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MAY 24, 2021

Imagine if, say, Autodesk had purchased it in 2009 for $100 million? Of the first four investments I made as a VC in 2009, two have exited and two (Invoca & GumGum) still are independent and likely to produce $billion++ outcomes . The abundance of late-stage capital is good for us all. Maker Studios?—?sold

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

There weren’t a lot of seed funds in 2007 so this was often done by angels, funding consortia or sometimes early-stage funds that existed then (First Round Capital, True Ventures, SoftTech VC, etc.). So VCs started writing some smaller A-rounds. When I first became a VC, seed rounds were typically $500k – $1.5

Seed Funding 399

Seed Funding Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 399

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

We built that and put it on the App Store on December 24 of 2009. As of the last four months, we've had about 200,000 plus downloads, a bunch of great write ups, and a lot of mom bloggers who have been reviewing the app and writing stories on it. All of 2009 was figuring out what people want. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 168

Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

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JANUARY 5, 2010

But when I’m looking to write my check I need to look in the eyes of the captain — the maestro who brings the whole orchestra together. I recently read the book eBoys about the founding of Benchmark Capital and the founding of eBay. They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc.

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital CTO Hire 293

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009. We have a regional focus here, and the market is underserved in venture capital, yet it's the second largest metropolis and DMA in the country. We'll even write a half a million check. Tags: mark suster interview venture capital partners global retail grpvc.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. John Greathouse <john *@ *.com> com> 4/25/08.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100