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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. Along the way, a number of the companies I had invested in as an angel investor raised money from VCs.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. You could bootstrap your startup and do most of the tough legwork on your own, perhaps while you hold down another job. 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading.