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Times Were Bad, VCs Get Tough; Times Are
Good, VCs Get Tough

Times Were Bad, VCs Get Tough; Times Are
Good, VCs Get Tough 05/20/2004 01:05 PM
After the bubble popped, many VCs practically stopped all investing. In the cases where they did invest, they often put in incre dibly onerous terms that gave the VCs a lot more power than they might have deserved (though, some VCs will disagree with this). Of course, now that times are getting better, people are saying that VCs are tightening terms again - so as not to get burned. What this really means is that many VCs are looking for any reason to make the terms more in their favor. Times are bad? Terms need to be tighter. Times are good? Terms need to be tighter to make sure they don't go bad again. The obvious response, of course, is that it is the VC's job to get good terms - but if those terms cause more problems, it's a strategic mistake. If entrepreneurs feel that their VCs are ripping them off, it defeats much of the purpose of getting that VC money in the first place. Besides, as the startup market picks up again (as it's doing) this becomes less of an issue. Already, we hear stories about VCs offering ridiculous valuations to companies because they're in a "hot" space. When competition for the hot startups increases, VCs are suddenly willing to make the terms a bit more reasonable.

Yahoo Hangs Tough in Google Face-Off

Yahoo Hangs Tough in Google Face-Off 05/18/2004 07:24 PM
Yahoo has unveiled plans to raise the storage limit it provides to users of its free e-mail service in an escalating battle with Google for Internet domination.

Apple's iPod to Face Tough Competition

Apple's iPod to Face Tough Competition 03/29/2005 09:03 AM
Hankooki Mar 29 2005 1:19PM GMT

Tough times for BEA

Tough times for BEA 08/09/2004 09:24 AM
The Register Aug 9 2004 2:01PM GMT

Tough Times in New York

Tough Times in New York 06/18/2004 09:55 AM
The New York Times Co. is the latest newspaper to reveal disappointing revenue numbers.

Internet pharmacy hit by tough times

Internet pharmacy hit by tough times 09/22/2004 04:22 AM
CNEWS Sep 22 2004 9:02AM GMT

Nokia warns of tough times ahead

Nokia warns of tough times ahead 04/16/2004 06:17 AM
The mobile-phone giant suffers a 16% drop in first-quarter profits, and predicts that things will get worse before they get better.

Bush Faces Tough Times Ahead

Bush Faces Tough Times Ahead 05/09/2004 12:51 PM
Free Internet Press May 9 2004 4:11PM GMT

Tough times for hard-drive companies

Tough times for hard-drive companies 05/28/2004 06:20 PM
Sympatico May 28 2004 11:18PM GMT

Tough times ahead for semiconductor
business

Tough times ahead for semiconductor
business 09/15/2004 07:55 AM
SAN FRANCISCO -- The number of companies building and designing microprocessors is likely to shrink by approximately 40 percent over the next 10 years, analysts from Gartner Inc. predicted at the research firm's Semiconductor Industry Summit conference here in San Francisco Tuesday.

Tough times prompt Boots warning

Tough times prompt Boots warning 04/07/2005 02:59 AM
UK health and beauty retailer Boots says a tough trading environment is likely to continue to hit profits in the 2005/6 financial year.

Tough times for TiVo as DirecTV loses
interest

Tough times for TiVo as DirecTV loses
interest 06/09/2004 06:08 AM
While most of the humming and hawing over TiVo is mere sensationalism, in recent days the company has been struck with a 1-2 punch from its biggest partner, DirecTV.

Tough times for hard-drive companies,
report says

Tough times for hard-drive companies,
report says 05/27/2004 06:16 PM

Tough New Smog Rules Get Long Deadlines
(Los Angeles Times)

Tough New Smog Rules Get Long Deadlines
(Los Angeles Times) 04/16/2004 05:04 AM
Los Angeles Times - The Bush administration's new air quality standard will impose tougher requirements on the nation's smoggiest regions — Southern and Central California — but postpone the compliance deadline for so many years that local air officials worry that the regulations could be rendered ineffective.

With Altered Image, Bryant a Tough Sell
(Los Angeles Times)

With Altered Image, Bryant a Tough Sell
(Los Angeles Times) 09/03/2004 04:51 AM
Los Angeles Times - Before that night in the summer of 2003 when Kobe Bryant invited a 19-year-old hotel employee to his room, the Laker star belonged to select company.

