Feld Thoughts

APRIL 21, 2014

In the last two weeks there’s been a flurry of articles about the implications of a 25% decline in the public market value of a bunch of Internet stocks. A few months later the public markets for Internet stocks turned around and we closed a $330 million fund which ended up doing extremely well.

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JULY 28, 2014

If you want to see a fun quote on it, read A History of Silicon Valley which quotes: “ …many venture capital pioneers think the SBIC program did little to advance the art and practice of venture investing. The booming IPO market proved the model of investing in new companies, as some SBICs cash out at attractive levels.

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APRIL 14, 2012

Silicon Alley, Silicon Mountain, Silicon Prairie, Silicon Slopes, Silicon Gulch, Silicon Bayou, and on, and on, and on. The rallying cry was “we are going to be the next Silicon Valley.” ” Whatever. I feel even more strongly about this today.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

In 2016, you no longer have to be in Silicon Valley to launch a successful startup. A large portion of a reform package should focus on updating our system to better reflect the business landscape and market realities of the 21 st Century. Who will create tomorrow’s Twitter, Facebook, or Google? Colorado is home to many.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Specifically, their developers got the attention of All for Good , a Silicon Valley-based project that managed to make data-sharing agreements with all the major volunteer data providers in the US – not an easy feat. The SnapImpact crew has been given the go-ahead to create All for Good version 2.0. Of note to developers, v2.0

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

While going through my daily reading this morning, I came across a bunch of posts talking about how the sky was falling, Silicon Valley was in turmoil, financing was drying up everywhere, and all the unicorns were doomed.

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APRIL 17, 2015

” “The only place to build a tech company is in Silicon Valley.” They had heard insane suggestions like “The market is hot – do as many deals as you can before it all crashes.” . “There is no bubble.” ” “Raise as much money as you can.” ” Whatever.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Tiresome things like the endless discussion about the Series A crunch, more conservative behavior from VCs due to the performance of Facebook, Groupon, and Zynga in the public market, and overall concerns about the economy dominate. From Silicon Valley To Europe: Is The U.S. Advice for 2013: Deliver On Your Promises.

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