Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2011

If you’re in LA and looking for somebody to do project-based marketing jobs – Jacqui’s your lady (not to mention a fellow UCSD alum!). Look more modern than our previous website, which had a very 2000 feel to it. We’re almost always the lead investor and usually the most active, too.

Early Stage 260

Early Stage Lead Investor Portfolio Partner 260

Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

I’m an investor in over 40 VC funds around the world (mostly in the US) and three of them are SBIC funds. Each of the SBIC funds were raised in the 2000 – 2002 time period. The booming IPO market proved the model of investing in new companies, as some SBICs cash out at attractive levels.

SBIC 142

SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, we investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. But, when the bubble burst in 2000, most of us quickly grew up. I am an investor and advisor to one such company.

Metrics 83

Metrics Revenue Advertising Internet 83

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 24, 2012

This comes on top of a lot of other negative news, including leading investors selling shares in the companies above at minimal profits, and CalPERS, traditionally one of the largest investors in venture capital, announcing that they have made a terrible 0.0 The market thought it had found a solution to its failure.

IPO 101

IPO Valuation Silicon Valley Venture Capital 101

BeyondVC

JULY 7, 2010

This was the year 2000 and the idea was that Metapa would allow any company to send any media asset over any content delivery network and our service would automatically transform the asset for viewing anywhere. We bought that company in 2003 and invested some more capital. This is also when we had to stare at the abyss for the third time.

Portfolio 109

Portfolio Architecture Open Source Database 109

BeyondVC

JULY 7, 2010

This was the year 2000 and the idea was that Metapa would allow any company to send any media asset over any content delivery network and our service would automatically transform the asset for viewing anywhere. We bought that company in 2003 and invested some more capital. This is also when we had to stare at the abyss for the third time.

Portfolio 109

Portfolio Open Source Architecture Database 109

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. &#. How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC - Feld Thoughts , August 2, 2010 Last week saw an explosion of discussion around seed investing, including plenty of negative comments around VCs as seed investors.

Startup 191

Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191