Motorola Prices Its Spinoff Low,
Reflecting Tough Times for Chips

Motorola Prices Its Spinoff Low,
Reflecting Tough Times for Chips 07/16/2004 11:29 PM
New York Times Jul 17 2004 3:54AM GMT

CEO Ollila says Nokia's 'sisu' will see
it past tough times (USATODAY.com)

CEO Ollila says Nokia's 'sisu' will see
it past tough times (USATODAY.com) 07/21/2004 06:13 AM
USATODAY.com - In times like these, the executives who run Nokia talk up a uniquely Finnish quality called sisu. "The translation would be 'guts,' " says Jorma Ollila, CEO of Nokia, the world's most prolific cell phone maker, in an interview at company headquarters here.

WINNIPEG (CP) - Tough times in the
Internet pharmacy industry have prompted
one of its biggest players to stre

WINNIPEG (CP) - Tough times in the
Internet pharmacy industry have prompted
one of its biggest players to stre 09/22/2004 12:56 AM
940 News Sep 22 2004 4:02AM GMT

BostonHerald.com - Local/ Regional News:
Globe suffering tough Times: Fabricating
freelancer came from N.Y. paper

BostonHerald.com - Local/ Regional News:
Globe suffering tough Times: Fabricating
freelancer came from N.Y. paper 04/19/2005 04:29 AM
Globe suffering tough Times: Fabricating freelancer came from N.Y. paper .. REPORTER'S FATE SEALED

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eTailers, Tech Stocks Lead in Post
Holiday Trading

eTailers, Tech Stocks Lead in Post
Holiday Trading 12/27/2004 07:17 PM
Internet News Dec 27 2004 11:20PM GMT

Unveiling the Face of the Prison Scandal
(Los Angeles Times)

Unveiling the Face of the Prison Scandal
(Los Angeles Times) 06/19/2004 05:44 AM
Los Angeles Times - UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Chuck Graner flew both Marine Corps and American flags outside his house after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and they were far from the only flags in Uniontown, just an hour from where one of the hijacked planes crashed into the Pennsylvania countryside.

Cosmetics Queen Put New Face on Beauty
Industry (Los Angeles Times)

Cosmetics Queen Put New Face on Beauty
Industry (Los Angeles Times) 04/26/2004 04:50 AM
Los Angeles Times - Estee Lauder, founder of the international beauty empire that bears her name and queen of America's prestige cosmetics industry who pioneered the now ubiquitous "gift with purchase," has died. Her family said she was 97.

Wal-Mart Must Face Huge Sex-Bias Suit
(Los Angeles Times)

Wal-Mart Must Face Huge Sex-Bias Suit
(Los Angeles Times) 06/23/2004 06:27 AM
Los Angeles Times - A federal judge said Tuesday that he would allow a gender discrimination lawsuit to proceed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on behalf of more than 1.5 million women who have worked for the retailing giant, expanding a case that could encourage similar mass class-action suits against U.S. employers.

Seeking the Smiling Face of Nevada's
Nuclear Heyday (Los Angeles Times)

Seeking the Smiling Face of Nevada's
Nuclear Heyday (Los Angeles Times) 01/02/2005 07:20 AM
Los Angeles Times - LAS VEGAS — Long before Britney Spears' wedding made headlines here, another blond held Sin City in thrall.

Bomb Case Detainee's Wife Keeps Brave
Face (Los Angeles Times)

Bomb Case Detainee's Wife Keeps Brave
Face (Los Angeles Times) 05/12/2004 05:36 AM
Los Angeles Times - ALOHA, Ore. — Mona Mayfield answered her front door with a smile and an outstretched hand, as if greeting a neighbor for afternoon coffee. She was pleasant and polite, going out of her way to make a stranger feel at home.

Iran Diaspora Laps Up Bargain Botox,
Face-Lifts on the Fly (Los Angeles
Times)

Iran Diaspora Laps Up Bargain Botox,
Face-Lifts on the Fly (Los Angeles
Times) 01/24/2004 10:22 AM
Los Angeles Times - TEHRAN — When Santa Monica resident Sara Shahpouri returns home from her annual trips to Iran, she usually has a suitcase full of saffron and pistachios and a Persian carpet. This year, she came back with a new face.

