TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Jack Selby, a former PayPal exec and the longtime managing director of Thiel Capital who attracted some attention years back for his low-key largesse , has a new, $110 million venture fund that he intends to invest mostly in his adopted state of Arizona, where Selby has lived since 2002.

VC 68

VC capital real estate investing 68

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

And Lee Hower, a co-founder and partner at NextView Ventures who was on the founding team of LinkedIn, believes that despite the downturn, there remain fintechs that are “thriving.” “I was an early employee at PayPal and we grew during the dotcom bust and were a rare IPO in 2002,” he told TechCrunch.

ventures 107

ventures financing finance founder 107

Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 21, 2016

I then spent 13 years as an independent financial advisor before deciding to start Glen Eagle Advisors in 2002. What were you looking for in an organization when you selected EO? I was an educator before becoming a financial advisor. I sought and found that both the Forum experience and the learning events have exceeded my expectations.

education 130

education entrepreneurs investing investment 130

TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Iyuno-SDI Group was formed after Iyuno Media Group completed its acquisition of SDI Media last month.

media 94

media investing investment venture capital 94

Mark MacLeod

APRIL 15, 2024

I bought my first book on business coaching in 2002. For some reason, I was intuitively drawn to it. I knew I wanted to do it. I didn’t become one till 2020, but I never lost the desire to be […] The post When, Why, & How to Hire a Business Coach appeared first on Mark MacLeod.

strategy 52

strategy leadership 52

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2022

I started my career in private equity in 2002, but my first job at J.P. But over 200 late-stage Latin American companies are holding back as much as they can before trying to raise additional capital. Foreign capital will only cover a portion of these funding needs.

venture capital 95

venture capital capital VC opportunity 95

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

He references a scene in the 2002 movie “Minority Report,” where Tom Cruise encounters a hologram at the GAP that asks him about his personalized shopping experience. In an example video of how the voice-control technology works, a shopper goes to Target to find a pajama set.

disruption 77

disruption education creativity collaboration 77

EntreWorks Consulting

MARCH 11, 2019

Since it first launched in 2002, I’ve been a member and close partner of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE).

incubation 53

incubation communities innovation economic development 53

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2021

New Zealand’s government established the New Zealand Capital Growth Partners (NZGCP) in 2002 as an initiative to stimulate the early-stage startup ecosystem. Note: All monetary amounts are listed in New Zealand dollars unless otherwise stipulated. . Elevating Kiwi startups into scale stage.

VC 107

VC startup startup ecosystem capital 107

OurCrowd

MAY 4, 2020

“Historically, investing in times of economic downturns – such as after the Internet bubble burst in 2001 and 2002, and after the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 — has proved lucrative because you’re buying at a discount. That’s a very good entry point for new investors,” Medved says. Read more here.

opportunity 41

opportunity investing investment 41

propel(x)

JULY 11, 2022

SpaceX , which was founded in 2002, has had 164 total launches and 126 landings of reusable rockets. Source: Jose Antonio Perez // Shutterstock Reusable rockets Since Sputnik first launched in 1957, governments and defense contractors have cornered the market of making single-use rockets that burned up on reentry to the atmosphere.

startup 91

startup enablement health construction 91

Derek Sivers

MARCH 27, 2024

I don’t take many photos, so the only two I have of him are from 2002: on the phone at work, and at a New Year’s Eve party. Ben was the one who told me to post the “232 sand dollars” story on my website, because he thought it defined me. That’s why many of the comments on that page from 2011 are thanking Ben.

92

92

TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

” That’s because since 2002, medical nutrition therapy has fallen under the scope of Medicare under certain criteria, a move that led major private insurers to follow suit. The startup’s CEO, Aidan Dewar, told TechCrunch that “94% of our patients are fully covered by insurance and pay nothing out of pocket.

health 99

health consulting sustainability capital 99

AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

Register The once futuristic scene of iris recognition for identification, seen in the 2002 film Minority Report, has become a reality in 2023. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

entrepreneurship 70

entrepreneurship consulting development advice 70

TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Site59 was acquired for $43 million in 2002 by Travelocity, where Harris served as SVP of strategy and distribution prior to Expedia’s purchase of Travelocity in 2015. Harris also started Intent, a data science company for online travel providers.

peer-to-peer 93

peer-to-peer consulting ventures accelerator 93

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2019

In 2002, she fell in love and moved to the United Kingdom to marry Alex Chapman, the son of a famous businessman. Now for my first story, a story about a beautiful, bold, smart woman named Anna Chapman. After studying economics, she became a well-known, successful model and TV presenter.

enablement 177

enablement entrepreneurs leadership ventures 177

Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In 2002, Michelle and her husband Vernon joined the Charlotte chapter, which counts over 80 members and is the creator of the Global Entrepreneur Indicator (GEI). “We are used to investing in the business, but as entrepreneurs we don’t about think taking care of ourselves personally – that was a huge lesson.”

peer-to-peer 130

peer-to-peer entrepreneurs sustainability networking 130

TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

Natalia Holgado Sanchez, head of capital markets at Secfi, studied the impact of five downturns since 2002 to see how well privately held startups held up, “and, most importantly, how long it took the IPO market to reopen.”. The past may hold some clues. Image Credits: Rezus (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

construction 83

construction investing investment advice 83

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

But u nlike Interswitch, which was founded in 2002, IROKO has been operating for just 10 years. Joining IROKO in plans to go public within the next two years is Interswitch , a Nigerian-based payments company valued at $1 billion. Within that time, the only internet company to have gone public is Jumia , and it did so after seven years.

media 138

media sustainability investing investment 138

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

If the VC your talking to raised its last fund in 2002 then they likely don’t have much fire power for new investments. If you imagine that they did most of their initial investments between 2002-2007 then it’s been 3 years of mostly doing follow-on investments in those old deals. Why does vintage matter to you?

