Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. I lived through this again September 2001. You need your key negotiating partner and both sets of lawyers. Be willing to take breaks to let your partner call his senior people for consent.

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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. A good piece covering the contracting VC market is by Bill Gurley So partners at many firms are racing around to the limited number of pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, family offices, etc.

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Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Will consumers want to watch short-form mobile entertainment? Will these third parties produce something people will watch?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2011

The digital native, a term first coined by Marc Prensky in his seminal article Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants in 2001 (and later a book called – Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning “), is today known by many names.

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Leadership Technical Review Demand Mobile 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Investors are wary of “equal partners,” who may jeopardize a timely decision. Investors look for “street smarts,” or examples that didn’t come from a school book or a corporate process. When pitching to investors, weave in real-life stories of your best past creative solutions. Not afraid to make a decision.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 23, 2014

” With Mattermark , I remember the moment clearly – I was at The Kitchen in Boulder with the founders (Danielle Morrill, Kevin Morrill, and Andy Sparks) and my partner Seth. Last, did I want to be a long term partner with the entrepreneurs? This kicked me in the ass very, very hard between 2001 and 2004.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) These types seem dangerous, yet are often the ones needed on board to get the fund to invest in the first place, seeing that the younger partners naturally have less pull during the Monday round-ups. My experience of 2001-2004 is very remote from what you are describing.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Marketing/Sales/Partners. Sales channels, sales and marketing partners. – No partners identified. ++. Key partners in place. This article was originally written in May 2001, revised extensively in January 2011 and again October 2011. Competitive products are weak. Key beta testers identified and contacted.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2014

He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX since the show’s inception in 2001. Karlgaard is also a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded Upside magazine, Garage Technology Partners, and Silicon Valley’s premier public business forum, the 7,500-member Churchill Club.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2014

But if you want your employees to be partners, you’ve got to reinforce them when they act like partners. He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX since the show’s inception in 2001. In other words, take notice when they display passion and motivation (grit) and initiative and guts (gumption).

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2014

He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX since the show’s inception in 2001. Karlgaard is also a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded Upside magazine, Garage Technology Partners, and Silicon Valley’s premier public business forum, the 7,500-member Churchill Club.

Silicon Valley 164

Silicon Valley Technical Review Cofounder Lean 164

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 14, 2014

He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX since the show’s inception in 2001. Karlgaard is also a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded Upside magazine, Garage Technology Partners, and Silicon Valley’s premier public business forum, the 7,500-member Churchill Club.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2014

But if you want your employees to be partners, you’ve got to reinforce them when they act like partners. He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX since the show’s inception in 2001. In other words, take notice when they display passion and motivation (grit) and initiative and guts (gumption).

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Employee Leadership Balance Sheet Chicago 160

Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Her local Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a resources partner of the SBA, assisted them in developing marketing materials that effectively showcased the company’s unusual range of proficiencies. In 2001, they secured their second SBA loan for the business. This time to build a 42,000 square foot office building.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

days in 2001-2003. Instead of visiting colleges, collecting resumes and arranging interviews, the consumer good giant made the jobs known via social media and then partnered with an A.I. Glassdoor reports that since 2009, interview processes have grown from 3.3 days on average in 2016 which is an increase from 19.3

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2021

On the other hand, most people thought Segway was the next big thing back in 2001, as an electric “personal transporter,” but it has yet to find a foothold. For technical innovators, I often recommend finding a partner with deep business savvy. Yet today, Twitter is a fifty billion behemoth, and MySpace is forgotten.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 5, 2019

And we all have some Irish ancestors so we settled on Fior Partners. We like to think we’re our clients true partners… Thanks to Dana Sullivan Kilroy, Fior Partners ! #5- The year was 2001. This was 2001, when almost nobody was on the Web. On July 11, 2001, I had my Last Bad Day.

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Naming Entrepreneur Southern California Video 121

Up and Running

JULY 7, 2014

Oliver Emberton is the founder of Silktide, a successful British software company founded in 2001. In fact, the name of the entire Virgin business empire is down to Branson and his partners feeling they were ‘virgins’ at doing business. Start now – Oliver Emberton, Richard Branson and Tim Berry (oh, and Nike).