When the Job Market Gets Tough, the
Tough Go Meta-Searching

When the Job Market Gets Tough, the
Tough Go Meta-Searching 06/19/2004 02:48 AM
Finding that perfect job in the current market is now more competitive than ever. The latest trend in online job searching is to use job meta-search engines that combine jobs from a variety of job sites on a single search results page. [PRWEB Jun 19, 2004]

Tough on Terror, or Tough on Liberty?

Tough on Terror, or Tough on Liberty? 12/12/2003 10:06 PM
Reports, including this one from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on a study on the prevalence of terror-related crime hit the wire services several days ago but have received relatively little attention in broad circles. The new study, done by the TRAC research center at Syracuse University, shows that federal investigators have recommended the prosecution of an estimated 6,400 people on terrorism charges since September 11, 2001. Out of 6,400 cases, just 879 have been convicted. Of these, 184 have been convicted of "international terrorism" and the remainder for related charges. Overall, only 123 received significant sentences (over one year in prison) and only 23 were sentenced to five years or more. Also, convictions for "international terrorism" had a median duration of just 14 days, indicating that the vast majority of these convictions were for very minor crimes. The linked story quotes Charles Pena, director of a libertarian group. "It bothers me that we would round up whole bunches of people without an idea about whether they really are a terrorist . . . It certainly is valid to ask whether the whole war on terror is successful."

"Yeah, he'll be tough. He'll be tough
with somebody else's blood"

"Yeah, he'll be tough. He'll be tough
with somebody else's blood" 08/16/2004 02:39 AM

Speak Shop and Probigua Partner to Offer
Face-to-Face Online Spanish Tutoring

Speak Shop and Probigua Partner to Offer
Face-to-Face Online Spanish Tutoring 04/07/2005 03:41 AM
Speak Shop puts Guatemalan instructors face-to-face with students all over the world, and no one has to leave their desk. For the first time, these tutors can benefit from global e-commerce. [PRWEB Apr 7, 2005]

Internet Challenges Face-to-Face
Mingling: Single Parents Group Losing
Members To Time Crunch, Too

Internet Challenges Face-to-Face
Mingling: Single Parents Group Losing
Members To Time Crunch, Too 08/15/2004 06:02 AM
Washingtonpost.com - Sun Aug 15, 03:18 am GMT

Face to Face With Your Users:Running a
Nondirected Interview

Face to Face With Your Users:Running a
Nondirected Interview 01/28/2003 07:22 AM

Face to Face With Your Users: Running a
Nondirected Interview

Face to Face With Your Users: Running a
Nondirected Interview 01/24/2003 05:23 AM

Using Technology to Re-Experience the
Good Old-Fashioned Way of Customer
Support, Putting Businesses and
Customers Back in Time - Live
Face-to-Face

Using Technology to Re-Experience the
Good Old-Fashioned Way of Customer
Support, Putting Businesses and
Customers Back in Time - Live
Face-to-Face 08/27/2004 01:50 PM
iSupport.tv has announced its live face-to-face and interactive online customer support services, helping business to reach more customers, increase sales, and reduce support cost in a timely and cost-effective manner. It is live face-to-face services because with one click, customers will see a live face. It is interactive because customers can ask any questions via webcam, microphone, or text chat and get answers in real-time. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004]

Bringing you "Face To Face" with the
Middle East

Bringing you "Face To Face" with the
Middle East 07/15/2004 03:10 AM
You can now have face-to-face videoconference meetings with your colleagues, clients and associates throughout the Middle East. [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

Powell Comes Face to Face with Tsunami
Horror

Powell Comes Face to Face with Tsunami
Horror 01/05/2005 08:31 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 5 2005 12:49PM GMT

E-mail still riskier than face-to-face
chat

E-mail still riskier than face-to-face
chat 08/22/2004 09:02 PM
ZDNet Australia Aug 23 2004 1:37AM GMT

CNET Face to Face

CNET Face to Face 11/06/2003 03:53 PM
CNET Face to Face

Microsoft Set for Face-to-Face with EC,
EU

Microsoft Set for Face-to-Face with EC,
EU 07/06/2004 04:52 PM
Enterprise Windows I.T. Jul 6 2004 9:46PM GMT
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