SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

billion in 2018, the highest on record since the dot-com boom in 2000, according to the MoneyTree Report from PwC and CB Insights. Yet California deals still get more than 50 percent […]. Venture capital investment in Austin has been on the rise. VC funding hit $1.3 That’s up 70 percent from $783 million in 2017.

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Austin California Venture Capital Entrepreneur 119

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. During the first year of the fund they took forty-eight trips to California! Prior to First Round Capital, Howard had invested in two of Josh’s companies Infonautics Corp. and Half.com. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $180M in 200 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, and real estate. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally), and I have a connection there if you need a start.

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Angel Investor North America South America Accredited Investor 120

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 19, 2020

In an interview with THE HINDU, Dna11’s Co-founder Nazim Ahmed shares that “I was working for a California-based biotech company, and had some templates of DNA images. It starts from $199 and can range up to $2000 as per your demands. Adrian thought they looked more like art. We printed them on canvas and hung them.

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India Cofounder California New York 246

Mike Michalowicz

JULY 5, 2016

I discovered Skytop in 2000. Her friends came from all over to celebrate with her, including her best friend of forty years from California. We showered my wife with fun, celebration, small gifts and one big one – I reserved a two-day, two-night stay at Skytop for my wife and her friend from California. Sadly, it is not.

Software Review 74

Software Review Pennsylvania Hosting California 74

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Floodgate / Information Arbitrage do “big data&# amongst other things), or Founder Collective (consumer & ad-tech knowledge of people like Chris Dixon) or geography (Founder Collective is in Boston / NY, Rincon is the best early-stage in Southern California). We were all drunk & stupid.

Southern California 267

Southern California Angel Investor Early Stage Silicon Valley 267

YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2014

With a $50,000 investment, California-based Olloclip has used 3D printing to manufacture prototypes of its iPhone accessory, thereby cutting costs involved in outsourcing the model creation and eliminating the risk that the blueprints are leaked by a third party. You can read more about the printing need of small business here.

Small Business 157

Small Business California New York Cost 157

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). That was up 29% over 2000 in just five years. The new shape of innvovation is a lot more inclusive of new approaches and sources of startup funding.

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Venture Capital San Francisco Deal Flow Atlanta 127

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 7, 2014

To repeat a brief history of the UK venture industry that I’ve given before – the startup ecosystem only got started in the UK in the mid to late 1990s and was pummelled by the April 2000 internet crash when it was still in its infancy. Things are definitely getting much better.

Technology 108

Technology California Government Internet 108

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

From California, to Illinois, and New York many of the largest U.S. s form of no-holds-barred capitalism, our financial markets were slow to adopt the idea, with the trend really only taking hold during the heady securitization period of the mid-2000’ s. municipalities are also the most fiscally troubled. Ironically, given the U.S.’s

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Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 164

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

Founded in 1999 by college student Bryn Carey, this ski and snowboard rental and delivery service is used by over 30 ski resorts in locations such as California, Colorado and British Columbia, Canada. Bought by Mike Pfieger in 2000, this company provides agricultural goods and services. CETRA Language Solutions (Great Lakes).

Small Business 140

Small Business New York Denmark America 140

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Before OpenGov, he built California Common Sense , the open data and government watchdog non-profit. There are 500 Fortune 500 companies and there are global 2000, and there are another maybe 1 million small and medium businesses in the world. Dakin was recognized as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2016. . You can scale much better.

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Cofounder Silicon Valley Entrepreneur EC2 280

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Before OpenGov, he built California Common Sense , the open data and government watchdog non-profit. There are 500 Fortune 500 companies and there are global 2000, and there are another maybe 1 million small and medium businesses in the world. Dakin was recognized as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2016. . You can scale much better.

Cofounder 280

Cofounder Silicon Valley Entrepreneur EC2 280

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. And his vendors ended up with nothing when his company, OpenAuto.com , went out of business, in 2000. Jumpstart wasnt much at the time, just four employees working from home offices. But that hasnt deterred outfits like Arizona Bay.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). That was up 29% over 2000 in just five years. The new shape of innovation is a lot more inclusive of new approaches and sources of startup funding.

Venture Capital 66

Venture Capital Deal Flow Atlanta Incubator 66

YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2013

Annie Jie Xu is the general manager of Alibaba.com Americas, responsible for the operation of the American office located in Santa Clara, California. Xu joined Alibaba.com Americas in 2000 and has been a leading force in its direction since day one.

Entrepreneur 191

Entrepreneur America Social Media Forecast 191

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

The dot-com boom of early 2000 saw a proliferation of similar anything-at-your-service start-ups. Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights. "TaskRabbit has (people) making over $5,000 a month in San Francisco," says Craig Shapiro, founder of Collaborative Fund, a venture-capital fund specializing in sharing sites. Sports Weekly.

