Reid Hoffman

MARCH 9, 2021

Recently, Jeff Bezos announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of Amazon, the iconic blitzscaling company that he has led since 1994 – nearly 27 years. Looking back, I believe that Jeff is one of most iconic, successful founders and CEOs of all time. This can serve as a guiding light to other entrepreneurs and CEOs.

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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. We then co-founded Sage Networks (which changed its name to Interliant) with Raj Bhargava (NetGenesis co-founder) and Steve Maggs (whose company was also acquired by AmeriData.)

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2010

My long time friend and co-angel investor Will Herman wrote a post titled Angel Investing that summarized some of his advice. 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.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

How this research is transferred outside the university, and why this “tech transfer” process is important was the focus of an interview with two of the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern).

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2015

While entrepreneurs strive to do their best, mistakes are sometimes unavoidable. One of his biggest mistakes since starting his business came in 1994, in the form of Virgin Cola. Even Bill Gates, one of the most successful people in the world, isn’t immune to mistakes. See Also 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Kiva pioneered the concept, allowing individuals to lend or donate small amounts online (as little as $25) to entrepreneurs around the world.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2010

They are: Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur. And importantly, Mark encourages all entrepreneurs to make sure they understand a VC’s seed strategy before taking money, which I strongly agree with. In addition, we are equally delighted to co-invest with angels and super angels, or not.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Brad has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Prior to co-founding Foundry, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and is also a co-founder of Techstars. Key Takeaway: The first time many founders see the inside of a board room is when they step in to lead their board.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Co-founder Mark Hedlund did us all a favor recently by posting Why Wesabe Lost to Mint. It’s a rare treat to get an entrepreneur’s own analysis of his own startup’s failure. Director of Engineering at Organic Online … CTO at Webstorm, where he wrote one of the Internet’s first shopping cart applications in 1994.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 24, 2015

Jonathan Domsky (right) is co-founder and president of Kidorable. Jonathan leads the company’s sales and operations (his wife and cofounder, Liping, is the creative force behind Kidorable’s success). They met and married in China in 1994. Fundera – Single source online funding for entrepreneurs.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

One of the things I found most valuable from participating in the Founder Institute was a lesson about the Golden Circle by Simon Sinek. Up until today, I consider all four a must-read for any entrepreneur or anyone looking into entrepreneurship. Back in 1994, when Jeff Bezos started Amazon, he had to raise money from 22(!)

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

After years of the San Francisco Bay Area dominating the tech start-up scene, with huge smashes such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, entrepreneurs are finding they can go elsewhere to grow and prosper. It takes awhile for the financial people to catch up with the entrepreneurs." © 2012 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, you know, any of these visionaries and entrepreneurs here in America, if you ask 10 people for their opinion on Jeff Bezos, which I've done over the last three years of doing the research for my new book, you get 10 different opinions. So I'll let you, I'll let you start there. John Jantsch (16:10): Yeah.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

The new money comes in at a pre-money valuation of $100, but includes a complete refresh of founder equity to 40% of the company. So the new investment gets 60%, the founders get 39.9%, and the $1m of seed money gets 0.1%. and the investors, who put up $1m in a convertible note, get 0.1%. Sure – it happens.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The magazine’s “Central Banker Report Card,” which has been published annually since 1994, grades Central Bank governors of 30 key countries, and the ECB, according to an “A” to “F” scale for their performance and success in areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability and interest rate management.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 2, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. The co-owners, including myself, put our heads together to create a first-of-its-kind integrated digital marketing and PR agency, catering to both start-up and seasoned franchise companies. Tell Your Business Story! .

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