Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. years ago. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. Since then?

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Monday, January 28, 2008. Happy New Year 2008! The second part of the year has seen a lower flow of blog posts, but part of my 2008 resolutions are to remedy to this shortfall, so be prepared for a strong 2008. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ▼ 2008. (11). Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I said, “It’s much easier now than it was in 2008/09.&# And time is the enemy of all deals so start sooner rather than later, as anybody who was planning to raise in October 2008 will tell you. Or worse yet they may never get financed. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. That’s a fact.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

has grown by seventeen times between 2008 and now. Solar panel financing can help you get the energy you want for your home, reducing your monthly power bills. We’ve put together our top solar financing methods here – read on to learn more! Is Solar Financing Worth It? Getting Started With Solar Financing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The seeds of cheap cloud computing, social networking & mobile were planted and then the 2008 financial crisis brought a hurricane that swept much of the old, dead brush from the venture capital industry and ushered in a new phase perhaps best punctuated by Sequoia’s famous and now ironic presentation “ RIP Good Times.”.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Hearpreneur

MAY 31, 2021

He founded BBS Securities and Virtual Brokers in 2008, changing the commission landscape in Canada by reducing commission to almost 0. Bardya Ziaian: I knew that fintech represented the future of finance. I feel very lucky and I think this is an incredibly exciting time to be at the intersection of finance and technology.

Finance 62

Finance Early Stage Canada Agile 62

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). under $500K).

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Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.] So angel and seed stage investors’ returns will be dependent on good times continuing or on the ability of their portfolio companies to get financed. The top quartile funds have performed well.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’ve seen friends (and family members) lose much of their savings that way over the years because “Black Swans” happen and in 1987, 2001, 2003 & 2008 (just to name a few from my memory) huge market gyrations caused much financial distress to people seeking short-term gains. Watch the market closely.

Stock 150

Stock Finance Marketing Valuation 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. It forces you to bridge the gap between idea and execution.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 3, 2020

million to redecorate his office in 2008 while the company lost funds around $27 billion. A 2008 Brookings survey reported that about 33% of Americans lacked confidence in charitable organizations. Nonprofits should also be aware of how they’re using their resources and practice transparency around their finances.

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Software Review Government Salary Portfolio 89

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2012

I had been looking around at several deals in late 2008 as the markets were tanking. But it was early 2009 and not many companies were getting new financings at all so I thought they should take the deal. But my other VC partner had a smaller fund and raising price would have a big impact on his ability to finance the company.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Reputation Partner 356

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Global trade dipped in 2008. The traditional flows of goods, services, and finance appeared then, and now, to have stalled. Just less than a decade ago there was a cataclysmic change – a major event, a crisis – that was a precursor to an even greater structural shift. It rose in 2009, but never regained its upward trajectory.

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Global Technical Review Agile Internet 113

Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

For example, from a post in 2008 about Rally’s $16.85m financing , I riffed on the origins of the company. About a year after he got started, he was ready to raise a venture financing. Ryan was encouraged to team up with Tim and shortly after that happened we co-led the first round VC financing with Boulder Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. Remember it was only 2008 where Microsoft and even Google were laying off employees. That would mean that the increased number of new business startups will lead to a “funding gap&# of deals that can’t get financed.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. I suppose, more specifically, the bubble ended in the last two weeks of September--right after this financing. In 2008, people weren't sure if we were heading into a complete financial collapse.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Over the last 10 years, we’ve been in a bull market with considerable froth in late stage financing activity and valuations. Although there are many factors at work, one challenge of those vintages is that most of those portfolios more or less came of age when the 2008 economic crisis occurred.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2015

The Internet has also transformed banking for small business owners, particularly when it comes time to apply for business loans and other financing products. The Harvard Business School reported that small business loans have decreased 21% from their pre-recession peak in 2008. Small Business Loan Overview.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Yahoo Finance. Add RSS feed. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. Public SaaS 13 Multiples.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Yahoo Finance. Add RSS feed. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. Public SaaS 13 Multiples.

