Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2010
This probably wasn’t a fun period of time for a new VC but nonetheless probably made Mike stronger than having started in 1997. Venture Financings we Discussed. Founded 2007 in Boulder, CO. This lasted from about 2001-2004. I shall be looking to replicate this in Los Angeles. Competitors: Google. Total raised: $18.3mm.
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Hearpreneur
APRIL 16, 2016
After working as an administrator in the finance industry for years, I kept asking myself, am I really helping anyone with the work I do? I had the idea to start Blue Compass in 2007 because I saw the need for a service. In 1997 we were IT consultants. Thanks to. #4 4 – A Meaningful Impact. Photo Credit: Alexandra Napoli.
Ben's Blog
JULY 16, 2013
3/31/1997: 23.3. 3/30/2007: 22.6. Smart investors will want the founders and employees to be properly motivated post-financing, so there may be a way to a reasonable outcome for both you and your people. Financing capital market down round fundraising outkast' One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0. 3/29/1996: 22.3.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2011
One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. It was 2007. Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. And I had all the VCs play head games with me. Don’t go into VC.”. I was baffled.
Ben's Blog
JULY 16, 2013
3/31/1997: 23.3 3/30/2007: 22.6 Smart investors will want the founders and employees to be properly motivated post-financing, so there may be a way to a reasonable outcome for both you and your people. One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0 3/29/1996: 22.3 3/31/1998: 30.8 3/31/1999: 49.7 3/31/2000: 73.4 3/30/2001: 26.3
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 22, 2011
One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. It was 2007. Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. And I had all the VCs play head games with me. Don’t go into VC.”. I was baffled.
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