Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 5, 2010
I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Irony, hey?).
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 2, 2010
I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. But imagine a VC that did 12 deals per year in 2006, 2007 & 2008. So we have almost no triage problem.
socalTECH
APRIL 25, 2011
Lahman is also one of the co-founders of JAMDAT Mobile, the immensely successful developer of mobile games, which had an IPO in 2004, and eventually became part of Electronic Arts in 2006. Scott Lahman: When we first put it out in early 2009, free texting was just a huge offering. What's the story behind GOGII?
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 25, 2013
After all, I am no stranger to the publicly expressing the frustrations of dealing with the downside of this industry as I wrote about in 2006 when I was an entrepreneur. In the original version of his post, Andy writes. By 2009 had reduced to around $15 billion in capital from LPs. But VC is like congress. That’s normal.
Eric Greenspan
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Today, I received this email from the BBB: We’re writing to let you know that during the past month the Reliability Report that we publish on Make It Work was accessed 6 times. 2006 Closed Complaints – 1. 2009 Closed Complaints – 4. Now it gets good! Here are some stats. 2007 Closed Complaints – 2.
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