Feld Thoughts

MARCH 27, 2018

The second, Techstars, was founded in 2006. Accelerators and Crowd-Funding: Complementarity, Competition, or Convergence in the Earliest Stages of Financing New Ventures? Accelerators and the Regional Supply of Venture Capital Investment , Fehder and Hochberg, 9/14. The first accelerator, YC, was founded in 2005.

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LP Incubator Venture Capital Technical Review 106

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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Private Equity Cofounder Equity Venture Capital 82

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 29, 2019

When we started Techstars in 2006 we had one core goal in mind – helping entrepreneurs succeed. While it started as an experiment with one accelerator in Boulder, we now have about 50 accelerators annually around the world funding 500 startups a year.

Early Stage 123

Early Stage Austin Sales Venture Capital 123

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' Fred, Scott, and Jack – thank you.

LP 155

LP Advisory Board Venture Capital Early Stage 155

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. For the first seven years, this was easy, since we each had a 20-year view of Foundry Group when we started it in 2006.

Partner 91

Partner Venture Capital Conversion Portfolio 91

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2014

I’ve been through the “what’s next” discussion with Amy several times, including in 2004 when I doubled down on Mobius Venture Capital (instead of packing it up and calling it quits), in 2006 when we decided to start Techstars and Foundry Group, and again in 2013 after spending six months being extremely depressed.

Alaska 166

Alaska Widget Colorado Angel Investor 166

Feld Thoughts

MAY 17, 2016

In 2003 I seriously thought about quitting Mobius Venture Capital. While 2003 – 2006 was an incredible grind, I look back on that time period as one that I am satisfied with as we did manage to get Mobius to a stable place. For the really major decisions, I try them on for 30 days. Here’s an example.

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San Francisco Internet Portfolio New York 108