC and also back in my own startup days. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing. March 13, 2012. Yesterday Yahoo! And Why 20%?

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the female startup club, hosted by Doone Roisin and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Listen to the female startup club, wherever you get your podcasts. This is John Jantsch. My guest today is Cameron Herald.

CTO 79

CTO Cofounder Networking Operations 79

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 9, 2022

2) Do you sell something that isn’t truly a must-have product to startups or other tech companies? Even after the worst period for VC in history—VC funds were back to market in 2004, no more than four years after the crash, right in line with the historical pace to get back at the game of investing. The incentive is too strong.

Stock 97

Stock Marketing Valuation Later Stage 97

Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. Google was a one such company when they went public in 2004 and Facebook was too at their 2012 IPO. I don’t follow the Chinese startup market as closely as I follow the US, but Alibaba’s 2014 IPO was a similar watershed moment. Reading Time: 3 minutes.

IPO 100

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 100

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

Red Hat was one of the first of these types of companies bridging open source with big finance, leveraging Linux support into a profitable business, also leveraging the enterprise. It gained recognition during the 2004 presidential campaign when Howard Dean’s IT director decided to use it as a platform for community and campaigning.

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Founder Los Angeles PHP Open Source 42

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We led a $7m financing in the leader in digital dog boarding that connects dog owners with approved, reviewed, and insured sitters. Seth and I worked together on ServiceMagic in the 1999 – 2004 time frame (IAC acquired it in 2004 for $180m) so we had a deep understanding of how a heavily metric-based buy/sell marketplace worked.

Seattle 136

Seattle New York Metrics Demand 136

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 15, 2012

He spotted Facebook in 2004 and Spotify in 2009. or would he have been convinced to take a financing round? Companies going for the long ball aren't discovered--they're juiced up to go for the homerun, with financing. Parker made a huge dent in the web as co-founder of Napster, then built Plaxo up to 20 million users.

New York City 111

New York City New York Cofounder Venture Capital 111

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

It’s no coincidence we designed 500 Startups with these evolutions in mind, altho none of the required strategies have been easy to execute and we are still refining our approach. In short, we were a lot more geeky than the previous generation of fund managers , and we started blogging a lot about tech startups and best practices.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

The Equity Kicker

APRIL 8, 2015

The fact that the trend has been going for some time – Google was founded in 1998 and Tesla and Facebook in 2003 and 2004 respectively – suggests that the bubble explanation can’t be the whole story. That said, I think that froth in the late stage financing market has contributed in the last couple of years.

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Valuation Finance Developer Startup 60

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 24, 2014

When Google went public in August of 2004 one of the first things I did with my employee grants was sell enough to pay off my student loans. It’s for reasons like these that I support getting startup founders some liquidity during their company’s first few years, perhaps as early as Series A financing when appropriate.

Founder 108

Founder San Francisco Liquidity Event LP 108

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As an entrepreneur, you have probably heard or read the “maxim” that only 10% of startups are successful, but is this true? These results were obtained after the following rounds of financing of more than 1000 technology companies in the United States. How can you avoid being part of the 90% of failed companies?

Venture Capital 77

Venture Capital Cofounder Finance United States 77

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. The cap is irrelevant if the next equity financing is at a valuation below the cap amount.)

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

It’s become increasingly common for startups to raise several seed rounds, and this has led to a bifurcation in the seed stage between what are known as “pre-seed” (or “genesis”) and institutional seed rounds. The entire funding progression of startups pushed out to the right.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Early Stage Cofounder Finance 120

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. Second, understand the broader financing climate. Reid Hoffman.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2013

There is a third way worth looking into: active utilization of the startup genre. Just think about where Nokia might be today if 100 of their best ideas and patents had been spun off as separate companies back in 2004, with Nokia owning 20% of each startup. Nokia is only one example.

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Finland Bankruptcy Cofounder Leadership 150

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

While we’ve been in a particular strong part of the startup / entrepreneurship cycle for the past four years, many people are nervous, talking about it, reacting to it, and getting confused, frustrated, and scared by what is going on. But remember, all of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again.

Finance 70

Finance Founder Community Conversion 70

Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Entrepreneurs often ask me for help with their financing decks. What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. MYTH : The startup financing process is about one thing — money.

Finance 78

Finance Cofounder Early Stage Networking 78

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2017

We took the opportunity as part of this year’s FUND Conference to get some insights from a couple of influential startup capital providers. Yet their commonality lies in their acceptance of early stage investment risks and their passionate drive to help startups succeed. I think for startups, a VC can seem formidable and self-assured.

