2006 Internet Partner 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
The browser and thus the WWW and the first Internet businesses were born circa 1994–95 and there was a golden period where anything seemed possible. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. There was no money train. It was 1991. There were startups and a software industry but barely.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 2, 2010
And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm. For example, my firm, GRP Partners, has a $200 million fund that was closed in March 2009 and we have 4 investment partners. A round investor implies they are the “first institutional money in the deal.&# GRP Partners is stage agnostic.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. Is that when it became big? was starting.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet: AOL. It was an online community like CompuServe and eventually started offering people dial-up access to the Internet for a monthly fee. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. AOL was closed, the Internet was open. And then came AOL.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 23, 2014
Today, with the decentralising nature of the Internet, distributed cloud technology and a growing sentiment toward entrepreneurship, the global startup ecosystem has never been so dispersed. But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina? What’s the magic formula that helps a city to incubate innovation?
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000. For the next four or five years, technology M&A boomed, growing from 50 in 2003 to 450 in 2006. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.
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