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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

There is additional encouraging news for aspiring entrepreneurs on many fronts, just in case you are thinking about joining the existing ranks: Valuations of successful startups have hit an all-time high. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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90 Things I've Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies

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90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. 90 Things I’ve Learned Founding 4 Tech Companies: Find your company’s One Thing. ?? We do twice-yearly reviews of all Fab team members. So, here goes.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Post-money valuation probably no higher than $12M (2). Pre-money valuation was approx. Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

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On November 28, 2012. “The tech industry creates roughly 10 awesome companies per year,” he says. “Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. Lastly, seed-stage entrepreneurs who have pushed for the maximum valuation possible haven’t done themselves any favors. November 29, 2012.

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Cracking The Code: Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends

Cracking the Code

Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. I attended yesterday the 10th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends organized by the Churchill Club at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. The next wave of internet will come from companies aggregating these various data sets and leveraging them to provide more value to the user. SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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Are You Ready for Equity Based Crowdfunding?

Up and Running

The SEC’s proposed rules (mandated by the JOBS Act of 2012) amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the offer and sale of securities through an internet crowdfunding campaign, similar in some respects to donation crowdfunding campaigns conducted on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Set a Fundraising Goal.

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Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking the Code

Given the lag in GAAP revenue recognition, the Q4 09 revenues are indicating an increased productivity in Q3 2009 (we have unfortunately to look backward due to the GAAP revenue recognition model), but the trend is very encouraging. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. ► 2012.