Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 21, 2024

For a period from December 9, 2009, to approximately March of 2016, technology companies produced nearly 5% free cash flow yields on average. That’s my mental model for it, anyway. Software companies top the charts at 3% over the last 20 years, according to data from New Constructs , a financial research firm.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 10, 2024

Contributed to EO by Dave Galbenski, an EO Detroit member who served as EO Global Chair in 2008-2009. “We have the capability through living organ donation to ensure that no one else perishes while waiting for a transplant due to kidney or liver disease.” He is a graduate of the inaugural class of EO’s Global Speakers Academy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Contributed to EO by Dave Galbenski, an EO Detroit member who served as EO Global Chair in 2008-2009. He is a graduate of the inaugural class of EO’s Global Speakers Academy. Dave is co-founder and chairman of the Global School of Entre p reneurship , which provides education for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 12, 2020

We kicked things off with an event we called Hacking Education back in March 2009. USV has invested in the education sector for a bit more than ten years. We have focused on “direct to learner” businesses and have mostly avoided investing in companies that sell to the established education system.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 5, 2021

This study was based on a large sample of VC fund level returns from 2009 to 2017 and does not include the last few years which have been particularly strong for the VC sector. Manager selection remains an important part of VC investing because the lower half of VC funds do not outperform the stock market.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

Launched out of Betaworks in 2009 , the service offered real-time analytics back when Google Analytics made you wait 24 hours to see who was clicking around your site. Chartbeat, a website that tells publishers about their readers, is getting the private equity treatment.

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Dream It

MARCH 19, 2019

Stephens has been involved in advising over a million square feet of tenant and landlord representation transactions within Manhattan and across the country since 2009. He has worked with clients such as Conde Nast, ING, Ernst and Young, and many more.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

i2E made a concept investment through the OCAST Technology Business Finance Program (which iThryv repaid) early in the company’s life, and then in June of 2009, we invested again from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund (OSCF). Alkami Technology was founded (as iThryv) by serial entrepreneur Gary Nelson more than 10 years ago in Oklahoma City.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Back in March 2009, USV hosted an event called Hacking Education. It was the beginning of our effort to invest in the transformation of the education sector. A few weeks ago, USV held its annual meeting, roughly 15 years after we closed our first fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

And with the crash of Sept 2009 – March 2009 the market cleared out created an open field in which to invest, go slowly, learn and let companies mature before they felt the need to be “hyped.”

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Jason Calacanis

DECEMBER 10, 2023

” “If only I had started an app or cloud company during the ZIRP run up from 2009 to 2021!” “If only I had started a company during the desktop PC revolution in the 80s and 90s!” ” “If only I had started a company at the start of the internet!” and ZIRP).

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Revolution

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The graph below shows a history of this Total Score compared to a historical series of three-year forward real estate values. Taking extra risk in the 2001–02 and 2008–09 time periods paid off. The highest score ever was 97.6 Those who invested that year were rewarded with the best three-year returns in the series.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

MoveinSync: Revolutionizing Corporate Commutes with Diverse Solutions Established in 2009 by Deepesh Agarwal and Akash Maheshwari, MoveinSync has developed various solutions to streamline employee commutes for large corporations. Among the interested investors is Bessemer Venture Partners.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

East Ventures, established in 2009, has an impressive track record of supporting more than 300 technology companies. He highlighted the strong synergy between East Ventures’ profound knowledge of the startup ecosystem in Indonesia and Southeast Asia and SV Investment’s extensive experience in the South Korean market.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The graph below shows a history of this Total Score compared to a historical series of three-year forward real estate values. Taking extra risk in the 2001–02 and 2008–09 time periods paid off. The highest score ever was 97.6 Those who invested that year were rewarded with the best three-year returns in the series.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

That’s why Foursquare didn’t quite take off in the same way in 2009. For example, people think that it happened at SXSW with Twitter in 2007—but they forget that a small but dedicated mass of people were already on Twitter ahead of the conference. That conference accelerated adoption, but there was already some adoption in the community.

