Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 6, 2016
In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange. Ironic to be self-centered while you’re trying to offer advice to others. I started doing SnapStorms, which are short burst of video around a certain startup or financing topic. In 2008 I started VC blogging.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. Almost no financings, many VCs and tech startups cratered for the second time in less than a decade following the dot com bursting. How’s that advice holding up? Hey, we got to raise again next year. Let’s deploy faster! The tide has gone out.
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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.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. All of that might be true, but the 2006 price might still be over-valued. Or worse yet they may never get financed. That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
” According to Spotter, MrBeast used his upfront cash to finance a Spanish-language channel , where his viral videos are dubbed to reach a Spanish-speaking audience. Then, once a creator inks a deal with Spotter, the company will use those analytics to give them advice about growing their channel.
Feedough
APRIL 24, 2021
If you have zero financial setbacks, unlimited resources, and bottomless funds that will finance your business’ operations through failures ( In 2019, the failure rate of startups was around 90% ), then stop right now and go back to whatever chore you were doing. A simple solution to this dilemma is to seek expert advice.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
They should heed the age old advice that raising slightly more money while you can is always better than trying to optimize future valuations. This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. But imagine a VC that did 12 deals per year in 2006, 2007 & 2008.
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