TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. Unparalleled contrasts have marked the last decade and a half — from the devastating plunge of a major housing crash to the soaring heights of the longest bull market and the unforeseen havoc of a global pandemic. the free YC Startup School courses).

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A: It is an honour to step into this role and have the opportunity to build on the legacy of our past decade and help forge the next one – given the urgent need we now have in the world for sustainable solutions. We’re excited to share that Tatiana Glad joins the Impact Hub global team as our new Executive Director. Why this role?

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2019

This is a transformational opportunity that we as a state can address. At this moment, if we want to seize the opportunity, we need to invest in these activities that advance the application of our state’s research and development to local companies that create high paying jobs. Not seizing opportunity hurts us all.

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Haystack

APRIL 27, 2018

At a minimum, getting to the Series A derisks (perhaps temporarily) a seed investment in a world where the shapes of investment outcomes can take a decade or more (consider, Uber is now a decade old and DocuSign, which just went public, was started in 2008). ” — Micah Rosenbloom of Founder Collective, April 2018.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

“ One summer day, probably in the 1870s, friends of a major short-seller got together on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, where they admired the enormous yachts of New York’s richest brokers. After gazing long and thoughtfully at the beautiful boats, the short seller asked wryly, ‘Where are the customers’ yachts?’ ”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

Then, like a gut punch, the financial recession hit in 2008. Unlike most of his young investing peers, Gwak quickly decided to join the U.S. Unlike most of his young investing peers, Gwak quickly decided to join the U.S. After high school, he headed to Cornell in the U.S., and became an associate at The Carlyle Group.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 26, 2013

Consumer Credit - After the crash of 2008, bank lending collapsed. This created the opportunity for new forms of consumer lending like peer-to-peer lending championed by Prosper, Lending Club and many others. Math-based currencies are novel ways of enabling instant settlements, low cost transactions and foreign exchanges.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 24, 2022

New and aspiring entrepreneurs often fall victim to impatience and imperfection. When something’s not working perfectly to their standards (or worse, fails), they take it personally and don’t know how to move on to better iterations after the setback. But that’s what startup life is all about. 8 Surprising Strategies for Unstoppable Focus.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). Where are we today? 50x more Internet users (2.4 Online connections that are 180x faster (10.5 Why is this?

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com. Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC she cofounded Homejoy. 00:00 – Intro.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

However, just as the path seemed paved with success, an unforeseen twist of fate — the 2008 global financial crisis — caused the market to collapse and sales to plummet. These injustices ignited Justinus’s drive to take action and create a profound and lasting impact on his country. You solve a problem by taking action.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

He held out his bag, and I peered inside. “I ( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. Betwixt a placid pond and the high road rests an inn. I responded.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2017

Ryan Unger (RU) / “It was 2008, and Zak and I were still building our business from the ground up. For EO Chicago’s Zak Dabbas and Ryan Unger , co-founders of Punchkick Interactive, a mobile app and web development agency, the secret to their sustainability comes from “going flat.” WALK US THROUGH THE ORIGINS OF PUNCHKICK INTERACTIVE.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Raising money is hard. And when you’re relatively new to the process it’s easy to be confused by the process. There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. Partners make investment decisions. Why buy me?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2020

During the Great Recession of 2008-10, Kent guided dozens of CEOs and their companies successfully through the crisis and positioned them to capitalize on the economic expansion that followed. We asked Kent how embracing conscious capitalism during the COVID-19 crisis can benefit companies both in the short- and long-term.

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David Teten VC

OCTOBER 31, 2024

We’re not just investors – we’ve been in your shoes as CEOs, CTOs, and execs, and have built many great companies and products in the tech world, so we understand the challenges and opportunities firsthand. David Teten: Who are your peers/competitors, and how do you differ? We work with companies across the U.S.,

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