Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). We also run annual CEO summits and topical discussions groups in marketing, technology, recruiting and the like. Let’s start with the fund. This month we closed our 4th fund of $200 million.

Los Angeles 343

Los Angeles Las Vegas San Francisco Baltimore 343

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

To our delight, technology has evolved and improved in many ways over that time. Technology evolution can be cyclical, with some branches looping back to the past with surprising vigor and without much self-awareness. Through our fifteen years, we've been charged with helping clients get business done with technology.

Guinea 200

Guinea Application Development Ruby Web Development 200

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 15, 2014

The unique technology we’ve built, that we’ve prototyped, that we’re contemplating, is fascinating and valuable. Some come from lessons you can only learn in the field with 2000+ servers and 100,000+ installations of an application. To share them would be to violate the privacy of others. Some of it is algorithmic.

CTO Hire 266

CTO Hire RSS Cofounder Algorithm 266

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2010

Over time, innovations outside the company (demographic, cultural, new technologies, etc.) But most large companies find it hard to deal with disruptive innovation – radical shifts in technology, customers, regulatory changes, etc, that create new markets. outpace an existing company’s business model.

Search 251

Search Agile Customer Development Technical Review 251

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. US technology companies are also benefiting from the expansion of the global middle class. Global Demand.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review United States Software Review China 170

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to an Accenture study, companies are increasingly becoming invested in creation, with 62% of high-growth companies planning to invest in technologies that lead to higher rates of innovation study. Ironically, the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made an offer to Blockbuster to buy out Netflix for $50 million in 2000.

Software Review 190

Software Review Application Development Technical Review Bankruptcy 190

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

billion from 49 listings, and represented the strongest annual period for IPOs since 2000. Most VCs see decreases in clean technology investment, medical devices and biopharmaceuticals, so tune your expectations accordingly. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5

Venture Capital 252

Venture Capital IPO Elevator Pitch Initial Public Offering 252

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. Arnie Gullov-Singh (ex-EVP of product, technology and operations for MySpace) also joined as CEO, as Sean Rad will assume the role of President. Following several completed advertising campaigns, Ad.ly currently has 70,000 publishers reaching 45mm readers.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

IPO 273

IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

1/mo means you can’t afford customer service and it must incrementally free to run the technology behind it, both of which have implications for the sort of product you have to build (e.g. This is often B2C because the value is in quantity of customers, and there’s 100x more consumers than businesses. $1/mo

Bootstrapping 294

Bootstrapping Technical Review B2C Sales Cycle 294

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc).

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I realized in working with so many startup technology firms is that even if you don’t give permission to third-party apps to access your information much of it is available anyways as long as somebody you’re connected to is more promiscuous with third-party apps.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Curiosity drives me to explore new marketing trends and technologies. But yeah, I think we're over 2000. Sara Nay (02:30): So you've possibly listened to John interview guests 2000 times or so at this point. I mean, AI can take 2000 resumes and really analyze them for exactly what you're looking for.

Small Business 81

Small Business Cloud ChatGPT Technical Review 81

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

Early-stage investors in technology startups are only looking for growth-oriented companies that can achieve an “exit&# someday – either via selling your company to a larger company or via an IPO. It was early 2000. Over time some “norms&# have emerged in pricing based on investors risk / return profile.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. The discussion with Howard Morgan starts off by acknowledging Josh Kopelman as a co-founder of First Round Capital. and Half.com.

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

We all know that much of early-stage technology startup success comes from execution and often what you’re working on today will be rolled out more seriously over the next several months. I know because I did this in early 2000. For early-stage consumer companies I would be careful not to market futures at all.

Early Stage 380

Early Stage Stealth Marketing Startup 380

View from Seed

JANUARY 31, 2024

Or, to be more precise, there are a lot of similarities between the way the tech world is reacting to these two different technologies. First, the ease at which developers can get started working with AI models is starting to lead to a Cambrian explosion of products and applications that leverage this technology.

Web 168

Web Generative AI Houston Distribution 168

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

This technology is not only spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs, but is also changing the educational landscape, all the way down to early grade school. There are already more than 2000 hackerspaces worldwide, as listed on the Hackerspace Wiki. Provides networking with cofounders and strategic partners.

Technical Cofounder 153

Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Wiki Cofounder 153

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# But everything has intrinsic value.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Lyft requires you to be at least 23 years old and have your own four-door car (2000 or newer) in good working condition. She is a regular contributor to the Miami Herald and co-hosts pFunkCast on Klangbox.fm , a radio show and podcast that showcases the arts, education, entrepreneurship and technology communities.

