Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in 2007. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are.

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

www.allthingsdistributed.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Main July 11, 2007 The Different CTO Roles I was putting together a short panel presentation on the roleof a Chief Technology Officer in corporate innovation and I once again realized that there is quite a bit of confusion around the role of the CTO. I have metCTOs who manage divisions that had 500 - 1000 engineers or more.

CTO 40

CTO CTO Hire Syndicate Syndication 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!,

Cofounder 374

Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 374

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

The phone rings - it was the staffing manager: "Philippe, come in my office, your life is gonna change!". Done deal: after a quick syndication with the kitchen team (their job was at stake, so they were easy to convince.), Yes, for a couple of years, after which the new plant manager decided to outsourced the whole thing. .

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). Back to the panel.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. The funds with sophisticated non-venture center outbound origination programs were almost all able to raise funds equal or larger than their preceding fund in the economically challenging period 2007-2010.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

These anticipated outcomes were validated by “ Returns to Angels in Groups ” by Professor Rob Wiltbank in November 2007. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio. Strength of the Entrepreneur and the Management Team.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146