Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 2007 was the watershed year. We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). Where are we today? Why is this?

Technical Review 398

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2014

In addition to being an incredibly supportive investor in us from the beginning, this LP has become an extremely close friend. As I was walking home after dinner, I thought about the person who had introduced us to this LP. In 2007, when we set out to raise our first Foundry Group fund, early stage tech VC was in the shitter.

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LP Advisory Board Venture Capital Early Stage 155

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

But as an LP you can’t count on that any more than VCs can. The goal of an LP is to get into the top decile. When it went to raise its fund 10 years ago the rumor was that many LPs were disappointed with recent returns and did not re-up. In 2000 our industry had more than $100 billion in LP money. hours / day.

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LP Later Stage IRR Term Sheet 374

aweissman.com

JULY 31, 2007

Jul 31, 2007. It is not the time sink of the deal and diligence process, but maybe the lack of quality deal flow, too much LP money in the system, everyone wanting in on the Internet boom (again!), skip to main | skip to sidebar. aweissman.com. Maximizing the serendipity around you. Venture Capital.

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Venture Capital LP Technical Review Deal Flow 20

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 23, 2015

We had a blast together and as we went out to raise our Foundry 2007 fund, Scott made several introductions which resulted in two wonderful, long term LP relationships. Or that it would have worked great if only the Internet bubble hadn’t collapsed. They ignored us. Or that we completely f *d it up.

Advisory Board 70

Advisory Board Venture Capital LP Seed Stage 70

Austin Startup

JULY 23, 2010

So why would you not think that internet retailers are interested in maximizing pricing as well? Doing some research shows that their last round in 2007 was Series F, so this must be Series G. An item’s price is the price. Word on the street is that the company is growing and profitable. So why raise money?

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Balance Sheet Private Equity LP IPO 67