Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 6, 2020

Written for EO by Kalika Yap , an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Los Angeles. Yap is a thriving serial entrepreneur whose businesses include Citrus Studios , Luxe Link , and the Orange & Bergamot. Some of us remember the 2000 dot-com crash. where he addressed the global pandemic.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Its 2,000+ members have invested over $1 billion in 2.400+ companies since its founding in 2000. Keiretsu Forum’s expansion would open opportunities to investors and entrepreneurs in Texas looking for great deal flow.” Keiretsu Forum was founded in 2000 by Randy Williams. Keiretsu Forum boasts 50+ chapters on 4 continents.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 10, 2023

The Hans Severiens Award recognizes personal impact on the advancement of angel investing globally and highlights the special relationship that angels and entrepreneurs build to innovate, create jobs, and drive the economy. Since 2000, QCA members have directly invested over $100 million in more than 110 portfolio companies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Time, they say, heals and for entrepreneurs like us, it make us think and then act! Whilst this was going on, though, I was constantly reminded by what one of our guru’s Mr. Buffet said, “Be greedy when others are fearful” and the entrepreneur in me started thinking, why have corporate profits been remarkably resilient in recent decades?

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 20, 2014

In fact, I found only two books: a textbook on private equity and venture capital by HBS professor Joshua Lerner, and an out-of-print collection of 32 VC interviews called “ Done Deals ,” published in September 2000. By my estimates, VCs are investing less than 1 ⁄ 3 of of the roughly $100B deployed in 2000.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This stage starts with the entrepreneurs analyzing and exploring the startup idea more seriously. Tinkering ends when entrepreneurs fully commit themselves to turn the business idea into a reality. Though this stage poses the least amount of pressure on an entrepreneur, some mistakes can still upend an innovative startup idea.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 12, 2021

Among these was the emergence of a collective desire to create better conditions and targeted support for social entrepreneurs across the globe. . It is about changing the way we work in supporting impact entrepreneurs! Today the Alliance includes 85 organizations and represents 90,000 social entrepreneurs and reaches 1.9

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2021

Entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to transform our world. The even bigger issue to making home automation ubiquitous is cost: Since 2000, the cost of homes has outpaced household income in all but the years 2007–2012. EO is an avid supporter of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?17

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Founded in 2000 by Russian-American entrepreneur Stepan Pachikov, Redwood City-based Evernote made handwriting recognition software for Windows and the eponymous note-taking, web-clipping app Evernote, which stored notes on an “infinite roll of paper.” in 2008.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

As an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who has lived through two downturns (the post-2000 internet bubble bust and the post-2008 financial crisis), I know that entrepreneurial innovation is always alive and that company-building is a marathon, not a sprint.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Its 2,000+ members have invested over $1 billion in 2.400+ companies since its founding in 2000. Keiretsu Forum’s expansion would open opportunities to investors and entrepreneurs in Texas looking for great deal flow.” Keiretsu Forum was founded in 2000 by Randy Williams. Keiretsu Forum boasts 50+ chapters on 4 continents.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Twitter Space: What can today’s founders learn from the 2000 dotcom bubble burst? In 2000, many high-flying internet startups turned into smoking craters. Crypto entrepreneurs still have room to grow, but they would be well served to get on the good side of regulators, says Stephen Aschettino, U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Founded by entrepreneur Calvin Ayre, Ayre Ventures made its first investment on Centbee in 2019. “My Brown is also highly regarded in his field with his 20 years of experience in payments and banking, including the role of CEO of eBucks.com, a world-first bank-backed digital currency created in 2000.

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OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

Being an entrepreneur is a lot like being a scientist – you start with a hypothesis, run tests, and iterate as you go. Remember: New entrepreneurs focus on customer acquisition. Experienced entrepreneurs focus on customer retention and referrals. Successful entrepreneurs view failure as feedback. Most failed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). Wouldn’t we be a bit hypocritical if we talked with entrepreneurs about innovation and change but we weren’t willing to take it on ourselves? We also saw that the same types of entrepreneurs were repeatedly getting funded.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I realized that the only way I would be taken seriously as an entrepreneur is if I actually got serious , went to work and created results. Navigating the trials and tribulations of running a business, no matter whether you’re a serial entrepreneur or you’re just starting out, can feel a lot like being stuck in a labyrinth.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Remembering the insanity before 2000. But, when the bubble burst in 2000, most of us quickly grew up. Email users, continue here… ] That is the quandary which entrepreneurs face today in building models for new companies around a web presence. And the numbers were staggering. Microsoft paid $9.00 AOL paid $40.00

