Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe. I see opportunities for disruption all around me and am meeting amazingly talented entrepreneurs. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I saw a few friends politely suggesting that “now was a great stock buying opportunity” meaning that given the stock market is off by 10% it was a great chance to buy and lock in presumably low prices before the market rises again. And by this I assume he meant that “market prognosticator twitter” was vomitous.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Founded by Tanya Van Court, who lost over $1 million in the 2001 bubble burst, the platform teaches financial literacy to children of all ages, helping them learn economic concepts, lingo and the principles of financial health. This latest round was oversubscribed, giving Van Court the opportunity to be super selective about her investors.

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StartupNation

JULY 19, 2021

Generation Z (2001-2020) = 5%. While traditionalists only comprise 2% of today’s workforce, employers should still support the few who remain by providing stability and ample opportunities to contribute. Hosting company events, team happy hours and celebrating special occasions can offer opportunities for collaborative growth.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 25, 2012

There is no question that startup valuations must be kept at a low enough amount to allow for the extreme risk taken by the investor and to provide some opportunity for the investment to achieve a ten times increase in value over its life. Email readers, continue here.]

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

Despite this, investors have dreamed for years of the huge opportunities in unlocking Pakistan’s potential as a digital economy. As a frontline state and coalition partner in the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan saw fatalities from terrorist violence soar from 295 in 2001 to a peak of over 11,000 in 2009.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

To capitalize on this excellent growth opportunity, some entrepreneurs tend to make significant changes in a model that has been working reasonably well for them. Surging Growth: This period started in 2001. This stage presents significant threats-. Go On, Tell Us What You Think! Did we miss something?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

In a study conducted by Cambridge Associates, researchers found that the real failure rate hasn’t gone above 60% since 2001. As you grow, you’ll be presented with opportunities for partnerships, funding and even expansion into other categories. The problem, she says, is that the data actually proves otherwise.

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OurCrowd

MAY 4, 2020

“Historically, investing in times of economic downturns – such as after the Internet bubble burst in 2001 and 2002, and after the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 — has proved lucrative because you’re buying at a discount. That’s a very good entry point for new investors,” Medved says. Read more here.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as “The Berkus Method” when published in the popular book, “Winning Angels” by Harvard’s Amis and Stevenson with my permission in 2001.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

It is not hard to find strands of gold in the carnage left by failed businesses lost when a bubble bursts, such as in 1857, 1902, 1929, 2001 and 2008.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As a banker covering technology, I thought there was an opportunity to invest in the region and decided to quit my job at J.P. In 2020, I founded a new growth fund to fill the funding gap in the region, giving me the opportunity to see how startups from recent vintages fared in a scenario of bonanza. Morgan and give it a shot.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Including a substantial number of investments with smaller opportunities only reduces the possible return on the entire portfolio. Size of the Opportunity 0-25%. Size of the Opportunity. Size of the Opportunity. Scorecard Valuation Methodology. TARGETCOMPANY. 10% max.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 11, 2016

The term “digital divide” was first coined in 2001 by political scientists to describe how uneven access to the internet would create a population of left-behind “information have-nots.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

“Not only are these groups coming back to market faster, they are often raising bigger funds or additional vehicles, like opportunity funds.” We’ll note here that Khosla Ventures , SoftBank and Better Tomorrow Ventures all raised an opportunity fund this year.). We want to have as many LPs as we can,” Sayani added.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Juyeol has been with Lockton Korea since 2001. “We are excited to welcome Ben and his team to Lockton Korea, adding expertise and marketing capabilities in reinsurance and retail will unlock further opportunities for the company to deepen partnerships with the country’s leading financial institutions.

