Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 At least in the consumer & business web.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. Brad’s start in Venture Capital. One of the successful investments was a company called Nigenisis, which ended becoming a public company in 1999. was starting.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

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. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. Thus is venture capital. Tempus Fugit.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

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?&# Tags: Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis Term Sheets. When I’m in, I’m in.

Finance 286

Finance Term Sheet Technical Review Warrant 286

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 21, 2014

We were in the middle of fundraising for Softbank Venture Capital (which became Mobius Venture Capital.) In 1999 we filed an S-1 to take Sage Networks public. I was a co-founder and co-chairman. The post The Great Internet Stock Correction of 1997, or 1999, or … appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Stock Internet SEC Italy 140

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Dave Kerpen, founder and CEO of Likeable Local , just published an interview with me on Linkedin, which I’ve included below. That’s a sizeable amount, especially in comparison to the US venture capital industry, which similarly invests over $20 billion annually. approx 1999-07. 1961- 1996.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 Today, venture capital deal flow has slowed to a relative trickle, just $28.4

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Venture Capital San Francisco Deal Flow Atlanta 127

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

Greycroft is Alan’s venture capital firm that recently raised its second fund ($130 million) with offices in both New York and LA. I also got the chance to hear from and meet the founder of About.com – Scott Kurnit – who gave a lively talk that challenged much startup conventional wisdom.

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PR Technical Review Portfolio Customer Development 279

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. On the other hand, exits at lower prices are easier with these providers of capital.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

This year, The Startup Magazine is proud to sponsor the entrepreneurship and venture capital conference, SeedCon, run by the Chicago Booth business school. Each year, SeedCon brings together hundreds of investors, founders, entrepreneurs and students from across Chicago and the country. Event Focus. Investors and Entrepreneurs.

Chicago 101

Chicago Venture Capital Cofounder Incubator 101

Ben's Blog

JANUARY 31, 2012

The two most obvious are: Why did such a new venture capital firm raise so much money? How did such a new venture capital firm raise so much money? After raising our first round of funding for Loudcloud in 1999, we went to visit our new venture capital firm and meet their full team.

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Venture Capital Portfolio Cofounder Partner 78

Pascal's View

JULY 1, 2014

Munger completely, while asking the same questions raised by the authors at the end of this article: “The trust-based systems that Munger refers to tend to be founder-led organizations. How much of their success is attributed to the managerial and leadership ability of the founder, and how much to the culture that he or she has created?

Government 62

Government Technical Review Venture Capital Leadership 62

Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

In tech startups stock options were here almost from the beginning, first offered to the founders in 1957 at Fairchild Semiconductor , the first chip startup in Silicon Valley. As Venture Capital emerged as an industry in the mid 1970’s, investors in venture-funded startups began to give stock options to all their employees.

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Stock Options Stock Vesting Common Stock 333

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore. https://stitchfix.com/gifts.

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eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital. But some companies have entrepreneurs that seem talented on paper, are in a space that seems interesting to investors and are able to raise venture capital early in the company’s existence. True story.)

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Founder Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 299

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

When I first started as a startup CEO in 1999 there were no guides on raising venture capital. Founders don’t often think about “primary&# stock vs, “fully diluted&# stock in terms of voting rights. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. Drag along rights? That sounds fine to me. I never did.

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Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Cap Table Participating Preferred 304

ReadWriteStart

MAY 2, 2012

The survey, by Palo Alto law firm Dorsey & Whitney , polled 336 startup CEOs and founders around the country and found a big jump from two years ago in investment by VCs. The reemergence of traditional VCs can make a big difference in how prospective startups look for funding - and could also signify a bubble. the previous quarter.

San Francisco 115

San Francisco Silicon Valley Incubator Startup 115

Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2014

The prior fund that I had co-founded – Mobius Venture Capital – had blown up after having a very successful first fund in 1997. He was a partner and co-founder of Centennial Funds and he and Steve Halsted basically created the VC industry in Colorado in the early 1980s. Venture Capital fundraising VC'

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LP Advisory Board Venture Capital Early Stage 155

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Customer Development Manifesto , Market Types « “Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch Closure » 21 Responses Tweets that mention Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development « Steve Blank -- Topsy.com , on November 16, 2009 at 7:20 am Said: [.]

