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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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Netflix vs. Blockbuster and bad profits (reflections from my Bazaarvoice days)

Austin Startup

In honor of Netflix’s big beat today in the very unfortunate age of COVID-19, I decided to revisit my four-part Bazaarblog series while I was CEO of Bazaarvoice (from our inception in 2005 to our IPO in 2012). Second, when Brant and I founded Bazaarvoice there were only three retailers in the US with customer reviews.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Technology. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Tech. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. Updated July 10, 2012, 7:57 p.m. more in Tech. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » |. The Wall Street Journal. Welcome, Logout.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Loading… Tech. September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Less than 1% are currently in IPO registration. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Mossberg Reviews the iPhone 5. » More. » More.

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The Future of Startups 2013-2017

Scalable Startup

These are good things to think about and companies to study as we move back from consumer to Enterprise in the tech cycle. And so we think that the model flipped to a model where, today, where the most interesting and advanced new technology now comes out for the consumer first. Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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We have structural employment issues : The official unemployment rate in the US is hovering just below 10% but “true” unemployment is much higher when you account for those that have stopped looking or taken part-time employment and in key states like California and Michigan we’re downright hurting.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

It was one of the year's most successful IPOs so far, and has been heralded as a "landmark moment" for cryptocurrency's entrance into mainstream investing. Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012.

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