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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 Money flowing into our industry has also massively downsized.

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Glen McKay: From Newfoundland Fishing Boat Deckhand to Mining CEO

Hearpreneur

In 1997, McKay co-founded junior mineral resource company, Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. In 1987, Glen McKay provided the start up capital for Apex Construction Specialties Inc., acting as a board member and shareholder until the company’s eventual sale in 2017.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

A 1997 vintage is likely to perform much better than a 2000 vintage because the former got to ride the dot com bonanza and likely saw some quick IPOs and crazy trade sales while the latter is more likely filled with many companies that never reached the promise land (or are still trying). A lot will depend on how exits go in 2010/2011.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). Gregg Sheehan says: March 4, 2011 at 10:53 pm. Alex Poole says: March 7, 2011 at 9:44 pm. Alex Poole says: January 21, 2011 at 5:00 pm. Gary Henricksen says: November 20, 2011 at 10:41 pm. Mark says: January 3, 2011 at 9:21 pm. Alex Poole says: January 21, 2011 at 5:12 pm.

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Who’s Your Daddy? 5 Lessons from GoDaddy

Growthink Blog

GoDaddy was created in 1997 as Jomax Technologies by Bob Parsons who had recently sold his other company, Parsons Technology Inc., In 2011, 65% of the company was sold to a group of private equity firms for approximately $2.25 In 2005, GoDaddy.com became the world’s largest ICANN-accredited registrar on the internet.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

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. But when it’s all over and they define the era of this mini run up in stock prices I suspect they’ll include 2011 in the “over valued&# category.

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Why Do Alumni Donate to Their Alma Mater?

Diego Basch

When I first got there in 1997, I was taken aback by what I perceived as a display of wealth on campus. Furthermore, their assets increased by 278M in 2011. However, I did feel that creating local jobs and spreading some lessons learned in Silicon Valley provided a sort of return on the taxpayer money spent on me.