Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
At GRP we sat out 2007 and much of 2008 for that reason and we’re now looking pretty smart for doing so. This is evidenced by the current price creep that we’re experiencing for early-stage deals. The only solution as an investor is to sit the market out as Chris Sacca said he’s inclined to do.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 30, 2015
Sam Altman of YC recently pointed out that pulling back during the downturn in 2008 would result in several big misses: In October of 2008, Sequoia Capital—arguably the best-ever in the business—gave the famous “RIP Good Times” presentation (I was there). A few months later, we funded Airbnb.
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This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
The last closed market we had was from about September 2008 until June 2009--10 months. We're seeing, for the first time, investment and some disruption in huge areas like education, food, healthcare, government and even hardware based startups. In 2008, people weren't sure if we were heading into a complete financial collapse.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 22, 2020
The Financial Crisis of 2008 sure seemed bad in the moment as well. As I write this, Congress is working hard to undo the mistakes of the 2008 bailout and the sense that corporations got off easy and the little guy was never made whole. Scrutiny is coming in a big way.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. 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. It was September 2008.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I said, “It’s much easier now than it was in 2008/09.&# And time is the enemy of all deals so start sooner rather than later, as anybody who was planning to raise in October 2008 will tell you. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. Vultures will start circling looking for deals. That’s a fact.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. Remember it was only 2008 where Microsoft and even Google were laying off employees. While many of my friends bragged about their 5 condos in Florida I kept talking about how the real estate market was in a bubble – their gains an illusion.
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