This is going to be BIG.
MAY 5, 2023
Last August, I passed the point at which I had spent literally half my entire life working in this asset class, having started at the General Motors pension fund doing institutional investments in venture funds and late-stage directs back in February of 2001. No more founder pitch meetings. No new investments.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
APRIL 13, 2021
It is a little known part of my career, but for a brief period from 1997 to 2001, I was part of a small group of investors who helped to create a startup ecosystem in Latin America. I was reminded of all of that history yesterday as our firm listened to a pitch by a Latin American team that is building a very exciting company.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. And importantly you start thinking about your next gig. That’s when the VC has lost. I know because I’ve been there. Tweet This Post Facebook.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
I lived through this again September 2001. I lived through this again September 2001. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Many companies that were in the process of raising money did not. It quickly became impossible to raise venture capital. ABC: Always Be Closing.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 18, 2009
You’ve got to be able to come out of unsuccessful VC meetings, pull your socks up, and go into the next pitch. This was soon after the bursting of the dot com bubble – in early 2001. Your employees are looking in your eyes for signs of weakness and self doubt. They believe in you and they draw strength from you.
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? “I want to tell a compelling thing at my own pace.
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. How should startups adjust their pitch when fundraising during this crisis? “This is where history is very important, and we don’t yet know the situation we’re in yet.”
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