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Kabam, the mobile gaming company, hit a major stumbling block in its early days when its financing was lost due to the 2008 financial collapse. It not only survived but was sold nine years later for $1Billion. Co-founder Holly Liu will walk us through the the decisions that led to that outcome.

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Lean Las Vegas Cofounder Startup 103

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2008, while growing my employee benefits business, my mom took a fall at work that required shoulder surgery. In 2008, I had accumulated a large inventory of domain names and wanted to offer them for sale on my own website. He helps people who have made a complete mess of their finances. Thanks to Michael Ott, Rantizo ! #14-

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Mint & finances #distribution #andalsoproduct # 19 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 3: Build brand buzz to epic proportions, aka a Purple Cow, ie. link] # 4 hours ago Going #lean and testing with imagemaps, cuz concepts are cheap and code is expensive. # 4 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 4: Make something very useful drop-dead simple to use, ie.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Although we were studying finance, we were always more interested in tech. Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. But we never lost the finance bug. During that time, we watched the first wave of mobile apps take off — Foursquare, GroupOn, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Austin 48

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Yahoo Finance. Add RSS feed. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. Public SaaS 13 Multiples.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I call it drip-financing. Most entrepreneurs have no choice but to avail of this sort of financing along with the mentoring and the contacts that could come with it (doesn't always come along, though). In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity.

Cloud 115

Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

David Teten

JULY 25, 2011

Advanced risk management : After the crisis of 2008, financial institutions are clamoring to empower their risk management practices via technology solutions that perform better and faster than current offerings, with as little room for human error as possible. Our portfolio companies OfferIQ (acquired by Transactis) is in this sector.

Software Review 114

Software Review New York City Technical Review Due Diligence 114

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

We’re all experiencing the rise of a growing number of cloud applications coming through sales, marketing, HR, operations or finance to complement centrally designed, legacy IT apps, such as ERP, data warehousing or CRM. It was an early adopter of user-generated content.

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Government Technical Review Asia Japan 113

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2020

Wilhoite has over 20 years of experience in business and revenue acquisition, while Glorioso offers an extensive history in finance, programs, and products. Frecon also continues his family’s third-generation farming legacy at Frecon Cidery, one of Pennsylvania’s premier cideries he helped to establish in 2008.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. It sold to Amazon for > $1 billion.

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Bankruptcy Bridge Financing Portfolio Angel Investor 294

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

New business applications are the highest since 2008, reports the Wall Street Journal. LJ Suzuki is a fractional CFO with CFOshare, an outsourced finance and accounting department for small businesses. by LJ Suzuki, CFOShare.org. Is it crazy to start a business during the Covid-19 pandemic? I say it’s brilliant, and at least 1.1

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Entrepreneur Cofounder Startup SEO 259

David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

Technology innovation, globalization of markets, and recent market volatility such as the 2008 market collapse are driving painful changes (for some) in the asset management industry. Katina Stefanova : Investors lost a lot of money in the 2008 crisis and became far more concerned about the risk profile of their portfolio.

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Management Portfolio Institutional Investors Government 114

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Yahoo Finance. Add RSS feed. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. Public SaaS 13 Multiples.

Software Review 59

Software Review Technical Review Europe Cloud 59

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. It forces you to bridge the gap between idea and execution.

Intellectual Property 250

Intellectual Property Business Model Angel Investor Channel 250

Board Effect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Millennials, who grew up during the 2008 economic crisis, come from diverse backgrounds, are highly educated, and have taken on large amounts of student loan debt. Buffer thought it would be good to be transparent with all finances, including company salaries. That is why transparency is at the core of leading with purpose.

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Salary Technical Review Social Media Employee 93

ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

Meanwhile, financing the company will be quite challenging, and I advised Satya to manufacture parts based only on signed contracts and advances against orders, to avoid getting into an inventory-rich, working capital-poor situation. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. These resellers buy devices from the U.S.

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Costa Rica Incubator Silicon Valley India 115

Board Effect

MARCH 11, 2020

Before the recession of 2008, it was generally assumed that higher education institutions were performing well in most, if not every regard. Boards should look to various departments within the institution such as finance, risk management , technology , compliance, etc.

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Metrics Reputation Technical Review Stock 59