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. I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. Why did the VC markets freeze so quickly? Short answer – yes.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 27, 2022
When I called my former boss Nicolas Aguzin to thank him for his support, he said he’d introduce me to Marcelo Claure at SoftBank. Latin America became the fastest-growing VC region globally, and the market expanded to $16 billion in 2021. Morgan and give it a shot. Here are a few takeaways: Milk every dollar, save every penny.
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TechCrunch
APRIL 11, 2022
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 Even if investors have dry powder, they may need to focus on the portfolio as some companies may need more support for fund raises than they have required in the past.”. “We India-based 100X.VC
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
People assume that I’m biased because I’m a VC and think you should always get the highest valuation possible. The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). But if you do this early (pre VC) then the price points are pretty low. This is wrong.
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. He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 12, 2020
While several marketplace unicorns prepare IPOs, a VC digs into the data (EC). It goes a little something like this: After moving to California in 1996 at the age of 20, Gorny eventually founded a web hosting company in 2001 after working for tech companies during the dot-com boom. Airbnb said to price IPO between $67 and $68.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 22, 2010
It all started yesterday when Jason Calacanis sent a Tweet telling GenY’ers / Millennials or whatever people under 30 want to be called these days that job hoppers look like “flakes. &# I simply sent a supporting Tweet saying that I agreed. And good VC’s feel the same way. But sometimes it weakens their own resolve.
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