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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

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I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 years ago. I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

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So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

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Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble? Mike Bosch. Post a Comment.

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Do Less. More.

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There’s too much PR and too many tech blogs and too many newsletters and aggregators and Twitter summarizers to even try to catch everything that’s going on and equally there’s so much noise that it becomes harder to be heard. partners and now principals making investments that number is the right-sized fit for our firm.

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Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

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Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Thursday, December 28, 2006. Newer Post.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

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Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 12:17 PM. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. Older Post.