Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 got connected up with Softbank which was investing very aggressively in the U.S. So I was on the front line of this very aggressive rollup and I got involved in helping with the technical due diligence…”. “As And they made an early investment in Yahoo.“ “….a

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

I’m going to start by going back to 1994. It’s a wonderfully compelling idea, but it’s a little like video streaming in 1994: the hardware simply isn’t there yet. Here’s an example using two personal computers, one from 1996 and one from 2011. It’s proven accurate on many occasions. Step 1: Calculate the annual increase.

Artificial Inteligence 182

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Bandwidth Software Review 182

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

- This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 million, by selling 2.6 Amazon.com and Yahoo!

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Initial Public Offering California .Net 263

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

- This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 million, by selling 2.6 Amazon.com and Yahoo!

Initial Public Offering 295

Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 295

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

1994 – present. 1961- 1996. Despite the difficulties in gathering it, angel return data has gradually accumulated over time and the verdict is in: we’ve looked at a dozen different studies of angel returns , and they show returns ranging from 18% to 54%. . Average Angel Returns Over Time. Time Period. Total Investments.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2010

- This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 million, by selling 2.6 Amazon.com and Yahoo!

Initial Public Offering 221

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 221

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

They walked me through multiple origin stories, including how I started making angel investments (1994), the origin of Mobius / Softbank Venture Capital (1996-1997), the origin of Foundry Group (2007), and the creation of Foundry Group Next (2015-2016).

LP 70

LP Venture Capital 70

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2010

Will is finishing up his 31st angel investment (we’ve done a bunch together – including my very first one – NetGenesis in 1994) and he walks through what he’s learned from 16 years of angel investing. For context, I’ve made over 75 direct angel investments primarily in two time periods – 1994-1996 and 2006-2007.

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor Boston Due Diligence Cofounder 167

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 4, 2018

I was involved in the early years (1992 – 1996) as a judge and funded a number of companies that went through the MIT $100K (which was called the MIT $10K at the time.) A decade ago the creation of the NVC was inspired by the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition.

Private Equity 71

Private Equity Colorado Angel Investor Community 71

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Between 1994 and 1996 I made 40 angel investments with the money I made from the sale of my first company. I remember in 2007 when the idea of a super angel appeared, where successful entrepreneurs were suddenly angel investors making 10 or more seed investments a year.

Angel Investor 140

Angel Investor Venture Capital IPO Sales 140

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2013

After a particularly embarrassing math bug in 1994 that cost Intel $475 million, the company decided to fix the problem by allowing it’s microprocessors to load fixes automatically when your computer starts. But computer manufacturers and users were stuck if you had an old chip.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley Russia Security Customer Development 335

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started making angel investments in 1994, Len invested alongside me in many companies, including NetGenesis, Harmonix, and Oblong. From 1996 to 2001, I spent a lot of time with Len in New York, where Interliant was headquartered. I learned how to complete a negotiation, walk away from the table, be empathetic, and be available.

SEC 164

SEC Cofounder Boston New York 164

Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

1994 – “Consumers are fickle and unpredictable. 1996 – “It’s impossible to get to build a billion dollar company selling widgets at $15 and taking $1 commission one at a time”. Consumer products and services are hit driven, it’s really hard to build a scalable consumer company”.

Widget 76

Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 76

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2012

” My review of it is really simple: “I wish I had this book in 1994 when I made my first angel investment, and then again in 1996 when I made my first VC investment. Wow – it would have saved me a lot of time, energy, confusion, and grief.”

Venture Capital 136

Venture Capital Exit Strategy Angel Investor Deal Structure 136

Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

1994 – “Consumers are fickle and unpredictable. 1996 – “It’s impossible to get to build a billion dollar company selling widgets at $15 and taking $1 commission one at a time”. Consumer products and services are hit driven, it’s really hard to build a scalable consumer company”.

Widget 60

Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 60

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2010

In addition, I’ve made many seed investments as an angel investor in two time periods,1994-1996 and 2006-2007, and seen many more through my involvement as a co-founder of TechStars. ?Our But before Foundry Group, my partners and I were involved in many seed investments, both at Mobius Venture Capital.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cofounder Syndicate Syndication 152

aweissman.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

As we started to wax nostalgic over the good old days, oh around 1995 or 1996, I felt like maybe we were dipping into sentimental garbage. So here''s to the crazy ones, some of the originals: Bulletin board services - I first dialed into the SonicNet BBS from my apartment on T Street in Washington DC sometime around 1994 or 1995.

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DC Washington Green Social Network 33

Pascal's View

JUNE 22, 2014

Finally, 2014 is has the fourth highest GDD accumulation, trailing only 2013, 1997, and 1996. The chart below shows accumulated GDD for four key years since 1994. But it would not be surprising to see 2014 overtake 2013 as having the most GDD since 1994 and continuing the trend of well above average GDD.

Harvest 28

Harvest Global Washington California 28

Berkonomics

AUGUST 31, 2023

In 1994, (I know a long time ago), I invested over a million dollars (two million six hundred thousand in today’s dollars) into a company whose entrepreneurs had a vision that I bought into for many reasons, not the least of which was that I had industry experience and understood the need. Fast forward just a few years to 1996.

Bankruptcy 62

Bankruptcy Reputation Campaign Business Plan 62

Berkonomics

JULY 6, 2017

In 1994, (I know a long time ago), I invested over a million dollars into a company whose entrepreneurs had a vision that I bought into for many reasons, not the least of which was that I had industry experience and understood the need. Fast forward just a few years to 1996. Back to 1996.

Bankruptcy 106

Bankruptcy Reputation Business Plan Technology 106

Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

When I made 40 seed investments between 1994 and 1996, I had a philosophy that I’d double down on a seed investment. The founders usually get wiped out completely, but existing management usually ends up with new options for between 10% and 20% of the company. It’s not pretty, but it happens.

Recapitalization 70

Recapitalization Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Angel Investor 70

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

In 1994, (I know a long time ago), I invested over a million dollars into a company whose entrepreneurs had a vision that I bought into for many reasons, not the least of which was that I had industry experience and understood the need. Fast forward several years to 1996… [Email readers continue here.] Back to 1996.

Marketing 99

Marketing Bankruptcy Reputation Business Plan 99