Agile VC
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
WSJ even points out that poor IPO performance “can be blamed primarily on the overall stock market” In fact IPO shares have outperformed the broader S&P 500 over comparable time periods. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I know we all really would like to know “when?”
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round).
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Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
Interesting to note that Hafner and English own common stock but also made meaningful investments in the Series A & B rounds. Notes: In an IPO preferred share classes are converted into common stock, and liquidation preferences and accumulated but unpaid dividends essentially go away. as of 12/31/09). Author howerl.
Agile VC
JUNE 5, 2011
It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). Notes: None of the above should be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell Groupon stock. Author howerl.
mashable.com
JULY 18, 2012
After negotiations between the two companies, Google acquired video compression company On2 in February 2010 for $133 million in Google stock. After negotiations between the two companies, Google acquired video compression company On2 in February 2010 for $133 million in Google stock. Global Syndication Partners. or Twitter.
Agile VC
MAY 21, 2012
There’s also a meaningful cohort of newly public companies that now have valuations of $1B+ who could seriously contemplate an acquisition of $100M+ for stock or cash… Yelp, Zillow, Tripadvisor, Jive Software, Splunk, and others. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Pingback: this.
SVPG
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
When I first decided to start The Silicon Valley Product Group, I had just left eBay and had some very strong opinions about what makes great product teams, and great product cultures, and while there were more than a few important thinkers and leaders on these topics, one area that I felt was under-represented was the role of product management.
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