This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I''m super proud of Rob, Ben and the whole Backupify team--and this is particularly special for me because Backupify was the first investment I ever made as a VC, and the first board I ever sat on. I joined the board and I was assuming everything would always be up and to the right, because that''s the way success happens, right?

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Our collective strategy Ambition 2030 represents the promise of Impact Hub when I first joined as a member (Impact Hub Islington, 2005). Also, it’s why I started an Impact Hub (Amsterdam, 2008), why I served on the global Board (2015-2018) and contributed through other roles, and why I want to continue to serve the network.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 19, 2021

Contributed by Winnie Hart, an EO Houston member who serves on EO’s Board of Directors. on Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. Hart is an author, brand strategist and the CEO of TwinEngine and Brand in the Box. We must be ready. We must be prepared. We must lead. At 6:10 a.m.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In 2005, three entrepreneurs — Vadim Vladimirskiy, Stuart Gabel and Niall Keegan — co-founded Adar, a Chicago-based company providing “streaming IT” and IT-as-a-service products mainly to small- and medium-sized businesses. ” It likely helps that Nerdio has a close working relationship with Microsoft.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. The Exchange Fund – This allows the entrepreneurs to diversify their founders stock into other portfolio companies stock. What is ideal board structure? and Half.com.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2021

At the height of its growth in 2005, the company underwent some changes. Pressure from the board and/or investors. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and led by Irwin Jacobs who, based on Qualcomm’s success, would later become a billionaire and one of San Diego’s most prominent philanthropists. Low employee engagement.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 6, 2023

And – you’ve guessed it – also the solutions will be co-designed with the SoTecIn community acting as a sounding board, advisor and steering committee. million available in grants to those who will offer solutions to these challenges. This time, we will facilitate this community online.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 6, 2023

And – you’ve guessed it – also the solutions will be co-designed with the SoTecIn community acting as a sounding board, advisor and steering committee. million available in grants to those who will offer solutions to these challenges. This time, we will facilitate this community online.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

He knew he was an entrepreneur because he couldn’t stop thinking about ideas. You are also less likely to be an entrepreneur when your personal obligations, like family and mortgage pile up. Seth dispelled the rumor that first-time entrepreneurs who accept capital from Sequoia Capital are eventually fired.

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Feedough

APRIL 14, 2021

This term is believed to have first appeared in a blog post by Rex Hammock on May 11, 2005. Provides safe exit strategy: Entrepreneurs see acqui-hiring as a secure escape. Assists in future growth: The target company employees gain access to resources and capital that can help them grow as entrepreneurs. Did we miss something?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

A friend of mine is a serial entrepreneur and is running a high-profile, early stage company in NorCal. He’s been at it since 2005. We exchanged ideas when I was an entrepreneur along side him in NorCal in 05-07 and my point-of-view on founder / VC relationships hasn’t shifted even 1% since I went to the dark side.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

2005 / Ask your employees for feedback. But in 2006, I found my peer group by joining the Entrepreneurs Organization —and it was a game-changer. The organization serve as an informal business advisory board. I confess that wasn’t always the case. I certainly did. Bonus lesson: Set your domain name to auto-renew!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I do what I wish all entrepreneurs would do. I had a 3-hour board meeting with another. I sent an email to another about what I thought we should cover at his next board meeting and what was missing from the deck he sent. It’s an entrepreneur with whom I’ve been wanting to work for 6 years.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. million for a 25% stake in MySpace (spun out from Intermix as a majority-controlled subsidiary), with Geoff and Chris Moore joining its board of directors.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

I initially worked as an analyst at a stock-broking firm until 2004 before embarking on my venture capital and private equity journey, where I made my first investments in Greater China before exiting via the London Stock Exchange later between 2005 and 2006. What qualities do you seek in start-up founders whose companies you would invest in?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. Rumored to be appox.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. Passionate Entrepreneurs & Ambassadors. You need to have passionate tech entrepreneurs who want to build businesses locally.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

It’s meant to be a bit provocative but the reality is that I give this advice to entrepreneurs all the the time and I usually leave the “e&# off of the end. I normally offer this advice in the capacity of really wanting to help entrepreneurs so please bear with me. It is 2010. The list goes on.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Great entrepreneurs can come from anywhere. Using Crunchbase data , I charted the financing follow-on rates across the 12 US cities in which at least 10 seeds, 3 Series As and 3 Series Bs have occured in the Crunchbase data set from 2005-2014. But do the locations of startups affect their ability to raise follow on capital?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

But putting large sums of money in the hands of first time or even experienced entrepreneurs with absolutely no oversight is a recipe for disaster. The fundamental role a VC plays is the role of board members and their job is to provide oversight (and even auditing) of the company for the purposes of protecting shareholders.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

We funded one in 2005 and lost a lot of money. You know this isn’t likely to lead anywhere and frankly you didn’t quit your job to pursue your life dream of being an entrepreneur to sell 12 months later in an acquihire. Call me when you’re ready to leave.” “Dude, we saw a bunch of those last year.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. You’ll never make a great entrepreneur. So your journey to fund raising begins by strengthening your relationships with other entrepreneurs.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As you know, I run our Founder Experience program here, the set of tools and programs and people that we have to support our entrepreneurs in their growth journey. I joined Google in 2005, a little after Claire. And then we do score ourselves with the board, but also with the company. ” That’s reported to the board.

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