2007 Competition Demand Entrepreneur 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
I have conversations with entrepreneurs and other VCs on a daily basis about fund raising, the prices of deals, how much companies should raise, etc. 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. There is no such thing as a uniform price.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. Public companies are always at risk for takeovers.
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InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 13, 2011
Since its origin as an academic research project in 2007, Eucalyptus has become the dominant open source cloud solution, boasting over 25,000 clouds formed. To the casual observer, it may appear that Eucalyptus and RightScale’s respective solutions are competitive. Eucalyptus’ underlying technology was developed at UC Santa Barbara.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2018
My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.
socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2014
We are constantly learning, doing research, and networking with other entrepreneurs, and people in our business who are the best at what they do. We rode that wave through 2007, until the housing market crashed, and we had to adapt. We are students of our company, and of our business, and of our industry.
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
When evaluating a potential Institutional Investor, entrepreneurs should consider what they are not , as much as what they are. Entrepreneurs in search of startup capital are well served to seek an UnVentureCapitalist (UnVC), an investor who understands and appreciates the unique benefits of capital efficiency.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2010
industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner. Founded in July 2007 by Mark Pincus , Michael Luxton, Eric Schiermeyer, Justin Waldron, Andrew Trader, and Steve Schoettler. Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. Total Raised: $366mm.
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