Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Some friends in the impact investing world have recently started talking about generating giant returns by investing in Zebras (such as a nonprofit building in rural Colorado) and Ponies (an immigrant restaurant in Seattle currently using payday lending at 35% for their working capital).

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. According to John Borchers, Co-founder, Decathlon is the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. “ You qualify if you have $5k+ MRR. Bigfoot Capital. Decathlon Capital. Key elements: . “We

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David Cohen

AUGUST 23, 2013

Boulder is an incredible community for startups, and we’re also fortunate to be the home of the University of Colorado. Despite all the great programs and student groups, Fletcher Richman , an engineering student at CU, was frustrated about the lack of connection between the startup community and the university.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 12, 2019

Photo Credit: Roxana Colorado. Thanks to Roxana Colorado, Kandula International, LLC ! #4- As a business owner, you’re the marketing team, the finance specialist, and the creative department all at once. I also love that it’s a community, and how entrepreneurs help each other. 4- Power to act upon the opportunities.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2013

It gets to the heart of how startup communities are developed and I’d love to have you join me at it. That Boulder was number one was interesting, but what’s more exciting is that there are so many emergent startup communities around the United States that it’s now worth ranking them. Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs.)

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 4, 2022

Thanks to Jason Polk, Colorado Relationship Recovery ! #11- I can honestly say that I love the relationships I have built over the years with my clients–business owners and non-profit organizations in my community. Don’t forget to join our # IamCEO Community. 11- Being accountable for outcomes. Photo Credit: Adam Crossling.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Are you new to the Austin Startup Community? Come hear a comprehensive overview from a local community leader and get a chance to introduce yourself and ask questions. 18ABCD Register: SXSW badge required Pitch Competition for Underrepresented Founders The future of tech is every color, gender, belief, origin, and community.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 22, 2010

And many, many people around town talk regularly about the overall lack of venture funds in the Colorado market (which leaves Foundry at the top of a very short list of active local investors, in large part be where this perception likely stems from). . Nine of them are based in Colorado (all of those in Boulder). Strongly. .

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

Well, I moved four years ago or bought a house in Colorado about four years ago and slowly moved. So, you know, Brian did not need someone to run finance in it cuz he liked finance in it. Whereas I have members of the COO Alliance that two of their core areas that they run are finance in it. John Jantsch (01:52): Oh, wow.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

million financing but I’ve been buried in Denver Startup Week so I’ll do that tomorrow. So we’ve turned most of our energy to helping our friends, neighbors, and extended Boulder County community deal with the destruction the floods have caused. I was going to blog about the Yesware $13.5

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Along with my partner Jason Mendelson and our friends Brad Bernthal (University of Colorado Law School) and Mike Platt (partner at Cooley LLP) we have launched a series of courses in conjunction with our portfolio company Sympoz on starting a company. The four hour course costs $29.99.

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VC Adventure

MARCH 17, 2016

Earlier this week I gave the keynote address at the Colorado Angel Capital Summit. While the audience was Colorado focused, the overall message I delivered about the angel ecosystem is very relevant to all entrepreneurial communities. I thought I’d share both the presentation and the key thoughts here.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Cindy Jones, the owner of Colorado Aromatics, a small herb farm in Colorado. Step 3: Get financed. About eight years ago, she and her husband decided to start a small herb farm in their home state of Colorado. Farming used to be so much more about community. Step 3: Getting financed. Step 2: Find the land.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Our fundamental thesis is that people of color, women, communities of concentrated poverty, have immense talent to contribute to the technology industry," Jake explained to me. "In Maybe we are talking about community servants or folks we previously thought were community servants. We can be deliberate about these things.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College. In San Antonio we take great pride in our diverse, artistic, affordable and culturally rich community filled with a young and burgeoning creative class workforce.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

America’s small businesses need institutional players squarely in their corner: big banks, fintech companies like Square and PayPal , community loan funds and philanthropists, the Federal Reserve and the regulators and policymakers. billion venture capital firm in Boulder, Colorado. This is not a time for lip service.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Finance, Banking, Loans, etc. Communications. Journal Community. Should national gun control policy be changed in the wake of the shooting at a Batman movie in Colorado? Journal Community. A community of WSJ readers interested in franchising news, trends and issues. . - Auto Repair, Parts & Services.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

You know the next two cons for being your own boss kind of have to do with finances. Peter: Even those who do, have a good finance source, or a good initial start up loan, that kind of thing. Health and safety, license and regulation, so fallowing on the Colorado trend, number eight is Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 23, 2015

Having fenced in his youth, my husband found a fencing community in Silicon Valley and began to train again. Soon I realized that there was a need inside the community. I am not just a Finance or a Marketing employee: as an entrepreneur, I have a full understanding of my business’ dynamics, both strategic and operational.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2012

Let’s get anyone doing robotics related stuff together and create some entrepreneurial critical mass around this, just like we have for the software / Internet community.” ” I had no clue so I said “let’s start a movement – titled Boulder is for Robots.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

We refer to B and C rounds as early growth – essentially financings with valuations between $50m and $300m pre-money. If a company hasn’t raised more than $5 million, we are a good target, as long as it is in the US (or Canada) and in one of our themes. We’ve worked hard to have a network-centric view of the world.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. The “haves&# possess money, power, influence, or the right friends with those qualities.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

10 Shocking Twitter Pictures From the Colorado Springs Wildfire. Are you hosting an event in the community? Money and Finance Lists. Mashable’s 20 million unique visitors and 6 million social media followers have become one of the most engaged online news communities. World Videos Featured: Facebook. Trending Stories.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

10 Shocking Twitter Pictures From the Colorado Springs Wildfire. Money and Finance Lists. Mashable’s 20 million unique visitors and 6 million social media followers have become one of the most engaged online news communities. Top 10 Most-Shared Disney Pixar Videos. Inside Twitter’s New San Francisco Headquarters [PICS].

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mashable.com

JUNE 30, 2012

10 Shocking Twitter Pictures From the Colorado Springs Wildfire. Commerce: eBay alone has a developer community of more than 800,000 members using its APIs. Businesses that don’t offer their resources via API, to be mined by the innovative worldwide community of developers, will be left behind. Money and Finance Lists.

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