San Francisco 263

San Francisco Securities and Exchange Commission Miami United Kingdom 263

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2019

It is important to understand that while there are technologies that allow developers to write code once and deploy it to both iOS and Android platforms, writing native code can be a preferable option. Guy Cooper is Managing Director of Wave Digital , an Australian app development company founded in 2000. encounters delays.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Developer Hiring Software Review 147

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

In the early stages of every technology, the market is usually dominated by products built for early adopters who are typically tech savvy – this mainly consists of developers who like to have full control over a product and its features. Compared to today, technology was used by a very small group of people.

PHP 143

PHP Management HTML Framework 143

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Pundits are mixed on whether FourSquare represents a major technology trend or a fad but undoubtedly it has captured the zeitgeist of the technology elite at this moment in time. No prizes for guessing … there’s ALWAYS a second act in technology. Is the game over? The Future: Where is Social Networking Headed Next?

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

Fractional CTO 195

Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 195

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

From 1996 to 2000 Don learned the art of Penetration Testing while consulting for both Ernst & Young and Deloitte and later took a position with one of the first Managed Security Services Providers, Counterpane Internet Security. Don is helping evolve research operations and research technology in line with the growth of Malware.

Security 160

Security Mobile Software Review Technical Review 160

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. Rumored: Digital Sky Technologies. So my guess is that Tweetup needs to go “multi-stream&# (as in Facebook, MySpace, etc.). There is also another inherent weakness. Many other people over paid for Chemdex, VerticalNet, Pets.com, etc.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Affiliate Valuation San Francisco 271

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Technological progress has significantly altered our lives, specifically by increasing carbon dioxide emissions from various corporations. Companies that utilise corporate car sharing services demonstrate their readiness to embrace new technologies. Founded in 2000, by 2010, the company’s fleet already had 8,000 cars.

Software Review 158

Software Review Software Mobile Technical Review 158

The Next Web

DECEMBER 3, 2013

age group varies according to source, but the generation is roughly composed of those born between 1981 and 2000, according to Pew Research. Comfortable with technology and used to constant emails, can the old-school electronically mailed message stand out midst the noise?

Email 141

Email Software Review Technical Review Social Media 141

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Moshe Lichtman, the man once in charge of all of Microsoft’s technology development in Israel, says that the time has come to build a billion dollar Israeli company. He is a technology all-star, so let’s find out what he is envisioning for the future of technology, business, and Israel. By Ben Bakhshi.

Israel 100

Israel Venture Capital New Zealand Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. High burn-rates fueled by over investment – One of the most damning things that happened to the start-up markets in 97-00 and 05-08 was the overfunding of technology companies.

Burn Rate 263

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

The thing is, a tech startup or any type of startup for that matter (doesn’t have to be technology focussed) and a traditional, new business venture, are different for a number of reasons, most notably: the way they think about growth. Key difference #1 – how these entities think about growth.

Small Business 154

Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor 154

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2012

Needless to say that before you start and throughout the entire process, you should make sure that technological requirements are met. He co-founded Archiweb in 1998, an award-winning leader among web design companies in SE Europe, and envisioned the later-to-be stock agency in early 2000.

Social Media 231

Social Media Media Stock Clickthrough 231

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

Around 80% of all major power outages that occurred from 2000 to 2023 were caused by weather. Many parameters may be monitored by technologies like machine learning algorithms and the Internet of Things (IoT). Texas, Michigan, and California were among the most impacted states by weather-related outages.

Analytics 155

Analytics Artificial Inteligence Colorado Michigan 155

Start Up Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I’ve been reviewing my notepad from 2013 and thought I’d share my insights into what’s changed and the big issues from my perspective in startups, business and technology. Technology is no longer a thing: It’s almost not worth mentioning now it is so ensconced in human life.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Valuation Software Review Social Media 100

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2018

David Meyer founded Adopt-a-Pet.com (formerly 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com) in 2000 as a way of ending pet overpopulation. Instead of running a non-profit that happened to be a web site, they reconceived Adopt-a-Pet as a technology company that happened to be a non-profit. The result was a reframing of how they understood their mission.

Lean 146

Lean North America Startup Technical Review 146

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2018

For dental practices in particular, a monthly or even weekly newsletter will allow you to boast new technological methods you’ve bought into your practice, as well as sharing top oral hygiene tips.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Marketing Social Media Audience 127

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2014

I’m a child of the 1970s, who was routinely promised flying cars in the future, and wrote school essays about what life would be like in the year 2000. Here’s why: Except for early adopters of technology and diehard environmental customers, most people aren’t buying a fuel type, they’re buying transportation.

Artificial Inteligence 183

Artificial Inteligence Government Nevada Cost 183