Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. some founders lose their life savings.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Brad’s start in Venture Capital. Venture Capital in Boulder and other smaller communities. “So was starting.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Time will tell. Employees: 20.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Some very interesting graphics including this heat map: Very cool visualization tool!

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Dave Kerpen, founder and CEO of Likeable Local , just published an interview with me on Linkedin, which I’ve included below. That’s a sizeable amount, especially in comparison to the US venture capital industry, which similarly invests over $20 billion annually. It’s also a fast way to lose all your money. 1961- 1996.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 1, 2019

Between 2006 and 2016, I wrote something on this blog almost every working day. Well, I’ve been working on the long term future for Forward Partners and continuing to build on our ambitions to revolutionise the world of venture capital. It was a huge effort but I loved it.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Austin-Based Venture Capital Firms There are a eleven venture capital firms based in Austin that are actively investing today, six of which are first funds. VC Firms Actively investing in Austin Companies Finally, there are a group of venture capital firms that are not based in Austin that are active investors here.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Howard Lindzon weighed in with his comments : “As a CEO of a venture backed business myself and founder of many others, I would add one thing… Thick Skin. I have been involved as an investor in many CEO / founder disputes including many that are not in my portfolio. If you fail, you need to start all over.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 19, 2024

This is exactly what we envisioned when we started Foundry in 2006, and today marks the public acknowledgment that, with the 2022 fund, we’re ready to stop adding new funds to the mix. I had no idea in 2006, when we started Foundry Group, what this journey would be like.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

The Venture Capital industry as a whole does a terrible job of giving things the right name and so we end up keeping the same name, but changing the meaning out from under it. Implications for Founders. Too many founders still think that. As it happens almost every few years there was a new normal developing.

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Steve Blank

MAY 13, 2015

My guests this week on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM Channel 111 were: Kathryn Gould co-founder of Foundation Capital. Mar Hershenson co-founder of the VC firm Pejman Mar Ventures. Sophie Lebrecht co-founder and CEO of Neon Labs. What did you look for in a Founder ?

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2019

While 2011 is only eight years ago, it’s a lifetime in the world of finance, private equity, venture capital, and business. The first is from David Rubenstein (Carlyle Group co-founder – one of Blackstone’s competitors) in 2006. It was indeed private equity’s moment.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 29, 2019

When we started Techstars in 2006 we had one core goal in mind – helping entrepreneurs succeed. However, he realized that of all the thousands of founders he speaks with each year, almost no one has a grasp on what it means to do “sales” in a startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 27, 2016

. US private tech funding 2006-2015: $258bn (real). Jon Bradford, founder of Techstars UK, once said to me that corporate innovation budgets dwarf venture capital. The excess cash from Apple from 2006-2015 was greater than US VC funding in total. — Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) January 27, 2016.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Were not a venture capital firm.".

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Babbling VC

JUNE 10, 2010

Since joining Neuhaus Partners in late 2006, I've done 6 deals directly. apprupt The apprupt founders initially launched and received funding from us for Jupidi. Nevertheless, this is one of the rarer situations where two founders found me, pestered me and eventually grew on me. This was before my time with Neuhaus Partners.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 19, 2017

When we started Foundry Group in 2006, we were very clear that we were not going to build a legacy venture capital firm; one meant to outlive its founders. With each new fund we raise, we are making at least a ten year forward commitment to each other, our investors, and the founders whose companies in which we invest.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2014

The prior fund that I had co-founded – Mobius Venture Capital – had blown up after having a very successful first fund in 1997. In early 2006, my partners at Mobius and I decided not to raise another fund. Venture Capital fundraising VC' The last person who was helpful was Jack Tankersley at Meritage.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

was a great outcome for the company (kudos to Josh James, their visionary founder & CEO!) Venture Capital. (3). ► 2006. (7). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Explore Venture Capital. The acquisition of Omniture by Adobe for $1.8B Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. Founders however are asked to take low salaries and never really get back the time they worked for free.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

That said, even renowned founders and investors like Paul Graham have made mistakes. Y Combinator - another company that Paul helped to co-found and that helps startups get funding, with particular emphasis given to those started by young, tech-savvy founders. Magazine calls it a “hybrid venture capital fund and business school”.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. Dave Tisch, Founder & Managing Director, TechStars NYC. Nikhil Kalghatgi, Senior Associate, SoftBank Capital. Prior to joining First Round in early 2006, Mr. Fralic was VP of Business Development at social bookmarking and tagging company del.icio.us

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. Current round: $7.0mm Series-B led by MK Capital, withClearstone Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Total raised: $10.5mm.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

Google is one of the largest companies in the world and its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, are some of the richest entrepreneurs to date. Their patience paid off months later when big name venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital invested $25 million in Google. TOMS Shoes.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Thursday, December 28, 2006. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. I make the most of this time by listening to my favorite tech and venture podcasts. Venture Capital. (3). internet. (6).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Think about venture capital. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out. True Ventures – When I was raising capital for my second company back in 2006 I had talked to many brand-name VCs and had several term sheets.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. note: there is one rare exception – in 2006 Sevin Rosen declared that Venture Capital was broken and actually returned money to their LPs !

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2017

My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Brian Clark, CEO of Rainmaker Digital , founder of Copyblogger , host of Unemployable , and curator of Further. In January of 2006, Clark started a one-man blog, Copyblogger , which quickly evolved into an influential digital trade magazine for the online industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

It reminds me a lot of how TechCrunch felt in 2006. It was the place that every startup knew they HAD TO be in order to attract initial users and also gain the attention of venture capitalists. The other notable think about Product Hunt is just how universally liked the founder & CEO Ryan Hoover is. Product Hunt.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Along with the announcement of the founding Mysupermarket has also made some significant changes in its managament team, by adding Alon Bloch as CEO, replacing the founder Amir Ofer. Bloch was previously a partner in Jerusalem Venture Partners and an active member of the board in the Israeli startup Wix.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 17, 2016

In 2003 I seriously thought about quitting Mobius Venture Capital. I felt a deep obligation to all the various people involved – the founders we had invested in, our LPs, and all the people who were still working for Mobius. For the really major decisions, I try them on for 30 days. Here’s an example.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Geoffrey Arone , the founder of FLock, who is now an Entrepreneur-In-Residence in our Menlo Park office, mentioned this company to me and I thought it was worth writting a post about it. Venture Capital. (3).

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 12, 2011

When I joined Lightspeed in 2006 and realized that we had the resources to facilitate some number of idea-stage projects, we put together the Summer Program and opened it up to student led teams. In fact, I’ve been surprised by the number (12+) that have gone on to receive venture or angel funding. Application. We one round for 2012.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. She is the Founder and CEO of Volunteer Spot an online coordination app that facilitates volunteering. Moderator: Katina Stefanova, Bridgewater Associates.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Still in business today and run by my co-founder. I decided I wasn’t passionate about running an ad-supported business and sold my stake to my co-founder. The book Small Giants by Bo Burlingham, which originally came out in 2006 and published a ten-year anniversary edition in 2016. The third was InSite Solutions.

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