Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

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. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. That asset class need not represent the broader market. Have a cushion.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

. “We are pleased to partner with them on VCAP©, which will provide women and diverse entrepreneurs with access to capital essential to innovation and job creation.” Women-owned businesses, according to the Forte Foundation represent about 775,000 new startups per year. According to the U.S. for non-diverse firms.

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 25, 2012

But we watched Sports Night on DVD from beginning to end around 2002. Many people – your investors, your partners, your competitors – are simply using a newer version of The Formula they used for the last 20 years. I remember watching five or six episodes at night at some point.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Partner Email Sales 137

VC Cafe

MAY 26, 2022

Patrick Lencioni’s first book, The Five Temptations of a CEO , is a book that Peter Fenton, a partner at Benchmark, recommends to all of his portfolio CEOs. I’ve written about it previously on VC Caf e.

Startup 148

Startup Portfolio Restful Revenue 148

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Decades later, in 2002, Dutch marketing professor Ale Smidts coined the term “neuromarketing.” Of course, traditional marketing has exploited this for years—McDonald’s has long partnered with companies like Disney to serve beloved toys with nutritionally vapid Happy Meals. Advertisers could take advantage of their lack of self-control.

Software Review 105

Software Review Advertising Stealth Campaign 105

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Zhitao runs Hangzhou Liaison Interactive, which is a Chinese technology-based company founded in July 2002. Sachin Bansal and his business partner, Binny Bansal, launched an e-commerce site in India in 2007. Peter is the founder of Bay Street Capital Partners. He owns a substantial amount of shares in the company. Sachin Bansal.

Cofounder 142

Cofounder Venture Capital India Valuation 142

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. YETI also partners with influencers and other brands, borrowing their audience to boost their brand awareness. From their social media, we can see that they’ve partnered with brands from soccer clubs to rodeo events to conservation non-profits. Image source.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. All the other stuff Yahoo! Previous Entries.

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IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1 million households in the US with a net worth of $1 million or more.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter.

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Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

This is not only to prevent your clients and partners from being caught off-guard by the rebranded communication, but to also get critical feedback from them during the transition process. So between 2002 and 2007, Compaq continued to use their logo with little change. HP Merger With Compaq.

Merger 124

Merger Campaign PR Software 124

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

” Jerry was Fred Wilson ‘s partner at Flatiron Partners. 2002 was the Trough of Disillusionment. 2001 – 2002 was the collapse to the Trough. This is a line my friend Jerry Colonna uses when something like the AT&T – Time Warner deal occurs. Ponder Gartner’s Hype Cycle for a moment.

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Merger Stock Internet America 70

Feld Thoughts

MAY 17, 2016

While I’d been a partner in Mobius from the beginning, I hadn’t really been engaged in managing the overall firm. The depressive episode only lasted three months, but the s**t show continued through 2002 as most VCs and Internet companies suffered a massive collapse. Here’s an example. I did my deals.

San Francisco 108

San Francisco Internet Portfolio New York 108

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Yes, there are a few self-taught naturals, like Bubba Watson, and, uh…Sam Snead (1912–2002). Not all incubators and accelerators are the same, and many have adopted vertical specializations and come packing serious heat from major partners in those verticals. Residency in a quality incubator is a plus.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Incubator Software Review Vertical 48

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2018

So establish from the very beginning whether they are simply a silent partner or if they intend to be hands on and provide advice. The company – which he co-founded in 2002 – is one of the leading providers of outsourced electronic payments systems. Business Cash Advance.

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Security Small Business Equity Stock 214

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

In 2002, I met Libba and Gifford Pinchot, cofounders of Bainbridge Graduate Institute , at a retreat. The most important relationship you can cultivate is with your spouse or partner. Enter the Craziness. The two tried to convince me to enroll in their new MBA program focused on sustainable business.

Technical Review 195

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Software Review Cofounder 195

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002. Your trusted circle must now be expanded to include new partners, customer advocates, and peer business executives. Nurture loyalty and trust only with a core group.

Social Network 120

Social Network Demand Valuation Acquisition 120

YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

Rooted in a 2002 Pentagon initiative to replace traditional telephony with a VoIP communications infrastructure, 4G was designed to address the growing need for bandwidth to support the increasing number of mobile device users in the 2000s. 4G: Empowering Mobile Broadband Applications.

South Korea 133

South Korea China SMS Germany 133

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In Boris is currently based in Vancouver, Canada and has been since 2002, after his own company, JustBooks, was acquired by AbeBooks. Boris Wertz. Image credit Flickr.

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2019

But in 2002, Anytime Fitness succeeded by introducing just a couple of fresh components – 24/7/365 access for members and convenient locations in neighborhood strip malls. Your execution and unique spin will make it new and interesting. Anytime Fitness Pumps Up an Old Concept. “My Idea is Too Vague!

