Feld Thoughts

MAY 17, 2016

In 2003 I seriously thought about quitting Mobius Venture Capital. In early 2003, I started to think about leaving Mobius. I woke up one morning in February 2003 and decided to spend a little time each day pretending like I had quit Mobius. In March 2003 I fully engaged in Mobius. Here’s an example.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 19, 2018

For anyone that remembers 2000-2003, this obviously ended badly. In 2003 the angels started to reappear (some of the best angel deals of all time were done between 2004 and 2007) and the super angel language started to be used around 2007.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I was around at the beginning, spending a day a month in Kansas City with the Kauffman Foundation as an entrepreneur-in-residence when the program was originally created by a team at the Kauffman Foundation to identify, develop, and network the next generation of global leaders in the venture capital industry using a two-year apprenticeship program.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2014

The first article, In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together , was a summary that let to the second article, The Cost of Friendship , which led to the actual article behind the annoying SSRN paywall. ” Also, success was defined as a company having an IPO (the data range for the study was 1975 – 2003).

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Venture Capital IPO Syndicate Syndication 139

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2014

The first article, In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together , was a summary that let to the second article, The Cost of Friendship , which led to the actual article behind the annoying SSRN paywall. ” Also, success was defined as a company having an IPO (the data range for the study was 1975 – 2003).

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Venture Capital IPO Syndicate Syndication 111

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003 – 2011). Venture Capital Matters. Boulder As A Laboratory. Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). Principals of a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Community. Led By Entrepreneurs. Have A 20 Year Commitment.

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