Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

In particular I tried to do most of the “entrepreneur advice on VC” up front so that if you don’t want to watch our views on the deals you don’t have to. And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We spoke about the changes to an “accredited investor&# proposed by Chris Dodd – This would be bad for angel investing. Following Microsoft’s addressable advertising trials with NBC in June 2009, many suspect that Google’s investment may have some defensive motivations, as well. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. But there are many zombie VC’s with no more investments left in their portfolios so it’s hard to know which trend has more impact.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on my background. I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

So why invest in that period of uncertainty unless it’s early-stage and thus valuation matters less. If the next 30 days stays calm then investment will pick up. So, too, investments. It will also mean a certain amount of triage and also some mortality rates amongst investments. So plan your start date accordingly.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In the early spring of 2009, the fundraising nuclear winter of the previous year hadn't yet thawed. The funding was anchored by a major commitment from Two Sigma Ventures, the private venture investment affiliate of Two Sigma Investments. That product isn't money--it's their time, attention, sound advice and network.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) And since we all knew that Sam’s dealflow and judgment were sound we empowered him to make early-stage, accelerator-like investments in early-stage entrepreneurs under the Upfront brand. We had a specific goal in mind.

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

In this episode, the two discussed how you can effectively sell in an environment where budgets are being cut, executive decision-makers are distracted with other priorities, and companies are less inclined to invest in innovation. His strategy for selling in 2009 is relevant to any economic downturn. What keeps them up at night?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

LPs (the people who invest in VC funds) want to know what “hot” deals you’re in. It’s been high tide since 2009 so an entire batch of entrepreneurs don’t know what low tide even looks like. In a pool of 25-30 investments in a VC fund the goal is to have 2-3 huge outliers.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 14, 2019

The Fantasy Cash Flow Model When I was an analyst at the General Motors pension fund, investing in VC funds, I had to build a model of how I thought they would perform. It started out with initial investment size, pricing, and outcome behavior for each deal and then it made a prediction around the distribution of outcomes.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

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. I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. Why did the VC markets freeze so quickly?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less). In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. They tend to have many more investments than a concentrated VC and thus can’t cover all their bets as easily.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

When I described to people why I initially invested my calls went something like this, “He’s taken kicks to the face for nearly 2 years and is still standing. Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. Through this process he raised $2 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2012

It mapped pretty well to my dream team for an A round investment. But it was early 2009 and not many companies were getting new financings at all so I thought they should take the deal. But it was early 2009 and not many companies were getting new financings at all so I thought they should take the deal.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Since 2009 I have been counseling people to offer discounts to the first angel investors. And after you feel they’re bought in intellectually and emotionally you can ask them to make a small investment. It is part of my stump speech across the country, With the tagline something like, “Most investors are sheep.

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Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I have come to realize that since the great tech boom started in 2009 and given the massive increase in first-time angels, first-time seed funds, first-time accelerators … the market is just filled with well-intentioned, but inexperience advice. Whom you take advice from really matters. So back to reality. Reblogged via [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

But that’s hardly fair compensation when your former cube mate gave you $25,000 of money she didn’t really have to invest in you, took tons of risks with her money, and now has to pay a VC price for that money a year after she invested it. Maybe because it’s on small dollar investments. Investors call Bull Cap.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. Bottom line, Techstars needed cash.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Investing is similar. The below analysis outlines an approach to quantify the attractiveness of investing in commercial real estate at a given point. Great advice, but hard to do the “correct” thing when consumed by either of those emotions. Such hard data can increase investment conviction when either is tempting.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Investing is similar. The below analysis outlines an approach to quantify the attractiveness of investing in commercial real estate at a given point. Great advice, but hard to do the “correct” thing when consumed by either of those emotions. Such hard data can increase investment conviction when either is tempting.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

