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

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eBay hosted a jobs fair in 2002 for 75 jobs and 2,000 people showed up,” states Martino. Founders have grown accustomed to supervoting stock structures as VCs agree to loosen terms to get a stake in the funding event, essentially giving these founders authority over their own boards. “I It wasn’t fear, it was boredom,” states Martino.

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Jedox raises over $100M to expand its financial modeling and analytics software to more verticals

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Jedox got its start way back in 2002, and in a way is a very typical European startup story. I’ve heard more than one tech person complain about how a lot of what is pitched and peddled as AI is not really that. In any case, there are no plans for an exit anytime soon with growth going strong.

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

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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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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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By the time of my wedding in July 2002 I was super fit. I started my second company while retaining a board seat at my first company. I stopped doing conferences, traveling or pitching to VCs. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious.