Feld Thoughts

JUNE 8, 2021

In the mid-1990s, when I had a bunch of money after the sale of my first company, I bought and sold some public company stocks. I put a bunch of Exodus stock I’d gotten from the sale of a company into the fund. What was bothering me was simple: the narrative around many things has shifted to the far end of speculating.

Stock 172

Stock SEC Equity Matching 172

Feld Thoughts

MAY 27, 2014

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about an event a bunch of us in the Boulder startup community are putting together called #BoulderWin, a celebration for the sale of Gnip to Twitter. Instead of having a secretive closing dinner for a small number of folks, we are going to have a big party to welcome Twitter to town.

Colorado 138

Colorado Matching Community Sales 138

Feld Thoughts

MAY 11, 2012

This situation occurs all too often when a person is so poor at interviewing that we’re unable to determine if there is a potential match. However, I’m frequently unable to get to a substantive layer of discussion that will help both parties determine if there is a potential match. Stop, Don’t, Never. Stop selling and start engaging.

Startup 146

Startup Matching Hiring Early Stage 146

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 8, 2021

In the mid-1990s, when I had a bunch of money after the sale of my first company, I bought and sold some public company stocks. I put a bunch of Exodus stock I’d gotten from the sale of a company into the fund. What was bothering me was simple: the narrative around many things has shifted to the far end of speculating.

Stock 70

Stock SEC Equity Matching 70

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 23, 2010

Fortunately, eBay was very interested in the RedLaser product and the match worked extremely well for both parties. Given this sale, I expect Occipital is now a long way from ever raising outside capital. Jeff and Vikas are now extremely well funded, are scaling up a very interesting team, and going after a huge vision.

Bootstrapping 131

Bootstrapping Acquisition eCommerce Valuation 131

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

And, the second part of the quote could be applied to almost all aspects of a startup business including sales, finance, etc. Just saying that the actions that I see don’t match the words that I hear and I think there is easy opportunity to change that for the better. ” Not trying to put words in your mouth.

Marketing 171

Marketing Portfolio Leadership Community 171