Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

For example, from a post in 2008 about Rally’s $16.85m financing , I riffed on the origins of the company. Jim Lejeal, the CFO, was an original angel investor, then board member, and then CFO joining full time when the company was around 200 people. Rally started out life as F4 Technologies.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The 2008 financial crisis was still fresh on our minds and people were more careful when taking each business step. Rose of Gust, roughly 1,500 startups get funded by venture capitalists, and 50,000 by angel investors in the United States each year. Many of these failed startups created a product nobody needed or wanted.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs are always looking for a shortcut in getting their venture story and plan across to investors, and closing on the funding they need. An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5 Howard states the most successful angel investors are the ones who can place many small bets, increasing the possibility of hitting a home run. They decided to run the fund close to home in West Conshohocken, PA where they still have offices. Investing Strategy.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

a Site Finds Love in India : Ignighter was in the TechStars Boulder 2008 class. I’d also encourage every VC and angel investor to read it. .&# So – today you get a bunch of things that I’m involved in and turn me out. Click through to whatever interests you. Jilted in the U.S.,

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. We’d also like to highlight two notable investors who participated in our first close: David Johnston began investing in Bitcoin in 2012. Our Story The two of us met at NYU almost 10 years ago. We were infatuated with tech.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Things used to be more straightforward: venture capitalists and angel investors were the most common options. As we pointed out , Reports have shown a consistent increase in crowdfunded investments since the great recession in 2008. Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists. Here are a few to consider: Crowdfunding.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2013

With the ongoing credit crunch, especially for small businesses, angel investors may well be your best hope of getting your startup off the ground. According to the Angel Capital Association , in 2008, angel investor groups put, on average, $1.77 million into 6.3 investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But while I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders I can’t see the logic that this extends to angel investors. Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here.

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Scalable Startup

JULY 20, 2013

In 2008 I was working on a post-merger integration project for a small company being acquired by a Fortune 100 behemoth. Angel Investor early stage founder Hawaii SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO Tom Nora angel investor CEOing first revenue leadership software Software Development The Next Level tom nora twitter venture capital'

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. September 11, 2008 2:06 PM Editor said. September 15, 2008 9:19 PM James said. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

But the right funding strategy for her is $900,000-$1 million, potentially from angel investors or small funds. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Well, it turns out that with about $900,000 and 12 months, Siobhan can get to paying customers. We will work on that with her.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 15, 2013

Rackspace acquired his company Slicehost in 2008 and then made him VP of Engineering. Jason is an active angel investor and has been with TechStars since 2011 with two very successful programs under his belt as Managing Director. From the TechStars blog: “The Managing Director of TechStars Austin is Jason Seats.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders but I can’t see that this extends to angel investors. Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Not everybody agreed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

New entrepreneurs are always looking for a shortcut in getting their venture story and plan across to investors, and closing on the funding they need. An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Share and Enjoy: This entry was posted in Entrepreneurship , Startups , Venture Capital and tagged Angel Investor , liquidation preference , startup , venture capital. It’s something that we’re going to be doing a better job of with in future CompStudy surveys. Bookmark the permalink. One point to takeaway from [.]

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Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 15, 2011

many new angels spawning from Google, Facebook, etc. angel investors are supporting these early unqualified launches; many are F&F/parents who believe in the dream. whenever investors jump in late (now) many bad things happen. the barriers are now very low for actually forming a business, as is the cost. millionaires.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

But, before elaborating on crowd funding, let me share some of what I have learned in my thirty years of experience investing in new companies as an angel investor. More than 50% of companies funded by angel investors fail, with most returning nothing to investors.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2011

and Phlook from 2008, startups from 2009 such as SocialWok , those from 2010 such as Foound , FlutterScape , pepperconn and Insync – or died horrible, ignoble deaths… Echelon 2011 – A Galaxy of New Stars. Many of these startups have all gone and made their mark – there’s Gothere.sg Event Details.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Step Five: Have the humility and self-awareness to surround yourself with great mentors, from your angel investors, to your VC investors, to your Advisory Board, to your Board of Directors, and to your CEO or executive coach. yes, in the 4th quarter of 2008. You are really going to need them.

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Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

I’ve recently taken a look at seed stage funding by venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors over the past five years. Then, I looked at angel investment in the US over the past five years, as reported by the Center for Venture Research , in billions of dollars. US Angel Investment – All Regions. Deals. $$$$.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 22, 2013

He is also an active angel investor. In 2008, Rackspace acquired Slicehost. Jason Seats, managing director of the TechStars Cloud program was featured recently on We Are Austin Tech. Seats, cofounder of Slicehost, a cloud hosting company, has helped countless entrepreneurs through the TechStars Cloud program.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 18, 2012

These five companies — some of them well-known, some not as much — moved their ideas into real-world success and pulled down some serious cash in public offerings or from angel investors. The company got noticed by Ashton Kutcher at the LA Startup Weekend and got involved as an early investor. AirBnB (Launched 2008).

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Forward to the past: The (re) rise of direct marketing » October 08, 2008. Last week, our angel group reviewed a business with an online lie detector technology. 

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Berkonomics

JULY 8, 2021

And it happened again in early 2008, as CEOs reported the first evidence of order slowdowns and issues with customer payments – right before the ‘great recession.’. Every leader has stories to tell. I contribute my two cents of advice, as do the others in the group. Some stories to illustrate the point. .

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. I had a discussi on with another angel investor a few months ago and he was bragging about the deal he just struck that included a 3X participating liquidation preference.

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Hippoland

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In late 2008, I was about to turn in my 2 week resignation at Google to start a company when Sequoia sent out a presentation to their portfolio companies. The IPO markets have been tough, and late stage investors are realizing their unicorns actually are just My Little Ponies in a Halloween costume. Image credit: Giphy.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008. Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. ▼ 2008. (14).

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

According to its research, investment by venture capitalists and angel investors into pure play Twitter startups has dropped over 50% from June 2009 to May 2010. From June 2008 to May 2009, CB Insights tracked $21.6 Pure play" startups are those whose product is predicated wholly on the Twitter platform.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

► 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel? What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). Bootstrapping 101. ► January. (1). ► December. (1).

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

With the insight, resolve, and patience he shows with young companies, he demonstrates why angel investors earn the “angel” label. Tianyi is also a co-founder of West Suburban Angels , a prominent angel investment group in the west suburbs of Chicago.

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David Teten

MAY 8, 2012

With public support, the passage of this type of crowdfunding legislation would not only provide entrepreneurs with the money they need to fund innovation, it would also be easier for people to become angel investors. Upload a video : Rubin says campaigns with videos raise 122% more money. Start now! *

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

I thought about doing this in a top 10 format, but will limit to my top 3 reasons: Misalignment of incentives - As an angel investor I want to do everything I can to help the entrepreneur succeed. ► 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel? What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

His latest venture, Bharosa, was sold to Oracle for a 6X multiple in 3 years to his angel investors, a sweet close to triple digit IRR. ► 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel? What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

But I don’t look at VCs or angel investors as evil. 2008 Harvard Business Review. In my humble opinion, the hat trick as an entrepreneur is to swing for the fences by launching a huge business idea, get it profitable early, and then get funding to accelerate your growth (if needed). It is prevalent all over the Valley.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

► 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel? What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). Bootstrapping 101. ► January. (1). ► December. (1).

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