2007 disruption VC 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
And that was evident on today’s Angel vs. VC panel. The VC industry is segmenting – I have spoken about this many times before. The VC industry has different segments in it that have different fund sizes, different investment amounts and different risk / return expectations. It’s just not a VC investment.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). The ones above are the ones I’ve prioritized this year (other than Disrupt – I never seem to get invited to that one). And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.
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Revolution
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
At the time, restaurants and food tech were on the margins of most investors’ minds and there was skepticism around VC-backed food concepts. an industry I deemed “ ripe for disruption ”?—?in something that sounds obvious today but was rare circa 2007. What did we see in the then-regional salad company?
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
When I first got into the industry it was 2007. I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. I have always believed that TV was ripe for disruption. But I guess you could say the same about VC.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
We haven’t hit that wall yet for three reasons: 1) not enough elapsed time, 2) the VC market is frenzied now, too and 3) we haven’t seen a market downturn since the volume picked up. I saw VCs doing crazy things in 2007-08 when I first entered the VC market – crazy prices, limited due diligence, large funding rounds.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
And more recently he has turned that into a fund called CrossCulture VC such that many in Silicon Valley and beyond now know Troy as well. The history of tech will always tell you there was a defining moment for companies (like Twitter at SXSW in 2007) but the reality is often more nuanced. She was disruptive. Same with Gaga.
David Teten VC
MARCH 1, 2022
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