Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

So look at the latest portfolio of your VC (not prior funds) and see whether they’ve had exits and how many of their non-exited companies are likely to exit in the near future. I’m happy to say that in 2006-2008 we has some good exits including BillMeLater, DealerTrack, UGO Networks and PrePay Technologies to name a few.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 portfolios. This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

Board Effect

JANUARY 3, 2020

Along the same lines, a 2006 Harris Poll showed that a mere 10% of Americans felt that charities behaved honestly and ethically pertaining to their use of donations. Socially responsible advocates encourage nonprofits to review their financial portfolio to ensure that it’s consistent with their stated values.

Software Review 89

Software Review Government Salary Portfolio 89

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Active angels invest in a diversified portfolio of 10 or more companies, usually spreading their investments over a few years. In the end, such a portfolio might yield the angel investor a total return on investment of 25% per year or more. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Similarly, my research on venture capital portfolio operations found that Portfolio Operator VCs such as Andreesen Horowitz , First Round Capital , ff Venture Capital , and Google Ventures are hiring unusually large teams and structuring them in traditional pyramids. 2006) [iii]. Corporate Financier, October 2006. [iv]

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Matt Blumberg, who runs one of Fred’s portfolio companies, Return Path, follows up with an additional three : Don’t be a bottleneck (make sure you aren’t holding up people’s work). I have been involved as an investor in many CEO / founder disputes including many that are not in my portfolio.

Ireland 319

Ireland Sales Bankruptcy Germany 319

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Prior to joining First Round in early 2006, Mr. Fralic was VP of Business Development at social bookmarking and tagging company del.icio.us Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. Mr. Fralic has 25 years of technology industry experience, with significant Internet business development roles since 1996. through the Yahoo!

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

To succeed in the space, angels must have a high risk tolerance, a large bank account to weather losses, and most important, a diverse enough portfolio to handle losing money on most of your investments. Of course, investing in a diversified portfolio is a significant time commitment. More than 90% of startups fail.[2]

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g., Portfolio. (3). ► 2006. (7). anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). software. (10).

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

We made our investment in Gizmo5 (aka as sipphone and gizmo project) in early 2006. Between 2006 we definitely had some ups and downs but through it all two big decisions helped us get here today. What Michael and I shared was a vision of openness for the VOIP and IM World.

Portfolio 100

Portfolio Burn Rate Viral Lean 100

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2021

From 2006: Is Real-Time Analytics Really Relevant? ). How does the portfolio of all our activities – owned, earned, paid media, promotions etc. It takes too long for humans to process the data through themselves, their team, the bureaucracy, the agencies, and the technology stack to convert real-time data into action.

Analytics 131

Analytics Algorithm Artificial Inteligence Campaign 131

David Cohen

MARCH 30, 2020

One in 2004 and one in 2006. Founded in 2006, Techstars ran our first startup accelerator in 2007. One worked, one didn’t. I increased my investing pace. Around 2007, the subprime mortgage crisis contributed to a recession that lasted through 2009. 6% of the workforce lost their jobs during this time. Fear and panic set in.

Founder 174

Founder Valuation Startup IP 174

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006. After graduating from the ACL in London, he began his career in financial markets in 1995 as an equity and portfolio manager at Standard & Poor in London, taking up further posts at Alfred Berg/ABN AMRO in Moscow and PBS in Switzerland.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Company founders don’t have the luxury of ‘diversifying their portfolio,’ so to speak. 20 Responses to “Software Startup Myths Debunked&# Curt Monash says: October 13, 2006 at 12:13 am I think you should strike Larry Ellison off the “made it without a partner&# list. Agree with all of them.

Software Review 40

Software Review Software Startup Massachusetts 40

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2018

Back in 2006, it was 5.25%. Mutual funds are an investment portfolio overseen by a fund manager. Even if you are lucky enough to have a significant pot of money sitting in a bank account, it is unlikely to earn you much in the way of interest. The US Federal Reserve has set the rate of interest at 1.5%. What are Mutual Funds?

Stock 133

Stock Portfolio Matching Management 133

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

I must admit I discuss this very frequently with portfolio companies but hadn’t thought to write about it. I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question. msuster looking for an inspired post on when an exclusivity deal (w/ major industry player) works (cons as well) for an early stage tech co. —

PR 150

PR Early Stage Software Naming 150

ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

How about approval of his very first patent request from way back in 2006 - covering privacy issues no less? In today’s tech patent wars, you typically need entire portfolios of offensive and defensive patents to make a difference. Zuckerberg filed the application back in July 2006, the year he turned 22.

Portfolio 139

Portfolio IP IPO Database 139

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

21 Creative online portfolio sites and applications – [link]. 10 Things Clients Look For In a Design Portfolio – [link]. Immigrants founded 7000 tech co’s from 1995-2006 – [link]. Showcase of Hotel Website Designs - [link]. 13 Useful JavaScript Solutions for Charts and Graphs – [link].

