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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company.

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Giving Tuesday: How BoardEffect Is Giving Back to Nonprofits

Board Effect

BoardEffect was founded in 2007 by a team of web developers that served nonprofits and educational institutions. On the chance that you’re not familiar with Giving Tuesday, it’s a global movement that inspires people and businesses to give donations or enact positive change to transform their communities and the greater world.

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Announcing UP Global

Feld Thoughts

Startup Weekend and Startup America Partnership are joining forces to create UP Global. In addition to Startup Weekend, UP Global also runs Next , StartupDigest , and NYSE Big Startup. Marc Nager, the CEO of Startup Weekend, will be the CEO of Up Global. The post Announcing UP Global appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. ► 2007. (10). Global warming: a plague for humanity? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Global Warning! Thursday, December 28, 2006. Being a San Francisco-Menlo Park commuter, I spend an average of 90mn per day on the road. Happy New Year 2008!

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The R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator, Powered by Techstars

Feld Thoughts

R/GA is part of Interpublic Group of Companies, one of four global ad holding companies, and is the most award-winning agency in the digital world today. Yesterday, Techstars launched another accelerator, this time focused entirely on connected devices.

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Self-Driving Vehicles: The Future Always Takes Longer to Arrive (Part 1)

Agile VC

Subsequent challenges in 2005 and 2007 had better results, and the 2007 event was the first actually staged on roads… albeit an abandoned military base in California. 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge winner. But these challenges certainly sparked interest in vehicle autonomy.

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