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Storm Ventures $180M SaaS Fund – Congrat’s Jason & Anshu

By Zoli Erdos on May 8, 2015

Congratulations to fellow Enterprise Irregulars Jason Lemkin and Anshu Sharma on raising the new Fund, and to Anshu on joining Storm Ventures. Oh, and thanks for pimping the EI early in the video

Posted in Business | Tagged SaaS, startups, Storm Ventures, TechCrunch, vc funding, venture funding

Is 5x the New 2x in SaaS?

Is 5x the New 2x in SaaS?

By Jason M. Lemkin on March 4, 2014

Back in 2012, when the SaaStr audience was about 1/30th of what it is today, I wrote a post that a lot of folks didn’t like:  ”Workday is Growing 90% this Year.  At $250m in ARR.  So Wake Up:  You Probably Need to Do A Lot, Lot Better.“ In fact, it was the first post […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, growth, SaaS, SaaStr, startups, venture funding, WhatsApp, workday

How to Position a VC Startup for Acquisition:  You Can’t

How to Position a VC Startup for Acquisition: You Can’t

By Bob Warfield on October 23, 2012

How do you position and maneuver your VC-funded startup for acquisition? The short answer is, “You can’t.”   The VC’s didn’t sign up for an acquisition.  They are seeking a billion dollar revenue opportunity because that’s what it takes to move the needle on their portfolio.  If they are willing to talk about an acquisition at all, […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Entrepreneurship, exit, investing, IPO, startups, strategy, vc funding, venture, Venture Capital, venture funding

Canada’s Next Five Years

Canada’s Next Five Years

By Jevon MacDonald on April 11, 2012

1997-2012: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt. 2012-2020: Optimism, Opportunity, Execution. I’ve been bullish for a while now, it’s no secret. It was 5 years ago that I was writing off VC in Canada and explaining how startups needed to step up to create an environment to bring them back. And like a bowl of Sea Monkeys, the […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Canada, education, Silicon Valley, startups, vc funding, venture funding

The Art of Riding the Bubble

The Art of Riding the Bubble

By Bob Warfield on March 24, 2011

People are increasingly asking whether there is a Bubble underway in the tech business.  The answer is that by the time you know there is a Bubble it’s probably too late to do anything about it.  But if all you’re doing is asking whether there is a Bubble, the Bubble is probably not here, yet. […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, Dot-com bubble, Entrepreneurship, Fred Wilson, IPO, startup valuation, startups, strategy, valuation, vc funding, venture, Venture Capital, venture funding

Keeping Score: Exit Activity for Venture Backed Companies in 2010

Keeping Score: Exit Activity for Venture Backed Companies in 2010

By Michael Fauscette on January 5, 2011

Not surprisingly in 2008 and 2009 exit activity for venture backed tech companies was very slow. Last year that activity seemed to have picked up, mirroring the overall improved business environment. I try to keep track of most of the…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged AdMob, Facebook, google, ibm, IPO, M&A, mobile, Social, vc, venture, Venture Capital, venture funding, Wall Street Journal, zynga | 2 Responses

It’s about to get a little crazy out there . . .

It’s about to get a little crazy out there . . .

By Jevon MacDonald on November 12, 2010

Ok, here’s the thing. The “is this another bubble?” conversation has been going on for a while, and everyone was able to agree that there hasn’t been a bust imminent so far. It might have been dragged out by the sluggish economy, it might have been a function of a lot of effort going in […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, Bubble 2.0, Canada, Entrepreneurship, events, Fred Wilson, startups, Venture Capital, venture funding

Contrarian VC’s:  Good Idea!

Contrarian VC’s: Good Idea!

By Bob Warfield on September 7, 2010

VC’s have a real reputation for having a herd mentality.  If you are a VC, don’t get offended, you know it’s true.  Heck, I’ve had a number of you joke with me about it. For this reason, I read with interest Fred Wilson’s musings about contrarian investing.  Fred talks about how momentum investing can be successful, […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged contrarian, Fred Wilson, google, investing, startups, vc funding, venture, venture funding

Atlassian: Fully Funded. By Customer Revenue. Oh, and the $60M T-shirt

Atlassian: Fully Funded. By Customer Revenue. Oh, and the $60M T-shirt

By Zoli Erdos on July 14, 2010

It was 2006, the first Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco and I just met Jeffrey Walker, President of Atlassian. I had followed the company for a while (OK, I admit, had been a fan), met Mike, but this was the first time with Jeffrey, so we took our box lunch to a cozy little […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Accel Partners, Atlassian, bootstrapping, Confluence, Entrepreneurship, IPO, Jira, social software, startups, vc funding, Venture Capital, venture funding, zoho | 2 Responses

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