2012 capital reference 
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JUNE 5, 2016
There was an explosion in number of startups both because it was cheap and there was tons of available capital. With a massive increase in companies created and a huge number of sources one trend that we witnessed from 2012–2015 was the rise of the undisciplined round. Be thoughtful about from whom you raise capital.
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MARCH 12, 2013
It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. We both wanted to put energy into GRP’s platform of services that provide more value to our investments than merely capital. I made some reference calls. Community builders. Open & transparent.
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This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 25, 2013
Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Three companies from the Studiomates community-- Sherpaa , Tinybop , and Editorially --received VC dollars in 2012. Barclays Center.
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DECEMBER 17, 2012
VENTURE CAPITAL. And finally that brings me to obvious topic of venture capital. And that’s why it’s super important to reference check your VC as I wrote in the linked post. And a heartfelt thank you to my VC friends, lawyers and portfolio executives who have spent their personal time counseling me in 2012.
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APRIL 2, 2010
This is part of my series on Understanding Venture Capital. Understanding the fund vintage – “Vintage&# of a fund refers to when the fund was raised. Also, since most funds are 10-year funds there will be pressure in 2012 for this fund to start exiting its investments and return money to its shareholders.
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MARCH 30, 2016
Mark dutifully went to partner meetings, back-channel references began, firms started calling existing VCs to “test prices” and we started debating whom our best partner would be. We had grown into a more reasonable burn rate so raising capital meant we would have many years of cash on the balance sheet.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 16, 2022
” Seemingly, the recipe for a successful venture-backed company became very cookie-cutter: Raise capital every 18 months; invest heavily in go-to-market; grow revenue at a “standard” rate that triples in year one, triples again in year two, and then doubles thereafter. Source: PitchBook data from 2012-2022.
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