abovethecrowd.com

JULY 23, 2014

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. He stayed briefly at HP as a vice president.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JULY 2, 2015

ED ZIMMERMAN : The funnel for venture funding isn’t cylindrical — it’s shape follows a more Darwinian conical path, as many seed stage companies march into the cone’s wide entrance and far fewer make it to the cone’s narrow end.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Past (1985-2002). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

fund to help support portfolio companies through the pandemic. Jedox got its start way back in 2002, and in a way is a very typical European startup story. Insight Partners, Precursor Ventures join Hustle Fund in raising new fund money. ” Insight closes $9.5B

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). 2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Rex Salisbury, founding partner of Cambrian Ventures and formerly on the fintech investment team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), believes that early-stage fintech founders, particularly at the pre-seed and seed stages, “are the big winners in the current job market and are pulling in top talent that would have been inaccessible 6 months ago.

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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. Moreover, Seongnam-si offers various business support systems compared to other regions. Does Pangyo Techno Valley in Seongnam City offer ample support for start-ups?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We found a way to make our venture capital last when it shouldn’t have, at around the same time one of my all time favorite New Yorker cartoons was published on this topic. We were based in London.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Ben is an EO New Zealand member who joined in 2002. But given how poorly I was operating before, I’m happy to gain a few advantages for my next ventures. I appreciate all the support, and I am inspired to see many of the people around me making changes, too. It feels like I’m cheating. This entrepreneurial life is a tough one.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Past (1985-2002). If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee. They controlled distribution to the masses. The Present Era.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Today Factual announced that it raised $25 million from Andreessen Horowitz & Index Ventures. I predict that data over time will become the next major layer of the Internet supporting both consumer and business applications. Let me explain. Other Layers.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The were exonerated after an admission by the real perpetrator confessed in 2002 and DNA evidence proved it. He stoked support for solutions inconsistent with the law.” And I already publicly screamed at Peter Thiel for supporting a race-bating demagogue and helping legitimize him. They served between 6 and 12 years in prison.

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