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AUGUST 8, 2010
Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has finally filed for its long awaited IPO. Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Raine Securities, and JMP Securities. READ MORE>>.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 7, 2014
No VC will be so naive as not to see straight through it. When I first became a VC, seed rounds were typically $500k – $1.5 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.).
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APRIL 25, 2011
This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC? It may be the right answer for you.
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 16, 2012
In particular, CallFire has answered unusually strong demand coming from political campaigns, the insurance sector and emergency notification. Company founders, led by Ravishanker, made the strategic choice early on to bypass venture capital. An integral part of CallFire’s success lies in its entrepreneurial roots.
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APRIL 5, 2010
Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. He covered the topic again in June 2009 titled Invent, Invent, Invent. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs.
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