Feld Thoughts

JULY 6, 2016

My partner Lindel Eakman wrote a post a few days ago about his transition from Austin to Boulder and a really helpful one about how to work with him titled A Human User Interface….with This prompted me to poke around for other content from the limited partner (LP) side of the LP/VC/entrepreneurship universe.

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LP Limited Partner Open Source SEO 75

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has. Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Pascal's View

MARCH 17, 2010

This is the eighth in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Answer: The options here are limited, and they are (1) the LP can try to sell their interest, including the obligation to fund future capital calls, to a fund that acquires secondary interests.

Limited Partner 28

Limited Partner Government LP Partner 28

Pascal's View

MARCH 19, 2010

This is the last in our series of 10 frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: I’ve read that some GPs are suing LPs for not making capital calls.

Limited Partner 28

Limited Partner Government LP Venture Capital 28

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

Steve Blank is a retired serial entrepreneur, educator, thought leader and creator of the rigorous "Customer Development" methodology that helps startups optimize their chances for success while reducing risk. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. Silicon Valley, New York).

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. Boldstart uses both Zapier and Catalytic for this purpose.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 26, 2012

It took a few years – and a few thousand failed consumer internet startups – but investors have gone back to the basics and now demand that companies they fund have income, not just a lot of Web users or app downloads. Venture Capital Will Rebound. A related trend Kedrosky sees is the return of discipline.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Chile Startup Turkey 60

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Just as an additional disclosure, these are my thoughts, not that of First Round Capital, my employer. The other day, Adeo Ressi wrote in TechCrunch about how we need more venture funds, because. Every investor and entrepreneur knows there is something scary about the current startup economy.

Angel Investor 104

Angel Investor Valuation Startup Revenue 104

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. Tell a friend!

Developer 366

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Apparently, venture capital is a cruddy asset class where you can't get returns over the long term. That might make sense, if venture capital was an asset class. Saying that venture capital is an asset class is like saying that Italians are a race. Venture capital works largely the same way.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Equity Engineer Limited Partner 113

Pascal's View

MARCH 9, 2010

This is the second in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. To address the broader point about accuracy in book valuation, I am concerned that the developing industry standard for venture capital is at risk of going too far while providing no real benefit to investors.

Government 31

Government Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 31