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My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

” I bootstrapped my first company and, while we did a lot of work for VCs, I liked taking money from them as “revenue” (where they paid Feld Technologies for our services) rather than as investment. Over the next two years, I made 40 angel investments with the money I made from the sale of the company.

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10 CEOs Who Made Huge Mistakes

Up and Running

The company saw its revenue drop by 25% in 2012, and Johnson was unceremoniously ousted from his position in April 2013. One of his biggest mistakes since starting his business came in 1994, in the form of Virgin Cola. In this internet age, your words can come back to haunt you—so think before you speak.