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Jason Malki

JULY 10, 2023

With over two decades of experience in product development and technology, Libby embarked on her career journey at GE in 2001 through their prestigious technology graduate program, IMLP (Information Management Leadership Program). What motivated you to launch your startup? What is it that excites you about what you’re building?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Donna Morris is the Founder and CEO of Xtra Pair of Hands DC – an event planning and staffing company she started in 2001 which currently employs fifteen staff and has over five hundred clients in the metropolitan area. Being a hustler at heart and helping her grandmother in the kitchen, Donna saw a business opportunity.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

. “We also made sure to check their LinkedIns twice: once in early 2021, when there were practically no tech layoffs, and again in early 2023, in the wake of the worst round of tech layoffs since 2001.” ” Should you post that you’re #OpenToWork?

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. Sharing economy marketplaces allow owners to “unlock” earning opportunities from these underutilized assets. annual GMV. Airbnb was founded by Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky in 2008.

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2021

The history of Blockbuster provides a classic example of a company that seized opportunity on a grand scale but never transitioned to operational excellence. It was the ultimate example of a brilliant entrepreneur seizing an opportunity that was misjudged by everyone else. For years, it was Hollywood’s largest customer.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

Tekever — based, fittingly, in historic maritime superpower Lisbon, Portugal — was founded back in 2001 and has only been offering commercial services since 2018. It will be using the funding to hire more people, and to continue building out its technology.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

It is not hard to find strands of gold in the carnage left by failed businesses lost when a bubble bursts, such as in 1857, 1902, 1929, 2001 and 2008. The Internet and AI – new opportunities for innovation. Sometimes, innovators enable unfinished visions of others.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2020

It goes a little something like this: After moving to California in 1996 at the age of 20, Gorny eventually founded a web hosting company in 2001 after working for tech companies during the dot-com boom. Chatting with CEO and co-founder Tomas Gorny, I got to dig a little under the skin of the company’s history.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 22, 2018

Recuperators were the only real competitive technology in 2001, but they were expensive and inefficient. Spin-Works offered this large market a fuel savings of ten to twenty percent while increasing the productivity of their furnaces and minimizing emissions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

VCs would return capital to LPs because they don’t see attractive investment opportunities that are good fits with their mandate, fund size, [and so forth]. Now, if you were to tell me VCs were starting to return capital to LPs, I could see some parallels. I haven’t been involved in return-of-capital scenarios prior to this cycle.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2013

After I graduated in 2001, I remember it seeming impossible to feel the same way about living in New York City. It''s been a great opportunity to get to know people better, and connect people locally who, in most cases, live just blocks from each other and had never met. The dinners have been fantastic.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. No employees wanted to join startups – they were all looking for stable jobs.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

No, we are not going back to the future As we ride the 2021 market roller coaster through wreckage and recovery, accompanied by a raging bull market in tech stocks, some people are wondering whether we might be re-living the dreadful dot-com boom and bust of 2000-2001. Is 2021 the new 2000? Are we heading for another bottomless crash?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

But if you’re on the precipice of a big market opportunity then having more capital & resources can be critical. As anyone raising money in April 2000, September 2001 or September 2008 can tell you that. Again, this is highly individualized so no generic advice can be offered. Fund raising can be black-and-white.

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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. And PR also has a way of generating inbound funding opportunities. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds. Create urgency.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

2001, a Starbucks Odyssey : In August, Starbucks got things percolating with plans for a blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community. “However, we believe that fragmentation actually offers a huge opportunity for vertically integrated payments orchestration startups to capture a lot of value.” The TechCrunch Top 3.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

They didn’t focus on building for the web and they lost a great opportunity to win the transition to browser based applications. Joel felt that MySpace completely missed the opportunity to build a platform, and were clueless about the decision they made. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

The whole ‘90s were the early days of the Internet and I saw a lot of opportunity,” Whurley said. In 2001, for six months, Whurley left Austin to follow a girl to Las Vegas and to break into casinos as a hired hacker. IBM acquired Tivoli and Whurley became a principal engineer and master inventor at IBM. Austin got hit hard.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

There is no question that startup valuations must be kept at a low enough amount to allow for the extreme risk taken by the investor and to provide some opportunity for the investment to achieve ten times increase in value over its life.

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