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How Venture Funding For Early-Stage Startups Will Change During the COVID-19 Crisis

Dream It

Martino founded Bullpen in 2010 with a focus on post-seed, pre-Series A startups, and he led the fund’s investments in companies like FanDuel, Namely, Ipsy, SpotHero, Classy, and Airmap. This geographic distinction is now less about actual geography and more about mentality and style of investing of these types of firms.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” Maybe they were in their 20s in 2002 when being a startup CEO wasn’t really available to most? At Upfront we invested in such a company.

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SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invests $160M in media localization provider Iyuno-SDI Group

TechCrunch

SoftBank Group first invested in Iyuno Media Group through SoftBank Ventures Asia , its venture capital arm, in 2018. SoftBank Vision 2 will join Lee and investors Altor, Shamrock Capital Advisors and SoftBank Ventures Asia Corporation on Iyuno-SDI Group’s board of directors. Streaming services face their real test in 2021.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. I learned this lesson long ago – many investors wait until you’re staring at a cliff before committing whether to re-invest in you. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. Making bank.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? The Present Era.

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Incyte chooses to grow in Delaware with investment in new Wilmington site

American Entrepreneurship

Incyte was founded in Delaware in 2002 and has grown steadily over the last 22 years. The post Incyte chooses to grow in Delaware with investment in new Wilmington site appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®. We couldn’t be prouder to call them a Delaware-grown company and we’re excited about their next chapter.

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Meet Benchmark’s New Partner: Eric Vishria

abovethecrowd.com

After graduating from Stanford in mathematical and computer science when he was just 19, Eric joined the newly-formed enterprise software company Loudcloud (which became Opsware in 2002). We believe that successful early-stage venture investing is just that: a craft. We could not be happier to have him on board.

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