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

This process has been tested over 100 hours with 30+ potential co-founders — ultimately helping me co-found a project that has grown to 2000+ users in less than five months. With this in mind, I derived a five-step process for finding an ideal co-founder for my next adventure.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

My first car was a 2000 Volvo S70 (manual transmission); I used a floppy disc in elementary school; and although I did grow up with a computer, I remember spending hours on Polar Bowler and Full Tilt! There’s a drastic difference in views and experiences between someone born in 1997 and someone born in 2012.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Thirdweb , a software startup for web3 projects, closed on $5 million in funding from a group of high-profile business leaders, entrepreneurs and creators, including Gary Vaynerchuk and Mark Cuban. Thirdweb was created by Social Chain founder Steven Bartlett and Furquan Rydhan, who was founding CTO of Bebo and AppLovin.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Many entrepreneurs have been encouraged to believe that smooth storytelling and good social skills are enough to convince investors that things are moving according to plan. At a time like this, trust is more important than ever,” said Barber, adding that she tells entrepreneurs to stay in close touch, “particularly around bad news.”.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

By: Daren Cotter, Tech Entrepreneur & Investor, Member of Gopher Angels I’ve been asked this question many times over the past 8 years. THE ORIGIN I was the Founder & CEO of InboxDollars from 2000 to 2019. About Daren Cotter : I founded InboxDollars from a dorm room (literally) as a college freshman in 2000.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

project lies a compelling mission – to spotlight and celebrate pioneering entrepreneurs within the Impact Hub Network, who exemplify the principles of the circular economy. The Circular Start-up is an 18-month programme designed to empower local entrepreneurs to develop circular solutions for their communities.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Related: A Practical Guide to Diversity for Startups and Entrepreneurs. One 2018 study found that, during investment pitches, female entrepreneurs are more likely to be asked “prevention” questions, or those related to safety and potential risks and losses. entrepreneurs who bust this myth. Mark Zuckerberg? Steve Jobs?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Every investor and entrepreneur knows there is something scary about the current startup economy. More entrepreneurs get to try out their ideas with smaller amounts of capital, but the bar remains the same to get to the bigger rounds. Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? It's actually a great situation for the ecosystem.

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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. However, many entrepreneurs have opted to remain heads down and build more efficiently instead of testing this new valuation environment.

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Ian Hathaway

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In fact, through the first three quarters of the year, 2020 is on pace to be the most active year for venture deals since the Dotcom era peak in 2000. Zooming out, that indicates that 2020 is on pace to have more venture deals than any year since the peak of the Dotcom boom in 2000.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 26, 2020

After multiple translations from ancient Greek over more than 2000 years, it is no surprise that scholars debate the exact wording that Plato used in The Republic, but regardless his observation is spot on: When the need to do something is strong enough, humans will find a way. . “Necessity is the mother of invention.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

First, I would say that most entrepreneurs do almost no reference checks or at least do them very informally. For some reason most entrepreneurs do. I always tell entrepreneurs, “in good times of course everybody loves their VC. My chips were down in late 2000 / early 2001. Don’t let that be you. Except GRP.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 17, 2021

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager As an entrepreneur and seasoned angel investor, Bill Payne understands the critical importance of education to make well-informed decisions that determine the success or failure of a startup. In the past two decades, he has delivered over 150 workshops for angels and entrepreneurs in ten countries.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

He says, “One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur. ” Learn more about this life-changing program for first-stage entrepreneurs, and hear from other participants. . Realizing the power of just one moment. That’s why the moment hit me so hard.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2016

In all corners of the world, entrepreneurs are playing an integral role in the development of communities, economies and industries. My dad, who was a successful entrepreneur, taught me the value of hard work and that experience is the best MBA you can get. It also helped shape my business vision and mission as an entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For example, if a product is sold for less than 2000 Euros, there is little possibility of implementing customer service or outbound marketing. Why Black Friday Is Toxic for Startups was originally published in Entrepreneur's Handbook on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Now it’s Scale Venture Partners ’ turn, announcing it secured $900 million in committed capital for its eighth fund, also its largest since forming in 2000. As such, the firm wanted to raise its fund sooner rather than later so if there were entrepreneurs pitching the firm in the fourth quarter, the fund was closed and ready.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. It’s also meaningless if they had four $200 million funds and the last one they closed was in 2000. GRP’s last fund was in 2000. What is a VC fund?

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