Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) What this meant for entrepreneurs and VCs was a bit more complex– the IPO market was all but closed (with the Google IPO in 2004 as a brilliant exception), but it was possible find a buyer for your company. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2010
I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years). That VC who saw me stick through hard times at my first company and get an exit at both companies is the firm where I’m now a partner. I knew my partners for 8 years before joining GRP.
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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.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
I had come from a world where I was nearly a partner at Accenture before starting my first company. I learned everything I know about startups in these lean years: 2001-2004. I traveled out there with our then head of sales & operations (and my business partner) Stuart Lander.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 19, 2011
Called Tim Spicer (c-companies partner) and he told him matt, they only want one thing, more warrant coverage!!! Raised money from Splitrock Partners (of whom Matt thinks very highly) experience was so emotionally traumatic he came out of it vowing he’d never go thru that again – get cash flow positive RIGHT NOW!!! [if
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. And especially if you are dealing with early stage firms where partners might have different areas of specialization but they might have a lot of connective tissue across things. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I Is that when it became big?
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
In 2004, Googling terms like “high tech marketing” and “startup” I discovered “ The Four Steps to The Epiphany ” at Cafépress.com. However, when I looked into the detail, most of them did not have even early adaptors and the problem wasn’t “chasm crossing,” it was that almost nobody wanted their products.
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