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). I typically do it just to support entrepreneurs I like, to learn about a space (you learn from the inside not by reading TechCrunch) and to build relationships with other investors. I eventually needed more money.

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StartupNation

JULY 19, 2021

By understanding each generation’s unique needs and how to support those needs, employers can better adapt to current and emerging generations. Supporting multigenerational workforces. Generation Z (2001-2020) = 5%. Plus, catering to the needs of multigenerational workforces will ultimately make you a better leader.

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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. 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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Our existing investors supported us and a new lead came in. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious. We found a way to make our venture capital last when it shouldn’t have, at around the same time one of my all time favorite New Yorker cartoons was published on this topic.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Community Amongst the strongest indicators of whether large groups of people will continue to support a brand and buy its product when there are alternatives is the feeling that one belongs to a community of like-minded purchasers. This is true of nearly even fashion category for people who buy handbags, watches or expensive sneakers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

There are prosperous associations of entrepreneurs who gather to support, motivate and guide each other, to overcome challenges, leading to greater success—for each company and the community at large. Since then, I have shared the ups and downs of business with my Forum of supportive, intelligent and caring friends for the last 17 years.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2022

When I called my former boss Nicolas Aguzin to thank him for his support, he said he’d introduce me to Marcelo Claure at SoftBank. 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. Morgan and give it a shot.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

We like to say that the Central Texas ecosystem is much more supportive of each other than a lot of other places. In 2001, for six months, Whurley left Austin to follow a girl to Las Vegas and to break into casinos as a hired hacker. In my experience, Whurley has always led by example on this front.”.

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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). Supporting careers and fostering growth is fulfilling as an employer.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Whether we will see as dramatic a correction in the next few years as we did in 2001 to 2003, however, is anyone’s guess.”. “If Even if investors have dry powder, they may need to focus on the portfolio as some companies may need more support for fund raises than they have required in the past.”.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

I do know one company that returned 70% of its capital during the 2001 cycle after everything shut down, and one of the co-founders was able to raise a successful round a few years later, but I’m unclear if it was correlation or causality. I haven’t been involved in return-of-capital scenarios prior to this cycle.

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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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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

For a long time, I believed and wrote supporting arguments underscoring the idea that the principal causes of this decline were Sarbanes-Oxley costs, decreasing equity coverage and decimalization of exchanges. It’s a common refrain that venture backed IPOs have struggled in the past decade. But that’s wrong. Small IPOs. . Large IPOs. .

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Since its debut in 2001, it's remained a household name in the email marketing arena. On the support side, Mailchimp offers 24/7 email and chat support , plus phone support for the premium account. Mention email marketing, and no doubt Mailchimp springs to mind. There are also online guides and tutorials to dip into.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 14, 2021

They want to help you create something you’re proud of by offering free resources and a supportive community. The Starbucks Reward app launched in 2001, and up until a few years ago, had more users than Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. Consumers feel valued because they feel like they’re the priority, not profit.

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Continuations

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Children who were born on 9/11 2001 turn 18 today, officially becoming adults. With growing distance we need to keep supporting those who lost friends, family, colleagues – as well as take care of first responders – while also becoming more dispassionate in our evaluation of our reactions to the events.

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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. The VCs basically have liquidity in management fees along the way, in the sense they get paid decently along the way. Founders however are asked to take low salaries and never really get back the time they worked for free. And importantly you start thinking about your next gig.

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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. Another common challenge startups face is simply running out of cash—or not knowing how to sustain a cash flow that will support growth. The problem, she says, is that the data actually proves otherwise.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2019

I saw the power of a good, positive culture: the value of an inclusive, supportive culture within the organization, and even within the Global Board. It highlighted the sense of community and showed the great things that come out of supporting one another and working together for a common cause— the Bayanihan spirit !

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David Teten VC

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Between 2001 and 2005, I worked on a pioneering mobile banking platform for a young bank, that became the de-facto best-in-class standard among banks in Central and Eastern Europe, well before the iPhone era. David Teten: What are the tools you’re using for supporting your portfolio companies? David Teten: What’s your background?

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