Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

One of the most difficult things to do as a first time entrepreneur is to get to know the investors you might be working with if you accept money. He got into the industry through the same traits required for entrepreneurs – persistence & resiliency. This lasted from about 2001-2004. Founded in Sunnyvale, CA in 2001.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. A: Only because it’s a nicer branding for entrepreneurs. I totally agree and have been arguing this to entrepreneurs for years. I always counsel young entrepreneurs to start on the local train.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

What I would offer to entrepreneurs is that you should know what you're getting from each investor you let into the round. An experienced entrepreneur who has raised money multiple times can be a great board member as well. It's exactly what he did--and he still occasionally takes a lump or two. Doesn't take much.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. I’m certain that if you look at every single one of the entrepreneurs who’ve gone on to build big, enduring businesses they were unfundable once too.&#.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2020

In times of crisis, entrepreneurs step up to take the lead on creating groundbreaking pathways toward renewal. Within a few days of 11 September 2001, I purchased plane tickets for optional personal travel. Evan Nierman is the founder and CEO of Red Banyan , an international crisis public relations firm.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Some of the best entrepreneurs and developers have moved over. It reminds me of the early days of web2 in 2001/2002/2003, when we started USV. The good news is there are literally tens of thousands of teams building new things on a web3 stack now. The tooling is getting better. That was also a time of great cynicism.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2022

Contributed by Dr. Carrie Santos, CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. They met with some of these members, as well as other compassionate, agile entrepreneurs from around the world, who are—together—stepping up to support people in this time of great stress and need. Entrepreneurs are completely undaunted by a negative turn of events.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Here are 18 movies that have been recommended to us by multiple writers, entrepreneurs – and a few of our staff – for those who look for films depicting drive, inspiration and sometimes, the pitfalls that can occur when intentions go sour. Startup.com (2001). What movies would you recommend to entrepreneurs?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’ve seen friends (and family members) lose much of their savings that way over the years because “Black Swans” happen and in 1987, 2001, 2003 & 2008 (just to name a few from my memory) huge market gyrations caused much financial distress to people seeking short-term gains. I know what I don’t know.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Some seed angles and seed funds clearly get it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. This is wrong.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

a nonprofit dedicated to fostering the growth of startups and entrepreneurs in Oklahoma, is proud to announce surpassing the $100 million mark in total investments. million in 2001. i2E, Inc., This achievement highlights their continued commitment to driving innovation and economic growth across Oklahoma and beyond.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

This was a reasonable achievement when you consider that it was 2001-02, one of the worst years to be selling enterprise software and we were selling it SaaS style, which was still evangelical back then. I had always been a scrappy entrepreneur. Let me tell you my story. In my first company we had achieved a small bit of scale.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As entrepreneurs, we have the power and choice to make the necessary changes towards more equality. After having worked in London, Frankfurt and San Francisco, he returned to Hamburg in 2001, where he lives with his wife and his seven-year-old twins. The logical next step? Let’s rethink the holiday calendar.

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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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Goalsetter launched in 2019 out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. Founded by Tanya Van Court, who lost over $1 million in the 2001 bubble burst, the platform teaches financial literacy to children of all ages, helping them learn economic concepts, lingo and the principles of financial health.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary.

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

Martino outlined essentially two types of outcomes for this financial crisis from a historical perspective: “In 2001-2003, there was a depression in Silicon Valley. Being a consummate entrepreneur, Martino decided to turn it into a script and see if he could make a go of turning it into an actual movie. The risk paid off.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

There are prosperous associations of entrepreneurs who gather to support, motivate and guide each other, to overcome challenges, leading to greater success—for each company and the community at large. We thrive in groups. Our entrepreneurial journey may be long and hard—but with a community, we are never alone.

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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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Berkonomics

MARCH 25, 2012

There are many ways to project the value of a company for purposes of pricing an investment, but all rely upon the revenue and profit projections of the entrepreneur as a starting point. For those of us who’ve invested in early stage companies, especially technology startups, we have confronted a universal problem.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

This was the moment where Zuckerberg (20 something entrepreneur) schooled Rupert Murdoch. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. It was a concious business decision from the top. 47:50: The creation of StackExchange. Where did the idea for StackOverflow come from? Stackoverflow was created in 2008.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2018

Jeff Carruthers founded Resonate in 2001, and has steered the business with a focus on what makes organizations relevant to contemporary customers as well as a keen eye for technical innovation. He joined EO in 2015.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

I met my future business partner Jennifer Polovetsky in 2001 when we were adversaries. When I became an entrepreneur, I didn’t expect to have a direct impact on people’s lives. Keeping an open mind was a way for me to get through the corporate unknown and made a significant impact on my career.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The right coaching and a strong network can help many entrepreneurs land a sizable seed round, but that money reflects investor confidence, not market demand. “We’ve seen that all before … what’s new-ish (at least since 2001) is the massive overhang of growth investments that will take startups years to grow into,” he wrote.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as “The Berkus Method” when published in the popular book, “Winning Angels” by Harvard’s Amis and Stevenson with my permission in 2001.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 11, 2016

The term “digital divide” was first coined in 2001 by political scientists to describe how uneven access to the internet would create a population of left-behind “information have-nots.” EOlooks forward to the new calendar year, with posts, pictures and videos citing upcoming technologies and inspiration for entrepreneurs in 2016.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

It is not hard to find strands of gold in the carnage left by failed businesses lost when a bubble bursts, such as in 1857, 1902, 1929, 2001 and 2008. How many entrepreneurs used that new Internet infrastructure to create an expansive vision of what could be?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 13, 2023

Image: Unsplash I was an accidental entrepreneur, unexpectedly managing to grow a business for over 20 years from the kitchen table. When I took up writing and started interviewing other entrepreneurs for my books, I found that meant I had a lot of knowledge but not always the right tags to put on what I had been doing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

In Austin’s tech world, there’s an entrepreneur everyone knows by one name: Whurley. “Whurley” is the Unix username for serial tech entrepreneur Will Hurley, and it’s his brand. Whurley can identify with scrappy entrepreneurs in Austin just starting out and trying to find a foothold here. Register here.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

million and is established by negotiations between the entrepreneur and the angel investors. Strength of Entrepreneur and Team. Savvy entrepreneurs can use these tools to prepare for negotiations of valuation with investors. Strength of the Entrepreneur and the Management Team. Entrepreneur only. TARGETCOMPANY.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Kedma talked about a common occurrence among entrepreneurs: being control freaks. She is also a proud fifth generation entrepreneur, whose great-great grandfather peddled various products across Ireland. Build the Right Team. You can’t build a team until you know what you need them for.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

At the same time, he added, “high interest rates may also increase the demand for venture capital when bank lending is less attractive to entrepreneurs.” Whether we will see as dramatic a correction in the next few years as we did in 2001 to 2003, however, is anyone’s guess.”. “If coming on as Overlooked’s first institutional investor.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Contact has been in the business of consumer finance since 2001, while Wasla was founded in 2018 by former Serag Meneassy and Taymour Sabry , both ex-Rocket Internet entrepreneurs, and investment banker Mahmoud El Said. “It’s

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

I do believe you win your investors’ trust because investors are more confident that the entrepreneur is able to clearly think through whether they are multiplying value with the time they are spending. Time is the ultimate currency for an entrepreneur. It’s not a scarlet letter on the entrepreneur in any way. Not at all.

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