2001 advice board investing 
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 5, 2023
Sometime in the next few weeks, I’ll complete my next investment. Last August, I passed the point at which I had spent literally half my entire life working in this asset class, having started at the General Motors pension fund doing institutional investments in venture funds and late-stage directs back in February of 2001.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 6, 2020
Like the downturns in 2008 and 2001, this has been a very trying time for entrepreneurs running startups. At the same time, many investors are being more cautious with making new investments, preferring to focus on their existing portfolio before investing in new companies. Remember that you are not alone.
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This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 3, 2012
I think Fred was trying to offer some friendly advice to young investors that you're going to "take lumps" and that it's worth learning from those who are more experienced. An experienced entrepreneur who has raised money multiple times can be a great board member as well. Try to think about why the person said what they said.
TechCrunch
MARCH 21, 2023
After all, the money could be invested in something more impactful. ” Rajaram, who sits on the boards of Pinterest and Coinbase, added on Twitter that an early shut-down can be a “graceful way out” for stressed-out founders, so we asked him whether it’s also practical considering the current market.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. In an early round of investment where there is not an extremely high price relative to normal valuations this is anything but benign. Those were the dog days of entrepreneurship.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series “ Start Up Advice &# but I’d really like to call this post, “VC Advice.&#. We could do more in 2010 with more VC investment; the doubling assumes only ratable increase in marketing spend to achieve profitability. In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 22, 2009
This is part of my ongoing posts on Startup Advice. Please don’t also confuse this with whether a VC should invest in a CEO who’s done it before – that’s a given. My advice: don’t. I worked with the board who encouraged me to bring in heavy weights. I’m not one of those.
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