Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. The legends of Silicon Valley?—?two dot-com bonanza.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

In 2011 Facebook paid out $1.4 Facebook generated a little less than $600M in direct revenue from its “platform” in 2011 and we can infer Apple generated something like $800M – $1B (see note 1). Apple generated nearly $130B in revenue in 2011. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

September 15, 2011. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. How diffferent 2H 2011 looks. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. How To Think About The Future.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. We had a fireside chat with a room full of eager entrepreneurs. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

May 26, 2011. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

NextView originally invested in the company’s seed round in the spring of 2011 and we again participated in this latest round along with Atlas Venture. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. zhoucn9999. Outstanding arguments.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Taariq Lewis, the founder of Voluble, is a 1M/1M premium entrepreneur. We invited entrepreneurs considering joining the 1M/1M premium program to the Stanzr chat room and did a one-hour Q&A session. The next event will be on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 8:00 AM (PDT), register to attend here. We thought it was very cool!

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

” I found myself nodding through all of it with quotes like, “Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley,” said Sam Altman. I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. All of my partners at Upfront do. Morrill said.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

How to be a rebel at work was the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). Entrepreneurship stretches from Main Street to Silicon Valley, from startups to big companies. Anyone can just edit?”

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

October 28, 2011. I hate indulging in wanton portfolio self-promotion, but my partners & I are incredibly excited about these companies and will undoubtedly continue to make more investments in this vein. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. ► 2011. (2).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

He tells the story of how he was out of cash, stressed out, nobody in LA or Silicon Valley would give him money, he had finally found an investor in Minneapolis but his venture bank was going to shut him down for breaking a “covenant&# in their agreement by not having enough cash in the bank. And he said ok got it.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

April 17, 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Quinstreet priced at $15.00/sh Read More ».

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

June 5, 2011. It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. Run Rate Revenue: $2.6B (Q1 2011 annualized). Groupon, Inc.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

In 2011, I wrote about Jugaad, according to Wikipedia “a colloquial Hindi word that can mean an innovative fix or a simple work-around”. Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. The “third world” is now first in many categories – in natural resource, in youth, in GDP growth.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ). Maybe that’s USV, too.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

-->. About | Mentors | Companies | Curriculum | FAQ | Partners | Apply Now. Globalizing Silicon Valley - See the Worldwide Schedule - Lead a Local Chapter. -->. Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. Alexandria.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 21, 2011

We did two sessions of five entrepreneurs each. Nimesh has pitched before, during the roundtable on March 10, 2011 , and came back with additional competitive analysis on his OpenTable-like restaurant reservation system. Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge grant applications will be open for all entrepreneurs to file.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. It is advice I give entrepreneurs often as I have written here on why most businesses should never raise VC. It’s how things are done across the country outside of Silicon Valley.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2016

Xiao Wang, Chief Fire Starter, InnoSpring Silicon Valley. You have a great idea and a strong business plan, and an incubator is just the partner you need at this stage. Luckily, there are a good number of incubators now available to burgeoning entrepreneurs. Do entrepreneurs work alongside one another?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2014

WePay protects its partners from risk and regulatory exposure, while supporting a seamless experience for their end-users. In 2010, he was named one of Business Insider’s Silicon Valley 100 and in 2011, as one of BusinessWeek’s 30 under 30 Best Tech Entrepreneurs. . Bill Clerico is CEO of WePay.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

The class provides Life Science/Health Care entrepreneurs with real world, hands-on learning on how to rapidly : define clinical utility before spending millions of dollars. Testing hypotheses with doctors, patients, payers, providers, purchasing departments, strategic partners is hard. identify financing vehicles before you need them.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2016

The latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere explained why. The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. Our partners are Salesforce consultants. Brandon Bruce.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

Seven Reasons to Become a Founding Entrepreneur. I think there are tons of reasons to be a founding entrepreneur… some good, some bad, some ultimately inconsequential. But for many being able to exert greater control over their own destiny is a compelling factor in deciding to become an entrepreneur. January 18, 2012.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

Almost like boiling a frog the micro-VCs who started out as “super angels” (See my post from 2011 on Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral ) writing $25K – $100K checks with personal money, are now managing funds which are $40M – $140M in size, some with multiple partners and are writing checks which are $750K – $1.5M.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

Next → Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur). And getting to know entrepreneurs for fifteen years– seeing what worked or didn’t for them– has certainly been helpful too. It’s funny: Many people argue young entrepreneurs are so effective because they can blow up industries. Get Tickets.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

I used to meet a high profile entrepreneur or investor moving here every month and now it seems it’s one or two a week. Follow Ben on Twitter @FederalLamm #ArtificialIntelligence #CEO #Space #Science #TomorrowingToday Brett Hurt is one of the most successful serial entrepreneurs in Austin.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

Guess I’ll start with “too big to fail” Off to hell, all you entrepreneurs, inventors, and “chance takers” who try to sue those big multinationals who have taken your ideas! Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Theres a power struggle underway in Silicon Valley. Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. Stock Quotes. more in Tech. link] [link] --> By JOANN S.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

In 2011, I wrote about Jugaad, according to Wikipedia “a colloquial Hindi word that can mean an innovative fix or a simple work-around”. Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. The “third world” is now first in many categories – in natural resource, in youth, in GDP growth.

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Africa India Bangladesh United States 40

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. Sure, there is always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. This is a topic we care a lot about, given HOF Capital’s long-term strategy for partnering with universities and my forthcoming book on “ hacking the university ”. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

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Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

One of the earliest things we did at NextView when my partners and I started working together was go away as a team to the New Hampshire mountains. It’s commonly said that the biggest risk facing a new VC firm is disharmony among the partners. The others are mainly in Silicon Valley with some exceptions.

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Agile VC

AUGUST 2, 2011

August 2, 2011. I thought this was an incredibly apt depiction of great entrepreneurs and innovators. Well perhaps the most disuptive entrepreneurs are a little out of their mind… in a good way. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Since 2011, we have invested in four Toronto-based startups as well as one Ottawa-based company, out of 60 active companies in our portfolio. The question some of our limited partners ask us is, “Why?”. Similarly, 31 per cent of Toronto’s CEOs have lived in Silicon Valley. We are aware of only one other U.S.

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Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

My partners and I have blogged about some of these including Invited Guest , Golazo , Authentic , and Tribe. We love meeting entrepreneurs who take this blank canvas approach when thinking about disrupting markets. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Read More ».

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