2000 Early Stage Media Technical Review 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. The Funding Problem. Today’s Normalization.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2009
When you’re an early-stage startup that hasn’t raised any institutional money you end up doing almost every job function of the company yourself. million which closed the first week of March 2000 – a week before the market crashed. I’m not trying to take credit beyond where credit is due.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 26, 2013
That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. Marty Zwilling.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 19, 2015
Last year was the most active year for IPOs in the United States since 2000. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever. According to Statistic Brain , angel investors, numbering almost 300,000, contributed a record $25 billion to early-stage startups in the U.S. million businesses in 2014.
Agile VC
JULY 11, 2012
AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. You can learn as much from these cautionary tales as you can from the enduring successes, plus studying a broad sample of firms helps avoid drawing false conclusions due to survivorship bias. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. July 11, 2012.
SoCal CTO
AUGUST 3, 2010
5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
Early stage startups have to survive one day at a time and are often presented with limited choices of the moment that enable them to continue. There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. Some products are very simple to message.
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