Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. The IPO market, she is a fickle mistress. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. For a time that meant that other category leaders accelerated their own IPO plans… think Groupon and Zynga. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Looking ahead at 2021, with vaccines being rolled out (slowly) in the developed world, it feels like we have a grip on what the year ahead might look like – the new normal. According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. The “creator economy” will prosper in 2021.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

And at PayPal we were hit with a couple patent disputes while in the midst of our IPO process. With Facebook in the late innings of its IPO process, Yahoo! in court if necessary even if it meant delaying their IPO slightly. So put in the context of Facebook’s IPO process and a new Yahoo! execs involved.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). I certainly bear no ill will to the various firms that ultimately passed on our fundraise… as a seed stage VC myself now I can appreciate how hard it is evaluating companies at the earliest stages of development. link] Terence Donnelly.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade. Here’s my first look at Facebook viewed through the lens of their IPO filing. The next chunk comes from Facebook’s platform, in essence “taxing” the revenues of app developers like Zynga, which represents 15% of revenue. How To Think About The Future.

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Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

The names of these once great, now defunct firms may not be terribly familiar today but here are just a few examples: American Research & Development [Boston] –> Founded by George Doriot and depending how you count it, either the first or second formal VC firm in the US.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

The newest development phase dubbed “TMC3” will lead the world in life sciences research commercialization. San Antonio is home to H-E-B , our regional grocery store which is also one of the most innovative and community focused organizations in the state and mobilizes to respond to hurricanes and pandemics and to keep Texans fed.

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