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

I started investing in 1994 and while there was some bumpiness in 1997 and again in 1999, the real pain happened between 2000 and 2005. I watched, participated, and suffered through every type of creative financing as companies were struggling to raise capital in this time frame. I learned this lesson 127 times between 2000 and 2005.

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Cap Table Down Round Liquidation Preference Founder 70

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. Founders however are asked to take low salaries and never really get back the time they worked for free.

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Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

Feld Thoughts

JULY 19, 2018

It has happened only one other time in my investing career – in 1999. In some cases, these rounds were with experienced founders who had previously had a success and could dictate terms. In this six month period, the need for an experienced founder vanished.

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Early Stage Seed Stage Valuation Finance 105

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

Google is one of the largest companies in the world and its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, are some of the richest entrepreneurs to date. But before Google became the giant corporation that it is today, it was almost sold for a shy $1 million to Excite CEO George Bell in 1999. TOMS Shoes.

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Bankruptcy Texas Naming Venture Capital 195

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. Dave Tisch, Founder & Managing Director, TechStars NYC. Nikhil Kalghatgi, Senior Associate, SoftBank Capital. Dave Tisch is Founder and Managing Director of TechStars in NYC and is an angel investor through the BoxGroup. Mike Yavonditte, CEO, Hashable.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

The Equity Kicker

APRIL 13, 2017

In 1999 when I started in venture capital there were no blogs and very few business books that were useful for entrepreneurs. All founders could do was accumulate wise advisors and rely on their wits and instinct. It’s not the easiest read, but for the first time founders had a playbook they could follow.

Lean 90

Lean Startup Silicon Valley Venture Capital 90

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends. Normally, you can literally just show up at Capital Factory and hang out in the kitchen. She’s a co-founder of Impact Hub Austin and is passionate about social impact and inclusion. Here is your COVID-friendly cheat sheet.

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Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. For example, Morse notes that neither C corporations nor venture capital funds structured as partnerships can, by law, be S corporation shareholders.

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Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. She is the Founder and CEO of Volunteer Spot an online coordination app that facilitates volunteering. Moderator: Katina Stefanova, Bridgewater Associates.

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Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

If you never raise another round of venture capital (a big if) and if your company is sold for the normal venture exit ($50 million on average for 200 or so annually that get sold) then what is your stake? It was 1999. Best to be a founder. Ventro was trading at $8 billion on sub $2 million of revenue.

Stock Options 418

Stock Options Stock Liquidation Preference Option Pool 418

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

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. It was December 1999. It quickly became impossible to raise venture capital. Let me start with a story.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. Stock Quotes. more in Tech. LUBLIN And SPENCER E.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley’s latest venture Profounder is one platform that could power these transactions. Disruption in the Education Space: When I first started looking at education technology investments in 1999, very few VCs would go near the sector.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

At the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay, announced a commitment from his philanthrocapitalist firm to invest millions of dollars in mobile applications and services, with a focus on developing markets globally. Now, the present. I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network.

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley India Africa Burma 45

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I’m not going to cover in this post the obvious post-show marketing tasks such as following up on all those business cards you grabbed, communicating with all those people who registered at your site and leveraging your new found fame to score venture capital. million … yes that was seed in 1999!)

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South Africa Europe Disintermediation Poland 310

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2018

by Thomas Smale, founder of FE International. This is particularly true in the early stages of a new venture when you may be a solopreneur or working with a very small team. What if there was somewhere you could go where you can be surrounded by founders just like you? Here are the top 10: 1. LTV Conference. London, UK.

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Las Vegas Software Review Affiliate Cofounder 124

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Extra credit if you know the back-story of slide 1 and why it’s appropriate for founders and their team. Our startup was venture funded in 1999 and we didn’t pay enough attention to this advice! The video below was my presentation to the group. The slides below go with the video.

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Customer Development Developer Silicon Valley Customer 212

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2011

As time went on, I was a co-founder or member of the starting team for six high-tech startups…. As it turned out, rather than run me out of town on a rail, the two venture capital firms that had lost $12 million in my failed startup actually asked me to work with them. To be honest, I would have gladly done so.

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Philadelphia Miami Thailand Silicon Valley 335