For Entrepreneurs

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Rob is the co-founder of Salsify, a leading cloud-based product content management and syndication solution that I invested in in 2013 and where I currently serve on the board. The following is a guest post by Rob Gonzalez. Prior to founding Salsify, Rob was at IBM, Endeca and Cambridge Semantics in senior product management roles.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 30, 2015

We subsequently raised a $225 million fund in 2010 , another one in 2013 , and a late stage fund in 2013. Our 2013 fund was originally raised in 2012, but we didn’t start investing it until 2013 so we renamed it 2013. In 2007 we raised our first fund – Foundry Venture Capital 2007.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

About 46% of airline related queries on Kayak (again vast majority of usage for flights) currently rely on data licensed from ITA and the current agreement runs out at the end of 2013, though obviously Kayak is working hard to reduce reliance on this data. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

Those employees and operators, who often have some book wealth now (or are running syndicates on AngelList or acting as a scout for another fund) can easily dump $50K-$100K into one of their ex-colleague’s new startups, or put this money into their friend’s new startup, or their friend’s new hot deal.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

One question that’s been on my mind since we started Homebrew in early 2013 was whether seed venture would end up being multigenerational or not. Or will there be an early stage bifurcation into multi-GP platforms and smaller syndicate-sized funds. Also, a partner who is transitioning into a non-FT role going forward.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 25, 2015

Until 2013, we made between 8 and 14 a year, which is close enough to 10 (although the year we did 14 was a year where we all said “too much – slow down.”) Another example of a re-evaluation of a deeply held belief was our decision to create our Foundry Group Select Fund.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

In the fall of 2013, we raised a similar type of fund called Foundry Group Select. It was a $225 million fund, just like our other three $225 million funds raised in 2007, 2010, and 2013. We are equally happy to syndicate with one or two other VC firms. In one case they referred to it as a growth fund.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

start-up databases/networks like CrunchBase and AngelList ) has led to unparalleled access to investment capital as more seed funds, angels, and syndicates emerge on the scene. Mattermark was launched in the Fall 2013 and is led by Danielle Morrill , Kevin Morrill , and Andy Sparks. Today, the boom of information (i.e.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Find out what the buzz is all about and make valuable connections with local investors who you can syndicate deals with. Capital Factory is the most active early stage investor in Texas since 2013. The tour starts in Dallas on June 4 and ends in Austin on June 6 with an epic 10 year birthday party for Capital Factory!

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View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

So, between 2008 and 2013, the early-stage landscape looked more like the middle segment of the chart. This has allowed these firms to invest larger amounts at the later end of the seed spectrum, and some have even started to lead or syndicate Series A rounds with others.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

While this has been a bit problematic given the current rules, as of late September 2013 (also thanks to the recent JOBS Act) it will finally be legal for companies to publicly announce that they’re raising money (technically this is called General Solicitation ). original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Without knowing more details about the employee equity plans, it’s unclear how much more cash of this nature could come in during 2012 or 2013. To put that in perspective, Facebook’s overall operations (which are highly profitable) generated about $1.5 billion in cash profit last year. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

That said, our experience so far is that these online markets are most useful to identify opportunities to join a syndicate, not to source and lead a new investment. In 2013 HBSAANY launched a Fast Track program, which allows our members who are investing in a company to rapidly find other members who want to join the syndicate.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2016

After two years of a dedicated experiment, we’ve decided to stop making new investments via our FG Angels Syndicate. The Monday after AngelList announced their Syndicate product in September 2013 we decided to to jump in with both feet and start FG Angels. Average syndicate investment amount per deal: $316k.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If they don’t like to syndicate, or don’t have a track record of doing it, you will want to consider your options. If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. April 2013. January 2013.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. As of March 2013, one billion, (B!), One more thing to ponder… One hundred hours of video is uploaded into YouTube every single minute, as of May 2013. YouTube Marketing and Analytics Framework for Success.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

I am no longer an insider, so dont have any view into current financials, but do know that total financing is now 10X the original plan and at the current accelerating growth rate, revenues will still not hit that $185M until 2012 or 2013, so double the time. offering to invest $75K if we could find another $250K by September 30, 2005.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Homebrew led their seed financing in 2013 and enthusiastically continued our participation in this latest round. Although we always invest with a diverse syndicate and usually have a co-lead VC, as partners of conviction, we’re not afraid to write the largest check on our own when we believe in the founders and the company.

