2008 Competition Course Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” Of course strongest industry players don’t stand still. Why is this? The iPhone was released.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2010
Content, of course, is the same!]. Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 1, 2016
.” I suspect that over the next 18 months, they’ll see another phenomenon that they likely haven’t seen since 2008-09: mark-downs of the VCs’ portfolios. But of course, for every angle of the market where one person sees caution, another spots opportunities. But there’s no doubt, some will make money.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
2: As expected at least one person accused me of writing this post because I want to see lower valuations. As an early stage investor you’re often planning around 10x your investment at the time your write your first check so in this case you’d be going into your investment expecting an exit of $800 – $1.2
Tech.Co
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Since first launching in 2008, Dreamit has received thousands of applications – heck, I’ve personally reviewed thousands of applications in the not quite three years since joining Dreamit. You don’t need to list your competition in both places. Applications so bad that I threw up a little in my mouth. The #EpicNovelFail.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. Brad was openly writing about this and it felt like he was giving the VC playbook away for free! ” Of course life is more complicated. So prices start dropping.
SoCal CTO
AUGUST 3, 2010
No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 12, 2010 This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches. Listening to first-time entrepreneurs talk about their competitive advantages is as predictably invalid as the local weatherman's 10-day forecast. Make it unique.
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