TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

I have experienced two major financial disruptions in my career: the bubble burst in 2000 and the financial crisis of 2008. This ultimately leads to more frugal post-funding strategies. The comparable valuations from last year cannot be supported today, and expectations should be managed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 6, 2020

Some of us remember the 2000 dot-com crash. That’s unprecedented in Rustand’s life, too. You’ve probably never felt anything like this,” Rustand says. But we’ve all dealt with things that felt new and terrible at the time. Others recall the 2008 financial crisis. Think of the challenges you’ve already faced,” Rustand says.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

THE ORIGIN I was the Founder & CEO of InboxDollars from 2000 to 2019. Ultimately, we chose not to pursue this model as part of our corporate strategy. About Daren Cotter : I founded InboxDollars from a dorm room (literally) as a college freshman in 2000. Side note: I rarely play the “What If?”

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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). At any moment in time one of Upfront’s associates are likely to be working on: a pricing strategy, a market-expansion strategy, an M&A review, or helping build a company’s first board deck template.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2023

For me (Thomas) — I graduated in 2000 during massive layoffs in Silicon Valley. The federal civilian service has an opportunity that would greatly benefit from the expertise of talented technologists like yourself. Other moments are unexpected. They catch us off-guard and force us to rethink everything.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

M13’s Karl Alomar: Six strategies for leading startups through a downturn. Basic best practices will not help your company endure this winter, so we invited M13 managing partner Karl Alomar to join us on a Twitter Space to discuss six strategies for leading startups through a downturn: Using “ruthless prioritization” to find proof points.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 17, 2022

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. The problem stems from how the home needs to be purchased.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Now that my days are spent exclusively behind a computer, I’ve been searching for the right note-taking strategy. I recognize that note-taking is like pricing strategy: you never get it entirely right, so you’re always inclined to tinker. It’s a method I still highly recommend.

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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. Lower business costs, more innovative strategies, a better reputation, and more new customers who value sustainability contribute to higher long-term profits.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

In his latest TC+ post, Michael Perez, director of growth and data at VC firm M13, shares five questions he uses to devise pricing strategy frameworks , along with three value metrics and a detailed measurement plan for GTM strategy. Turn your startup’s pricing strategy into a powerful growth lever. yourprotagonist.

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StartupNation

JULY 19, 2021

Generation Y (1981-2000) = 35%. Employees must align their ambitions with a strategy that will help them obtain it, whereas employers need to proactively address any generational gaps or disruptions. Supporting multigenerational workforces. Breakdown of workforce by generation : Traditionalists (1925-1945) = 2%. Traditionalists.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

What can the 2000 dot-com crash teach us about the 2022 tech downturn? Nobody expects any of this to be smooth sailing,” said Barber. Thanks very much for reading TC+. Have a great week! Walter Thompson. Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+. yourprotagonist. Use predictive marketing to cut CAC at your PLG B2B startup.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

2018 and 2019 exceeded the heady days of 2000 in terms of dollars deployed. Some firms run multiple strategies: different industries, geographies, and stages, akin to PE specialization and diversification. This supply/demand shift that provides founders more leverage in conversations has catalyzed some innovation in venture.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

Mark pointed out that on the one hand 6 months ago one of Silicon Valley’s best known ibankers told him that SaaS public valuations were the most over-valued since the dot com bubble in 2000. At some point the music will stop and we’ll find out which strategies were prudent.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Jason Dressel is president of History Factory , which helps companies use their history and heritage to enhance and transform strategy, positioning, marketing and communication. Jason Dressel. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Every week over the past three and a half years, an average of three CEOs have exited tech companies in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2000 for her breakthrough work in circuit design automation. Prior to Prelude Ventures, Victoria worked on climate change strategy at BCG and started an agriculture supply chain company. Mar has been recognized in the Midas List of Top Tech Investors in 2021.” He holds a B.A.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 25, 2023

That was in 2000, right before the internet bubble busted. Tony Robbins I use a one-page strategy outlining my one-year goals and key initiatives, and OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to track progress to help with this habit. In the past 25 years, I founded different companies and led teams of up to 80 people.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“Shopware, a company 100% bootstrapped prior to this investment, is ideally suited to CETP’s strategy of partnering with ambitious, founder-led technology companies. The money is notable not just for its nine-figure size, but also because of its context.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

In the late 1990s and early 2000, public market investors were able to buy shares at IPO at the ground floor of the business. Vertical integration emerges as a VC strategy. Today, capital is abundant, and concentrating ownership is a winning strategy. Public market access to startups. **In Amazon went public with $15.7M

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

Alomar, who led startups through the dotcom bust of 2000 and the Great Recession of 2008, will talk about whether investors are still prioritizing growth over profits, and identify which proof points founding teams must define before their next raise. You can even break down that data more granularly by layering shopper data,” writes Price.

