Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A reminder that it is important for all entrepreneurs is to remember to be careful about “deal drift.” When I was raising money for my first company we had closed a seed round in 1999 and were working on our A round. We had many term sheets (it was 1999 and we had a pulse) and we were deciding which one to take.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). CIVC. $ 250,000. CIVC. $ 200,000. I strongly disagree.

Venture Capital 70

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At ffVC, our primary origination strategy is to provide a high level of services to entrepreneurs, and then let word of mouth spread. Out of over 70 companies that we have invested in since 1999, about 20 are in our home city, New York. They’re the entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of their respective disciplines.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

This company will remain in stealth mode for at least a little while and it isn’t my place to divulge their plans, but we’re very excited about the founding team, market opportunity, and syndicate we will be part of. But it occurred to me we haven’t talked publicly a great deal about our view of hardware businesses.

Internet 100

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Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

This company will remain in stealth mode for at least a little while and it isn’t my place to divulge their plans, but we’re very excited about the founding team, market opportunity, and syndicate we will be part of. But it occurred to me we haven’t talked publicly a great deal about our view of hardware businesses.

Internet 100

Internet Stealth Cofounder Seed Stage 100

OnlyOnce

MAY 1, 2019

That inspired me to create a blog for entrepreneurs and leaders. Today is a special day in my entrepreneurial journey and in the life of the company that I started back in 1999 (last century!), Press release is here. But the company is unusual in many respects. One of those is longevity. Don’t let ego get in the way.

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