Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

Feld Technologies was acquired in November 1993. Over the next two years, I made 40 angel investments with the money I made from the sale of the company. Along the way, a number of the companies I had invested in as an angel investor raised money from VCs.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 4, 2018

The entire experience was foundational for me, both as an entrepreneur and an early angel investor (I started investing in 1994 after I sold my first company at the end of 1993.). Over a decade ago, Brad Bernthal and Phil Weiser were putting real energy into Boulder Startup Community.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2014

I’d sold my first company, Feld Technologies, in 1993. After selling my first company, I’d invested as an angel investor in a bunch of companies, was a non-executive Chairman / co-founder of a few, and had lots of ideas for new things to do. But we came very close to moving to Homer in 1995.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2010

We bootstrapped the business because we had to and by 1993, when we sold the company to a large public company, we’d built a nice, consistently profitable business. Since then, Ive been involved with creating and funding hundreds of companies both as an angel investor and a VC (now at Foundry Group). (Yes, 10 dollars.)

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Determine what is a negotiable situation and what is not In the infamous 1993 Waco, TX negotiations, it was determined that leader David Koresh would not negotiate and that the only way to save lives was via raiding the compound. When raising money, you'll learn that some investors are interested in your venture, and others aren't.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. California Milk Processor Board) – 1993.

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