Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 19, 2016

.’s annual GrowCo conference on Wednesday, the entrepreneur, investor, and Internet advocate divulged the most valuable lessons he’s learned since he launched the hugely popular website in 2005. –before coming back to lead Reddit. . Great founders don’t quit, but do adapt.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 15, 2012

So what would have happened had Sean met Joshua Schachter in 2005--would Josh have still sold out early to Yahoo! or would he have been convinced to take a financing round? Companies going for the long ball aren't discovered--they're juiced up to go for the homerun, with financing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the mid-1990s, he co-founded WildCard Systems, an early independent processor of prepaid cards, that was acquired by eFunds in 2005 for about $250 million. A group of strategic individual investors also participated in the latest financing. million in pre-seed funding and SAFE financings. Payall previously raised $8.2

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

billion to finance US startups.) 30% of all real income growth in 2005–2015 was from Latinos (U.S. (We = my father is from Colombia, South America, immigrated to the U.S. legally for medical school, served in the Air Force and then was a productive, tax-paying contributor for nearly 40 years. His son then went on to raise more than $1.1

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2019

In a review of MBA students, the study found about 36 percent of females chose a risky career in finance (like investment banking or trading), compared to 57 percent of their male counterparts. A former professional athlete, Nagtegaal speed-skated with the North Holland Region/Utrecht KNSB from 2005 to 2008.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Spark Capital is relatively new to VC (founded in 2005) yet has become one of the hottest new VCs having invested in Twitter, Tumblr, AdMeld, Boxee, KickApps and many more companies. Mo & I both have double majors with one being finance / econ. RockYou (US) was founded in Redwood City in November 2005 by Lance Tokuda and Jia Shen.

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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.) was spun out, and the valuation was set by that financing round.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

That’s the opportunity a new fintech startup called Luxus , co-founded by two women with experience in both finance and luxury fashion, is hoping to bring to investors. per annum] from 2005 to 2020, beating both the S&P 500 and gold by more than 200%,” Auslander said. “This particular stone has returned [11.5%

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

financing back in 2005, “climate change” was some future event. Share on Twitter. Peter Gajdoš is a partner at Fifth Wall , where he co-leads the Climate Technology Investment team. When I started getting involved in clean tech 1.0

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The round, which is a combination of equity and debt financing, lists investors from the Middle East, including DisruptAD and (the VC arm of ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund), and SHUAA (a major UAE asset management and investment banking firm). The biopharma industry uses more optimistic numbers.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 25, 2021

Last week, we launched our Summer 2021 batch here at Y Combinator, the 33rd batch since our founding in 2005. It is also certainly correct that raising capital is extremely important to early-stage startup companies as they finance their product development and the growth they plan and hope for.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99 and 2005-08. But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 or 2005-2007 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 18, 2022

When Y Combinator launched in 2005, starting a startup was an unusual career path for recent graduates. To get a sense of how many startups were in the world, look at TechCrunch in 2005. For example, lots of folks choose a career in finance or as an engineer at a big company without considering other options.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

Register Joseph Lee has a strong track record in the finance industry throughout his career to date. Between 2006 and 2015, I joined one of the leading Islamic banks in the world, Kuwait Finance House, as the pioneering team to set up its Private Equity Division in Asia.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

It feels a lot like NYC as a whole did back in 2005--a handful of relatively disconnected folks, a few marquee companies and a whole lot of pent up interest in doing something impactful in the local community. Android Backlash. Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

.” “These directions are issued under sections 21, 35A and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, sections 45JA, 45L and 45M of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, sections 30A and 32 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987, section 6 of the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 and section 11 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Or again here in Consumer Affairs dating back to 2005. I have mostly taken over helping my dad with his finances. Many of these complaints stem from the charges individuals found on their credit card statements.&# Background. I was home visiting my father in Sacramento.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 28, 2014

I’m using Crunchbase data since 2005 for tech companies in the US. Assuming a three month fundraising process, the best times of year to start a financing process is in September, targeting a December close, when investment sizes are 15% larger than average and investment volumes are 50% larger.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 9, 2016

In 2005, an economist named Benjamin Jones published a paper called The Burden of Knowledge and the ‘Death of the Renaissance Man’: Is Innovation Getting Harder? Remarkably, the Eastgate maintains an ambient temperature between 73-78°F despite variances in external temperatures from 58° to 88°.

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Feedough

APRIL 14, 2021

This term is believed to have first appeared in a blog post by Rex Hammock on May 11, 2005. Thus, acqui-hiring establishes them in a reputable position which aids them in obtaining financing for future projects. Acqui-hiring is simply a strategy that assists the growth of the company with the expertise of recruited employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I was starting. You still need the presentation to back that up.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In his 2005 book, The World Is Flat , Thomas Friedman recognizes that the Internet has the ability to create a “level playing field” for all participants, and one where geographic distances become less relevant. Launched in 2005, Etsy is a leading marketplaces for the exchange of vintage and handmade items. annual GMV.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

As I’ve highlighted I believe we’re in a unique period similar to 2005-08 where the biggest tech firms of Silicon Valley (and some media companies) are scooping up small software companies as “talent acquisitions&# versus accretive revenue / profit generators. Companies ultimately go through multiple rounds.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Now, everyone sees Google as this huge company with endless products and expansive teams, but back in 2005 when I worked there, it didn’t seem like a megacompany. For instance, in health and finance, credibility and trust are critical.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 18, 2014

These record financings certainly generate significant press interest. Each chart shows the number of rounds raised bucketed by size from $0 to $5M and up to $150M to $200M from 2005 to 2013. But how representative of the fund raising environment are these mega-rounds?

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Using Crunchbase data , I charted the financing follow-on rates across the 12 US cities in which at least 10 seeds, 3 Series As and 3 Series Bs have occured in the Crunchbase data set from 2005-2014. Or is it that New York based startups, because of a smaller ecosystem, face more difficulty?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Finance where needed. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. We thought the following: No new deals close until we figure out WTF is going on with the market. We need some visibility. Let’s review all of our existing investments. Let’s make sure each has enough cash. Cut where needed.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

They were part of the Ycombinator Cambridge class of 2007, after being rejected by YC in 2005 and 2006. They bring in experts in legal, finance, marketing, business development, design, engineering, advertising, growth hacking, and other areas. Back in 2005 no one anticipated the success of YCombinator, not even its founders.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 18, 2022

” When Y Combinator launched in 2005, starting a startup was an unusual career path for recent graduates. To get a sense of how many startups were in the world, look at TechCrunch in 2005. For example, lots of folks choose a career in finance or as an engineer at a big company without considering other options.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Below is a chart of 726 startups who raised a seed and a follow-on Series A anytime from 2005-2013. First, Series As rarely exceed $10M for companies with seed stage financing and the distribution of these financings tends to be relatively independent of seed investment size. Each dot represents one startup.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

2005 / Ask your employees for feedback. Our recent phone number feature additions were designed to help you eliminate a phone bill, and we are working to add more customized packages this year to more closely match our clients’ needs. I confess that wasn’t always the case.

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Ian Hathaway

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Many startups in Silicon Valley and other leading startup hubs have increasingly relied on unpriced rounds (SAFEs or convertible notes) for their first or even second rounds of financing. What might this say about the current state of venture first financings? Check back next year to see how accurate this forecast turns out.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

I was sitting with the financing guy who was trying to upsell me everything from pre-paying service to prepaying dent repair coverage, etc. I was chatting with the finance guy and he was cycling through all the things he wanted to bait-and-switch me to and he asked if I wanted a lease in stead of a purchase. But I digress.

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