2000 advice financing 
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
So my first advice is not to rush in the fund raising process. They made great introductions, they helped you get financed, the put in more money themselves, they helped you strategically and they helped you with your exit. Don’t take my advice, take Eric Clapton’s. My chips were down in late 2000 / early 2001.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2010
Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. To anybody who asks my advice I repeat the same line, “I don’t know whether this party will last 6 weeks, 6 months or 18 months. source: Capital IQ.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
I was clueless about startup operations, financing and venture capital, but I didn’t need to be an economist to realize that most of the companies I worked for lacked solid fundamentals. ” Before problems arise and between regularly scheduled meetings, entrepreneurs should get comfortable with asking for help and advice.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2011
One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it. And I had all the VCs play head games with me.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). If you are thinking about angel investors please read this piece I did on Angel Funding Advice. Most importantly we talked about my good friends at Okta who were financed by Andreesen Horowitz. they take time!!
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
It’s the one bit of advice I find myself giving most frequently these days, “raise money at the top end of normal.&#. That’s the deal you get when you’re raising in a good market for startup financing. It was early 2000. I thought I’d post on one of the topics before hand. Here’s what I mean.
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