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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

One of the things I pointed out in my prior post was that even though the 2007 vintage was 10 years old, the vast majority of the value was still unrealized. If we compare the 2007 vintage data today vs. what we looked at 2 years ago, it gives us a sense of how much liquidity that vintage has enjoyed in the last couple years.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post). Founded in 2007. Founded in December 2006 in San Francisco by Farb Nivi (ex-Princeton Review/Kaplan top instructor).

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The R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator, Powered by Techstars

Feld Thoughts

s Superman to 2006?s We’ve been investing in this area since we started Foundry Group in 2007 through our human computer interaction theme and recently added an investment in Dragon Innovation into the mix. They are the force behind the opening title sequence for 1978?s s Nike+ platform to 2010?s s HBO Go connected device.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. It helped me avoid chasing deals (and a house) in 2007/08 and it led to GRP’s fastest pace of investment in many years in the first three quarters of 2009 at a time when many others weren’t investing. The deal was done in late 2007.

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Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

Thursday, December 28, 2006. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. ► 2007. (10). ▼ 2006. (7). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. ► 02/24 - 03/02. (1).

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Rally Software Acquired By CA Technologies for $480 Million

Feld Thoughts

Or maybe dip into the 2006 and 2007 time frame when Rally was in an award cycle with my posts Rally’s New Financing and the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Boulder 2007 Esprit Entrepreneur Awards. Get Agile with Rally Release 5. Million To The Boulder Community after their IPO.