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Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 1, 2015

Shama was named as one of the “Top 30 Under 30” Entrepreneurs in America by Inc Magazine in 2013 and was honored at the White House as one of the top 100 U.S. Tim Knox is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, syndicated columnist, and a nationally recognized expert and speaker on the topics of marketing, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

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Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked. Due to confidentiality provisions, I can''t disclose details, but there are many very unhappy participants who invested through the syndicate. Syndicates can either be company led or investor led.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2014

This notion is more common now than it was when we started the fund early in 2013, there’s still occasional question about whether this slows down a company’s operations or gives investors too much control. This would make room for a meaningful number of other investors in the syndicate but also the concentration we needed.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 11, 2015

Blake asked for a follow-up to my post on the two deals we lost in 2013. We believe in strong syndicates for seed stage companies – getting a good coalition of investors around the table matters. Thanks for bringing up such painful memories! That’s what being a ‘partner of conviction’ means.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 4, 2015

Entrepreneur on Fire was awarded a Best of iTunes Award in 2013, and its insights can definitely help guide you in your own entrepreneurial endeavors. Hosted by small business expert Jim Blasingame of Small Business Advocate, SBR is the world’s only weekday radio talk show dedicated to small business, nationally syndicated since 1997.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 31, 2016

Here's the Google Analytics trend for Sessions, or Visits as they used to be called back in the day. :) A nice and steady increase in traffic until 2013, then then a flattening out. Then once every three weeks, then, as you start to see the curve flatten after 2013, once a month. But, first, the numbers.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

For historical reference, our early-stage funds (FG 2007, FG 2010, FG 2013, and FG 2016) are all $225 million in size. Our first early growth fund raised in 2013, Foundry Group Select, is also $225m in size. We now have seven equal partners. We invest all over the United States and Canada.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 24, 2018

Thanks to Kenny Jahng , Big Click Syndicate LLC. Further more, over 9,000 of the 44,000+ projects on Kickstarter raised $0 as of January 2, 2013. WHO are you really trying to help? Avoid Crowdfunding. The reality is that only 44% of projects on Kickstarter are successfully funded.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

In 2013 Mazda started installing Stitcher – the second most popular podcast aggregator – in the actual dashboards of their cars. LeadPages , which provides SaaS for building conversion optimized and mobile responsive landing pages, decided in late 2013 that it was time. How Does This Data Translate To Opportunity?

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OnlyOnce

MAY 1, 2019

I’ve written close to 1,000 posts over the years, and the book became the impetus for a book that another friend and board member Brad Feld from Foundry Group encouraged me to write and helped me get published called Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business back in 2013.

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OnlyOnce

MAY 1, 2019

I’ve written close to 1,000 posts over the years, and the book became the impetus for a book that another friend and board member Brad Feld from Foundry Group encouraged me to write and helped me get published called Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business back in 2013.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 10, 2013

Thanks to Kenny Jahng , Big Click Syndicate LLC. Further more, over 9,000 of the 44,000+ projects on Kickstarter raised $0 as of January 2, 2013. WHO are you really trying to help? Avoid Crowdfunding. The reality is that only 44% of projects on Kickstarter are successfully funded.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2013

Indeed, 70% of brands and 77% of agencies used content marketing for advertising purposes in the past year ( April 2013 survey by MailOnline ). For content distribution, use a combination of email, social media, SEO, PPC, content syndication, trade shows, sales reps, PR, and partners.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 1, 2022

EDS: It’s funny — I started my career in investment banking working on the Equity Syndicate desk taking companies public. I had been at the company for about 2 years when we went public in November 2013, and the feeling of euphoria was palpable at 5am when we got to the office to watch the management team ring the bell on the exchange.

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Mike Michalowicz

APRIL 25, 2016

She went on to host sold-out sexual empowerment workshops all over the country and write her nationally-syndicated sex advice column, Living In Sin. She went on to host sold-out sexual empowerment workshops all over the country and write her nationally-syndicated sex advice column, Living In Sin.

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