Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2012

In June 2011 Mahendra sent me and Seth a final draft of the book. ” 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. I also appreciated how much work a book like this was and tried to give substantive feedback.

Venture Capital 136

Venture Capital Exit Strategy Angel Investor Deal Structure 136

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. You can’t mistake that for being the one who wins the poker tournament or even comes home with more money than you brought to the game. got picked up early without raising a lot of VC.

Angel Investor 284

Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

1996 – “It’s impossible to get to build a billion dollar company selling widgets at $15 and taking $1 commission one at a time”. 2011 – “There is no network effect in the enterprise software business; it’s not a category we invest in anymore”. 1994 – “Consumers are fickle and unpredictable. 2008 – “RIP, Good Times”.

Widget 60

Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 60

Agile VC

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Facebook’s IPO was obviously a debacle, and in the private investment sphere valuations from the seed through late stage have declined for the most part from their peaks in late 2011 through early 2012. The US government last shut down in 1995 and 1996.

IPO 147

IPO Cloud Valuation Mobile 147

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2012

These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth: The number of Baby Boomers starting a business from 1996 to 2011 rose nearly 7 percent, while the start-up rate by those aged 20 to 44 fell about 5 percent.

Technical Review 281

Technical Review United States America Technical Support 281

ithacaVC

MARCH 24, 2012

Well, I just spent 26 minutes and 14 seconds watching Bill Gross at LeWeb 2011 (from December 2011) talk about some lessons learned. Here it is: Bill Gross LeWeb 2011 video. 26 minutes is a long time to me, particularly when it is spent watching a video on startup lessons learned.

Incubator 49

Incubator Video Startup Management 49

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Believe it or not, three years after founding the company in 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin actually tried to sell Google for $1 million. In 2011, Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 . - Modest profitability. - The price offered was high for this type of business. No introduction is required here. Low profitability.

IPO 162

IPO Exit Strategy San Francisco Startup 162

help.bplans.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Copyright ©1996-2011 Palo Alto Software, Inc. Sample Business Plans. |. Business Plan Help. |. Business Calculators. |. Business Planning Software. |. Site Map. |. Contact Us. All Rights Reserved. Articles (RSS). and Comments (RSS). startupcto

Software Review 41

Software Review Equity RSS Business Plan 41

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99 and 2005-08. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. You can’t mistake that for being the one who wins the poker tournament or even comes home with more money than you brought to the game. got picked up early without raising a lot of VC.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 28, 2015

It follows two other funds, called Bullet Time Ventures, that were a $5 million fund raised in 2009 and a $25 million fund raised in 2011. I’ve been an investor in a large number of VC funds dating back to 1996, including a bunch of the current generation of seed funds. We had programs in Boulder, Seattle, Boston, and New York.

LP 70

LP Seattle Angel Investor Partner 70

YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2012

billion in September 2011. In the 1950s, Ball branched out to begin creating goods and services for the aerospace sector, eventually exiting the glass business for good in 1996. In 1999, Goodrich became the No. 1 supplier of landing gear and other aircraft parts. The company was purchased by United Technologies Corporation for $18.4

Mississippi 209

Mississippi San Francisco Minnesota Bankruptcy 209

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. The percent of entrepreneurs who are Baby Boomer starting a business since 1996 has grown from 14.3 Baby Boomers are joining the fun in record numbers.

IPO 273

IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

In April 2011, just prior to the Linked In, Pandora, and RenRen IPO’s, Fred Wilson reaffirmed his belief on his blog that we were not in a bubble in this sector: “I n all the posts over the past year or so outlining my thoughts on the financing and valuation environment in the internet sector, I’ve avoided using the word Bubble.

Valuation 50

Valuation Social Media Media IPO 50

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/29/1996: 22.3. 3/31/2011: 15.4. If markets behave rationally, one might expect the ratio of price to earnings to be reasonably stable over the period (click here for complete data set). One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0. 3/31/1997: 23.3. 3/31/1998: 30.8. 3/31/1999: 49.7. 3/31/2000: 73.4. 3/30/2001: 26.3. 3/29/2002: 82.5.

Down Round 78

Down Round Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation 78

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Hvide analyzed 6,800 companies that started between 1996 and 2003 in Norway. ► 2011. (7). Hans Hvide at the University of Aberdeen Business School just published a paper, "The Horse or the Jockey? Evidence from Nascent Firms where a Founder Dies" in an attempt to quantitatively answer this question. Older Post. Twitter Updates.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

I’m a partner at TCV, which we founded in 1996. And then, in 2011, they announced this plan to split as mail and streaming services. Here is the full YouTube — Please enjoy this episode: How to Scale Unicorns. And before we get started, could you share a little about TCV and what got you into venture investing?