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David Teten

AUGUST 1, 2020

The movement was born at the 2001 World Racism Conference at Durban as an attempt to pressure Israel, despite the ongoing support of Israel’s government and citizens for a two-state solution. . In the 19 years since the 2001 decision by NGOs to ostracize Israel with BDS, Israel’s per capita GDP has grown from $19,000 to $36,200.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

I remember my friend Ryan Martens sitting down with me and Chris Wand around 2001 and walking us through his idea for changing the how he approached managing the software development process. For example, from a post in 2008 about Rally’s $16.85m financing , I riffed on the origins of the company.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

In 2001, I entered the publishing industry, figuring I could use the general services turnaround skills I had developed after B school in an industry in turmoil as a result of the internet and the changes. Thanks to Yaniv Masjedi, Nextiva ! #4- 4- My story in the publishing sector. Photo Credit: Joel Poznansky.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” each with partners as the lead. Where are Things Headed for VC in 2031?

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. Look at 2001 and 2008’s Lehman collapse and Sequoia RIP Good Times deck for lessons learned.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. Look at 2001 and 2008s Lehman collapse and Sequoia RIP Good Times deck for lessons learned.

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Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 78

Babbling VC

AUGUST 10, 2011

I am seriously babbling like everyone else did in 2001, 2008 and now again in 2011. Just as you may be out renegotiating things, your customers and partners are thinking similarly. If you're a private investor in stocks, you better get ready for a financial beating unless you sold everything a couple weeks ago. . This is nothing new.

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Germany Stock IPO Valuation 76

ConversionXL

JULY 15, 2020

In the marketing version of Agile, the execution team and partners develop an in-depth understanding of the customer first to make more informed decisions as they plan on the tactical level. To top it off, marketers even have their own Agile marketing manifesto , separate from the Agile manifesto created by software developers in 2001.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Amid the remembrance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks this past weekend, much was made of the voluminous 9/11 Commission report, which described in excruciating detail countless ways in which the United States homeland security and emergency response infrastructure failed to respond adequately to a disaster of unprecedented proportions.

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Startup Silicon Valley Reputation Community 98

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

As in real life – those that rush into marriage often find out what their partner is really like after the fact. How do you then reference check your VC to be sure that you’ve chosen a good firm and partner? My chips were down in late 2000 / early 2001. But what about once you have a term sheet? My story briefly.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Cofounder Partner 288

The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

Partner with a provider that will bring out the best as you continue with the journey. However, if you chose to work with a partner ensure they offer user-friendly front end, a gaming management system, payment module and access to betting markets and top events. The first move involves identifying a software provider.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

“Value brands can also effectively reach out to pained-but-patient consumers who previously bought higher-end brands, a strategy Wal-Mart aggressively used with its ‘everyday low prices’ policy in the 2001 recession.” Premium-brand market leaders [.] Here are some things you can do. Learn from forced efficiency. “I recession in 2009.”.

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Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2020

Vancouver executive Christopher Kape is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who founded JAMCO Capital Partners , an early-stage investment and strategic advisory firm that focuses on a number of industries, including gaming, high-tech, food and wellness.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Whitehill , now a partner at Fox Rothschild ) suggested that we shouldn’t use the typical path to a greencard under the EB-3 (Skilled worker/professional) category. I got my greencard approval in 2001, a few months after 9/11. My immigration attorney ( Robert S.

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United States Founder India Venture Capital 114

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Collectively they have $850M in capital in their most recent funds: [link] Both Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners have filed regulatory documents associated with new fundraising efforts in 2017 so we should all look forward to announcements from them on successfully raising new funds.

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Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

Babbling VC

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Technically, co-investors would fall under the "People" heading above but here I'm focussing more on the funds themselves and not specific partners or people at that fund. . We didn't really discuss whether the partner on the deal was the right guy for us. Even if they are on equal ground as partners, things can go major wrong.

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Technical Review Europe Portfolio Germany 76

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Also, working with a consulting CTO will prepare you for finding and selecting a permanent technology partner. Avoid delay by using a consulting CTO on a short-term basis while you are searching for a permanent technology partner. Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were!

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2016

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