Berkonomics
APRIL 9, 2020
And these are indeed strange times, especially if you haven’t lived through 2000-2002 and 2007-2008 recessions and difficulty in finding money from banks and investors. If the time to market is slowed by inefficient development, the risk of a competitive product overtaking yours increases dramatically. The simple economic truth.
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).
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. while acknowledging that San Fran deals are often higher valuations due to increased competition amongst investors. I saw this kind of pricing when I first entered the VC market in 2007.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). 2007 was the watershed year. Public-company tech investors creates competition in late-stage financings and these investors can afford to be less price sensitive if they choose. The iPhone was released.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in 2007. Competition: McAfee , Symantec.
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2011
I ended up switching to selling on Stubhub in 2007, after eBay made it much more difficult to search for tickets. Wes Brodsky: One of the benefits of having competition, is that the Stubhubs, Tickets.com, and Razorgator's have all solved that problem. The company was formed in 2008. It ends up, our margins went way up.
socalTECH
APRIL 16, 2010
I noticed that in the e-commerce realm, there was a tremendous uptick in sales, where people were promoting bargain hunting for nationwide merchants such as Amazon and Best Buy--especially as the recession hit in 2007 and 2008, and started taking a toll. We rode the recession wave, as all people became bargain hunters.
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