Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

Venture Capital 466

Venture Capital Startup Marketing Pricing 466

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium , founded in 2008, has raised close to $113 million since its inception, according to Crunchbase , although that number includes both debt and equity deals. Lunsford joined Tealium at the beginning of 2013, after a seven-year run as the CEO of Limelight Networks in Tempe, AZ. It’s been about data.

Customer 40

Customer Custom San Diego JavaScript 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

That was written in September 2008. In the case of startups the “buyer” is the VC looking to part cash for “purchasing” equity in your startup. You’ll see here that in 2007 people were willing to pay 7.7x in 2013 and then reverted back to 4x – a little bit below the historical mean.

Startup 150

Startup Company Companies Venture Capital 150