TechCrunch LA
JULY 21, 2020
But it was in 2015 when she took her family to see the Women’s World Cup in Vancouver that Nortman’s private passion for soccer began to turn into a more public search to bring more attention to the sport — and the women who play it. “I was like… ‘Hey! Image Credits: Angel City.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
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. I wrote a post in 2015 that memorialized at the time how I felt about all of this, titled, “ Why I F **g Hate Unicorns and the Culture They Breed.”
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 12, 2015
Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. This is at least double the time required for most equity investments, and may be a delay you can’t afford in keeping up with the market and your competitors.
socalTECH
MAY 25, 2016
We can now write $20M, $25M, and $30M checks to existing, breakout companies in our portfolio. Jim Armstrong: Things are definitely down, and valuations are down at the late stage fifty percent from 2015. Each and everyone is creating their own equity scenario. But, that's just ebb and flow. That's a sea change.
socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2017
After I sold my last company, Shift, in May of 2015, I took some time off to look for the next thing to do. Some of the deals that worked out best for me as an angel were those companies I was telling my cash guy one year that this will be a complete write off. What was appealing to you about the mobile app area?
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 1, 2016
You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. ” They prefer to sit in front of a computer doing spreadsheets or coding or writing emails and working on marketing materials than they do investing time in human relationships. I wanted to just write. I like writing. You can’t make everybody an SVP.
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
As I sit here writing this, I can’t help but think how excited I am about our future. They bought Periscope in 2015—a live streaming platform with an appealing and easy user interface. I believe that Twitter has enough scale and enough brand equity to succeed. Dear Twitter, I have always loved you and I always will.
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