Tom Tunguz

APRIL 6, 2015

I remember reading about Google’s Android acquisition in 2005 and wondering what would become of the technology; and then later at Google seeing some of the first versions of the G1, the first Android phone. Yesterday, Redpoint announced something amazing: Andy Rubin, the creator of Android is joining Redpoint.

Venture Capital

Tom Tunguz

JULY 15, 2015

Amazingly, each of the last four quarters of venture investment from Q3 2014 to Q2 2015, are in the top 10 all-time for venture capital investment. Unlike the dotcom era, this time series Bs and series Cs have remained constant in number, while series As have doubled since 2005.

Venture Capital

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

With an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Rodrigo Baer launched a successful career in consultancy and entrepreneurship, and today is among the top figures in venture capital for early-stage tech companies in Brazil. He co-founded Praesto Convergence in 2005 and served as its Managing Director until 2010.

Technical Review

SaaStr

APRIL 7, 2022

I am a partner at Accel, the Global Venture Capital Fund, and I’m very happy to be here with one of these mythical creatures that people were talking about earlier. 2005: Started as a tech outsourcing company. Transcript: Luciana Lixandru: My name is Luciana Lixandru. UIPath History. 2014: $500k rev. seed round.

Sales Hiring

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Distilled was founded by Will Critchlow and Duncan Morris in 2005. They’ve been industry leaders in the online marketing and content creation space since 2005. Seer Interactive’s client list includes: Crayola American Greetings AWeber Intuit LinkedIn Harvard University BBVA Compass Aon University of Pennsylvania Quill.com.

Content Marketing

SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2020

Christoph co-founded Point Nine Capital in 2011. Before that, he co-founded two Internet startups (DealPilot.com in 1997 and Pageflakes in 2005). We’re an early stage venture capital firm focused primarily on B2B SaaS and B2B marketplaces. This podcast is sponsored by Guru.

Development Team Review

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The same goes for Google acquiring Android for a measly $50 million in 2005 with key employees joining the company. Tiny Capital. Tiny Capital is a different breed in the micro acquisition space. Unlike some of the other tools mentioned above, it’s a traditional venture capital firm, with a twist.

Technical Review

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2020

Years later, he’s got a thriving business that is not venture capital backed. Years later, he’s got a thriving business but one that is not venture capital backed. This was in 2005 after I graduated. If she said no, then it was going to be like, “Well, guess what? I don’t have a job anyway.”

Scale

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing.

Business Model

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

A discussion about venture capital and the effects Covid-19 has had on in the industry. Join Nicole Quinn, General Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, Ann Miura-Ko, Founding Partner at Floodgate, and Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes as they talk about what they have seen in the industry lately and how they are moving forward.

Venture Capital

Mattermark

AUGUST 28, 2017

Mr. Khosrowshahi has been the CEO of Expedia since 2005, building it into the $23 Billion company it is today. The Search is Over. It’s been reported that Uber’s board of directors has picked Dara Khosrowshahi to be its new CEO.

Investment

SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

Brian, if you don’t know who Brian is, conceived of HubSpot in 2005. We were both in business school, and my aha was I was spending some time at a local venture capital firm helping with them just thinking about how do we grow these companies, saying, “What’s the plan? That’s where we met 11 years ago.

Scale

ProfitWell

JULY 15, 2019

in 2005, Flickr was the first social platform based around photos, Flickr has struggled to add value to its core product. When it launched as the first cloud-based notes app during the recession in 2008, its founders didn't raise much venture capital. As other photo services have gained traction. Acquired by Yahoo!

Pricing

Kellblog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

It sure does feel like 2005. Flood of venture capital (VC). Venture capital continues to flow. Maybe Tim O’Reilly, the person who coined the phrase web 2.0 , has the best take [8], arguing simply that it’s too early to get excited about web3. There are a bunch of new ideas in circulation.

Blockchain

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 29, 2018

The venture capital markets are flush with capital. In that epoch, despite the record volumes of venture dollars, startups went public quickly, in 4-5 years. From 2000-2005, the “typical” IPO-bound startup listed on an exchange 5 years after founding. Today, that timeframe is no longer realistic.

Venture Capital

SaaStr

AUGUST 19, 2020

” When I took the helm at Evernote in 2005, many people had written the company off. It attracted capital from the top venture capitalists on the planet, could do no wrong until in many ways it could do no right. And the leading indicator for this is the flows of venture capital money.

Scale

SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

Brian, if you don’t know who Brian is, conceived of HubSpot in 2005. We were both in business school, and my aha was I was spending some time at a local venture capital firm helping with them just thinking about how do we grow these companies, saying, “What’s the plan? That’s where we met 11 years ago.

Scale

FastSpring

JUNE 2, 2025

A lot has changed since 2005! Thats why on June 28, 2005, four tech founders including Dan Engel , current Founder and Managing Partner of Santa Barbara Venture Partners got together to found FastSpring. On June 28th, FastSpring will celebrate its 20 year anniversary. Twenty years later, were still going strong! And we did.

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