Partner 132

Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132

Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Also on the docket is Lashou Group, which only reports $16 million in revenue for the first nine months of 2011. And InterMolecular, with $26 million through the first nine months of 2011. Clovis Oncology is set to price a $160 million offering, despite having a whopping $0 in revenue. IPOs were neither VC nor PE backed.

IPO 31

IPO Term Sheet Marketing United States 31

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/29/1996: 22.3 3/31/2011: 15.4 If markets behave rationally, one might expect the ratio of price to earnings to be reasonably stable over the period (click here for complete data set). One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0 3/31/1997: 23.3 3/31/1998: 30.8 3/31/1999: 49.7 3/31/2000: 73.4 3/30/2001: 26.3 3/29/2002: 82.5 3/31/2003: 44.6

Marketing 46

Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation Down Round 46

Occam's Razor

APRIL 25, 2011

" I'd postulated this rule in 2005, it is even more true in 2011. Your website was created in 1996, updated slightly in 2001, and left to rot ever since. Now switching to something a bit more near and dear to my heart, analytics "crimes against humanity" 8. The 10/90 rule. People matter.

Marketing 126

Marketing Flash Analytics Web 126

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 21, 2009

Although new financings may pick up a bit in the second half of 209, I would predict that VC funding for 2009-2011 doesn't exceed $20 billion per year and probably stays closer to $15 billion per year. When I was an executive at Open Market and did our IPO in 1996, we executed an $80 million IPO - at the time, that was considered mid-sized.

IPO 22

IPO Revenue Stock Portfolio 22

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

November 1, 2011 by Joshua Baer. He founded SKYLIST in 1996 from his college dorm room at Carnegie Mellon, and created UnsubCentral in 2004. Here are some tips… November 1, 2011 16:54:48. November 1, 2011 19:55:36. November 1, 2011 22:26:46. ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Flag this comment. Contact Us.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

In fact, 2010 venture capital fundraising is at the same level as it was in 1995 and 1996. Welcome to the great Internet Boom of 2011. Approximately $90 billion has been invested by the venture capital industry from 2008-2010—less than half of the 1998-2000 level.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Database 78

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 29, 2012

percent in 1996 to 20.9 percent in 2011. According to a March report from the Kauffman Foundation, new businesses led by members of the 55-to-64 age demographic have grown steadily, from 14.3 Boomers, observes Chodos, have the income, connections and experience they need to take a risk.

Incubator 193

Incubator SBA Small Business Administration Chicago 193

ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

The first wave of messaging software arrived with ICQ (launched in 1996), followed by AIM (1997), Yahoo! Then came the third wave, which included WhatsApp (2010), KakaoTalk (2010), Viber (2010), WeChat (2011), LINE (2011), and Facebook Messenger (2011). Messenger (1998), and MSN/Windows Live Messenger (1999).

Lead Generation 91

Lead Generation Channel IP Conversion 91

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Technically, this article was published in 2011, but that should not stop it from being further distributed. I also understand he may have “edited” one of my favorite longreads of all time, Brian Arthur’s Increasing Returns and the Two Worlds of Business from HBR in 1996. Is Sugar Toxic, by Gary Taubes (New York Times Magazine).

New York 68

New York Silicon Valley Internet Video 68

infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Readily Pronounceable – A name’s proper accent should be obvious, as made painfully clear in the 1996 Tom Hank’s Movie, “That Thing You Do!” Copyright © 2007 - 2011 infoChachkie. Even after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on marketing, numerous potential customers still misspell the company’s non-intuitive name. startupcto

Naming 40

Naming Technical Review Product Product Name 40

www.rhymer.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

© 1996-2011 WriteExpress Corporation. Sponsored Links: Get advice about naming. Ten crucial questions when naming your business, product, or Web site. Naming combinations. Home | About Us | Contact Us. All rights reserved. startupcto

Naming 40

Naming Web Product Kentucky 40

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2012

He highlights that: · In 1996, 2/3 of world’s internet population was in the US. billion sales leads globally in 2011; and. · To make an impact, businesses need to listen to conversations in which their brands might not necessarily be discussed and find opportunities.

Singapore 185

Singapore Asia Vietnam Thailand 185

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We did GroupMe for around three years, turned into a company and ended up selling it to Skype for around eighty million dollars and that was in 2011. I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95