Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This stage starts with the entrepreneurs analyzing and exploring the startup idea more seriously. Tinkering ends when entrepreneurs fully commit themselves to turn the business idea into a reality. Though this stage poses the least amount of pressure on an entrepreneur, some mistakes can still upend an innovative startup idea.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 16, 2023

In an interview with AsiaTechDaily, Mun warns against investing in the business rather than the people and advises entrepreneurs to be realistic in their funding requests. I spent the first seven years of my career in corporate finance and advisory, helping entrepreneurs in either raising capital (through IPO) or growth through M&A.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2008 I started VC blogging. I had blogged when I was an entrepreneur. I started doing SnapStorms, which are short burst of video around a certain startup or financing topic. They thought it was like MySpace and why did I need a MySpace page? Ironic to be self-centered while you’re trying to offer advice to others.

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

LPs failed to make capital calls in the late 90s during the dot-com bubble burst, after September 11, and during the financial crisis in 2008. In 2008-2009, the financial markets seized up, and there were quarters of complete uncertainty, but ultimately VCs started investing again and things normalized. This is not without precedent.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. I suppose, more specifically, the bubble ended in the last two weeks of September--right after this financing. The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Everyone loves an underdog, which is why investors and tech journalists are so fond of discussing startups that launched during the Great Recession of 2008, like Airbnb, Uber, WhatsApp, Mailchimp, Square and Venmo. If your company is too nascent to be valued, convertible notes might be a viable way to secure early financing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

2008 and 2000), not only have we seen outstanding companies being formed, we’ve also witnessed great venture firm performance during these windows,” he said. However, many entrepreneurs have opted to remain heads down and build more efficiently instead of testing this new valuation environment. What do you feel might be overhyped?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Serial entrepreneur Gentry Lane, who was part of the discussion and spoke with TechCrunch afterward, similarly believes that the venture industry is inherently biased against women. Instead of writing checks, investors engage in so-called virtue signaling, observed these frustrated entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

AccountsIQ , a financial management software (FMS) startup founded by a team of chartered accountants (when accountants want to be entrepreneurs, you know startups are a thing), has raised €5.8 million in funding. Finch Capital launches third fund to invest in European fintech at Series A and B.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Marc is the managing partner of MGV , where he focuse on working with world-class entrepreneurs in tech. Startups that managed their finances wisely now can boast a strong balance sheet, lower expenses and plenty of cash. Marc Schröder. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. I said, “It’s much easier now than it was in 2008/09.&# I believe that.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

I have looked at tech from both sides now (h/t Joni Mitchell ), as a three-time entrepreneur and as a venture investor through two downturns. Survival tips for startup founders living through their first market correction. What is happening to risk-taking in venture capital?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2019

A version of this article originally appeared on Entrepreneur. . 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. years ago. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. Since then?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He’s personally led more than 50 financing rounds. They say that the best entrepreneurs are those who fundamentally want to solve problems or change industries. If you’re an entrepreneur make sure you watch the video for that segment alone. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. It’s awesome.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Returning backers Jefferies Financial Group, New Residential Investment Corporation — an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC — and 166 2nd LLC ( the family office of WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann) also participated in the financing. million from seed investors such as serial entrepreneur Kevin Ryan’s Alley Corp.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ’s Accelerator program empowers early-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow and master their businesses. Attendees at the inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference in 2018. Our clients ranged from not-for-profits to luxury boatbuilders.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 9, 2022

But that just might be the best thing for the industry… Photo by Conny Schneider on Unsplash Nour Haridy, founder of DeFi protocol Inverse Finance, a self-proclaimed “decentralized global central bank” is one of many prominent figures in the cryptocurrency industry who has been tweeting for months about the inevitable demise of the UST stablecoin.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s a critical appointment — while brief — that can have a lasting impact on the founders who win, as well as help maintain TechCrunch’s reputation as an outlet that finds innovative tech and entrepreneurs behind it. Lanzone has a long history in media and as an entrepreneur.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

