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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

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). And the valuation party lasted until November 9th, 2021.

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The New Style of Startup Vision: Smaller But Sharper?

Tech.Co

Facebook, for example, decided in 2008 that its mission was to “help you connect and share with the people in your life.” “The 2021 Tech Nation report revealed that UK tech VC investment hit a record high of $15bn in 2020, and the UK tech startup and scaleup ecosystem was valued at $585bn in 2020 – 120% more than in 2017.”

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

TechCrunch LA

— Amanda Woody (@AmandaWoody_) October 20, 2021. Megan_Manzano) October 20, 2021. By 2008, FanLib was sold to Disney , which shut the site down soon after. — sHELLy romero (@_smromero) October 20, 2021. It's real. Multiple bestselling authors joined together to get involved with NFTs.

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Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.

TechCrunch LA

alone in 2017 (not to mention the roughly 32 million consoles sold at the market’s peak in 2008), according data on the Statista website. . Analysts for the industry tracker Canalys forecast that the industry will sell nearly 10 million units in 2021, on par with the (shrinking) console market.

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Canada’s newest unicorn: Clio raises $110M at a $1.6B valuation for legal tech

TechCrunch LA

The investment also brings its total capital raised since its 2008 inception to $386 million. Founder and CEO Jack Newton says he and Rian Gauvreau launched Clio during the 2008 recession after seeing the struggles solo lawyers and small firms faced when running a business. Clio currently has 600 employees.).

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