Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

Fractional CTO 195

Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 195

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

Fractional CTO 70

Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 70

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2011

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. I did anything that seems kludged – I assure you. Demonstrate the deep relationships we have with the CEO’s with whom we work.

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. Rather, it’s an example of the difference between signal and noise in any kind of reporting around the VC industry.

SBIC 142

SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

I was the original investor and helped to grow GameSpy Industries, attracted to the fledgling company because of its million users each month, even though at the time there was no monetization to the traffic. 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 per cent return on venture over the last ten years.

IPO 101

IPO Valuation Silicon Valley Venture Capital 101

Babbling VC

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In Germany alone, there was something like 85 active funds in 2000. Running around Europe trying to find lead investors for these businesses was priority number 1. The company ran out of cash and was sold as part of a firesale. . In the late 90's, everyone was going ga-ga as part of the tech bubble.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Europe Portfolio Germany 76