Ben's Blog
APRIL 28, 2010
In this post, I describe why we prefer to fund companies whose founder will run the company as its CEO. As we looked at the history of great technology companies, we discovered that founders ran an overwhelming majority of them for a very long time, including: Acer—Stan Shih. Siebel—Tom Siebel. Sony—Akio Morita. Sun—Scott McNeely.
Up and Running
MAY 23, 2016
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. If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin.
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Feld Thoughts
JULY 14, 2015
Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. 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.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 5, 2016
Between 1996 and 2002 I was co-chairman of Interliant, a company I co-founded with three other people. I was visiting the company post acquisition and wandering down the main hallway with the founder of the company we had just acquired. Founder: “You told me the wall needed to be painted.”
K9 Ventures
MARCH 22, 2009
I still kick myself for not moving here in 1996, when I started my first company. Things like choosing a law firm, finding an accountant, hiring people, finding an office, figuring out equity structures, raising money. A decision to pick your co-founders. But, finding a co-founder can be just as hard.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 9, 2014
I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996. My founders and I started the company about three years ago. I’m the CEO of Executive Speaking Success and I’m a long-time entrepreneur. I really think of entrepreneurship as the chance to solve a problem. Bates: It sure is.
ReadWriteStart
AUGUST 26, 2022
I’m a partner at TCV, which we founded in 1996. So, think of the typical two founders with a pitch book in a garage. And this is one of the pillars we talk about internally, but also to our founders. You know, a lot of times, what we hear is: “Hey, what does the company do is $5 billion of equity value is $10 billion.”
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