Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 23, 2014

When I first started investing as an angel investor in 1994, I was focused on a very simple set of criteria. Next, were the entrepreneurs obsessed about their product? Last, did I want to be a long term partner with the entrepreneurs? Now, let’s shift to #2: “Are the entrepreneurs obsessed about their product?”

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Established in 1994, Realty Income is a quality choice for a monthly dividend stock. The post Entrepreneur Finance Advice: Top 5 Monthly Dividend Stocks appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Having raised its dividend every year for a minimum of 25 years, it has a spot in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2017

by Joe Carlen, author of “ A Brief History of Entrepreneurship: The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World “ Going back to the dawn of civilization, many entrepreneurs have sought their fortunes through adventures of exploration.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

Amy likes to remind me that when I was an entrepreneur, I used to regularly give talks at MIT about entrepreneurship. I was one of the most prolific Internet angel investors in Boston at this point (1994 – 1995) so our paths crossed periodically. I’d say – very bluntly – “stay away from VCs.”

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Andrew Chen said CTRs have fallen from a high of 78 percent in 1994 (via HotWire) to.05 The number one reason that we pass on entrepreneurs we’d otherwise like to back is focusing on product to the exclusion of everything else,” Marc Andreessen said. Since this change in the OpenGraph, both products have seen their traffic decline.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Marty Zwilling.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

First-time entrepreneurs and small business founders often feel anxious when they think about all the factors that play into getting their idea off the ground. And when Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994, many people had never even heard of something called the internet. Starting up a business requires a lot of different steps.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. was starting.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Since 2015, Startland News has helped Kansas City entrepreneurs shout their triumphs from the rooftops — a critical piece of storytelling as the local startup community evolves beyond good ideas written on napkins to the home of powerhouse startups and nine-figure exits. We will match any contributions from this point forward, up to $25,000.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

With my adolescent dreams up in flames, I decided to get back at my unsupportive mom and dad the only way I knew how: I became an entrepreneur. Beth developed her own intensive curriculum and, with the help of seed money from a student, founded YogaFit® in 1994 to fill the niche. Beth’s advice.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Are you an entrepreneur who needs fresh ideas for a startup company? In 1994 it formed the Joint Commission International (JCI), which works with medical tourism businesses and healthcare organizations in over 100 countries today. The process of launching a health tourism business is probably much easier than you expected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Angel investors are generally former entrepreneurs and/or executives, who invest in privately-held, early-stage companies. 1994 – present. Angels relish the opportunity to invest in passionate and driven entrepreneurs with ambitious visions of the future – who doesn’t want to be part of the next wave of innovation? Time Period.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

After I sold my company and started investing in companies in 1994, Charlie and I talked regularly about the Internet, which was just emerging as something that large companies should pay attention to. Charlie started his own company, The Feld Group, in 1992 , when my company (Feld Technologies) was five years old.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 14, 2019

If you’re an entrepreneur with a singular focus, the last thing you need is complexity. Most entrepreneurs have some kind of investment on the side. Hero status is given to those who risked it all, tempting new entrepreneurs to dive into complex investments they may not understand. between 1994 and 2008.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2017

It’s no secret that women have traditionally been paid less than men, but it can also be challenging for women entrepreneurs to find funding for startups. Entrepreneurs often fail to earn investments simply because they haven’t fully researched the best way to sell their ideas. See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want?

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Rajat Bhargava and I have been working together since 1994. She explores the entrepreneur – VC relationship and suggests four warning signs for an entrepreneur when interacting with a VC. He’s had an enormous influence on how I behave as an investor and how I interact with entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2019

James Dondero is an entrepreneur who perfectly embodies how business persons should handle their philanthropic efforts. James Dondero has lived in Dallas since 1994. The entrepreneur quickly adjusted to the Dallas lifestyle and considered the city as his own.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Every 10-15 years, a major cycle reshapes the computing landscape: PC (1981), Internet (1994), Mobile (2007). If you’re enthusiastic about these themes as an entrepreneur, investor, or operator, please reach out! Of course, upcoming IPOs like Snapchat will bring some added excitement to the industry.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

