Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. The first attention we started getting was after we launched the company publicly at Demo on September 25th of this year. The first VC I met with came from attending DEMO. After Office 2.0
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
Paul Graham’s assertion that “any startup founder can tell you the most common question they hear from investors is not about the founders or the product, but “who else is investing?&# When I’m in, I’m in. rings true to me. Investors who commit early deserve to have a lower price.
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Austin Startup
APRIL 27, 2019
Bob Fabbio was the founder and CEO of eRelevance and he was the man in the arena here?—?and For all of us Austin fans, I’m talking about Cotter Cunningham, the founder and CEO of RetailMeNot. We all know the famous story of Apple, which at one point kicked out its co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs. But I digress?—?this or break?—?the
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 19, 2010
I’ve known and worked with Andy since 1995 (I was on the board of his first company – Abuzz – which was acquired in 1999 by the New York Times) and am awed by the amazing things he’s doing in Seattle these days, including Founder’s Co-op , RevenueLoan , and of course TechStars Seattle.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. One of the successful investments was a company called Nigenisis, which ended becoming a public company in 1999. and one of the founders of Oblong, John Underkoffler, was an MIT Medialab PHd.,
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2009
M y company had raised a seed round of capital in late 1999 even before either of us were full time in the company (ominous side note: on the way to pitch our seed investor, Delta Partners, a man walking right in front of me died of a massive heart attack making me late to the meeting. But my point is that I flipped burgers from day 1.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 12, 2016
This is dangerous, especially for founders. The second was Techstars Boston Demo Day, showcasing 14 brand new companies. The last was dinner with Alex Rigopulos, the co-founder of Harmonix, which he co-founded with Eran Egozy in 1995, sold in 2007, bought back in 2010, and is still running today.
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