Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

Valuation 466

Valuation San Francisco Ratchet Liquidation Preference 466

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

So is John Rice, the head of Global Operations along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. At GE the biggest problem in 2017 was major revenue misses in their Power business.) capture the imagination of investors and can focus on revenue and user growth instead of on the bottom line. Beth Comstock is out.

Institutional Investors 264

Institutional Investors Dividend Stock Technical Review 264

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The Perfect Storm.

Private Equity 329

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 329

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

In How To Defend Your Dream Against All Odds , Alex and I explore the company's journey to $200 Million in revenue, while their VCs wrote them off. Zoho is already over $100 million in revenue and is seeing tremendous traction. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Statisco Economic Analytics.

North Carolina 116

North Carolina San Diego Entrepreneur Balance Sheet 116

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

42:07) On how the 2008 financial crisis prepared banks for the pandemic. (44:25) And half our clubs were in the state of California in 2008, so was a very interesting time to be a CEO and learned a lot. We have companies now who have every store, globally or in a whole country, shuttered. Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams. (29:34)

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Balance Sheet Texas Austin 148

Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

Growth stage investors are usually the Series B or C investors who come in when the product is in the market but there is little or no revenue and the team is probably in the 20-something range with the goal to ramp it up to 40-50 employees with the new money, build out a sales team, etc. So what to do? Also, the $1.5

Later Stage 34

Later Stage Early Stage Venture Capital Portfolio 34

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

This was supposed to be Airbnb's biggest year by many measures, including its IPO, which was one of the most anticipated since the 2008 financial crisis. Instead, the global pandemic has turned 2020 into its most harrowing year. You become a global company. And that hadn't happened since 2009 and we launched in late 2008.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60