Feld Thoughts
JUNE 9, 2021
Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. The two companies did the same thing and were the only two competitors in a nascent category called “email change of address” (Veripost’s original name was IECOA which stood for “Internet Email Change of Address”).
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 9, 2021
Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. The two companies did the same thing and were the only two competitors in a nascent category called “email change of address” (Veripost’s original name was IECOA which stood for “Internet Email Change of Address”).
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 7, 2015
million from more than 30 investors. After they see a name they trust, everybody wants to invest” It’s called “ social proof ” and it’s a good thing for entrepreneurs. But we’ve gotten the point where ENIFA and they will invest with no information based solely on the name of who else has invested.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
As such, your public profile should include everything non-confidential about your business that may attract the interest of potential investors, and your private profile should contain complete, accurate information about all the details of the business that will lead investors to request an in-person meeting with you.
View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Also, sharing some flavor (but not necessarily full detailed specifics) of the existing investor-set adds context. For example, stating “angels” is fine, and even highlighting notable names can be useful, but it’s unnecessary to share an exhaustive list. What not to include is directly stating valuation expectations.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Two emailed Marc Benioff directly. He emailed the head of corp dev to say essentially, “who is this guy who’s telling everybody he’s working with Salesforce.com. If you have a “lead&# investor agreed then the price is already set and you don’t have to worry about price. How did VCs respond?
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 30, 2018
It’s a tough dance but I would suggest the following: In most cases don’t name an actual price Your job is to “anchor” by giving the VC a general range without saying it. Why shouldn’t most founders just name a price? this is seeking feedback / testing your reponse) Here you’ve set a bunch of signals without naming your price.
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