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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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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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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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

For entrepreneurs, “failure” feels like a curse word. In a study conducted by Cambridge Associates, researchers found that the real failure rate hasn’t gone above 60% since 2001. As entrepreneurs, the task at hand becomes creating the market need even when there isn’t one. We wince and often retreat in fear of it.

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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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Berkonomics

APRIL 1, 2021

Green Dot Corporation was formed by an entrepreneur in the year 2001 to create a product to permit those without credit cards to purchase items on the Internet. My favorite example of a world class pivot comes from the CEO and board of one of my most successful investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

At an accelerator … Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago.

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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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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

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? Sometimes, innovators enable unfinished visions of others.

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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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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Since BCV’s first fund in 2001, the firm has invested over $4.5 Her commitment to entrepreneurs’ success is second to none; she always goes the extra mile for founders,” . The firm currently has $9.2 billion in assets under management. In May, it closed two funds valued at a combined $1.3

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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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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I believe the rise in angel investing is here to stay and the professionalization of this class (aka “super angels&# or “micro VC&# ) is a good thing for the VC industry and for entrepreneurs. I believe that if you have 5 distinct skills you have a good chance at making great returns.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 8, 2022

In 2001, while serving in the Hawaii Air National Guard, I started working for ABM Onsite Services as the Administrative Assistant. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. The post How a female entrepreneur gained Traction in a male-dominated industry appeared first on.

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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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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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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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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

” Mar is a successful serial entrepreneur, with numerous industry accolades. Prior to GM, Du held several positions at Intel Corp as early as 1993, leading the Intel network processor business expansion in China in 2001; serving as Director of Intel China Research Center. Mar received her Ph.D. John received his Ph.D.

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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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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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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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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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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

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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. And for some strange reason entrepreneurs didn’t share this information. I’ve started from day one trying to build total transparency into my process with entrepreneurs.

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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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OkDork

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As entrepreneurs, we can’t do it alone. In the last quarter of 2001, Amazon finally turned its first profit. A lot of entrepreneurs I see will give up in less than 7 months if they don’t see a profit. If Jeff can do it, you can do it too. Which is a great lesson in itself. SEVEN years.

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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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Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 22, 2018

Recuperators were the only real competitive technology in 2001, but they were expensive and inefficient. Investing in promising tech-entrepreneurs and startups with innovative technologies is our primary mission”, commented Stephen Brawley, President/CEO of Ben Franklin. “Our

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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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

In other news: Extra Crunch Live, a series of interviews with leading investors and entrepreneurs, returns next month with a full slate of guests. In the United Kingdom and Europe, government innovation programs have helped entrepreneurs close higher numbers of Series A and B rounds. Image Credits: Acquia.

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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

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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