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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. It’s also meaningless if they had four $200 million funds and the last one they closed was in 2000. And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm.

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The Formula

Feld Thoughts

But we watched Sports Night on DVD from beginning to end around 2002. I got an email from an entrepreneur on Saturday. He described his new business in the words of his last successful business, which exited in 2000. If you are an entrepreneur, recognize that The Formula is hard at work all around you.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). We three partners are working hard. is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO.

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. Angel investors are generally former entrepreneurs and/or executives, who invest in privately-held, early-stage companies. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). approx 2004-09.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.