Social Media 77

Social Media Small Business Design Media 77

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Portfolio. (3). ► 2006. (7). anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► 01/15 - 01/22.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 You have a company called Oblong (in your portfolio) which is a Minority Report type company. Is that when it became big? Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. was starting.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

It was late 2006 and I was serving old media as a national editor at an entertainment industry trade publication, plus freelancing for an alt-weekly and writing a book. I could do what I was doing online with my own publication, so I started Greer’s OC in July 2006. Our tag line is why age gracefully when you can age youthfully?

Naming 104

Naming Entrepreneur Social Media PR 104

K9 Ventures

JUNE 22, 2011

On March 21st, 2006, the Stanford Computer Science department celebrated its 40th anniversary with an awesome event , with an absolutely stunning line-up of speakers — Professors, Entrepreneurs and Professors-turned-Entrepreneurs. I was honored to participate in the round and officially welcome Refocus into the K9 Ventures portfolio.

Technical Review 134

Technical Review IP New York Portfolio 134

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) Since its 2006 foundation, YETI has built over 90K LinkedIn followers and 125.7K For established companies, a rebranding effort could involve discovering elements like the values your customers live by and what your leadership team believes in.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Portfolio. (3). ► 2006. (7). anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► 01/15 - 01/22.

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

This, by the way, isn’t very different from how the term social commerce became muddled after Bazaarvoice first started promoting it in 2006 to describe what we do?—?unfortunately, I’ve also heard BDAs called SaaS 3.0 although the SaaS 3.0 term has evolved to become muddled since I first read what analysts in 2011 meant by it.

Networking 48

Networking Fractional CTO CTO Hire B2C 48

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

It reminds me a lot of how TechCrunch felt in 2006. I started by launching a portfolio company’s product on Product Hunt. Product Hunt. It seems out of nowhere it has become the go to website for startup companies to launch their new products or businesses. So I set out to understand this phenomenon a bit more deeply.

Product 150

Product Startup Social Media Community 150

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Portfolio. (3). ► 2006. (7). anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► 01/15 - 01/22.

Software Review 59

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 59

Cracking the Code

MAY 25, 2010

Portfolio. (3). ► 2006. (7). Tuesday, May 25, 2010. "10 10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product Design" unveiled at the Bessemer Annual Cloud CEO Conference. anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). software. (10).

Software Review 74

Software Review Cloud IPO Jordan 74

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Their portfolio includes Messari, Opensea.io, and Celo. Wix (founded 2006) – publicly traded in Nasdaq with a market cap of over $7 billion, Wix is hardly a startup. WeWork (founded 2011) – the WeWork creator fund and WeWork future of work fund are led by Rohit Dave, the We company’s head of M&A.

Balance Sheet 201

Balance Sheet Startup IPO Venture Capital 201

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The consensus is definitely negative, but one thing that has buoyed my optimism about the prospects for our portfolio is the number of new funds raised in London recently. There’s been a lot of talk recently about what will happen to startup financing in 2016, including here on this blog.

Marketing 60

Marketing Institutional Investors Venture Capital Later Stage 60

The Next Web

JUNE 28, 2013

Rainmaking has been around since 2006, launching 15 of its own startups along the way – three of which have made exits to “industry leaders and a large investment fund”. It’ll also serve as the global headquarters of Startupbootcamp.

Global 128

Global Startup Portfolio Hosting 128

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 19, 2017

When we started Foundry Group in 2006, we were very clear that we were not going to build a legacy venture capital firm; one meant to outlive its founders. For the first seven years, this was easy, since we each had a 20-year view of Foundry Group when we started it in 2006.

Partner 91

Partner Venture Capital Conversion Portfolio 91

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 7, 2018

When we started Foundry Group in 2006, we had a very deliberate quarterly process in an effort to learn each other and become highly effective at working together. There are two primary segments: (1) our portfolio and (2) our relationship. I regularly get asked by other VCs about how we do our offsites.

Portfolio 87

Portfolio Denver Colorado Chicago 87

Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

And the funds came from revenue generated by my portfolio of web applications and websites that I’ve built over the past several years. And I’d been a user since 2006. This acquisition is a long story, but if you have a few minutes let me tell you the best parts. The next step was plugging the funnel.

Acquisition 63

Acquisition Software Review Fresno Algorithm 63

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Portfolio. (3). ► 2006. (7). anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► 01/15 - 01/22.

Software Review 54

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 54

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

This supplement to our BVP VII fund will ensure that we can take advantage of future investment opportunities and that the companies within the Bessemer portfolio have continued access to capital." Labels: Portfolio , Venture Capital. Portfolio. (3). ► 2006. (7). To learn more, visit [link]. at 11:26 AM. Newer Post.

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 22, 2012

My firm, Flybridge Capital , operates with both offices and portfolio companies in both cities. My summary view is that the outperformance is due to a more vibrant seed and Series A environment in 2003-2006, which is when many of these companies were started.

Boston 52

Boston IPO Technical Review New York 52