2011 Companies Seed Funding Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. By definition?—?I’m dot-com bonanza. Ten years on much has changed.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 7, 2015
” I found myself nodding through all of it with quotes like, “Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley,” said Sam Altman. I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. All of my partners at Upfront do. Hua of Apptimize. ” Uhhuh.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. I didn’t want to write it because I have mixed feelings about AngelList. I didn’t want to write it because the bloggosphere doesn’t always do nuance well. So why I am writing it then? Most VCs fund companies with a degree of traction.
From the Venture Trenches
APRIL 30, 2013
Amplify’s portfolio companies are schooled on every challenge they need to master in order to achieve success. All the companies that graduate from the accelerator’s program work from the same office and can literally reach out and touch their investors at any time. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Even though they usually end up innovating and creating at the idea level, they usually need to have a business partner or someone else, to either become CEO of a company, or help them translate their innovation into practical use. Then, I went and founded a company called Intelisense. Who can enter the competition?
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Will Zell (CEO) is based in Columbus, OH, and is an Empact100 entrepreneur who was honored at The White House in 2011. His main company Providence Holdings has invested in real estate and several small businesses. Any funding yet? We have received seed funding from a friend and it is personally funded.
From the Venture Trenches
APRIL 30, 2013
Amplify’s portfolio companies are schooled on every challenge they need to master in order to achieve success. All the companies that graduate from the accelerator’s program work from the same office and can literally reach out and touch their investors at any time. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs.
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