Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. We just finished the second year in Boston. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I Is that when it became big? was starting.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 7, 2015

And, in case you missed it, Spark Capital joined us an investor last week with a few other long time friends in a $15 million round. I originally invested in Harmonix as an angel investor in 1995. It’s rise was well chronicled in this awesome Inc. Magazine long form story titled Just Play.

Colorado 70

Colorado Angel Investor Boston Finance 70

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

I say ecosystem as opposed to industry because it is not just the VC funds themselves that are imploding, instead the collapse includes entrepreneurs and startups that were funded by VCs, angel investors, service providers like lawyers, bankers and accountants as well as limited partner investors in VC funds.

Later Stage 34

Later Stage Early Stage Venture Capital Portfolio 34

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Silicon Valleydominates, then Boston, then Seattle, Austin, Denver, and New York. In the first batch of startups we funded, in the summerof 2005, most of the founders spent all their time building theirapplications. We investsmall amounts of our own, like angel investors. [ Afterthat theres not much.

Startup 108

Startup Software Review Hiring Detroit 108