TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business. Philipp Stauffer, partner, FYRFLY Venture Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. In May 2007 there were fears that Google was becoming a monopoly.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Consumer debt relative to incomes has risen to an all time high reaching 138% of 2007 (obviously that’s not sustainable!) In California the primary school education system has cut 10 days from the school year to save jobs. I’m a venture capital investor so I will still be looking to make investments. In the end.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Nash said on Twitter that the two met at LinkedIn, where Nash was himself VP of product management for four years beginning in 2007. After moving on to a bubble-era company that no longer exists, Nash tried his hand at VC for the first time, joining Atlas Venture as an associate. Nash is also riding a very big wave.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

While a few iconic brands including Uber, Airbnb, and Square emerged successfully from the last downturn, most venture-backed companies struggled during this period, and many ended up pursuing M&A strategies. Beyond educating potential advisors, these discussions often yield valuable industry insights.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. How to find a job as a VC scout.

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 17, 2025

JH: While we dont discuss this very often, venture backed companies are expected to contribute to their investors providing a return to their LPs in a timely fashion. At the same time, there are in the range of 75,000 venture backed companies at any given moment. In 2007, it wasnt clear which strategy was correct.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 5, 2018

They said as much on page 6 of Berkshire’s 2007 shareholder letter. In the Zurich Axioms , a book written by an American journalist educated at Princeton named Max Gunther. If you wanna gamble somebody else will come along and pay more money tomorrow, that’s one kind of game. That is not investing. All investment is speculation.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

This time around, we confirm the rumors were true : European Klarna bagged a hefty piece of venture capital real estate — $800 million — but did it at a lower valuation, so 85% less to land at $6.7 billion, Paul writes. Everybody wants you : And by “you,” we mean Gen Z. million so workers in the U.K.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 17, 2021

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager As an entrepreneur and seasoned angel investor, Bill Payne understands the critical importance of education to make well-informed decisions that determine the success or failure of a startup. Over the past four decades, Bill Payne has successfully founded or invested in over 100 start-up companies.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

He started working on it in 2007 and developed the business plan in 2009. While QR codes are now mainstream as a result of the pandemic and NFC is also commonly used, we struggled with educating consumers on usage when we first launched. Tom told me about his amazing idea to start a company in the pet technology space.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007. Swing Education was founded in 2015 with the objective of creating a marketplace for substitute teachers. They have helped 2,000 substitute teachers get in the classroom in 2018, including 400 educators who earned permits, which Swing willingly financed. Become a tutor on Wyzant.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 19, 2022

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree at Middle Tennessee State University, I entered the Metro Nashville Police academy in 2007. It was time to retire and start a new venture. That became our main focus: To educate the hospitality industry. He had a cool job, and I wanted to do the same thing!

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I have now been investing on my own at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures for almost eight years exactly—which is pretty much about the time people say it takes to build up a company to a big exit. Between all these cutbacks, my total was half of what I thought it would be heading into the August venture snooze. And then, my mom fell.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Read, listen to podcasts and educate yourself. You have other people who can market for employees… So let’s go back then to that growth of between 2007, 2017, this 10 year, and how’s grown. Build systems and processes to scale your company. Hire the RIGHT employees/team members. Video interview. Audio Interview.

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Source Link

JULY 8, 2021

Access to venture capital and angel investment funds as an LGBTQ+ business owner is particularly difficult, a survey conducted by Chicago Booth Review and StartOut reports — and that gap of disadvantage only increases for those of marginalized gender and race.

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