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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

The market was down considerably with public valuations down 53–79% across the four sectors we were reviewing (it is since down even further). ==> Aside, we also have a NEW LA-based partner I’m thrilled to announce: Nick Kim. We’ll just wait until companies that last raised in 2019 or 2020 come to market.” So it’s about 20%.

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The Anti zoom

VC Cafe

2020 was a good year for Zoom. Now synonymous with video-conferencing, the company-name-turned-verb stock peaked in October 2020, a market interpretation of how the Zoom Boom has defined the daily lives of many millions throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Their latest round of 138 millions dollars, led by Viola Growth ?-Next47

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Q2 2020 Quarterly Update

Version One Ventures

Here we are, halfway through 2020 and what an unprecedented year it has been. Lolli closed an oversubscribed $3 million Seed II round and continues to add partners weekly. . Happy Canada Day & Happy (early) Fourth of July! At the end of every quarter, we publish a quick recap. Product Launches, Accolades and Other News.

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What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team.

Austin Startup

The hype cycle for “Remote Work” and “Distributed Companies” has reached a fever pitch, and everyone has an opinion about it. Let’s take your standard Enterprise Client Partner, who manages a $3M book of business with 20 Accounts. In a distributed environment, work is often solitary. Because for them- it’s business as usual.

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The longest shortest 2 years

Austin Startup

Q1 2020 marks Reset ’s two year anniversary, from when we had our first conversation about how we could help distributed teams find affordable space to meet and work. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?kudos kudos to ya’ll. Our biggest example of this was our pivot from B2C to B2B.

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Impressions from Pocket Gamer Connects in London

VC Cafe

First YoY drop since dotcom, but up 1% from 2020 ( source ) When it comes to M&A however, 2022 was a record breaking year with $127 billion invested across 1,250 deals, according to the latest 2022 state of gaming report by Drake Star. What events sparked the major revolutions in business models and distribution? /1

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6 Today Strategies For Creating The Next Killer Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

Toms shoes donates a pair for every one sold, and maintains employee passion and loyalty by giving their most effective employees international trips to assist non-profit partners in distributing shoes in interesting places like Nepal and Honduras. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/09/2020.

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