Early Stage 69

Early Stage SEC Chicago Venture Capital 69

Genuine VC

MARCH 8, 2012

When I first started in the VC business in 2004, I usually shared some reactions with entrepreneurs whenever we passed on pursuing an investment, but I admittedly erred towards communicating generic thoughts that were fairly non-specific but perhaps mildly helpful.

Venture Capital 167

Venture Capital Portfolio Conversion Partner 167

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

This lasted from about 2001-2004. It’s basically office space where as a startup you can be located with dozens of other companies at a similar stage to your own. Venture Financings we Discussed. I shall be looking to replicate this in Los Angeles. I’ve already started the business modeling.

San Francisco 230

San Francisco Los Angeles Cofounder SMS 230

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

If you run a startup and are currently raising money, you probably planned for a somewhat different fundraising environment than the one you find yourself in today. 3/31/2004: 31.6. Financing capital market down round fundraising outkast' Hope that you feel this. Feel this way forever. You can plan a pretty picnic. Outkast, Ms.

Down Round 78

Down Round Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation 78

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I recently wrote a post noting that while the growth cycle of startups has clearly accelerated in the last 5 years, the number of truly monster new businesses (a company ultimately worth $75-100B) remains about the same … it’s a once in a decade sort of thing. February 2, 2012.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Genuine VC

MARCH 8, 2012

When I first started in the VC business in 2004, I usually shared some reactions with entrepreneurs whenever we passed on pursuing an investment, but I admittedly erred towards communicating generic thoughts that were fairly non-specific but perhaps mildly helpful.

Venture Capital 103

Venture Capital Portfolio Conversion Partner 103

Campus Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Bra guy” is a relatively new gig for Ohly, dating back to about 2004, when his MBA classmate and now Zyrra co-founder Christi Andersen mentioned that there was a pervasive problem with bra fit. The company is about to close a $500,000 – $700,000 round of angel financing. Notice how long the company has been around.

Software 37

Software Angel Financing Cofounder Finance 37

www.thisisgoingtobebig.com

OCTOBER 25, 2010

links » Attracting a CTO to your startup Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 05:29AM by Charlie ODonnell Businesspeople ask me all the time how to find a technical partner for a startup. Lets start with finances. For a startup, if you are a businessperson, a) Do you already have money to start the businesses?

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Startup Due Diligence 40

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

In 2009, Barry was a category winner of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, a winner of Crain’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was included on Treasury & Risk’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance. He serves as a Managing Partner of both funds. the 1990s.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2011

Back in 2006 and early 2007 Austin had seen a positive upswing in investment, consumer spending, and a generally healthy economy since about 2004. Please join me in wishing and hoping that unforeseen circumstances don’t disrupt a hallmark in the chapter of Austin history.

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Austin Community Sales Technology 83

The Startup Magazine

JULY 30, 2019

In 2004, Bevan bought 10 acres property in Napa Valley’s Sonoma County. But, 2004 was not his break, not until in 2013 when he got his first 100-point Robert Parker score for his Cabernet Sauvignon in 2011. Live Oak Banks is one of the banks which offers financing solutions for wineries and help them to grow.

Bootstrapping 18

Bootstrapping Security Operations Salary 18

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. Hopefully this becomes the year that most of the startup teams you see have not only a business person and a tech person, but also a designer--and you start to see people looking for "design co-founders".

Technology 116

Technology Valuation Community Restful 116

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

But markets have changed and I think investors, founders and experienced executives who want to join later-stage startups can all benefit from playing the long game. This “overnight success” was first financed in 2004. It literally drove FOMO. This is true in consumer but it’s also true in enterprise software.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital LP Valuation Later Stage 363

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

After taking another year to build a second email marketing startup (with Anvil running in the background), I finally decided it was time for me to commit to building my own team and Anvil grew in earnest in 2004. Thanks to Stacey Price, Healthy Business Finances. #27 It is time to rethink the expectations on success.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Software Review LLC 48

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

If you run a startup and are currently raising money, you probably planned for a somewhat different fundraising environment than the one you find yourself in today. 3/31/2004: 31.6 Hope that you feel this Feel this way forever You can plan a pretty picnic But you can’t predict the weather. Outkast, Ms. 3/29/1996: 22.3 3/31/1997: 23.3

Marketing 46

Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation Down Round 46

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

OH in South Park, San Francisco (or on Zoom from Big Sky, Montana): “OMG, crazy – that firm just paid 100x revenue to invest in [insert hot startup here] – what could they be thinking?” When Salesforce went public in 2004 as a new kind of CRM provider, its S-1 indicated the CRM applications market was $7B. Not too shabby!

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Valuation Balance Sheet Cofounder Forecast 36