View from Seed
DECEMBER 4, 2019
One of the things I pointed out in my prior post was that even though the 2007 vintage was 10 years old, the vast majority of the value was still unrealized. If we compare the 2007 vintage data today vs. what we looked at 2 years ago, it gives us a sense of how much liquidity that vintage has enjoyed in the last couple years.
www.forentrepreneurs.com
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.
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The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 3, 2021
To assist his consulting firm clients with attracting investors willing to fund an unknown business, Luke Lazarus uses an IPO or acquisition model to ensure the highest possible value for his client’s organization. Lazarus sees this as a marketing trend that will only grow larger.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
In 2007, I graduated United States Air Force Academy as a computer engineer and entered the Air Force’s acquisition corps , excited and confident about my ability to bring technology to bear for our airmen. And I couldn’t have been put in a better place: testing the Air Force’s newest network security acquisitions.
Agile VC
JUNE 30, 2016
GM’s acquisition of Cruise Automation for $1 billion about 3 months ago has been a sort of Sputnik moment for self-driving cars. Subsequent challenges in 2005 and 2007 had better results, and the 2007 event was the first actually staged on roads… albeit an abandoned military base in California.
The Equity Kicker
JANUARY 21, 2014
Following Google’s acquisition of Nest last week Venturebeat published the following list of Google’s top ten acquisitions by value: Motorola Mobility – $12.5 billion, 2007. Postini – $625 million, 2007. billion, 2012. Nest Labs – $3.2 billion, 2014. DoubleClick – $3.1 YouTube – $1.7 billion, 2006.
Agile VC
MAY 13, 2013
Of course Apple did some truly innovative things with the first gen iPhone launched in 2007 and also harmonized software and hardware better than anyone else. Somehow first mover seems sexier, and to be fair some first mover startups have become category leaders or have successful acquisitions by larger companies.
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