Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2021

I still have the Brooks Brothers striped shirt that Len and his partner Jerry Poch gave me when we signed the documents for Feld Technologies to be bought by Sage Alerting Systems (which changed its name to Sage Technologies and then changed it to AmeriData). At Mobius, we invested in Vytek, another company Len co-founded.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2020

Founded in 2001, VisionSpring’s mission has always been to provide eyewear to the 2.5 VisionSpring was founded in 2001 with the goal of reaching and providing affordable, quality glasses to the 2.5 The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Founded in 2001, VisionSpring’s mission has always been to provide eyewear to the 2.5 VisionSpring was founded in 2001 with the goal of reaching and providing affordable, quality glasses to the 2.5 The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2017

In 2001, in conjunction with the Russian Space Agency, American entrepreneurs Peter Diamindis, Eric C. In 2000, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos established Blue Origin. Named after Alan B. Joe Carlen is the co-founder of Value Guards, LLC and a practitioner of business valuation, patent valuation, and market assessment.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

For investors outside of Austin and LPs: Austin is a a vibrant startup market and this list of capital sources can help you identify firms to co-invest with and funds to invest in. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

“Value brands can also effectively reach out to pained-but-patient consumers who previously bought higher-end brands, a strategy Wal-Mart aggressively used with its ‘everyday low prices’ policy in the 2001 recession.” Premium-brand market leaders [.] Here are some things you can do. Learn from forced efficiency. “I recession in 2009.”.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is exactly what happened in the broader VC industry between 1999-2001 as many people without the requisite skills entered the industry. And for some reason this seems like it is seldom talked about in the press as we celebrate every check written and every name attached to them. There is a downside. I assure you.

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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. Tianyi is also a co-founder of West Suburban Angels , a prominent angel investment group in the west suburbs of Chicago. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (PRWEB) JULY 12, 2017.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

when you missed your targets, when your co-founder quit, when the competition chose your competitor or when the other investors around the table lost confidence? My chips were down in late 2000 / early 2001. One small hack – go to LinkedIn and do a search for the company name. When the world was ending? Except GRP.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

By this time, Erin had already spent 4 years in operations at a startup that was in skyrocket growth mode, so she knew her knowledge in scaling operations was as valuable as this idea; she became my co-founder. I’m an architect turned entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Cheekd a mobile dating app that makes missed connections obsolete.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Monty Munford is the founder of Mob76 , a company that helps companies become investible and prepares them for exit. Now, we have more than 500 employees and we deliver the widest range of products in the country,” said Raphael Afaedor, co-founder of JUMIA, at the time of funding. “We But somehow Lagos works.

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www.ericsink.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

that the Tech-Ed speakers list had more people named Brian than women. The decision was primarily being driven by myself and one of my co-workers named Mary. If you are the founder or "chief geek" in your small ISV, take a careful, honest, and objective look at yourself. Copyright 2001-2011 Eric Sink. startupcto

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I then ran a crowdsourced contest on crowdSpring to come up with ideas for the name. CrownTV is a spinoff of that name.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Dan is the co-founder of Standard Treasury, a Y Combinator backed company. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

She’s also a founding member of All Raise, a non-profit committed to improving diversity in both funders and founders. The first time was just for a couple years, from 2001-2003, before I went to grad school. To begin with, I'm curious about the company name and how you came up with it. I've been in venture now twice.

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Up and Running

JULY 7, 2014

Neil Patel is the co-founder of Crazy Egg, Hello Bar and KISSmetrics. There are so many founders and entrepreneurs that openly write about their own failures so learning from others is increasingly easy. He’s also the founder and former CEO of iSuppli Corporation. Learn from other people’s mistakes – Neil Patel.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

short videos ( Vine ), posing questions, memes, topical content (stay away from polarizing content) and timing (know when posts work) to name a few. Keep an eye on this channel for those that don’t directly click a social link but remember your name and type it directly into the browser. Photo Credit: Dasharoo.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

First Name. Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. One of its champions includes Jason Goldberg, the co-founder and CEO of online design retailer Fab.com Inc.,

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

My generation, dubbed Generation X after a popular novel of the same name , was typically characterized as being aimless and cynical, prematurely embittered by dead-end jobs, the generally awful state of the world, and an overall sense of cultural exhaustion. The world was also in the midst of the AIDS epidemic. They were selling hot sauce.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Diversification across industry sectors is not as easily achieved for angels as could be accomplished in public markets, but can be achieved by co-investing with trusted angel colleagues in a broader set of businesses. Is the founder coachable? A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio. — No.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

I started my business namely to help others and to improve upon the aloof customer service being presented in the IT industry. That’s what spawned the idea that I can do better and namely how computer users deserved much better. I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. That’s it.

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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. Starting as a tool for one of the founders to update his portfolio, co-founders Spencer Fry, Dave Gorum, and Jason Nelson launched a self-funded, $12 per month plan in 2007, alongside their established free plan.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 12, 2020

So for other companies, especially for this next generation of founders who look up to you and what you have accomplished here, what do you want them to take away from your example here? And what's your vision for what this new community of founders and leaders might build when we get to the new normal? What are your values?

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

I’m speaking on a panel this afternoon on fundraising for minority founders at the Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project. Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. This young, talented girl is given no chance of being the founder of the next Facebook.”. “I

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2018

A strong brand starts with a good business name and logo , but a strong brand is more than just the name and logo. The Brandless founders recognized that even a $3 price tag isn’t affordable for everyone, and so they built a social mission directly into their core business model. Does anyone remember Webvan ?

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 29, 2011

This is a guest post by Marc Andreessen, co-founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. Became tenured professor of economics at Harvard at age 28, where he first started mentoring a young undergraduate named Sheryl Sandberg, who ultimately became his chief of staff at the US Treasury.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

is the co-founder and co-director of Bad Robot Productions , which has been the force behind some of the most successful and well-known films and TV shows of our time. While relatively few tech entrepreneurs may work on products that end up being household names like J.J.’s EPISODE TRANSCRIPT. Reid Hoffman:??

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