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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. But for Ansaf Kareem, venture partner at Lightspeed, the tough times can be seen as a good thing because they often create the best companies. “If

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. Hedge funds on average have underperformed on a net of fees basis in both US equities and bonds since 2000. The HFRI Index returned 18.3%

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

That’s what happened this week with Ro , which laid off 18% of its full-time workforce to “manage expenses, increase the efficiency of [its] organization, and better map our resources to [its] current strategy.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. Investing Strategy. Management should communicate how the board can help - strategy, markets, key hires, introductions. Prior to First Round Capital, Howard had invested in two of Josh’s companies Infonautics Corp. and Half.com.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

What would happen if companies offered flexibility to their employees, backed by data and scalable strategies? Sparked by a pair of scissors, some pantyhose and a party where founder, Sara Blakely , wanted to look her best, Spanx officially began production in 2000 and changed women’s fashion and fit forever. Sara Blakely / Spanx.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 10, 2016

On average, 25% more early stage startups raise capital in the last five years compared to 1995-2000. Today, we’re quite near the 2000 highs of $11.9M, at $10.4M. But consumer has been rising steadily to more than 25%, again a figure not seen since 2000. And when they raise, they raise at near record amounts.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. More recently great funds like IA Ventures, Floodgate, Rincon Ventures, Founder Collective, Freestyle Capital and others have raised money to focus on early-stage investing as a strategy.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 26, 2017

When Aaron presented on stage, his audience comprised C-level executives at Fortune 2000 companies. This strategy educated enterprise customers well in advance of a sales process. The goal was not to sell to them immediately, but to position Box to them for sale in a year or two or three.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Marcus Merrell Contributor Share on Twitter Marcus Merrell is vice president of technology strategy at Sauce Labs. By choosing to reboot from scratch, you’re letting software developers decide your business strategy, and that approach risks losing the market. I’m indebted to Joel Spolsky for his April 2000 article on the subject.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ. We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). 406 Ventures.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Founded by Russell Teubner in 2000, HostBridge Technology occupies a historic building along E. As Teubner escorted us through a virtual art gallery that dominates the first floor of HostBridge’s headquarters, he confessed that he’s rethinking his strategy of not branding his building with a sign. There isn’t one.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 21, 2015

The chart above shows the federal funds rate starting in 2000 through 2015, compared to the dollars in billions of venture capital investment. From 2000 through 2009, the federal funds rate and venture investment paralleled each other. At the height of the bubble, interest rates were relatively high.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They’re like, “I want this generative AI, I want to talk about strategy at my company. From a strategy standpoint, let’s say you had a big dataset like a healthcare dataset, some kind of security dataset, or Nielsen’s dataset. Cisco in 2000, I think was worth half a trillion dollars at its peak.

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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. It’s important in aligning internal strategy, communicating with others, talking with partner, recruiting and, yes, raising VC. Our 2000 fund is the single best fund of its vintage. Create a sustained campaign.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

Mike Tong has over a decade of experience leading GTM strategy and operations for tech and data companies as part of McKinsey TMT, AtSpoke, Splunk and the VC firm B Capital. In 2019, I led the sales team and growth strategy for a venture-backed AI company called atSpoke. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I remember this attitude really well from working in consulting where people took too much credit for “creating new strategies&# and deny any responsibilities for failed initiatives. There are many VCs who have been made partner since 2000 and haven’t previously had an exit of their own. Nobody really talks about this.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Founded in 2000, iCIMS offers a “talent cloud” used by more than 4,000 employers attract, engage and hire new employees, and to help existing employees continue to develop their careers. ” Rehmatullah said the entire Altru team will be joining iCIMS, where he’ll become vice president of content strategy.

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