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Bezos' Shareholder Letter in 2000

Tomasz Tunguz

It’s been a brutal year for many in the capital markets and certainly for Amazon.com shareholders. Jeff Bezos wrote this to start his annual shareholder letter in the year 2000. A remarkable accomplishment in the most unforgiving capital markets environment the company had seen. But he might have written it today. in net income.

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What can the 2000 dot-com crash teach us about the 2022 tech downturn?

TechCrunch

I was clueless about startup operations, financing and venture capital, but I didn’t need to be an economist to realize that most of the companies I worked for lacked solid fundamentals. ” What can the 2000 dot-com crash teach us about the 2022 tech downturn? ‘The macroeconomic market is just noise’.

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Venture Capital, Withering & Dying

Tomasz Tunguz

Amy Cortese published “Venture Capital, Withering & Dying” in the New York Times on Oct 21, 2001. So far this year, 29 venture-backed companies have tried initial offerings, compared with 252 in 2000. Venture capital funds lost 18.2 In Venture capital investment pace has slowed.

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Lux Capital ditches its opportunity fund in latest fundraise

TechCrunch

Lux Capital, known for investing in life science and frontier tech startups, is back in the market to fundraise for its latest vehicle — but this time without a dedicated late-stage entity. The firm was founded in 2000 and has raised $4 billion across nine previous funds. million to the fund. million to the fund.

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The Figures that Will Move the Venture Capital Market in the Next 5 Years

Tomasz Tunguz

What does it mean for venture capital and Startupland? Let’s examine the relationship between total venture capital investment and the 10 year Treasury in some detail. The y-axis tracks enture capital investment by year and the year of the data point resides in the reddish circle. In short, we should expect some cooling.

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What I wish I’d known about venture capital when I was a founder

TechCrunch

When you’re running your own venture — especially if it’s your first — it’s unlikely you will find the time to deep dive into how venture capital firms work. So, I’ve decided to share the main lessons about VC that I wish I’d known when I was a startup founder chasing venture capital. But the opposite is also true.

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Indonesian proptech startup Tanaku secures more than $5m in fresh capital

AsiaTechDaily

The round included equity and debt capital from an International Bank. The fresh capital will accelerate Tanaku’s mission to make home ownership accessible and radically transform the home buying experience, with the current focus on building the product, expanding the team, acquiring homes, and executing the go-to -market strategy.

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