Product 127

Product Startup Audience eCommerce 127

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2016

With incorporation, you can be assured that your business, that brain child of yours, will live on and its existence will not be dependent on yours (or the life of your business partner). Transfer shares easily. Following item 2, incorporation easily lets you transfer your business shares to family members or sell them off to individuals.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2014

The two week trips turned into three week trips and we ultimately bought a house in Homer in 2002. Our weekend in Anchorage is with a bunch of friends, including celebrating our close friends Jon and Doug’s recent marriage and spending time with Amy’s sister, her partner, and niece. Life alaska anchorage homer'

Alaska 110

Alaska Colorado Boston Cofounder 110

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

Fortunately we proved skeptics wrong and every one of these strategic investors made a tidy 2.5 – 3x return once PayPal IPO’d in 2002 and then was acquired by eBay later that year. 4) Are these investment partners for the long haul? We recently led a large seed round for an autonomous vehicle company called Optimus Ride.

Strategic Investors 120

Strategic Investors Post-Money Valuation Seed Stage Cofounder 120

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2016

By 2002 I realized that what was classically called a rollup strategy was not generally effective, at least not for me. I’ve learned a lot from my partner Seth and his own experiences around M&A. Today, I’ve got a clear view of how this can work.

Management 70

Management Acquisition Revenue Technology 70

The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2017

Outcomes from a national study conducted by the Center for an Urban Future that reported a dramatic 52 percent growth in woman-owned business formation from 2002 to 2012.( ConVerge is partnering with the Naperville Chamber of Commerce and Itasca Bank to host free, monthly business roundtables in Naperville, Roselle and Itasca.

Founder 65

Founder Memphis Chicago Alaska 65

Up and Running

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Similarly, in it’s own 2002 study, the communications agency Cone found that 77 percent of respondents said that a company’s commitment to social issues was a major factor when deciding where to work,” writes CEO of TOMS shoes Blake Mycoskie, in his book Start Something That Matters. Healthcare, dental, and vision; especially in the U.S.

Software Review 126

Software Review Employee Retention Silicon Valley 126

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

When I make a list of non-family members and non-partners who I would want to be stranded on a desert island with, Jerry is at the top of the list. Jerry became partners with Fred Wilson and they started Flatiron Partners. In 2002 Jerry retired from venture capital and went on his own personal journey for meaning.

Non-Compete 70

Non-Compete LP Venture Capital Affiliate 70

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

One of the ways vendors and partners--whose behind-the-scenes assistance often is crucial to a start-ups success--can get a piece of the action is to exchange services for equity. In 2002, he stepped gingerly into the work-for-equity arena, with a modest investment in one start-up. FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

In 2002 after exiting his second company he was attracted to the variety of being a VC. Richard De Silva is based in Menlo Park with three other partners, there and 5 partners in Boston. Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. 9:30 – 11:30).

Vertical 265

Vertical Curation Boston Burn Rate 265

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. Laura Blue of LaunchLink PR corroborates Gerhardt’s message : It is during these times that brands need to be especially considerate about what and how they are communicating to customers, partners and stakeholders. What the big studies have shown.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 24, 2014

We were investors in Postini and my partner Ryan sat on the board. It transformed my life – with one minor change of an MX record some time in 2002 all the spam in my inbox disappeared. Let’s start with a brief history of my investment-led fight against the perils of spam and my never-ending love of SMTP.

Email 125

Email Cofounder Cloud Video 125

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Inbound calls from partners, people who want to join, atta boys from friends. We just landed the biz dev partner we’ve been working on for 9 months. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. You knew it all along.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2016

In 2002, I decided not to own any public company stocks except for companies that I directly invested in as private companies. In 1998, when I started ending up with lots of shares in public Internet companies, I came up with a formulaic approach for any public equities that are distributed to me (either from our funds or other VC funds).

Flash 70

Flash Equity Stock Finance 70

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

I thought Id share a little bit of that, too: I’ve been interested in different approaches to software development going back to 1987 when – in my first company Feld Technologies – my partner Dave Jilk and I started talking about “semi-custom software development&# (way ahead of its time).

Lean 68

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC 68

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

But for us that can’t be the goal at the outset and we try to be up front with entrepreneurs that we meet that we’re not the right investment partner if that’s what they’re looking for. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 4 days ago Search. Filed under Uncategorized. Previous Entries.

South Korea 124

South Korea Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 124

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 20, 2010

I was married July 20, 2002 when I was 34 years old. So I guess it was no big surprise that when the kids flew the coop many parents found themselves alone with partners that they no longer saw as their romantic “better halves&# and got divorced. And thus the reason for today’s blog. And it was Tania.

Sacramento 335

Sacramento Italy Europe Partner 335

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

But it was in Sydney that his baking skills came to the fore – he started baking out of boredom in 2002 for a friend’s birthday party, and when the cake received rave reviews he became de-facto baker for gatherings. So the partners put together S$200,000 as seed capital and finally started Cake Over Heels in May this year.

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Singapore Canada Seed Capital Advertising 234