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.

Technical Review 301

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation. For many years preceding 1999, the 1982 vintage was known as the industry’s worst vintage year.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

As an entrepreneur at heart, I often innately grasp the potential of entrepreneurs and ideas that I meet with. These days, I am seeing a large number of first time entrepreneurs with great ideas, which is fantastic to see. There is inherent risk taking when you haven’t done it before, which often leads to true innovation.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Syndicate Syndication Bandwidth 78

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.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

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. This is my 2nd time trying this, first time was in 1999. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. link] leehower. A lot has changed.

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.

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.

Internet 100

Internet Stealth Cofounder Seed Stage 100