Comments on: Angel Investor Ron Conway Emails His Portfolio Companies Over Financial Meltdown

By: On the future of Web 2.0 « Face IT – IESE Technology Blog

On the future of Web 2.0 « Face IT – IESE Technology Blog — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:26:55 +0000

[...] bad news followed shortly. On October 7th, Ron Conway, a prominent Silicon Valley investor, sent an email to his portfolio of start-ups warning them to expect lean times ahead and giving advice on how to [...]

By: The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3) | CloudAve

The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3) | CloudAve — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:37:56 +0000

[...] released its famous “RIP Good Times” PowerPoint deck alerting companies to dark days ahead and Ron Conway famously wrote emails to portfolio companies encouraging people to slash and save and prepare for the impending doom in the market. This is one book-end of the [...]

By: R.I.P. Good Times: One Year Later

R.I.P. Good Times: One Year Later — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:53:28 +0000

[...] don’t realize how fast things spin out of control.” Super angel Ron Conway likewise warned his companies, saying of the spreading financial crisis, “we will not be “immune” to its drastic [...]

By: The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3) « The SiliconANGLE

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:30:11 +0000

By: The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:11:00 +0000

[...] its famous “RIP Good Times” PowerPoint deck alerting companies to dark days ahead and Ron Conway famously wrote emails to portfolio companies encouraging people to slash and save and prepare for the impending doom in the market. This is one book-end of the [...]

By: The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3 « The SiliconANGLE

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:40:12 +0000

[...] about large burn rates. Enter the famous Sequoia “RIP Good Times” presentation and Ron Conway’s publicly leaked emails calling for big slashes in burn rates. While this really was a lagging indicator, I like to think of it as one bookend in the [...]

By: The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3 | CloudAve

The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3 | CloudAve — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:33:11 +0000

By: The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:57:37 +0000

[...] worried about large burn rates. Enter the famous Sequoia “RIP Good Times” presentation and Ron Conway’s publicly leaked emails calling for big slashes in burn rates. While this really was a lagging indicator, I like to think of it as one bookend in the current [...]

By: An Interview with David Lee about the Valley Advantage — TechDrawl

An Interview with David Lee about the Valley Advantage — TechDrawl — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:24:17 +0000

[...] interview will appear here soon). Ron warned his portfolio companies about the downturn in an October, 2008 email. And yet, despite the downturn, according to a TechCrunch post, Ron recently announced he will be [...]

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:35:02 +0000

We are all looking for a way out in the downturn of the financial and economic situation. We also know that it’s part of our nature to be attracted to anything new. So we think that it is about time for VC to start moving with New Start up(s) in order to overturn the present situation.

By: OPEN Forum by American Express OPEN | | Web 2.0 Meltdown? Help a Web 2.0 Company in Need

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:47:52 +0000

[...] report has a prolific angel investor in tech startups, Ron Conway, emphasizing survival tactics until better times return: preserve cash by making cuts, try to find acquirors. All the usual [...]

By: In A Down Economy, Tomorrow’s Leaders are Born Today | PR2.0

In A Down Economy, Tomorrow’s Leaders are Born Today | PR2.0 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:43:39 +0000

[...] VCs are already calling for startups to cut expenses. [...]

By: wegotyourblack

wegotyourblack — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:55:21 +0000

wake up folks, it’s not going to get better anytime soon.

By: Goodbye Irrational Exuberance; Hello Economic Illiteracy! « Napkin Plans

Goodbye Irrational Exuberance; Hello Economic Illiteracy! « Napkin Plans — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:04:04 +0000

[...] For those of us around during the dot com crash this may look eerily familiar. In fact, its so familiar that Ron Conway decided to just retread an old e-mail to his startups to make the point, its once again time to get real as posted on Techcrunch. [...]

By: During Tough Times, The Echo Chamber Can Be Your Best Friend « Friends of FundRazr

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:49:45 +0000

[...] when the economy slides, the first natural reaction is to cut expenses, conserve cash, and hunker-down to weather the storm. All good advice. But don’t forget also [...]

By: 5 career alternatives for start-up founders during the recession « Nickpoint

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:51:50 +0000

[...] Kevin Rose; Bob Warfeild and Ross Mayfeild say it’s great timing. However the VC’s ain’t quite so positive. The debate and uncertainly goes on and on. I beleive there are five career alternatives for [...]

By: valto

valto — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:09:09 +0000

I’m so glad that we we are working to make some change in this field, with Grow VC. http://www.growvc.com will be more than current VC or Angel business model on steroids.

Grow VC will break the mold and restructure a new better working model for new international start-up ventures. It will change the way new ventures will be funded – forever…

By: Howard_NYC

Howard_NYC — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:24:43 +0000

history doesn’t repeat (exactly),

but sure as sheepdip it seems to like teaching the same lessons over and again

time to toss off those expensive toys, and cut office leases, and make it all happen via Starbucks wifi …. distributed computing, taken to its utmost level of diffusion…

By: Open Ambition » Blog Archive » Finding the meaning in failure

Open Ambition » Blog Archive » Finding the meaning in failure — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:17:50 +0000

[...] Ron Conway pulled up emails he’d sent his companies in 2000, re-iterating his sobering advice from then, for today’s circumstances. Sequoia Capital (who funded the first two startups I was at, LSI Logic and C-Cube Microsystems), called all their CEOs in for a sobering discussion , setting expectations that this would be the beginning of a long, lean period, and for them to plan accordingly, and aggressively. [...]

By: Humair Imam

Humair Imam — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:28:44 +0000

Dear Tim,

If you raising 700k, then maybe you can help us raise 1.6 Million for our project.

Thanks
Humair Imam
Huamir_Imam@yahoo.com

By: Humair Imam

Humair Imam — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:25:43 +0000

Our company is seeking an investor, we can forward the investor the copy of the executive summary. Please email me with you contact information.

Sincerely,

Humair Imam
Humair_Imam@yahoo.com
Humair.Bin.Imam – Skype ID

By: Mobile startups: Carriers need you! at Intelligent Software Agents

Mobile startups: Carriers need you! at Intelligent Software Agents — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:02:49 +0000

[...] the economic downturn, super angel investor Ron Conway and VC Sequoia telling its portfolio companies to buckle down in preparation for the nuclear winter [...]

By: OPEN Forum by American Express OPEN | Web 2.0 Meltdown? Help a Web 2.0 Company in Need

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:05:47 +0000

By: Sequoia: Downturn will last YEARS! : Texas Startup Blog

Sequoia: Downturn will last YEARS! : Texas Startup Blog — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:49:06 +0000

[...] those same times, Mike Arrington reprinted an email famed angel investor, Ron Conway sent to his portfolio companies: ——— [...]

By: Investors Turn Up the Pressure: Cut Costs; Raise Money Now | Create a company online

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:18:47 +0000

[...] with some blunt advice for navigating the new economic realities. “The message is simple,” he wrote. “Raising capital will be much more difficult now.” (You can read more about Silicon [...]