500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. Mega VC, Micro VC.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”? In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. The solution: build a brand.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

David Cohen

MARCH 30, 2020

In 2000, the Internet bubble burst. One in 2004 and one in 2006. We raised a lifetime grand total of $100,000 for that business in the form of advance payment from early customers. In 1999, we sold that business and I started angel investing. By 2002 the NASDAQ had fallen by nearly 80%. Starting a tech company after this?

Founder 174

Founder Valuation Startup IP 174

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

But the USV Opportunity Fund was the first time, at least in the post 2001-Internet bubble cycle (or last decade, if you want to put it that way) where an early stage firm created a separate fund to invest in late stage rounds of their existing early-stage portfolio companies.

Early Stage 147

Early Stage Later Stage Syndicate Syndication 147

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

But the USV Opportunity Fund was the first time, at least in the post 2001-Internet bubble cycle (or last decade, if you want to put it that way) where an early stage firm created a separate fund to invest in late stage rounds of their existing early-stage portfolio companies.

Early Stage 108

Early Stage Later Stage Syndicate Syndication 108

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. 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. Reid Hoffman.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The early history of MySpace is inextricably intertwined with that of Intermix, a small-cap publicly traded Internet company in Los Angeles where I worked as corporate counsel from 2004-06. By the fall of 2004, the site’s explosive growth attracted the attention of many potential investors and buyers.

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

He then led the growth of the domain services division, expanded into the aftermarket business and built Oversee’s owned and operated portfolio of domain names into one of the worlds largest, firmly establishing the company as a leader in Internet real estate. Mr. Geleerd has been a member of YPO since 2000.

Naming 122

Naming Government Intellectual Property LLC 122

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

We got to know stellar entrepreneurs in the space and backed them early – 50% of our portfolio is comprised of companies who are defining this computing paradigm, and FPV continues to be a go-to fund for entrepreneurs looking for sector expertise. When we launched, few had heard of blockchain, and bitcoin was a dirty word.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

We got to know stellar entrepreneurs in the space and backed them early – 50% of our portfolio is comprised of companies who are defining this computing paradigm, and FPV continues to be a go-to fund for entrepreneurs looking for sector expertise. When we launched, few had heard of blockchain, and bitcoin was a dirty word.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 15, 2013

It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. 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. TRUTH : Pitch by analogy.

Finance 78

Finance Cofounder Early Stage Networking 78

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

Dan Burstein, Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Value Partners Dan Burstein founded Millennium Technology Ventures in 2000 and co-founded Millennium Technology Value Partners in 2004. a leading-edge research and development lab in the Millennium Technology Ventures portfolio. He serves as a Managing Partner of both funds.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

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. Since then, Anvil has achieved Fastest Growing, Most Admired and Most Philosophic Companies in Oregon.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Software Review LLC 48

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

This is nothing new; long favored by family-controlled media empires such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation , among Internet firms alone, Google took a dual-class approach when going public in 2004. If these terms sound onerous and lopsided, it’s because they are.

IPO 159

IPO Equity Common Stock Stock 159

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. Todays Paper.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

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. He also combed the portfolios of VC firms and talked to people at start-ups, he says. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif.,

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Thin line between life and death of internet service is a number of users. Title: The Leap: A Memoir of Love and Madness in the Internet Gold Rush. Company: Home Portfolio. Title: Burn Rate: How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet. Post-Mortem Title : Lessons Learned: Startup Failure Part 1.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

K9 Ventures

MAY 2, 2012

When Google released GMail (2004) and Google Calendar (2006) there was hope for a better future. Yes, I have a biased view since it’s one of my portfolio companies, but I was amazed at how well they thought through the information flow here. The real problem with Outlook is the backend: Exchange. or have more fun.

Email 80

Email Portfolio Database Video 80

K9 Ventures

MAY 2, 2012

When Google released GMail (2004) and Google Calendar (2006) there was hope for a better future. Yes, I have a biased view since it’s one of my portfolio companies, but I was amazed at how well they thought through the information flow here. The real problem with Outlook is the backend: Exchange. or have more fun.

Email 80

Email Portfolio Database Video 80

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 27, 2004

While one can look at how the success of Internet advertising will work its way into the television especially as the two markets converge, I like to look at the $60 billion spent on cable and television advertising another way. Recently, Businss 2.0 But to Haberman, that’s just the beginning.

Advertising 60

Advertising Miami Detroit Dallas 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

Media 210

Media Los Angeles Russia Viral 210