Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

We were all investing in Internet-related stuff at the end of the 1990s. Jerry and Fred had one of the most successful VC funds during this time period until the Internet bubble burst and blew us all up for a while. 2001 – 2002 was the collapse to the Trough. “We’re still just scratching the surface.”

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 20, 2019

After I sold my company, I went on a journey that included working for a public company, being part of the M&A deal team for a very acquisitive business, making a bunch of angel investments, starting a number of companies, and being chairman or co-chairman of several of these companies.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Kevin Barhydt, Head of Acquisitions, RPX. He then led the growth of the domain services division, expanded into the aftermarket business and built Oversee’s owned and operated portfolio of domain names into one of the worlds largest, firmly establishing the company as a leader in Internet real estate.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 25, 2015

Sure, every now and then something magical happens (very high price point, very low cost of customer acquisition, zero churn), but that’s a serious edge case. You want to do an acquisition, but the seller wants some cash. Ask one of your friends who was a CEO of an Internet company in 2001.).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Let me assume for this discussion it’s a garden variety 2010 IT or Internet business (as opposed to something requiring capital equipment or a life sciences project). They can fund a deal if necessary and valid at the time you present an acquisition target to them. It’s a tricky question with no clear answer. What to do?

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. So this has always been our most significant focus area, whether in 2022, 2021, or 2001. . The vast majority of their customer acquisition is word of mouth. So is this a one-time acquisition or a multiple-time acquisition to get the person to that door?

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Wireless Internet Given Joel’s recent rant about trouble with wireless internet at conferences, I thought it comical that there was no wi-fi available for conference participants (and no way to get a hard-wired connection). We’ve emailed several times over the years but never had the chance to meet face to face.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Previously, he was the COO of digital gift card start-up Giftly from its inception in 2010 to its acquisition by Giftcards.com in 2013. Dan Kimerling: I love 2001: a Space Odyssey. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. On Dan’s Favorite Books. Eric Friedman: I love that.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

The real truth is, since the "Internet bubble" burst in 2001, initial public offerings have not resumed the vitality levels of the late 1980s, let alone the boom years of the '90s. Over 85% of CEOs said that going public was not as attractive of an option as it was in 1995.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Mine started this way … I started my first company in the “go-go years&# of the Internet: 1999. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious. Except that after the acquisition Salesforce.com required that I commute more than an hour each way from Palo Alto to San Francisco.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Back in 2001 I worked with a consultant who was a developer when times were really good, and a trainer when times were really bad. In fact, growth stage software and internet technology companies are taking advantage of the slow economy to upgrade their talent corps with quality IT specialists who have been laid off.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 25, 2011

Have a balance in your spend between acquisition and website. Spend loads on acquisition, but also spend loads on creating websites that deliver on your promises. Your website was created in 1996, updated slightly in 2001, and left to rot ever since. Would you treat your mother like that? Take, bad, shortcuts. " 20.

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