TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Before problems arise and between regularly scheduled meetings, entrepreneurs should get comfortable with asking for help and advice. What can the 2000 dot-com crash teach us about the 2022 tech downturn? Reaching out to share an update or ask questions sends a strong signal that you’re not waiting for someone to give you direction.

venture capital

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. I had an MBA, had done a few years of strategy consulting and knew all of the management theory. million which closed the first week of March 2000 – a week before the market crashed. Tags: Start-up Advice. This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital.

startup founder

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. They picked apart holes in our strategy and they were right. Tags: Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. He handled this perfectly.

VC

TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2022

So when Goldman Sachs announced this week it was buying NextCapital – a fintech company that provides automated advice to corporate retirement plan participants – my ears perked up. At the height of the dot.com boom in the first quarter of 2000, the bank had invested in a record 53 startups. Cross River Bank is not just any bank.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

ET, M13 Managing Partner Karl Alomar will join me on a Twitter Space to share his advice for fundraising during a downturn. This strategy sparks interest, attracts more subscribers to your site and improves the purchase potential of their products.”. On Monday, June 27 at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m.

angel investing

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 17, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. As this cohort of firms is forced to puke out any asset that is not locked in some long-term yield strategy, look out below.

culture

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it. If you became a principal or a new partner in 2000/01 you had a good salary but as it turns out you were very unlikely to see a large upside “carry” return for quite some time.

entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). If you are thinking about angel investors please read this piece I did on Angel Funding Advice. Tags: Start-up Advice. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. I eventually needed more money.

venture capital

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

We capped our fund size so that we would stay true to our investment strategy in terms of size, scope and number of partners as we stood in 2014 when we raised the fund. So I immediately felt like I had a partner whom I could call for sensitive advice on topics where there aren’t many sources of input or mentorship.

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OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

At AppSumo, we’ve tested hundreds of strategies. Today, I’ll be revealing the 5 strategies that made us over $10M EACH. When everyone is using the same marketing strategy, it’s hard to get a great return on your marketing budget. After the Dropbox giveaway, we realized how powerful this marketing strategy truly was.

strategy

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. They should heed the age old advice that raising slightly more money while you can is always better than trying to optimize future valuations. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class.

VC

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

But privately here is what I say every week, “I was at the dot com cocktail party in 99-2000. I have come to accept that combining higher-volume investors like Dave McClure with focused investors like Bryce or similar can be a smart strategy. To encourage people to run from skilled investors is bad advice.

angel investing

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it. If you became a principal or a new partner in 2000/01 you had a good salary but as it turns out you were very unlikely to see a large upside “carry” return for quite some time.

entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. So they go out of their way to offer advice and introductions.

strategy

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

But there are also problems / risks: - the funding environment might change dramatically – there may never be a next round (see: March 2000, September 11, 2001 and September 2008). - I say define a strategy, test it up front and pivot if you’re not getting the traction you had expected. .&# If it works you’re a hero.

startup

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Be careful about this advice. There are very few truly novel ideas so talking in broad themes certainly wouldn’t give away any grand strategy. The strategy they’re employing is called “velvet rope&# as in what nightclubs do to build scarcity and interest in getting on the inside. Also be careful about VCs.

startup

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I freely admit this (along with nearly everything between 1999-2000) was a mistake. I think either strategy is OK. Tags: Startup Advice. But I thought I should do a quick post on the topic. Options are gravy - I lived through the first dot com era where we used stock options as a recruiting tool. I prefer percentages (e.g.

culture

NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 28, 2020

Yes, in the 2000’s you could get away with slow page speed… but these days, you only have a few seconds to catch your potential customer. I wanted to break down some simple SEO tips you can look at to improve your website’s search engine optimisation, and chances of ranking higher on Google. Website speed.

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