K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

In December 1996, while I was still a student in the Master of Software Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon, I got bit hard by the entrepreneurial bug. in December 1996, while on a student visa. I always knew that I would someday start my own company. couldn’t draw a salary). I formed SneakerLabs, Inc.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2019

To appeal to the digital natives born between 1996 and 2012 , it’s important to hire a marketer who understands the trends and values that are influencing this generation’s spending habits. An accounting or finance pro for money matters. Money: it’s a top concern for all business owners at all stages.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Now that my new career is in the personal finance industry, I’m helping women tame their money. When I started my company in 1996 at the age of 20 years old, I decided to name it after the family farm. #16- Inspired by my previous career. Photo Credit: Steffa Mantilla. Another plus is that it’s short and easy to remember.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

percent of new entrepreneurs in 1996 and that by 2014, this number had fallen to just 5.6 If we can help you find financing for your endeavor, please contact us today. In fact, almost 50 percent of veterans owned a business after World War II. But today, veteran entrepreneurship is on the decline.

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Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

Similarly, in recent high profile private financing rounds for private technology companies with valuations over $1B, the valuation multiples were at or below corresponding multiples for publicly traded companies such as Google. In fact, 2010 venture capital fundraising is at the same level as it was in 1995 and 1996.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Valve is a game developer corporation that started in 1996, making such electronic games as Alien Swarm and Left 4 Dead. Buffer thought it would be good to be transparent with all finances, including company salaries. The only correct approach is the one that works for them. That’s right!

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

He founded SKYLIST in 1996 from his college dorm room at Carnegie Mellon, and created UnsubCentral in 2004. Money and Finance Lists. Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. You can follow Joshua on Twitter @joshuabaer. Health and Environment Related Lists. Holiday Lists. Identity Lists. iPhone Resource Lists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). On the other hand, if you are looking for major financing to expand manufacturing capacity, or need major marketing efforts to build your brand, an IPO may be the only way to get you there. After a record low of 39 U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. Consider: When GOAT started it was a restaurant reservation booking app called GrubWithUs … it’s now worth $3.7

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2010

For context, I’ve made over 75 direct angel investments primarily in two time periods – 1994-1996 and 2006-2007. In the first phase (1994-1996) this was $25k. In the 1994-1996 time period I decided to invest $1m in angel investments. Some of this repeats what Will and Don said, but I’ll try to be additive (and specific).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Palm in a New Market What makes this example really interesting is this: rewind the story 4 years earlier to 1996. In 1996 no potential customer had even heard of a Personal Digital Assistant. In 1996 Palm was selling a product that allowed users to do something they couldn’t do before.

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help.bplans.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Financing a Business. of the common shares outstanding immediately prior to first round of equity financing. Shares would be issued simultaneously with first round financing. Small business financing. Start-up financing. Copyright ©1996-2011 Palo Alto Software, Inc. Sample Plans. Sample Business Plans.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Freeloader — On $3m invested, sold for $38m in 1996 — shut down in 1997. It’s not about the financing path, it’s about what you’ve decided to build. Support.com — On 2.5m invested, IPO’ed in 2000 for $32/share — stock price now $2.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. Step 5: Get financed. Additional resources to help you finance your business: How to Get Your Business Funded. How to Apply for a Federal Tax ID Number.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 6, 2012

Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity 1996 – 2010. Financing Entrepreneurial Companies. Entrepreneurial Communities. Reading: Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City (Feld). Reading: Venture Deals: How To Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer (Mendelson, Feld).

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2010

In addition, I’ve made many seed investments as an angel investor in two time periods,1994-1996 and 2006-2007, and seen many more through my involvement as a co-founder of TechStars. ?Our Tags: Seed Financing seed VC. Million Round From Google Ventures.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Fralic has 25 years of technology industry experience, with significant Internet business development roles since 1996. Mr. Fralic earned his BS in Finance from Villanova University and his MBA from St. through the Yahoo! acquisition. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99 and 2005-08. But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 or 2005-2007 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Hvide analyzed 6,800 companies that started between 1996 and 2003 in Norway. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. This leaves a relatively small sample.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

HIPAA, otherwise known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, lists compliance regulations for those in the healthcare sector. Both were developed to provide standards and rules to guarantee safeguards for patient information confidentiality.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Seth graduated from Pace University in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Seth also worked as an Auditor for United Government Services, a division of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin auditing Medicare cost reports under contract with HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration) from 1996 to 1998.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 4, 2012

Back then, equity finance was dominated by fundamental, long-term investors that had strong biases toward the clean and easy pricing of public stocks and the uniform reporting and disclosure requirements imposed by the major exchanges. Well, for starters, it was usually the purest and best way to raise growth capital.

