Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. It should affect how you think if you are an incumbent but also if you’re a startup. Incumbents feel threatened.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

billion transaction — led by Permira and Hellman & Friedman — gave investors a way to get some return on their investment, albeit below the $17 billion offer they got in February. The struggle is real: It’s never a good look when, fresh from raising capital, a startup cuts a substantial portion of its staff.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 14, 2016

” This change in investor mentality is catalyzed by the increasing cost of startup capital. Starting in 2014, and perhaps even a bit before, startups have been able to raise capital at better terms than at any time since 2000. And would might happen if the company didn’t spend all this capital?

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JULY 2, 2015

is the primary provider of venture capital to itself and the rest of the world, the companies vying for these funds are now more global than ever. The trend is further reinforced as American venture capitalists continue to chase yield by investing in less value-inflated markets, which includes non-U.S. Because the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2022

In a statement, Luke Sarsfield, co-head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said: “Employers are looking to provide their employees tailored solutions and customizable advice that can better support individual saving and investing needs to help improve retirement savings outcomes. In Q2 of 2000, that number dipped slightly to 46.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

The largest incumbent in this space is Elastic, the makers of ElasticSearch, a public company founded in 2012. The launch generated some discussion on Hacker News and Reddit , and quickly built up 2000 stars on GitHub – today the tool is approaching 8,000 stars, a sign that people are liking it. The company announced a $3.6

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