TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The e-commerce boom that started with the Covid-19 pandemic shows little sign of slowing down, and today a company called Shopware , which provides a set of open source tools to power online shopping experiences for some 100,000 mid-sized and larger brands, is announcing $100 million in funding to capture the opportunity.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital. What is the True Sentiment of VCs? This is how VCs feel.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Tech firms generally are younger than other companies of a similar size, which partly explains why the median age of S&P 500 companies plunged to 33 years in 2018 from 85 years in 2000, according to McKinsey & Co. It’s as much about moving forward as looking back.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

2008 and 2000), not only have we seen outstanding companies being formed, we’ve also witnessed great venture firm performance during these windows,” he said. We see tremendous opportunity for innovation in the world of B2B payments. If you study previous compression periods in the ecosystem (e.g., What do you feel might be overhyped?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

“Since 2000, we have seen three major technology shifts in the enterprise: the transition from on-premise to SaaS, the growth of mobile, and the most recent – sweeping digital transformation across almost every part of every business,” said Eugene Lee of OMERS Ventures, in a statement.

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OkDork

JANUARY 27, 2023

Business Idea #5: Employment Coaching Sadly, there's lots of layoffs across the board in many different companies, and more and more people are looking for work. Business Idea #9: Garden Specialist Yes, this is a real business opportunity. We're paying him $2000/month which is well worth it for me. And guess what?!

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OurCrowd

MAY 11, 2020

Historically, venture investing right after major market downturns – such as after the Internet bubble burst in 2000-2002, and after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 — has proved lucrative because you’re buying at a discount. Read my and others’ thoughts on “Recession, Reinvention and Opportunity” in this Israel21c piece.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Greater governance role for limited partner Boards of Advisors. The recovery following the Internet bubble collapse of 2000 similarly took three years. But as with most crises, opportunities for experienced investors who have learned from prior down cycles are still plentiful. When will today’s moribund IPO market recover?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

This great Internet that has offered so much economic opportunity has also centralized wealth creation into the hands of relatively few people on a scale and in a timeframe never seen before. Trust Between 1998–2000 the world became enamored with the “new economy” and Internet companies that were going public on NASDAQ in the United States.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2010

I never would have paid for music back in 1999 or 2000 when I was sporting my 64mb Creative Nomad, powered completely ilegally by Napster. Amazon uses the data of other humans, but not humans that you actually care about—which misses the opportunity created by influence. Remember when they said that people wouldn't pay for music?

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 29, 2016

If you walk away from a "no" without any ideas on what you could have done better, especially if you're consistently getting turned down, then you're missing out on a learning opportunity. Well, my own statistics are that about 2000 things come across my desk in a year, and I make 8-10 investments. How difficult? That's the top 0.5%.

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Gust

OCTOBER 25, 2011

I like to think the nature of the deal itself, the business you’re working on, carries with it a need for getting outside investment related to the sweet spot of the opportunity. Maybe you don’t like having to discuss key decisions with your board of directors. You can make it without it. But what if that isn’t you, or your business?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 23, 2016

Sure, I lost a lot of money in 2000 with my grossly mismanaged company, but do I need to carry that burden forever? I can choose to focus on words like “waste,” “loss” or “fail”… or I can choose to focus on words like “learning,” “preparation” and “opportunity,” just like my mom did when she transitioned to a new life.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

That’s where he sees an opportunity for digital healthcare and new business models to increase access to healthcare. Securing supply from providers was crucial to meet demand, so Jungle’s board partners worked with the startup to create a time-bound group level plan.

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abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

So the “real” oversupply is likely much, much higher than 30X – simply because most investors are not even given the opportunity to show their interest [fatal flaw #2 above]. As one SPAC board member declared, each SPAC is a “choose your own adventure” experience. The real oversupply might be over 100X.). The competition is real.

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Berkonomics

JULY 8, 2021

The organization, like Vistage, manages roundtables of CEOs meeting monthly in small groups, where they discuss their mutual challenges and help solve each other’s complex problems, acting as an informal board of advisors. Unlike other groups, ABL members all belong to either healthcare or technology industry-focused roundtables.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem. The fabulous contradiction – and opportunity. What can I do?”. Of course, we took all of these.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 1, 2020

An inexperienced entrepreneur might neither have the experience nor the tools to manage their impending company crisis; we as knowledgeable Angels and mentors and board members can draw on the experiences we have faced as investors in those previous cycles. It is our hour to shine and help our startups survive and thrive! Be ruthless.

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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. In order to get a VC to agree to fund you, you need to get the entire partnership on board. Our 2000 fund is the single best fund of its vintage. And PR also has a way of generating inbound funding opportunities.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 10, 2023

These themes focused the company & the board. The management team wove that theme through every board deck during the year. Looker began to sell successfully to Fortune 500/Global 2000 companies who required new features & scaling other ones: e.g., managing a user base measured in thousands.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

If you can raise $250k, through at least 1000 donations of no more than $250 each, with a cap of $2000, you can qualify for an 8:1 match of taxpayer dollars. Basically, if you can create a groundswell of support, you’re in the game. In reality, he’s incredibly problematic.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2014

The organization, like Vistage, manages roundtables of CEOs meeting monthly in small groups, where they discuss their mutual challenges and help solve each other’s complex problems, acting as an informal board of advisors. Unlike other groups, ABL members all belong to either healthcare or technology industry-focused roundtables.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

As the Series A investor and board member at Uber, I was quite intrigued when I heard that there was a FiveThirtyEight article specifically focused on the company. Some interesting demographic trends are also underway that favor Uber’s opportunity in this market. Scale clearly matters for these types of opportunities.

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