That means I do one or two investments per year, and I see a lot. ” “Well, you get to be involved with our portfolio companies after we invest.” Be an intern” And by the way, this is 2009. You remember what 2009 was like, right? Startup Advice' [00:27:11] MARK: Well, I can say this.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Year-in, year-out, the gender gap in venture capital investment continues to be a problem women founders face. In fintech, the problem is especially prominent: Women-founded fintechs have raised a meager 1% of total fintech investment in the last 10 years. of the funding raised since 2009, while Latinx female founders saw only 0.4%

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Clearly, Alexandria, Virginia-based QED was investing in fintech before fintech was “cool.” As evidence of that, the firm led Credit Karma’s Series A in 2009; led Remitly’s Series A in 2014 and participated in Nubank’s Series A in 2014. That’s especially true as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to (sadly) rage on.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Some of Ann’s investments include Lyft, Ayasdi, Xamarin, Refinery29, JoyRun, TaskRabbit, and Modcloth. Given the success of her investments she was on the 2017 Midas List of top 100 venture capitalists. What and when was your very first investment? I really admire David Swensen, Chief Investment Officer at Yale.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

The Tory Burch Foundation, which was launched in 2009 by fashion designer Tory Burch, has a long history of supporting women entrepreneurs. It’s best known for its fellowship program that provides education grants, networking opportunities and business advice to women entrepreneurs.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 20, 2022

In fact, VC-based funding has boomed within the last decade, reaching a whopping $753B worth of investments since 2009. Read on to find out more about the advantages and disadvantages of VC funding and some of the smartest places to invest it within the business. With an average capital investment of $1.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

in 2004 before falling sharply due to the economic recession of 2007-2009. Sequoia Capital led the round and was joined by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation venture investment arm Arrive, Will Smith’s Dreamers VC and existing investor Signia Venture Partners. We also feel it when they call and ask for advice and even try to beat their deadlines.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

What’s the best advice on productivity you’ve ever received? I’ve received great advice from many people over the years. From 2007-2009 and again from 2012-2013, I said yes to way too many “cool” things. Invest in a start-up that five of my friends were in? It’s the most adaptable.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

” The software development agency has worked on more than 350 digital products since its founding in 2009, for startups of all sizes. We’re an evergreen fund, so as the startups we invest in grow, all returns are funneled back into the fund so we can invest in more founders (hence the philanthropic portion).

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

What encouraged me to start creating services and technologies that can analyze and provide advice on these, after a lot of practice and effort to get scores. China’s government is actively investing in the development of soccer, and numerous soccer-related initiatives and teams are emerging.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 24, 2024

Last week we shared some awesome news: David Lieb, the creator of Bump (part of the summer 2009 batch!) How’d you come to join YC back in Summer of 2009? All of our classmates were interviewing for jobs at investment banks, etc, and that just sounded terrible to us. We’re consuming our own advice.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

In July of 2009, the UK instituted a new network known as Faster Payment Service with same day settlement to replace their equivalent of ACH. Many blame Dodd-Frank and the consolidation post 2009 for the loss of free checking. It was simply too complicated to remain fully invested and properly allocated all the time.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Money Advice. You want to be investing when everybody else is scared. What the pandemic has done and what the recession did in 2008 and 2009 is refocus everybody back to the cash flow stage. . You're going to be greedy when people are scared and then you should be scared when people are being greedy.”. The Numbers of It.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

(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.) He thought it was super dovish, and revealed that he is fully invested in the markets. Number go up!

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

I’m an Ashley Mayer superfan so beyond the affinity, have been fortunate enough to also bring her into Homebrew as an advisor to our portfolio companies, and invest in Coalition , a venture firm she founded along with three other amazing female operators. We had overlapping circles and then became friends.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

Companies that have reached $5 million to $10 million in annual revenue are more likely to assemble growth teams; it’s a smart investment for any startup that’s achieved product-market fit. We frequently run articles with advice for founders who are working on pitch decks. Kickstarter’s CEO on the future of crowdfunding.

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