thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them. It is the downturns and bumps that separate the dedicated, long-term investors from passive ones — and entrepreneurs should keep this in mind as they build out their syndicates.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). conference happened at the end of 2004). You can sometimes attract capital from farther away but typically harder to do at early stage.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

With yesterday’s announcement that early-stage VC Greycroft has raised a $200 million growth fund , this type of fund has officially become a trend. ” Prior to this, plenty of VC firms invested across the early stage to late stage spectrum from the same fund (e.g.

Early Stage 147

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

With yesterday’s announcement that early-stage VC Greycroft has raised a $200 million growth fund , this type of fund has officially become a trend. ” Prior to this, plenty of VC firms invested across the early stage to late stage spectrum from the same fund (e.g.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

Explore content syndication opportunities to expand the reach of your blog posts. Even in the early stages of business ownership, reconsider trying to tackle every aspect of starting and running the company yourself. Blog consistently to demonstrate your expertise and improve your website’s online authority with Google.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

With that in mind, let’s look at an illustration of these trends below, which demonstrates what’s been happening to early-stage financing rounds over the last 15 years or so. Series A investors invested quite early, often before product/market fit.

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Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. What’s the impact for early-stage startups?

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