TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The ability to raise capital is less impressive than finding sustainable ways to build a base of paying customers. “We’ve seen that all before … what’s new-ish (at least since 2001) is the massive overhang of growth investments that will take startups years to grow into,” he wrote.

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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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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

“Victoria is General Partner at Prelude Ventures, where her climate tech investments span mobility, food and agriculture, clean energy, sustainable apparel and carbon markets. Victoria Beasley — Prelude Ventures. Prior to Prelude Ventures, Victoria worked on climate change strategy at BCG and started an agriculture supply chain company.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Amid the remembrance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks this past weekend, much was made of the voluminous 9/11 Commission report, which described in excruciating detail countless ways in which the United States homeland security and emergency response infrastructure failed to respond adequately to a disaster of unprecedented proportions.

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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 Lerner said this point in time feels like the period between March and December 2000, “when public technology stock prices dropped dramatically and there was little apparent impact on venture capital fundraising.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 13, 2015

At the outset, Ariba sustained very high gross margins, in the low 80 percent range. After the company successfully completed its IPO, the company would increase its annual sales and marketing budget by 6X year-over-year to $230M and $298M in 2000 and 2001, at precisely the wrong time. The market would correct shortly thereafter.

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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. The acquisition, according to the company spokesperson, helped make the processes of their customers – especially those in the steel and automotive industries – more sustainable.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Software companies founded in 1998-2001 raised $50M before IPO. This increase in venture dollars is enabling companies to sustain larger market caps at IPO. Despite the fact that SaaS companies are building some of the most efficient business models ever , newer software companies are raising more capital.

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The Entrepreneurs Library

JUNE 30, 2015

During my time with my PhD I set up a company that helped people to start, scale, and sustain their not for profit initiatives. So we uncovered some interesting data that between 2001 and 2011 there were more non-profit organizations added to the U.S. economy than there were for profit businesses.

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Their growth naturally slowed down with scale but maintained a remarkable consistency over time: $3bn of revenues in 91, $9.5bn in 2001, $21bn in 2010 and $32bn in 2015. That was no longer enough to sustain me, or my company. They remained profitable throughout, generating $25m of net income in 1981.

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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. Create a sustained campaign. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds. I now observes the fund raising process as a profession.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Edtech needs to reach beyond underfunded public school systems to become more sustainable, which is why more investors and founders are focusing on lifelong learning. On January 15, 2001, then-college student Dries Buytaert released Drupal 1.0.0, ” Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity in 2021. Image Credits: Acquia.

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David Teten VC

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In addition to myself, our leadership team includes: – Yacov Nachmanovich, Partner, with more than 20 years of private equity experience, asset management and project development in the financial sector and retail. – Tom Dennedy, Partner and COO, who focuses on helping startups realize sustainable growth.

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