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.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 24, 2021
According to Gamesbeat , the streaming wars will spill over to the cloud gaming wars, with media companies, streaming companies and telcos looking to include gaming packages in their offerings. social media. In 2021, optimism on investing in social media has returned. Consoles are not going away, but expect a lot of bundling.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 21, 2009
We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. the people who buy companies) in Q2 of this year of technology & media companies. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.
Agile VC
MARCH 8, 2012
Tech IPOs Are Back – So Now What? Three of the five “blockbuster” tech IPOs I predicted have happened (LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga) and the biggest of all (Facebook) has filed and will likely go public within the next 90 days. I see several dynamics at work in today’s IPO markets. March 8, 2012.
Agile VC
MARCH 13, 2012
And at PayPal we were hit with a couple patent disputes while in the midst of our IPO process. only notified them of potential IP infringement two weeks ago on February 27, 2012 (as described in the lawsuit) and Facebook heard about it through the media rather than in private. I skimmed the text of the Yahoo! execs involved.
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. Facebook admits as much that the ad business, which again accounts for the vast majority of revenues (85%), has seasonality in line with the media industry generally with a strong Q4 and weak Q1.
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