Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 23, 2014
” With Mattermark , I remember the moment clearly – I was at The Kitchen in Boulder with the founders (Danielle Morrill, Kevin Morrill, and Andy Sparks) and my partner Seth. Last, did I want to be a long term partner with the entrepreneurs? At some point, Seth and I had the look I referred to at the beginning of this post.
David Teten
MARCH 5, 2021
First Round did not include their investment in Uber in their analysis we reference above on the grounds that it was an outlier. Thanks to Janet Bannister, Managing Partner, Real Ventures , and Erika Cramer , Co-Managing Member, How Women Invest, for thoughtful comments. David Teten is a past Advisor to Real Ventures. *We
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reidhoffman.org
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. Reid Hoffman. Reid Hoffman.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 2, 2023
My partners have another 50+. 2004 was the beginning of what I now refer to as “the grind,” which ended for me around 2007. However, their GM% increased, and their GM$ stayed roughly the same as the prior year. Their EBITDA loss decreased by 50%, and FCF was close to $0 in Q422. Each one is different. 2003 was hard.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Our premise when we started doing branded accelerators with large companies was that we’d get deep mentor involvement from execs at the company we are partnering with. Len and his partner Jerry Poch bought my first company in 1993. I referred to him as Uncle Charlie the other day in my post From Punch Cards to Implants.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2010
They come in the form of personal references. I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years). That VC who saw me stick through hard times at my first company and get an exit at both companies is the firm where I’m now a partner. We built a long-term relationship.
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
Founding Date: 2004. Only 7% of the search queries are performed by users referred by search engines, meaning Kayak’s brand is very strong and they continue to build it ($39M spent in 2010 on brand advertising, nearly $92M in total marketing spend). round closed in June 2004. 1.65M extension round closed Nov 2004.
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