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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

The browser and thus the WWW and the first Internet businesses were born circa 1994–95 and there was a golden period where anything seemed possible. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. There was no money train. It was 1991. There were startups and a software industry but barely. We still loved every moment.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

VC’s raise this money from university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, banks who invest from their balance sheet or that of their wealthy clients, “family offices&# which means money from very wealthy people, etc. And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm.

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Zilliant Raises $13M Series….G?

Austin Startup

So why would you not think that internet retailers are interested in maximizing pricing as well? The company announced that is just completed $13M in financing from existing investors SMH Private Equity Group, ABS Ventures, Austin Ventures, and Trellis Partners. An item’s price is the price. So why raise money?

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

Most of you are starting professional service businesses and Internet businesses and you can absolutely do those businesses on your evenings and your weekends. Back in 2007 when I wrote my book Becoming Your Own Boss in 12 Months the first time, I started calling myself America’s number one small business expert all the way back in 2007.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional. We were basically emailing Excel workbooks back and forth to our bank partners every day.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. And it was 2007. And I think one of the things that we’ve learned is, when I came to Silicon Valley in 2007, we were starting Airbnb in 2008, it was a marketplace. Airbnb got scrutiny before we were big, because Airbnb meant the internet moving into your neighborhood.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. And it was 2007. And I think one of the things that we’ve learned is, when I came to Silicon Valley in 2007, we were starting Airbnb in 2008, it was a marketplace. Airbnb got scrutiny before we were big, because Airbnb meant the internet moving into your neighborhood.