Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

I plan to have the book published and available by 2/29/12. The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003 – 2011). If anything jumps out at you as wrong, unclear, in the wrong place, or missing, please leave me your thoughts in the comments. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’ve seen friends (and family members) lose much of their savings that way over the years because “Black Swans” happen and in 1987, 2001, 2003 & 2008 (just to name a few from my memory) huge market gyrations caused much financial distress to people seeking short-term gains. At least later stage investors.

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dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

2) A butler emerges from the shadows and presents an NDA to said fan. (3) 2) If an NDA is requested in exchange for something valuable, follow Anils advice on narrowing, time limits, lawyer review, etc. I a stack of lopsided NDAs, for when people want to meet me. Its a great way to get out of boring coffee meetings. Im a big fan!" (2)

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BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 25, 2003

Its latest survey calls for an increase of 2% spending for 2003 versus a December 2002 survey which forecasted a decline of 1.1% for 2003 spending. That being said, the October 2003 survey forecasts spending growth of only 1.3% for 2004, down from an August 2003 spending survey forecast of 2.3% growth for 2004.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. We raised $2 million. At an accelerator …. Me: I know.

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Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

iii. Post bubble period 2001-2009 totals $218.2 2001: Decimalization (further loss of economics to provide market support for small companies), by reducing minimum commissions from 12.5 2003: Spitzer’s Global Research Analyst Settlement, which had the unintended effect of depriving small companies from getting research coverage.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

He began as part of Salt Lake Citys Wasatch Venture Fund (now Epic Ventures ), an affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, in March of 2001. Roberts is in the news this week because of his high-profile critique of Angellist , the hot new investment network Robert Scoble has called the new Silicon Valley hype machine. startupcto

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. Many VC firms compress fundraising and deployment (initial investments) cycles from 3 years to 2 years. Image from Sequoia Capital presentation.

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Startup Company Lawyer

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

This was particularly common from 2001 to 2003, after the dot-com crash when companies had raised a large amount of venture financing at high valuations. In response to the problem of worthless common stock, some companies have implemented employee retention plans, which are also referred to as M&A carveout plans.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At the time (2001), digital cameras were very much maligned by “real photographers&# , and certainly by the general public. By 2003, I entered my first show and in 2004 I had a full-fledged business running. If it was good enough for 2001, it was good enough for 2007. I loved this product. The Curse of Love.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. approaching an investor who normally does $20 million C rounds for your $2 million funding round is a waste). Most VC partners do 2-3 deals per year max (except for the higher volume shops). Right for my stage?

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. Many VC firms compress fundraising and deployment (initial investments) cycles from 3 years to 2 years. Image from Sequoia Capital presentation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I was on an airplane 2-3 times / week meeting potential customers, investors, employees, business partners and the press. I had always been very athletic: running half marathons, able to swim 2 miles in a single session, had competed in triathlons, etc. April 29th, 2003 my first son was born. I started feeling panic attacks.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. 2001 ; Tullis et al., 2000-2001 , Tullis et al., Introduction. Definitions. Legibility vs. readability.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

After settling on the idea of illumination and ilumity, we went through 2 revisions to pick the ideal spelling. 2 – My Father Visited a Neighborhood. We have been running at it for just over 2 years and the name has worked perfectly! I started my home-buying business in 2003 with a personal net worth of negative $80,000.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In October of 2001, Webster, McCarthy, and Graff decided to do just that and GoldStar was born. Startup #2: Carbonmade. Orders started trickling in, about 1-2 per day, and all of the sales profit was funneled back into the purchasing of more products to sell on the site. million downloads, generating over $2 million in revenue.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. But I loved reading them and so did my team.

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