Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window. 1,250,000. Total. This isn’t true.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

A Strong Pool of Tech Founders – Stating the obvious. ” And if aspiring investment teams are looking to get together the SBIC has come back with a new VC focused program to help non-Silicon Valley communities fund companies beyond their initial angel money. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld. Here are mine: 1.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In Silicon Valley the equivalent is the journeyman coder or web designer who loves the technology, and takes coding and U/I jobs because it’s a passion. From day one, the founders believe that their vision can change the world. Changes in customer tastes, new technologies, legislation, new competitors, etc.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

These IPOs meant that technology companies didn’t have to get acquired to raise money or get their founders and investors liquid. Ampex business took off when Terman introduced Ampex founder Alex Poniatoff to Joseph and Henry McMicking. into believing it was behind the Soviet Union in innovation.

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