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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out.

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Ecommerce: How to Survive its Troughs

ReadWriteStart

The rise of ecommerce started in 2001 – during the growth of the commercial availability of the internet in households. The breakthrough here is how smaller online shops found a platform that helped them reach the global market and be a part of this new rising phenomenon. The Rise of Ecommerce.

eCommerce 152
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Covid-19: Senator Bill Frist, M.D. Second Opinion Podcast

Feld Thoughts

Dr. Schuchat played key roles in CDC emergency responses including the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza response, the 2003 SARS outbreak in Beijing, and the 2001 bioterrorist anthrax response. She joined CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer in 1988.

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10 of the Most Successful Investors of the Last 10 Years

The Startup Magazine

The global financial crisis started in 2007 and it went on for much of 2008. Belnick founded BizChair.com with $500 in 2001. He invested in a new division in his company in 2009 and has expanded significantly since then. He started it in 2009 with 10 employees and sold it to Susino Umbrella in 2014. Source: Pexels.

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An Open Letter to Startup Founders Everywhere in a Time of Crisis

David Cohen

In 2001, the towers were hit. Around 2007, the subprime mortgage crisis contributed to a recession that lasted through 2009. Near the end of the recession in 2009, I invested in Uber, Twilio, and SendGrid. For the rest of our lives, we’ll all remember this global pandemic that changed everything. Or even working for one?

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” Value brands can also effectively reach out to pained-but-patient consumers who previously bought higher-end brands, a strategy Wal-Mart aggressively used with its ‘everyday low prices’ policy in the 2001 recession.”

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Two Great Lines (and One Worrisome One) About the Current Macroeconomic Situation

OnlyOnce

We are in uncharted territory here with a land war in Europe, a partial global oil embargo of a top tier oil producer, a pandemic, supply chain problems, etc. And yet there are days and circumstances that feel like 2001 or 2009. There are days and circumstances where everything feels normal.

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