So read on and be inspired… At 30 Years of Age, Tianyi Joe Zhu, Chicago Entrepreneur, Named Amongst the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business. A serial entrepreneur of Chinese origin, Tianyi Joe Zhu has over a decade of experience in international entrepreneurship and deal making. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (PRWEB) JULY 12, 2017.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2011

I started my first company (Feld Technologies) here in 1987 and made my first angel investment (NetGenesis) here in 1994. I believe to my core that the entrepreneurs create and sustain entrepreneurial communities. As I walked back to my hotel, I was buzzing from the day. Everyone else, including VC’s like me, are participants.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 28, 2018

On August 11, 1994, the first ever ecommerce transaction occurred when a 21-year-old in New Hampshire named Dan Kohn sold a copy of Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales to a friend in Philadelphia who paid $12.48 An eleven-time Grammy winner, Sting revived the soul of rock and roll by infusing reggae just when the genre was growing stale.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

24: The Unaired 1994 – [link]. Extraordinary story of undiscovered, self-taught 20th century photography master Vivian Maier – [link]. Incredible Video of Flash Flood Washing Away Cars In Queensland – [link]. Phenomenal. Snowboarding Alaska’s backcountry from 7.7 thousand feet – [link].

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Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. ” I hope you enjoy it.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

By 1994 the big software wins of the 1980’s were already funded or public.” Most losses happen when you combine Market and Product risk – take one, not both, and take it with a proven entrepreneur. This isn’t correct either. A good example is Symantec. Ben Rosen, arguably the best VC of the era”. Taking all five at once is crazy.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 29, 2016

While the meme that the only place to build a company is in Silicon Valley has softened, there’s still a strong belief that the best place to be if you are a first time entrepreneur is Silicon Valley. My argument is, and has never been, against Silicon Valley, but rather for the rest of the planet.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

How this research is transferred outside the university, and why this “tech transfer” process is important was the focus of an interview with two of the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2010

This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Marty Zwilling

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2010

Will is finishing up his 31st angel investment (we’ve done a bunch together – including my very first one – NetGenesis in 1994) and he walks through what he’s learned from 16 years of angel investing. For context, I’ve made over 75 direct angel investments primarily in two time periods – 1994-1996 and 2006-2007.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Cory Treffiletti is a successful marketer, author, entrepreneur and student of popular culture with a deep background in digital dating back to 1994. If you adopt the future of work today, the business of tomorrow will be far more effective and profitable. I think you’ll agree with the results.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 4, 2018

The entire experience was foundational for me, both as an entrepreneur and an early angel investor (I started investing in 1994 after I sold my first company at the end of 1993.). Over a decade ago, Brad Bernthal and Phil Weiser were putting real energy into Boulder Startup Community.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 28, 2014

I remember in 2007 when the idea of a super angel appeared, where successful entrepreneurs were suddenly angel investors making 10 or more seed investments a year. Between 1994 and 1996 I made 40 angel investments with the money I made from the sale of my first company. I know I’m getting old.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 8, 2013

VCs love to say things like “we are entrepreneur friendly.” Rather, I’m making an observation about something I’ve experienced – both as an entrepreneur and investor – since my first angel investment in 1994. Venture Capital actions entrepreneur life reputation VC words'

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Although Box was launched from a dorm room by two 19 year olds, in 2010 the company hired Dan Levin, an experienced Silicon Valley entrepreneur to strengthen its foundations in order to expand. In the modern age it’s very chic to think about the 23-year-old entrepreneur who’s out to change the world. Strength in experience.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 29, 2015

When I started investing in 1994, I was involved with a few large companies. They hadn’t done anything illegal, but they had damaged their reputation with me and with many VCs and entrepreneurs I knew. But I was clear that none of these were fundamentally issues for the big company.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Representations of a brand including the name, slogans, jingles and logos can be protected under the Trademarks Act 1994. Collaboration platform for Entrepreneurs, Startacus (thestartupmag.com). Trademarks prevent other businesses “piggybacking” on your brand to poach customers or damage your reputation. Related articles.

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