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. The Internet and AI – new opportunities for innovation. How many entrepreneurs used that new Internet infrastructure to create an expansive vision of what could be?

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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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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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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2021

” Blockbuster was built by one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history, Wayne Huizenga. The history of Blockbuster provides a classic example of a company that seized opportunity on a grand scale but never transitioned to operational excellence. Its impact on the entertainment business in the 1990s cannot be overstated.

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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.” Not only are these groups coming back to market faster, they are often raising bigger funds or additional vehicles, like opportunity funds.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

VCs would return capital to LPs because they don’t see attractive investment opportunities that are good fits with their mandate, fund size, [and so forth]. Time is the ultimate currency for an entrepreneur. After all, an entrepreneur only has one company, while the investor has a portfolio. Not at all.

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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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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on. entrepreneurs who bust this myth.

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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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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. Being a hustler at heart and helping her grandmother in the kitchen, Donna saw a business opportunity. Build the Right Team.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I saw a few friends politely suggesting that “now was a great stock buying opportunity” meaning that given the stock market is off by 10% it was a great chance to buy and lock in presumably low prices before the market rises again. The impact hits VCs in an immediate way that most entrepreneurs don’t realize.

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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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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

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. A startup CEO would never pass on that opportunity. Let me tell you my story.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

No, we are not going back to the future As we ride the 2021 market roller coaster through wreckage and recovery, accompanied by a raging bull market in tech stocks, some people are wondering whether we might be re-living the dreadful dot-com boom and bust of 2000-2001. Is 2021 the new 2000? Are we heading for another bottomless crash?

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. Sharing economy marketplaces allow owners to “unlock” earning opportunities from these underutilized assets. annual GMV. Airbnb was founded by Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky in 2008.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

million and is established by negotiations between the entrepreneur and the angel investors. Including a substantial number of investments with smaller opportunities only reduces the possible return on the entire portfolio. Size of the Opportunity 0-25%. Size of the Opportunity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2019

The opportunity to impact that change was clear if I invested the time and energy. Since joining EO in 2001, Bubu Andres has made a mark at all levels of the organization, both as a passionate member of EO Philippines and in various leadership positions. I also wanted to show the world what Filipinos can do—Philippine pride.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

They didn’t focus on building for the web and they lost a great opportunity to win the transition to browser based applications. Joel felt that MySpace completely missed the opportunity to build a platform, and were clueless about the decision they made. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001.

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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. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. You’ll never make a great entrepreneur. So your journey to fund raising begins by strengthening your relationships with other entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. He’s family and he knows it.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. I like to tell entrepreneurs that the “fairway&# of fund raising is 25-33% per round. The other thing I ask entrepreneurs to consider is what will happen to competition in a market.

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