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propel(x)

JULY 11, 2022

Fitbit became the first household name in wearables when it launched its first tracker in 2009. 3D printing The first 3D printing patent was filed in 1980, and in 2009, MakerBot brought open-source DIY (Do-it-yourself) 3D printing kits to the masses. Wearable technology includes smartwatches, smart clothing, and implanted technology.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 6, 2023

In Q4 2009, Amazon acquired Zappos for $1b. But, it didn’t feel that way in the moment - at least not from my vantage point - the markets felt like molasses. Companies chewed gravel, gritting out each quarter. About 5 quarters later, the exit market offered a little sprig of hope. Then GreenDot’s IPO in Q2 2010 at $1.4b

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2021

In 2009, he co-founded DALS Lighting, an LED lighting business where he implemented the Scaling Up Growth System and led the company to 3X its revenues. Pimsleur is the author of Go Big Now: 8 Essential Mindset Practices to Overcome Any Obstacle and Reach Your Goals.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

We commend the VC’s and angels that have rallied around their entrepreneurs to repurpose lessons learned from the 2008/2009 recession. As they have proved time and time again, angels have embraced portfolio companies even in times of tougher fundraising and worked vigorously to keep startups, and job growth, moving forward.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

That move was notable in that the storied venture firm was founded in 2009 in Menlo Park and has historically been associated with the Bay Area. . ” Alongside ditching a centralized HQ, a16z announced new offices in Miami Beach, New York and Santa Monica in addition to its existing Menlo Park and San Francisco posts.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

This was 2009 and his understanding of audience engagement was far beyond anything I was hearing from most people at that time. Five-and-a-half years ago I first met Chamillionaire at a tech conference in LA. I saw him on stage at the event talking about how he used social media to engage audiences.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 19, 2022

All this took patience: Amazon’s share price exceeded the dot-com high Oct 23, 2009, a decade later. A remarkable accomplishment in the most unforgiving capital markets environment the company had seen. Ten years after that, the company’s value had compounded 20x.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

For well over a decade since the 2008/2009 Great Recession, the cloud market has known only one direction: up and to the right. Here is why: The party is over. And what a party it was! Almost without interruption, the market grew, public investors got the hang of SaaS economics, and IPOs became more frequent and more lucrative.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The company was purchased by Facebook in 2009 and Taylor had a stint as CTO at the company. Taylor spent four years at Google starting in March 2003 before undertaking an entrepreneurial journey, founding early social network FriendFeed in 2007, right after leaving Google.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 22, 2018

Median round sizes have increased from 2009 dramatically across seed and Series A-C. In the chart above, I’ve drawn dashed lines from the values in 2009 across the graph. The dashed blue line is the median series A from 2009. Seed rounds have not surpassed 2009 Series A levels. Two blocks of the ladder have flipped.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2023

The roots of this trend can be traced back as early as 2009, according to a remark that Wikipedia attributes to “ economist Mark Boldger ,” but gained popularity after the pandemic. Instead, they choose to work strictly within their job description with no desire to work longer hours or display full enthusiasm toward their job.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 8, 2023

Since its formal launch in 2009, VOI has disbursed over $300 million in sectors that include renewable energy, clean water, healthcare, education and agriculture. Giao said that their investment on F88 is their first investment in the financial services sector in Vietnam.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

YCombinator had a great run from 2007 through early 2009 investing at a time when there weren''t nearly as many seed funds and accelerators as there are now. My own track record as a VC across First Round Capital and Brooklyn Bridge Ventures actually starts in January of 2010, *after* the Airbnb class of Winter 2009.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2015

As an active investor in the Los Angeles technology market we’re always seeking to better understand the data and trends of why our market has grown so rapidly since 2009. We look for pockets of excellence where we may have skills that aren’t native in other markets or where our home town may have some unique skills or talents.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

The Tory Burch Foundation, which was launched in 2009 by fashion designer Tory Burch, has a long history of supporting women entrepreneurs. It’s best known for its fellowship program that provides education grants, networking opportunities and business advice to women entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Example: In 2009, Southwest Airlines decided to go against industry standards that were shifting toward fees for checked luggage. This includes customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, society at large and the environment.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 20, 2023

Established in 2009, FunP Innovation Group (BVI) controls cacafly.com, a leading digital advertising sales, consulting agency and Tenmax.io, an advertising technology development. The firm that is headquartered in Taiwan also has offices and operations in Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

As a venture investor, I have invested in over 60 companies, and while many have gone public or been acquired, the journey has included pivots, near-death experiences and navigating through the 2008/2009 downturn.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

The social media company had raised a down round in 2009 before it went public in 2012 at a $104 billion valuation. Meta, known as Facebook at the time, is probably the best-known example.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Since its founding in 2009, Kabbage has provided more than $6 billion to SMBs through a fully-automated platform that allows customers to apply in minutes. First up, Jeff speaks with Kathryn Petralia, co-founder of Kabbage , an online financial technology company that provides funding directly to small businesses.

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