Feld Thoughts

JULY 20, 2011

Colette Ballou, the CEO of Ballou PR , is hosting a party in honor of me in Paris on Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 from 6pm to 8pm. What to bring: you know the drill, it has served us well over the years — each invitee brings a bottle of wine, Ballou PR provides the cups and bottle openers. Who: You, bring friends!What

PR 108

PR Hosting 108

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 6, 2011

To this day I still remember the sound the disk drive made when I typed PR#6 and how excited I was when I got a Silentype printer. While I don’t have a personal relationship with Steve, he’s been a hero of mine since I was a teenager when I bought an Apple II computer with 16K of RAM in 1978 with my Bar Mitzvah money.

PR 138

PR 138

Feld Thoughts

JULY 12, 2014

It could be PR, it could be speeches, or writing, or systematic campaigns over a period of time about themselves and their businesses. You can have any style you want – these two things just have to match up. Sadly, many very successful people simply don’t understand or appreciate this.

Matching 177

Matching Venture Capital Reputation PR 177

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 17, 2017

That money you’ve been wasting on a PR agency – delete. I see a nice second order effect in all of these companies. Given the focus on getting profitable, they are now clamping down on other discretionary costs around the system. That extra space you thought you might need, but don’t – sublet.

PR 70

PR Operations .Net Cost 70

Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

Next, there is the wonderful PR quote about the SBIC that says “Since the program’s inception, SBIC “success stories” include the funding of companies such as Apple, Costco and FedEx when they were burgeoning small businesses.” I’d be happy to meet with you.

SBIC 142

SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

However, it’s wired into the DNA of the business, not an extra thing that is attached on, like it used to be in the 1980′s and 1990′s as “marketing&# , “PR&# , “marcomm&# , etc. were a key part of every startup plan.

Marketing 139

Marketing PR Startup Social Media 139

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2013

If you had an Apple II, you know that hitting Reset rebooted the computer, so I’m not of the Ctrl-Alt-Del generation, but rather the Reset PR#6 generation. A month later I get to reflect on the reboot as everyone rings in the new year with hope, optimism, and renewal. Either way, use whatever method you fancy and hit reset.

PR 138

PR Reputation 138

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

It’s similar to press release quotes – it ends up being manufactured PR stuff, rather the authentic commentary. Recently, I’ve been either asking the writer to send me a draft of the blurb they’d like, or I’ve just said something generically positive but non-substantive.

PR 130

PR Stock Media Naming 130

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Paul Ryan’s 4:01 is faster than my PR over 22 marathons (4:05) – it’s beyond me why he would feel compelled to lie about this. But there is no such thing as a 2-hour-and-50-something marathon (which turned out to be a 4:01, which is still super impressive in my book.). He should be proud of his 4:01! Don’t lie.

Boston 149

Boston Chicago PR Restful 149

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 29, 2013

In their words, they wanted to “address inaccurate assertions that have been made” and “clear up these inaccuracies and misperceptions” The post, here ([link] followed the PR playbook to the letter. With one small exception concerning a profile change, the post does nothing to clear up inaccuracies and misperceptions.

Oauth 151

Oauth Security Cofounder API 151

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2014

” I read the summary, which is kind of the “PR piece” for the article, but I didn’t find it satisfying. It generalized too quickly and I kept wondering how affinity was defined. ” Next, I read the executive summary of the paper.

Venture Capital 139

Venture Capital IPO Syndicate Syndication 139

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 17, 2011

My friend Warren Katz finished his first marathon (at age 47) and his wife Ilana cranked out a PR for a half in 2:00.

Rhode Island 103

Rhode Island St. Louis San Francisco Boston 103

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2014

” I read the summary, which is kind of the “PR piece” for the article, but I didn’t find it satisfying. It generalized too quickly and I kept wondering how affinity was defined. ” Next, I read the executive summary of the paper.

Venture Capital 111

Venture Capital IPO Syndicate Syndication 111

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 29, 2011

I’ve always had mixed feelings about the importance of a company announcing a financing in the absence of any other activity. “Dear World: We Just Raised $X From Investors A, B, and C.” ” Ok, but so what? ” Unfortunately, very few funding announcements are focused on this for two reasons.

Finance 133

Finance SEC Term Sheet Acquisition 133