Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 31, 2010

While I’ve spent a lot of time in Silicon Valley — both as an angel and venture capital investor — I’ve never lived there. While the firm I’m a partner in — Foundry Group — invests all over the United States, I regularly hear statements like, “The only place to start a tech company is in Silicon Valley.”.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

What started out in Silicon Valley as a new wave of angel investors has evolved into a belief that “VCs are lousy seed investors” and “no one needs a VC–just raise your money from super angels and go to town.”. But recently the super angel mantra of “traditional VCs suck” has reached a fevered pitch.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

I wish I had titled it what was in my mind when I wrote it, which was “How Can This Be A Billion Dollar Company and other b t VCs ask early stage companies” – that would have been more fun to see in my Twitter feed. Since I wrote it in the summer of 2014, it must have been picked up somewhere and hit a new chord.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 10, 2010

Our summit includes a small group of VCs from different parts of the US that I’ve helped put together and it’ll focus on the issue of early stage entrepreneurs and innovation throughout the country (specifically – more than just Silicon Valley).

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