View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

For the last several years, the early stage investing market was driven largely by the F ear O f M issing O ut, AKA FOMO. My prediction is that FOLD will permeate through the early stage investing landscape and have some pretty broad effects. Conveniently, this forms a handy acronym as well – FOLD.

Early Stage 374

Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 374

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Brentwood Associates [Silicon Valley] –> Founded in the early 70s and focused primarily on VC, Brentwood had big wins in both IT like Wellfleet Communications (big chunk of what eventually became Nortel) and WebTV (part of Microsoft) and healthcare (various businesses that make up a big chunk of what is now Medtronic and Baxter).

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. We both loved this company (and lamented the fact that we weren’t investors since they were founded in LA before relocating to Silicon Valley).

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

San Antonio has Geekdom with USAA and Port San Antonio with the Air Force Cyber Command; Houston has The Ion with Rice University, Microsoft and NASA and The Cannon distributed across the city; Dallas has Pegasus Park with UT Southwestern and Lyda Hill Philanthropies; and Austin has Capital Factory with the Army Futures Command.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2017

While I work with a few companies in Silicon Valley, the vast majority of my clients are either in Austin or ecosystems that look much more like Austin than SV; “second tier” tech communities. And Silicon Valley produces, and likely will continue to produce, the lion share of those. It certainly provides more variety.

Liquidation Preference 48

Liquidation Preference Common Stock Valuation Silicon Valley 48

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. ProfessorVC. Monday, June 20, 2011. How much is enough? Financing, that is.I

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28