It is the focus for state and federal governments worldwide, many finding ways to reward innovators with tax incentives or investors with tax credits to finance innovative new enterprises. It is not hard to find strands of gold in the carnage left by failed businesses lost when a bubble bursts, such as in 1857, 1902, 1929, 2001 and 2008.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2016

When Annmarie Lanesey co-founded a software development business in Troy, NY in 2008, she saw business ownership as a means to successful living. In my journey as an entrepreneur, I’ve seen the way transparency and inclusiveness empower our clients and strengthen our internal processes. A growing business needs a growing team.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The seeds of cheap cloud computing, social networking & mobile were planted and then the 2008 financial crisis brought a hurricane that swept much of the old, dead brush from the venture capital industry and ushered in a new phase perhaps best punctuated by Sequoia’s famous and now ironic presentation “ RIP Good Times.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2018

Heidi Reimer-Epp , CEO and co-founder of Botanical PaperWorks has been an EO Winnipeg member since 2008. At its core, EO is a collection of like-minded entrepreneurs focused on business growth, personal development and community engagement. Learn what 13,000+ entrepreneurs are experiencing as members of EO.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

As of today, TechCrunch understands an influential group of UK entrepreneurs and investors, aided by industry body Coadec , is now making hasty representations this weekend to HM Treasury over the implications of SVB UK’s shut down. It plays a pivotal role in supporting and financing Britain’s startups.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 1, 2020

I believe this is because only the most dedicated entrepreneurs (the ones that feel absolutely compelled to create their new company) will leave a stable, good-paying job in the middle of a downturn. Keep reviewing companies, meeting with entrepreneurs, etc. Multiple financing rounds. Same is true of Angel investing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

But in 2006, I found my peer group by joining the Entrepreneurs Organization —and it was a game-changer. The strategy of 2008 serves as a pivotal lesson of our 15-year life. Back in 2008, our team did a vision exercise: What would Ruby look like at 10 times our current size? I certainly did. You can read them here.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Tatiana Glad, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam (since 2008), brings diverse experience to our global leadership team. Petruta Stoica, Finance Director. Impact Hub supports 24.000+ impact-driven entrepreneurs and innovators by connecting them with 100s of organizations, investors and the public sector.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. A: Only because it’s a nicer branding for entrepreneurs. I totally agree and have been arguing this to entrepreneurs for years. I always counsel young entrepreneurs to start on the local train.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

For entrepreneurs, “failure” feels like a curse word. What if, instead of a scapegoat, it served as a motivational tool that drives eager entrepreneurs to be more thoughtful and prepared for the real challenges they will face? As entrepreneurs, the task at hand becomes creating the market need even when there isn’t one.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

We have not seen a sharp increase in unemployment — as of May 2022, unemployment was just 3.6%, compared to 5% at the start and 10% at its peak during the 2008 recession — largely due to the tight labor market that emerged from the pandemic and the Great Resignation. In fact, one of our companies had their best quarter on record in Q2.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. Get started!

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 10, 2021

OKBio connects the dots in a fun way from the laboratories of our state’s ground-breaking bioscience companies to the brewing and distilling entrepreneurs who, over the last decade, have created this exciting new industry in Oklahoma, where there wasn’t one before. Connect the Dots. i2E has managed the statewide competition for 17 years.).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.] So angel and seed stage investors’ returns will be dependent on good times continuing or on the ability of their portfolio companies to get financed. The top quartile funds have performed well.

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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. That would mean that the increased number of new business startups will lead to a “funding gap&# of deals that can’t get financed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

years ago you’d remember RIP Good Times from Sequoia, which still strikes me as having been prudent advice in late 2008. I hope to offer experiences from being an entrepreneur and being a VC.&#. I still have to get sales, operations, finance, HR & corp dev right to win. I agreed to finance a company today.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

It is the focus for state and federal governments worldwide, many finding ways to reward innovators with tax incentives or investors with tax credits to finance innovative new enterprises. It is not hard to find strands of gold in the carnage left by failed businesses lost when a bubble bursts, such as in 1857, 1902, 1929, 2001 and 2008.

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