Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. was starting.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

In May 1996, Open Market completed a successful IPO and more than doubled on the first day of trading, ending with a $1.2 billion market capitalization. But if that observation led them to refrain from investing in the Internet sector, they would have missed one of the most stunning legal creations of wealth in history.

IPO 48

IPO IRR Brazil Government 48

abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 24, 2014

It was 1996 when Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan first uttered the now historic phrase “ irrational exuberance.” And the venture capital firms that pulled back in 1996 missed the best three years of return in the history of venture capital industry. What was that percentage in 1999?

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Employee Internet 74

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Fralic has 25 years of technology industry experience, with significant Internet business development roles since 1996. Michael Yavonditte is CEO of Hashable, a New York startup backed by ff Venture Capital and a number of other leading VCs. through the Yahoo! acquisition. Prior to joining Quigo, Mr.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

question in venture capital. This time, the debate centers on the “favored few” Social Media venture backed companies that have brought tremendous windfalls to a select group of venture funds and management teams, both pre- and post-IPO. Welcome to the latest passionate debate over the ‘valuation bubble or not?’

Valuation 50

Valuation Social Media Media IPO 50

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 7, 2017

Many Internet companies are struggling. Len and I co-founded Interliant (originally Sage Networks) with Steve Maggs and Rajat Bhargava in 1996. In addition to my role as co-chairman of Interliant (Len was my co-chairman), I was also a partner at Mobius Venture Capital, sitting on over 25 boards, including five non-US companies.

SEC 148

SEC New York Venture Capital Partner 148

Seeing Both Sides

MAY 26, 2009

Terry co-founded Polaris in 1996 after seven years as a VC at Burr Egan.    At $20-30 billion per year, the venture capital industry as a whole remains a “drop in the bucket” in terms of capital deployed relative to the over trillion dollars sitting in private equity firms. 

Private Equity 20

Private Equity Boston Massachusetts IPO 20