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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

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. Founded in 2007. Current round: $11mm in Series B by Accel (lead), Khosla Ventures, Trilogy Partnership. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are. Time will tell.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). What are your predictions for the road ahead.

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Our 2016 Foundry Group Fund and A Little History

Feld Thoughts

Yesterday we closed our fifth fund, Foundry Venture Capital 2016, L.P. In 2007 we raised our first fund – Foundry Venture Capital 2007. Our investment strategy has been unchanged since we raised our first fund in 2007. As with all four of our other funds, it’s a $225 million fund.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). They worry too much about missing out on a deal.

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Ethos: What 'Blank Canvas' Means to NextView ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

This is true not just for entirely new product categories like tablets, but even existing ones… smartphones had been around for 5+ years before the first gen iPhone launched in 2007 (remember Palm Treos and the original Blackberry phones?). On the startup side, Square’s done a particularly good job of this in payments.

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McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

Done deal: after a quick syndication with the kitchen team (their job was at stake, so they were easy to convince.), Venture Capital. (3). ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1).

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How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC

Feld Thoughts

But before Foundry Group, my partners and I were involved in many seed investments, both at Mobius Venture Capital. In addition, I’ve made many seed investments as an angel investor in two time periods,1994-1996 and 2006-2007, and seen many more through my involvement as a co-founder of TechStars. ?Our