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What I Would Have Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I understand why he wants to differentiate himself but I wonder if a scorched Earth strategy against the main funding source for your company pays in the long run. What micro VCs need to consider is what happens when several of your companies want to grow and require VC financing?

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Stepping Up in Crisis: EO Members Respond to COVID-19

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2020

We asked three EO members what strategies they are implementing at work and in their personal lives as COVID-19 continues to spread. Within a few days of 11 September 2001, I purchased plane tickets for optional personal travel. Evan Nierman is the founder and CEO of Red Banyan , an international crisis public relations firm.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. Exactly the opposite of what a rational investment strategy would advise. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. Have a cushion. Bubbles are inevitable. .&#

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Uprise banks $1.4M to be a ‘family office’ for Gen Z

TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Gen Z is getting a dose of some economic medicine that has older generations recalling 2008 and 2001, and Uprise is here for it. She learned a lot about finances from her mother, who was an immigrant to the U.S., and taught herself about finances, passing that knowledge down to her daughter. Image Credits: Uprise.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class. When venture capitalists scale back investing activities it can be very swift and leave many companies that are in the process of fund raising hung out to dry.

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How Venture Funding For Early-Stage Startups Will Change During the COVID-19 Crisis

Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

Martino outlined essentially two types of outcomes for this financial crisis from a historical perspective: “In 2001-2003, there was a depression in Silicon Valley. Liquidation preferences may change in later financing rounds, but probably too significantly. VCs are going to be asking founders about their “post-corona strategy.”

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

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). Most importantly we talked about my good friends at Okta who were financed by Andreesen Horowitz. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. I eventually needed more money. Check ‘em out!

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. There’s a big business in Finance working with Excel, but that’s an outlier. Twitter had a fundamentally flawed strategy from the beginning. Defensibility in Software. How did Microsoft de-throne Lotus?

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Prior to Prelude Ventures, Victoria worked on climate change strategy at BCG and started an agriculture supply chain company. Earlier, she led Finance at a major solar manufacturer. Victoria holds an MBA and M.S. in Environment and Resources from Stanford University. She also holds a B.S. He holds a B.A. from Stanford University.

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5 Myths About Developing Your Startup’s MVP

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 13, 2023

originally coined the term in 2001, and it was then adopted by author Steve Blank. Blank set out a customer development method for small companies that they could use without the huge finances at their disposal that the giants have. Frank Robinson , CEO of SyncDev Inc.,

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What is the Right Amount of Money to Raise at a Startup?

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

But there are also problems / risks: - the funding environment might change dramatically – there may never be a next round (see: March 2000, September 11, 2001 and September 2008). - I say define a strategy, test it up front and pivot if you’re not getting the traction you had expected. Who started this meme?

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Profitability and the IPO Market

Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Instead, venture capital growth funds are financing these companies at these stages. Perhaps these investors are encouraging companies to continue to finance growth with negative profits, a trend that continues through the public offering but ultimately, isn’t the best decision for shareholders. Small IPOs. . Large IPOs. .

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. What Has Changed in Financing? even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Almost no financings, many VCs and tech startups cratered for the second time in less than a decade following the dot com bursting. Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more. We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. They picked apart holes in our strategy and they were right. We will hopefully close on a $2-3 million financing round at some point in January and I can get back to the full time work of running my business. I look forward to the next phase of our business.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. We have followed this strategy for 15 years. Create a sustained campaign.

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Startup Catalyst Brief

What I Would Have Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

Stepping Up in Crisis: EO Members Respond to COVID-19