Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 2, 2010
If the VC your talking to raised its last fund in 2002 then they likely don’t have much fire power for new investments. If you imagine that they did most of their initial investments between 2002-2007 then it’s been 3 years of mostly doing follow-on investments in those old deals. Why does vintage matter to you?
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 23, 2011
How did the experience of pitching Iron Planet to investors affect you as a VC? (5:00 In 2002 after exiting his second company he was attracted to the variety of being a VC. He then worked in consulting which gave him a broad base of business experience working with the newspaper, cable, and advertising industries. 5:00 – 5:55).
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? The Present Era.
Dream It
APRIL 12, 2020
eBay hosted a jobs fair in 2002 for 75 jobs and 2,000 people showed up,” states Martino. How should startups adjust their pitch when fundraising during this crisis? 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.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2010
By the time of my wedding in July 2002 I was super fit. I stopped doing conferences, traveling or pitching to VCs. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious. I planned a half marathon, which I crushed in a personal best 1:42. I completed this in 3:57 and was on top of the world.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 6, 2023
Instead of going into a pitch meeting hoping to eke out favorable terms, Rafaeli advises entrepreneurs to interrogate investors with direct questions about liquidity, exit expectations and how they intend to add value over time. “The best working relationships are those built on an equitable footing with honesty and clarity.”
Impact Hub
APRIL 8, 2019
Back in 2002, food transportation accounted for almost 20 billion vehicle miles. Whether we’re travelling for a huge global event, for business meetings or for personal travel, we can’t ignore that whenever we travel, it comes with a big carbon footprint. This is why we’ve endeavored to make this year’s Global Gathering the #GreenGathering.
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