Jason Malki

APRIL 17, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jason Scharf, a Bio + Health strategy leader and active early-stage investor in the life science and digital health sectors. Thankfully I could write and was taking an economics class on the advice of my father, so I was able to get a job doing PR for life sciences companies.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

A lot of the things that we ultimately did when I was running Global Payments from 2013 to 2023, a lot of things that we ultimately did were not even like a glint in my eye back in 2009, 2010 when I was just thinking about coming over. Any advice on how you either kept your confidence through that time or recalibrated?

technology

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

’ &# His message was that in 2010 great business can be built anywhere if there is a great team and the will to make it work. We tend to do more $3 million “A&# rounds and we look for companies that have an early monetization strategy. I have one message for you, ‘get over it!’ And still much work to be done.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. Back in the 2010’s, trading happened over Bloomberg chat. The collapse of 3AC in and of itself is unremarkable.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Bank of America has predicted $20T to flow in ESG investing strategies in the next two decades. When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. Which advice would you give to female and underrepresented founders looking for investments? trillion.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Bank of America has predicted $20T to flow in ESG investing strategies in the next two decades. When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. Which advice would you give to female and underrepresented founders looking for investments? trillion.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? billion in 2010, Video Valley (the area of Lysaker right outside of Oslo) has churned out a lot of successful companies within the space. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? billion).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. Doxo (November 2009 financing, just announced in May 2010 as company exited stealth mode). Tags: Start-up Advice.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Both outfits look to back early-stage founders with money and advice in exchange for equity. That said, today’s debut from 500 Global is from its first and flagship program, hailing back from 2010 and, fittingly, including companies from all around the globe. based investors are sitting on $290 billion in dry powder right now.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Founders from outside a tech-ecosystem are surrounded by bad advice, since building a startup is different from other kinds of businesses. 1) Don’t hoard your idea, share it freely The 2010 drama, the Social Network , depicted every entrepreneur’s worst fears. I found that the opposite is true. Let’s dive in. (1)

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Impact Hub

JUNE 4, 2022

To end this conversation on a good note, please share with us your ultimate advice on circularity practices that any venture could implement as well! K Ramani et al (2010) . In the next 3 years, we are looking to recycle more than 180 organic waste into 60 tones of alternative protein per year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2022

So when Goldman Sachs announced this week it was buying NextCapital – a fintech company that provides automated advice to corporate retirement plan participants – my ears perked up. Profitable since 2010, the bank is also ready for an international expansion. Fintech M&A hasn’t been as robust as one might expect in recent months.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Biggar went through Y Combinator in 2010. “I For over a decade, Biggar says, he has been an active participant in Bookface, recently helping multiple companies with financial and relationship advice on co-founder break-ups. People are allowed to criticize YC and would not get kicked out of the community for doing so,” she said. ‘I

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Revolution

MARCH 1, 2023

We looked at the analysis in two parts: the 1997–2010 time period and the 2011–2020 time period. 1997–2010 The chart above captured fund vintages that were fully-seasoned and had distributed most of their holdings. 2010–2020 We then looked at the top quartile fund performers for fund vintages since 2010.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. Here’s my view: I support a “mobile first” strategy for many companies. I think starting as an extension if your mobile strategy makes sense due to resource scarcity. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second.

real estate

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

We capped our fund size so that we would stay true to our investment strategy in terms of size, scope and number of partners as we stood in 2014 when we raised the fund. So I immediately felt like I had a partner whom I could call for sensitive advice on topics where there aren’t many sources of input or mentorship.

entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

We were working on their go-to-market strategy for Europe and Carly was Group President of the division where I was advising (a $19 billion line of business) at Lucent and she flew out for the final presentations. This is part of a series on fund-raising advice for entrepreneurs and VCs. Embrace “no” and don’t take it personally.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 23, 2017

In fact, I lost more than $15 million dollars in 2010 in the demise of my manufacturing business because I was vulnerable to my partners and bankers. He is also the president of Idea Gateway which works with its client partners to reach the next level of excellence through effective business planning and strategy.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

So, we started the company, it was about January 15th of 2010. Seema: Would love to hear any advice that you have for early stage founders, either things you’ve learned or something you would guide your earlier self around. You’re going to get lots of different advice. It was a strategy of hope.

technology

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Let me assume for this discussion it’s a garden variety 2010 IT or Internet business (as opposed to something requiring capital equipment or a life sciences project). I say define a strategy, test it up front and pivot if you’re not getting the traction you had expected. It’s a tricky question with no clear answer.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. They wanted advice. This team is talented.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Goldstein graduated from Syracuse University in 2010 with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Marketing. Since 2010, Michael has worked in a variety of tech roles including being an SDR for 1.5 Michael always knew he wanted to be in sales and follow in his Father’s footsteps.

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