David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Gust

OCTOBER 25, 2011

I’m an angel investor now, but I also had a small piece of co-founder equity in a software company that went public, and whole ownership of a software company that grew and prospered but remained private. It was not a great business decision, at that time (2000); but it was what I wanted and it felt good.

Cofounder 133

Cofounder Angel Investor Equity Software 133

Spencer Fry

APRIL 17, 2017

As a startup in 2017, having limited resources can in and of itself sink your entire ship. There are so many people, products, and startups that are vying for their attention, that it’s harder than ever to rise above the noise. Long story short, it’s just not 2000's anymore. The quality bar has never been higher.

Bootstrapping 63

Bootstrapping Cap Table Liquidation Preference Cofounder 63

Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

Back in the 2000-2001 timeframe, a flood of LP capital was coming into the VC asset class given the strong returns of the mid-late 90s tech boom/bubble. For example FRC launched a founders equity exchange fund and various programmatic forms of knowledge sharing like list serves, CEO summits, conferences, etc.

Cofounder 193

Cofounder Limited Partner Early Stage LP 193

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. in equity & loans which was ultimately worth >170x ($355M) when DEC went public about a decade later. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the mid-90s… two co-founded Benchmark Capital (Bruce Dunlevie & Andy Rachleff). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I soon found that yoga taught me 2000-year-old strategies, to be more present with my kids, be more patient with my family and feel more calm and energized at the same time! I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. So I cut the corporate cord and co-founded Finespun Clothing.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Analyzing 32 Startup Failure Post-Mortems to Find the 20 Top Reasons that Startups Fail. We’d previously highlighted the top startup failure post-mortems of all-time here (32 in total) written by a group of startup entrepreneurs gracious enough to share their lessons learned from their startup’s failure.

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. I love startups. Here’s my high-level approach for startups. No, I have many ideas.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. The following was available: “I kept hearing about startups that raised VC funding, but which hadn’t filed Form Ds (nor issued a press release). They also avoid Reg D.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Are you a first time entrepreneur and looking for angel funding for your startup? It is important to get involved with different startup networks, conferences, and competitions. You are each other’s biggest support system and resource for all things startup. 2) Startup Weekend - Search your location to see upcoming events.

North America 40

North America Angel Investor Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. Founders however are asked to take low salaries and never really get back the time they worked for free.

Founder 329

Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time. Update – As a followup, we analyzed all of these startup failure post-mortems to identify the top 20 reasons for startup failure. Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. Post-Mortem Title : How My Startup Failed.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. ” “Mark has a vested interest in talking down valuations of startups.” goes into a startup. What is the True Sentiment of VCs?

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Sarah also points to the vast global wealth that has to get allocated somewhere as well as a small bump in long term average returns, now that the generally terrible performance of funds from the 2000-2002 time frame (after the tech bubble of the late 90s crashed) no longer factor in to 10 year returns.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. I think every founder, every CEO, every leader, could learn something, could take heart from Brian's example and I hope they will. Brian Chesky : I am Brian Chesky, co-founder, CEO, and head of community at Airbnb.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

Designmantic Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Even the most successful names in business began their journeys to greatness through startups. This post emphasizes how some of the biggest brands of today initially began their journeys as small startups and became major players in the corporate world. Sergey Brin – Co-founder of ‘Google’. Tony Hseih (CEO of Zappos).

Small Business 40

Small Business Cofounder Sweat Equity .Net 40

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 19, 2016

Fortunately Steve Schlenker, co-founder of DN Capital has captured most of them in his Quora answer to the question: How hard is it to be a venture capitalist. Banking and consulting will give you strategy and tactics but not the operational experience and running a startup doesn’t teach strategy.

Europe 60

Europe IPO LP Venture Capital 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 12, 2020

This is true not just for startups, but for so many of the institutions that govern society. And this is true not just of startups, but of so many of the institutions that govern society. And what's your vision for what this new community of founders and leaders might build when we get to the new normal? Whether it's.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Design Hiring Government 113

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. However, as most entrepreneurs will experience, when equity and pay come into play, relationships tend to warp. As a result, I cofounded Artemis Health, a company that offers a benefit optimization data platform for employers. Photo Credit: Steven Randall.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 113

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

There were over 2000 participants and around 100 speakers from all over the world. Representatives from banks, VCs, publicly traded companies, and local startups showed up to the “gala event.” Founders are often restricted to how many shares they can sell in the IPO, and this is to keep their skin in the game.

IPO 92

IPO Cofounder Europe 92

David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I previously lived in Israel for 3 years and was CEO of an Israeli startup. & Founder Institute UAE Abu Dhabi Virtual 2020. Pre-seed startups (all vertical) are welcome to register to world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, the Founder Institute Final Admissions Deadline: October 04. Apply here.

UAE 60

UAE United Arab Emirates Technology 60

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996. My founders and I started the company about three years ago. My background with entrepreneurialism is this is my sixth startup. I’m the CEO of Executive Speaking Success and I’m a long-time entrepreneur. Bates: Fantastic. Thank you Sabrina.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95