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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. thus the rise of “pre seed” investing). It’s very noticeable in terms of funds raised, dollars invested and deals completed. What gives?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. Seed has become an option factory for many. That used to be called A-round investing. The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier. dot-com bonanza. It’s just now that we’re Seed Investors.
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TechCrunch LA
APRIL 27, 2021
The investment also brings its total capital raised since its 2008 inception to $386 million. Many firms realized that storing client data at the office was no longer an option as teams became distributed during COVID-19,” he added. This investment allows us to expedite our plans and offer even more to our existing customers.”.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 10, 2012
Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. For those that aren’t aware of the broader technology shifts of cloud computing, the trend is described in a post I did about changes in the software industry.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2011
I will argue that LPs who invest in VC funds will also need to adjust a bit as well. These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. The Emergence of “Open Cloud&# Infrastructure. At least in the consumer & business web.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2009
With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. He was told informally that they view him as an “option&# whereby they can wait and see if another VC makes an offer.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Here are some of the key new rules I have learned by starting my own company, investing as an angel in other startups and mentoring many more new entrepreneurs over the last few years: Do incorporate a company, but keep it simple. Use low-cost subscription software and cloud computing.
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