Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

The article starts off saying that “Matthew Varilek has traveled across the state, proselytizing the potential benefits of the Small Business Investment Company Program.” Matthew, if you really want to have a deep discussion about why the SBIC program isn’t effective for VC funds anymore, feel free to give me a shout.

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Genuine VC

JULY 30, 2012

Sharing these expectations early in potential lead investor discussions fundamentally qualifies the conversations, but it also runs the risk of prematurely losing a potential financing partner or reducing options to maximize a financing process outcome.

Valuation 136

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

Note that if you can convince outsiders to invest you are by default not a “C Deal&# because almost any VC will at least do their prorata if you can find outside investors. The others would need to either sell, slim costs, find new lead investors or wind things down. Ask their strategy.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

That’s why participating in programs like TechStars make so much sense. So if we’re talking everyone getting funded without getting the benefit of an experienced set of mentors in a small, focused program like TechStars, or a lead investor who will spend a lot of time with you upfront, I’m not on board with that.

Startup 101

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Our industry experience, combined with ICAS®, will deliver a deep transformation program for customers that results in more than just a technical outcome. She’s also our lead investor interface, and great at articulating our vision to investors and partners alike. David : If I’m the train, then Maha is the engine.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Productive Programming - Gabriel Weinberg , August 31, 2010 BIG disclaimer: I'm not formally trained in computer science (aside from two classes at MIT in 2000) and I haven't worked closely with that many programmers or teams (maybe 10 or so). They are: Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur.

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Bryce Dot VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In the event you chose to raise more money from traditional VCs, our initial investment would convert into pre-money preferred shares (assuming you’re issuing preferred shares to the new, lead investor) in your company and we’d have a pro rata right to participate in the round to preserve our pre-determined ownership level.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

The problem with VC Seed Funding – Chris is right to raise the issue with entrepreneurs because there have been instances where large VC funds have set up seed programs where the investments have been used as “options.&# There are many problems with this. They don’t mind being the lead investor on deals that they seeded.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

He is an active angel with many successful angel investments including: Rent.com, (purchased by Ebay in 2005 for $415 million), Golfnow.com (purchased by Comcast in June 2008), and Lifelock (lead investors include Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers). and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Based on our study, we have five recommendations to dramatically improve the volume and quality of dealflow for venture capital investors. Build a specialized outbound origination program. Investors with dedicated, large-scale sourcing teams are almost all top-quartile performers across stage, vintage, and sector.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

I think I took the first two or three meetings with Fred's lead investor, which is pretty funny. Eric Ries : So, what was the investor reaction like? I think we've now seen more and more cities start implementing these kinds of programs. The final step is a federal testing program- Eric Ries : Of course.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Look for Your Lead Investor. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start. Programming and Web Development Lists. I use a service like Tout to manage my email templates for quickly replies.

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David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

We saw over time that our investor group, just like Angel List and most other angel groups, was good at syndication and not so good at leading rounds. As a result, we launched the Fast Track program, which helps VCs and active investors who are HBSAANY members to syndicate rounds with value-added members of our network.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

And by the way, we ended up raising $2 billion and the lead investor, Silver Lake. 5:01) Brian's thoughts on the human dimension to his approach and how that sets him apart in Silicon Valley. (6:06) 6:06) Resilience and adaptability in people and companies. (8:22) 8:22) On how crisis reveals character. (9:11)

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. In a syndicate there is usually a"lead" investor who negotiates the terms with the startup. 60,000is less than a lot of graduate programs. So start by making 3 or 4 $15,000investments. Plus you get equity.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Steve Kelly, Lead Investor; Godfrey Nazareth, President & CEO; and Matthew Maltese PhD, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx.

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