Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Every announcement – whether it was a funding round, exit or layoffs – was analyzed within the context that the tech bubble has definitely burst or that we’re still in the bubble. At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. So, what really happened in 2016?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. Not FU money, but “feed the family&# money. I raised $500k in seed money to start the company.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

October 2007 (This essay is derived from a keynote at FOWA in October 2007.) Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper. Its a pattern we see over and over in technology. Standardization When technology makes something dramatically cheaper, standardization always follows.

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