2007 2008 2013 Mentor 
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).
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 25, 2013
In 2013 it is expected to be around $35 billion. Compare the state of play in 2013 versus 15 years ago. 2008 App ecosystem on iOS = $0. 2013 = $25 billion of which Apples stage is more than $8 billion at > 90% gross margin. But I became a VC in 2007 and wrote my first check in 2009 – 4.5 hours / day.
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