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BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This is a story about starting an enterprise seed fund called Boldstart in 2010 and our journey in enterprise since 1996. We are 100% aligned with our founders when it comes to raising the best Series A financing as our model is not to lead these rounds but follow on with our pro rata.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/29/1996: 22.3. Smart investors will want the founders and employees to be properly motivated post-financing, so there may be a way to a reasonable outcome for both you and your people. Financing capital market down round fundraising outkast' One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0. 3/31/1997: 23.3. 3/31/1998: 30.8.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 5, 2016

Between 1996 and 2002 I was co-chairman of Interliant, a company I co-founded with three other people. While I learned a ton of finance lessons from the experience, I also learned a lot a leadership lessons. Your wall is dingy is one of them.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. When I made 40 seed investments between 1994 and 1996, I had a philosophy that I’d double down on a seed investment. It’s not pretty, but it happens.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 26, 2012

I also understand he may have “edited” one of my favorite longreads of all time, Brian Arthur’s Increasing Returns and the Two Worlds of Business from HBR in 1996. Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour by William Ackman. If you have studied finance or business you can easily skip this video.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2011

And you would think I would have created a financial model showing my growth potential and financing needs. When I first moved to California from New York in 1996 I saw the success of juice bars. You would think I would have done market research to confirm I was pursuing a solid opportunity. But in reality, I didn't do any of this.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

To answer these questions, we built a database of 112 Israeli companies founded between 1996 and 2013 that have met or exceeded $20 million in revenue. They spend more time on strategy, go-to-market, business development, and financing. So how do Israeli ventures scale up? What are the challenges and lessons of scaling up?

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BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This is a story about starting an enterprise seed fund called Boldstart in 2010 and our journey in enterprise since 1996. We are 100% aligned with our founders when it comes to raising the best Series A financing as our model is not to lead these rounds but follow on with our pro rata.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

In April 2011, just prior to the Linked In, Pandora, and RenRen IPO’s, Fred Wilson reaffirmed his belief on his blog that we were not in a bubble in this sector: “I n all the posts over the past year or so outlining my thoughts on the financing and valuation environment in the internet sector, I’ve avoided using the word Bubble.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

The founder of early internet startup Freeloader (acquired for $38 million in 1996) and anti-spam company Brightmail (acquired for $370 million in 2004), Paul went on to pioneer the ride-hailing space. In other words, what percentage of sales are available to pay for growth, and to reward investors for financing that growth.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2015

In response to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, all employers are required to report new hires or rehired employees to their state directory within 20 days of hiring. Check out their page on Hiring Employees for the full rundown and the forms. Questions Small Businesses Should Ask.

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Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Because the following list of companies, which were all venture-backed, went public raising less than $50 million at various times between 1971 and 1996: Adobe, Applied Materials, BMC Softare, Computer Associates, Dell, Electronic Arts, Fiserv, Intel, Paychex, Symantec, Intuit, NetApp, Oracle, Western Digital, Xilinx, and Yahoo!

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Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/29/1996: 22.3 Smart investors will want the founders and employees to be properly motivated post-financing, so there may be a way to a reasonable outcome for both you and your people. One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0 3/31/1997: 23.3 3/31/1998: 30.8 3/31/1999: 49.7 3/31/2000: 73.4 3/30/2001: 26.3 3/29/2002: 82.5 3/31/2003: 44.6

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aweissman.com

OCTOBER 21, 2016

They are interested in finance, medicine, protocols, storage, music. I’ve seen this before - when I worked at AOL in 1996 and in the early days of the social web 2006 or so. Almost across the board. Some are capitalists, some may not be capitalists, some cannot figure out which way to go, but all are curious.

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