Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

I’ve decided to take all of my private conversations and subjective points-of-view on the topic and make them public in a keynote speech at the Founder Showcase in San Francisco on June 15th. while acknowledging that San Fran deals are often higher valuations due to increased competition amongst investors.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Feld Thoughts

MAY 17, 2016

In 2003 I seriously thought about quitting Mobius Venture Capital. My portfolio melted down with the bursting of the Internet bubble. I was in New York for it, having taken a redeye the night before from San Francisco. In early 2003, I started to think about leaving Mobius. Here’s an example.

San Francisco 108

San Francisco Internet Portfolio New York 108

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Joe Lonsdale.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. Back in early 2003, a Dane named Janus Friis and a Swede named Niklas Zennström had an idea for a software application, and founded a business with the help of three Estonian software developers. A new multinational, albeit a small one that nobody had ever heard of, was born.

Dominican Republic 100

Dominican Republic Global San Francisco Arizona 100

Scalable Startup

JULY 19, 2011

The new hot spots are San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, the east bay, etc. San Francisco - San Francisco has actually successfully co-opted the Silicon Valley magic and even surpassed it in some ways (Twitter, Salesforce.com); it’s again a very hot place to be right now and this will continue.

California 20

California Southern California San Francisco Silicon Valley 20

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). And going even further back there have been a few random ones have been built before like Salesforce.com and e-tailer RedEnvelope (IPO’d in 2003 though now defunct as a company). Urbanization of Startups.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185