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San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

In the end, Ajax lost and my pain was more or less covered by the fact that I didn’t spend $2000 on a ticket to fly back home. Having moved from Amsterdam to Southern California without a social life in place was tough on some days, but at least I was part of a community/society and had the opportunity to establish a social life.

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San Diego Memphis AJAX Netherlands 62

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 6, 2012

Saturday, January 14 - London, England On Saturday, I return to London and will pay a virtual visit to the Lean Startup Machine event that is taking place in Palo Alto, California. Human talent, passion, and wisdom is too precious a commodity to allow it to be wasted. Sign up here. See you in Europe!

Ireland 157

Ireland North America Lean Taiwan 157

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Today, The Bean has approximately 350 company-owned stores, with locations in Southern California, Las Vegas, Honolulu, New York City and Southeast Asia. In 2000, global giant Unilever bought out Ben & Jerry’s for about $326 million in order to eliminate competition with the corporation’s brands, Breyer’s and Good Humor.

Southern California 162

Southern California Las Vegas Honolulu Massachusetts 162

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

This was possible because in 2000, Donna and Handspring were in an Existing Market. In contrast, in 2000 Handspring entered an Existing Market. (“ Disruptive ” and “sustaining” innovations, eloquently described by Clayton Christensen , are another way to describe new and existing Market Types.) End result?

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 220

Growthink Blog

MARCH 11, 2013

For these days, NOTHING grows like information - with every three weeks the aggregate total added to it being greater than that accumulated from the beginning of recorded time through the year 2000 So, of course, the growth of everything/anything else will pale in comparison.

Aggregator 69

Aggregator California .Net Global 69

Altgate

MARCH 3, 2011

If you haven’t, the following brief video introduction is worth watching, but more importantly you just need to check out one of the 2000 or so videos on the site.

Operations 52

Operations California Venture Capital Video 52

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they drawn to Texas or moving away from California? Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. In 2000 or 2010, it made sense to build in San Francisco. What’s bringing them here? trillion in 2020.

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

In 2000, Mike co-founded AvidXchange and has been building it ever since. A few years after Amy and I moved to Boulder, Mike and Cindy sold their first company and moved to North Carolina. We are very interested in investing in fast growing companies in different geographies.

North Carolina 70

North Carolina Finance Charlotte Advisory Board 70

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $800 million dollars in over 800 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

North America 337

North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don’t California my Texas,” “Don’t Dallas My Austin,” “Thanks for coming to SXSW. Austin has shed some of the innocence of its youth as a city circa 1970 through 2000 and replaced it with socio-economic stratification and segregation of its growth, post-2000.

Austin 118

Austin San Francisco Texas Technical Review 118

Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

Certainly Carly Fiorina’s tenure will be a controversial topic for some time to come, but the cultural angst generated by the loss of thier founders notwithstanding, HP seemed to really reach stall speed around 2000. It would be nice to hear your thoughts. I don’t know enough about the company other than what I read in the press.

Silicon Valley 186

Silicon Valley RSS California Agile 186

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

In 2000, my wife, Belinda, and I replanted a small vineyard in St. Helena, California and have overseen its evolution into Leaf + Twig. While the vineyard itself can yield close to 10 tons of grapes, translating into approximately 500 cases of wine, we have only made about 25 cases of the Leaf + Twig each year.

California 35

California Naming Design 35

Pascal's View

JUNE 22, 2014

Since we replanted the vineyard in 2000, this may be the earliest Levensohn harvest yet (our latest was just before Halloween in 2005). He explained that we are now 50% of the way through the growing season for the 2014 vintage because the seeds in the grapes are now turning crunchy and hardening.

Harvest 28

Harvest Global Washington California 28

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Did anybody else notice when Disney had to completely redo its future themes because the year 2000 came and went? I’ve got a pots and kettles problem with this one, because my wife and I named our company Palo Alto Software, while we were in Palo Alto, California. What if a fashion dies and your business is still around?

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Naming Oregon Idaho Silicon Valley 60

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Now, back to that house in Mountain View, California. I was previously a founder of Bizmetric in 2000 (your firm chose not to invest) and am now working on a startup using 3D architectural visualization for green building. Hard to believe you could buy a nice house like that in the Bay Area for only $300,000. Steve Bennet. at 5:28 PM.

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San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $800 million dollars in over 800 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. We’re the largest fund in Southern California. Our 2000 fund is the single best fund of its vintage. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud.

Developer 366

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $400 million in companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $800 million dollars in over 800 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Let your competition be lame and play by 2000 worldviews. Government: California Department of Motor Vehicles. You take advantage of them by living in 2017! I love governments!

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Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141