Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Will Quist did a great job of explaining this market rhetoric in this thread. The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? So, on one hand, the market see ms like a total frenzy these days. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Will Quist did a great job of explaining this market rhetoric in this thread. The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? So, on one hand, the market see ms like a total frenzy these days. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is the trade association representing women and diverse private equity and venture firms. Department of Commerce & the Minority Business Development Agency, between 2002 and 2007, diverse-owned firms outpaced the growth of non-diverse firms in gross receipts and employment.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

They have seen one side of a market where many of us have seen the ebb and flow multiple times. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, the shape of the curve—the length of the arc and the speed of the decline—is also determined by how you market that product at each stage of its life. In this article, we’ll look at the different stages of the product lifecycle through the lens of marketing. It also gives you a product to market. Image source.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The global financial crisis started in 2007 and it went on for much of 2008. Investments from capital markets to real estate plummeted. These shares propelled him to billionaire status in 2015 when the firm’s market value soared. Sachin Bansal and his business partner, Binny Bansal, launched an e-commerce site in India in 2007.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

For example, you can barter for a service or you can negotiate payment terms or even equity for service. PR/Marketing. Share and Enjoy: This entry was posted in Entrepreneurship , Startups and tagged Accounting , Banking , design , Engineering , marketing , Outsourcing. To that I say baloney. Bookmark the permalink.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Will Quist did a great job of explaining this market rhetoric in this thread. The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? So, on one hand, the market see ms like a total frenzy these days. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Last week ZipCar began trading and has a market cap of about $1 billion. Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. 166M round closed Dec 2007. Quinstreet priced at $15.00/sh

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venturehacks.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The Equity Equation. by Nivi on July 19th, 2007. As this nuclear winter of venture hacks continues, I thought you might enjoy our thoughts on Paul Graham’s The Equity Equation. ” Read the rest of The Equity Equation first; it is great. You have to pay market rates regardless of the equity equation.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2019

While 2011 is only eight years ago, it’s a lifetime in the world of finance, private equity, venture capital, and business. It was indeed private equity’s moment. That year private equity firms initiated one of every five mergers globally and even more, 29 percent, in the United States.

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femgineer.com

JULY 18, 2010

HOME About the Femgineer Speaking Engagements Reading List Recruiting Startup Engineers With the startup market taking off, there is always a clamor to find good engineers, developers, and designers. Sweat equity or salary? Femgineer Coder.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

To stay competitive and capture market share, you need to be progressive with your strategies too – or get left behind quickly by your competitors. Employee ownership gives these entrepreneurs this autonomy as well as equity in the startup! Current Startup Trends. Innovation Centers. What Has Changed Over the Past Ten Years?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

Todd Gitlin is one of the best executive recruiters the technology & startup market in Los Angeles. On many occasions over the years I’ve called him with a request, “I’m not looking for an X right now but if I were, who is good in the market.” Who cares what my equity is. My philosophy was simple.

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dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? How much equity should I give up? How much equity should I grant to early employees? No loss of equity, at least until they convert at Series A. How much equity should be given to employees?

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 25, 2014

These concerns are mirrored in the recent price run-ups in both the stock and real estate markets. this year and are now approaching their 2007 highs. this year and are now approaching their 2007 highs. So that leads to our second question - how can today''s investors and entrepreneurs benefit and win in these markets.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. There are a couple of good reasons a company should consider bootstrapping its market entry. Posted by: Matt | September 10, 2007 4:46 AM Good read but.

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Perhaps it’s been missed by most, but I think it was a remarkable year for this sector within this market. market cap. Raised $174M in its IPO in April, current market cap ~$550M. in its IPO, current market cap of $282M. Gazelle: Market leading consumer reCommerce service raised $22M. from Accel.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. Jason was a creator and saw a market opportunity that others didn’t.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

range where you would expect companies to start pumping more investment in sales and marketing to drive growth 3) Focus on profitability It is interesting to see that the improving sales and marketing productivity is not pushing companies to be more optimistic on their top line but on their bottom line. sales and marketing. (10).

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2013

Over the last decade, I’ve gotten to know Dan, watched as he’s built an incredible $6 billion market cap company headquartered in Boulder, while contributing relentlessly to the Boulder startup community. By the time we sold to Level 3, our total proceeds to equity owners and management were $225M. We paid them $8.7M

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. Are they consistent with your founding team, are they competitive in the market, and will they not create precedents that you’ll regret in the next round of hiring?

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

2) New market (less common form, examples are Lyft and eShares) and 3) New business model (least common, non-K9 portfolio examples are PriceLine and SolarCity). At K9 we focus on the first two, either core new technologies and technology platforms or new markets. New Technology or New Market, meaning no “me too” ideas.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 25, 2012

Incorporated in April 2007, over the course of two years - from June 2007 to September 2009 - the founders invested $185,000 of capital in the company, in the form of loans. But those were equity purchases. This isn't the first time we've written about Backblaze's distinctive red storage pods.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. Their story, market positioning, products, etc. Many such ‘congratulations’ will come from consultants.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

I just saw a great presentation from Mark Suster/Upfront Ventures on the State of the Venture Capital in 2016 which explains the discrepancy between the sentiment in the market and the observation that there are lots of funds out there which need to deploy capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

It’s a bit like if you bought a $1 million home in 2007 and want to sell it for $1 million today. One is slightly better and priced at $1 million, which you know from Zillow is what they paid for it in 2007. Another is slightly worse but priced at $700k and was bought in 2007 for $1 million. The list goes on.

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David Teten

APRIL 16, 2012

Make no mistake, this will be your company: you will take complete control and will get an unusually high equity stake. Among our most successful seed investments that have reached maturity are Cornerstone OnDemand (which raised $137m in a March 2011 IPO, ticker CSOD) and Quigo Technologies (sold to AOL for a reported $340m in 2007).

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View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

There are a number of factors that have contributed to the rise of pre-seed rounds, but the strongest have been the frothy late-stage financing market, coupled with both the scaling-up of some of the early winners in the institutional seed ecosystem and the scaling-down of some larger funds that retrenched after the financial crisis.

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Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

years in 2007- the longest gestation period since 1991: What has driven these changes to the capital markets and are they permanent or temporary? This is a good example of technology driven market change being accelerated by new securities regulations). Median age of a venture backed company hits 8.7 cents or 6.25

Equity 31

Equity Securities and Exchange Commission IPO Marketing 31

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. What does the market look like for IPO’s and is this likely to improve?

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www.lanceglasser.com

MAY 13, 2012

Customer Equity. Marketing and sales. Glasser 2007-2012. The greatest leverage is when the project is in its earliest phases, when we are deciding on architectures in the context of market requirements and when technology choices are being made. Queuing theory and product development. General Management. What goes around.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Market Need. First and foremost, you must identify a market need. I was able to maintain total control over my company and keep the equity to myself. He founded Inversoft in 2007 and is the architect of all Inversoft products. He splits his time between development, sales, marketing and finance.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Paul Graham When I moved to the east coast in 2007 I made it a goal to see Joel Spolsky and Paul Graham speak at some point. He spoke about risk (development, market, financial and execution), social media, how you must create content (most likely through a blog) to win in today’s “search&# economy.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Mannie and I share a strong interest in research in the field of venture capital and private equity. In recent years, many universities have followed, teaching venture capital as an elective course. In October 2010, our new textbook will become available.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 2, 2014

Hot IPO markets were a key driver – 107 companies listed, the most since 2007. It looks like the IPO markets have closed so I would expect a swing back to M&A this year. VentureBeat just published a high level analysis of the US VC industry in 2013. It’s based on Pitchbook data. Venture Capital'

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