2004 entrepreneurs financing ventures 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2010
One of the most difficult things to do as a first time entrepreneur is to get to know the investors you might be working with if you accept money. I had an hour to interview Mike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures. He got into the industry through the same traits required for entrepreneurs – persistence & resiliency.
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 21, 2011
As a Brooklyn native who has never lived outside the five boroughs—and someone who left Big Finance—I feel a special kind of pride over what’s gone on here in the last six+ years. Startup success is a team effort and you can't just have great entrepreneurs. Angels: Focus and pace.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 1, 2010
He’s personally led more than 50 financing rounds. They say that the best entrepreneurs are those who fundamentally want to solve problems or change industries. If you’re an entrepreneur make sure you watch the video for that segment alone. led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 15, 2012
He spotted Facebook in 2004 and Spotify in 2009. or would he have been convinced to take a financing round? Seems to me that New York could use a guy who goes around broadening the visions of New York entrepreneurs. Companies going for the long ball aren't discovered--they're juiced up to go for the homerun, with financing.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. I owe ya’ a 20 minute call (or in person next time I’m in San Diego). RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I
Gust
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. The cap is irrelevant if the next equity financing is at a valuation below the cap amount.)
Ian Hathaway
JANUARY 6, 2020
In February 2004, Mark Zuckerberg famously launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room at the age of 19. Over the next eight years, Facebook would attract half a billion users and nearly $7 billion in venture capital investment, on its way to a May 2012 IPO that valued the company at more than $81 billion.
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