Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). conference happened at the end of 2004). You can sometimes attract capital from farther away but typically harder to do at early stage.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
But the early customers all compared it to MySpace. This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. The people who are the lifeblood of an early-stage startup are earlyvangelists. They just dont need another authority figure in their life. Expo SF (May.
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Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
I liked the flattering Venture Hacks commentary so much Ill just quote it: Many founders believe that early stage startups are endeavors of execution. He believes that many early stage startups are labors of learning. What happened when we got early press (circa 2004) in violation of our own no-PR rule.
Agile VC
MARCH 8, 2012
But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. What’s the impact for early-stage startups?
mashable.com
JUNE 11, 2013
In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). You are small and agile, which means you have a high rate of innovation and growth, and with that comes work! Not Embracing Agility. "If Some startups are destined for failure. Hiring Poorly.
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