VC 269

VC venture capital investing investment 269

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 8, 2022

Now, instead of boring people over dinner (as I’m prone to do) about how you saw the first dubstep pioneers in Brixton back in 2002, you have an NFT to prove it. NFTs benefit fans too because they accrue value as collectibles. And chances are that NFT would have grown in value along with the artist’s career.

peer-to-peer 52

peer-to-peer creativity disruption support 52

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

New Capital Partners were early investors in Teladoc, a virtual healthcare company founded in 2002. This Series A was led by New Capital Partners — a firm with a history of success in the telemedicine space. Teladoc went public in 2015 at an enterprise value of $620 million.

health 86

health venture capital education capital 86

TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Domestika has been around for years — it was founded back in 2002 — but its focus and the attention it is getting right now taps into a couple of areas that have proven to be especially popular recently with users, and in turn, investors. You are with your people, Cotorruelo said: “A home sweet home.”).

creativity 98

creativity communities education ventures 98

Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

eBay hosted a jobs fair in 2002 for 75 jobs and 2,000 people showed up,” states Martino. 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. It went from 1 million employed people to 750k employed people within 18 months.

ventures 334

ventures startup capital board 334

OurCrowd

MAY 11, 2020

Historically, venture investing right after major market downturns – such as after the Internet bubble burst in 2000-2002, and after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 — has proved lucrative because you’re buying at a discount. That’s a very good entry point for new venture investors.

venture capital 48

venture capital ventures capital health 48

TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

A lot has changed since Iyuno was started in 2002 by executive chairman David Lee while he was an undergraduate in Seoul. Iyuno Media Group is one of the largest media localization companies, and works with clients including Netflix, Apple iTunes, DreamWorks, HBO and Entertainment One.

media 104

media creativity culture networking 104

Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 8, 2022

When her landlord would not renew her lease, unexpectedly in 2002, Jessica had 60 days to vacate the property with no advance warning. However, she shifted things around and now brings that experience to wedding locations and it’s thriving. Take Care of Your Team. as well.

construction 68

construction communities advice support 68

Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 11, 2021

4,371,752 is just one of the more than thirty-three patents issued to Tulsa born and raised inventor and entrepreneur Gordon Matthews (1936 – 2002). There is no single path to entrepreneurial success. But it is arguably the most of impactful of his portfolio of innovation, as No.

consulting 40

consulting disruption innovation entrepreneurs 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class. Have a cushion.

real estate 309

real estate entrepreneurs financing finance 309

Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 2, 2014

The first row contains data from IPOs between 1998-2002, the second bucket contains data from IPOs between 2002-2006 and so on. 2002 71 3.0 These figures are inflation adjusted and are in 2014 dollars. IPO Cohort Median VC$ Raised Median # of Rounds Median Round Size $M Median IPO Size Number. 1998 42 2.5 2006 66 4.0

SaaS 40

SaaS financing finance VC 40

TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Shleifer focused on China; Fixel focused on India, and the rest of the firm’s support team (it now has 22 investing professionals on staff) helped find deals in Brazil and Russia before beginning to focus more aggressively on opportunities in the U.S.

ventures 72

ventures investing investment education 72

Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 14, 2014

Looking at the gross dollars invested in engineering, the 2014 cohort spends much more than the 2010, 2006 and 2002 cohorts, setting aside one outlier year in the 2006 cohort. I’m not sure, but the trend is real on a percentage basis as well as on a dollars basis. There seems to be a bumpy, but persistent decline. 1998 34 11.

SaaS 40

SaaS investing investment enablement 40

Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2016

My first visit to Bangladesh was in 2002, and I had no illusions about this country. By Sanjay Agarwal, an EO Winnipeg member, and the founder and president of Orientworks, Inc. I expected poverty and there was plenty of it. However, only a few people truly know about Bangladesh’s developmental surprise in the last decade.

education 130

education health energy support 130

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. We have been using social networks for 25+ years.

networking 297

networking innovation development opportunity 297

TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Interswitch, for instance, was founded in 2002, which doesn’t necessarily make it a startup despite still being private. While the aforementioned companies’ valuations can’t be disputed , there are question marks on whether some are startups and whether others are African companies.

capital 145

capital frameworks investing investment 145

TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

I started having my own psychedelic experiences many years ago, the first one was in 2002 I think. . “How can we have the biggest possible impact using the smallest amount of resources? But psychedelics became a bigger part of my life around 2010.

health 92

health peer-to-peer communities support 92

Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 13, 2015

In 2002, the company invested significantly in sales and marketing, but suffered a decline in revenue. in 1999, and ultimately wrote off about $1.4B, which had to be recognized in the period from 2000 to 2002. Presumably this is due to customer churn, as a fair number of their customers must have gone out of business.

sustainability 43

sustainability investing investment development 43