2005 Finance Global 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem. There are 20x more consumers online.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. 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.
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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
Finance where needed. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. The last big recession was in the early 90′s where IT and globalization were in their infancy in terms of impact. We thought the following: No new deals close until we figure out WTF is going on with the market. Cut where needed.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 27, 2018
The first accelerator, YC, was founded in 2005. Now that we are 13 years into the accelerator journey, an accelerator is a well-established construct that is part of the global startup ecosystem. Accelerators and Crowd-Funding: Complementarity, Competition, or Convergence in the Earliest Stages of Financing New Ventures?
David Teten
JANUARY 10, 2012
He is an active angel with many successful angel investments including: Rent.com, (purchased by Ebay in 2005 for $415 million), Golfnow.com (purchased by Comcast in June 2008), and Lifelock (lead investors include Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers). which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 3, 2024
I can hardly believe it’s been 18 years since I first launched VC Cafe back in December 2005! While it is going through a challenging period now, Israel continues to stand as a powerhouse of innovation and technology, ranking 6th in global innovation according to Global Finance. The second best time is now.”
mashable.com
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
Amidst an increasingly connected world, globalization is the order of the day. However, while the benefits are many (including more efficient communication and greater potential for collaboration), today’s digital age can put increased pressure on young businesses to expand globally — and to do so quickly. from France.
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