Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Last week I posted an article on peHUB titled How to Create a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Community. While the firm I’m a partner in — Foundry Group — invests all over the United States, I regularly hear statements like, “The only place to start a tech company is in Silicon Valley.”. in 2006, we had two goals in mind.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Blablacar is one such example of innovation: with a fast growing community of 1.6m It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g., Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. at 12:17 PM.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

At the same time, his partner at his previous company – Tim Miller – was doing an entrepreneur-in-residence at a local Boulder VC firm (Boulder Ventures). There are hundreds of paragraphs I could write about all of the amazing things Rally Software has done for the Boulder Startup Community and for the extended city of Boulder.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 11, 2021

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. First and foremost, my brother had cerebral palsy and died in 2006 while I, on the other hand, have good health and a fully functioning body so I have no reason to complain and more than enough motivation to pursue my passion.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

million IT professionals use the free Spiceworks network management application and integrated Facebook-like community to discover, buy and manage technology in a social way. RED is a digital innovation agency that helps companies rapidly conceive, design, and develop mobile, web, and appliance computing experiences.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

At the launch of the company, the core email community (people with a lot of technical understanding) was our target audience. It was late 2006 and I was serving old media as a national editor at an entertainment industry trade publication, plus freelancing for an alt-weekly and writing a book. 1- Based on our target audience.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

To this day, although New Frontier Data has been successful, Aguirre de Carcer still feels the effects of biases against women that are often held by the business and tech communities. According to Fortune , in 2006, female founders were involved in only 2.95 percent of venture capital deals, and received.33

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2017

Taking Care of Your Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Community building is a big deal – so are a lot of things, but there’s no question that building and taking care of a large community of folks that trust you is a great way to build a business. The Key to Success?

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2014

While my most visible role is as chair of National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) since its inception in 2006, I’ve tried to be actively involved and supportive of as many initiatives as I can. The program is industry-agnostic, but startups need to have some level of traction.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since its 2006 foundation, YETI has built over 90K LinkedIn followers and 125.7K YETI also partners with influencers and other brands, borrowing their audience to boost their brand awareness. From their social media, we can see that they’ve partnered with brands from soccer clubs to rodeo events to conservation non-profits.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2012

Launched last November on World Aids Day , Conscious Contraceptives guarantees discreet shopping, billing, and shipping, and aims to transform customers into benefactors, pushing for a sustainable business that leverages on the purchasing power of individuals to benefit the greater good.

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David Cohen

MARCH 14, 2017

A thriving startup community provides a boost to the greater community in lots of ways. A great example of how big companies get here is Sketchup , a startup that my partner Mark Solon invested in back when it was a tiny company. It impacts all aspects of the area, including real estate, retail and housing in major ways.

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Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Let me show other source that may be good for community. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. ► 2006. (7). It is very useful. Pls try to keep posting. Source: Staples interview questions Best regards Jonathan. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). They understand the difficulties of building lasting companies and they draw immense satisfaction from being able to share their hard-learned lessons and give back to the community.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Collectively they have $850M in capital in their most recent funds: [link] Both Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners have filed regulatory documents associated with new fundraising efforts in 2017 so we should all look forward to announcements from them on successfully raising new funds.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Over the past decade, the Boulder Startup Community has had significant success and impact on the culture and dynamics of the city. I wrote about some of the history and impact in my book Startup Communities and the Boulder Thesis that I came up with has now been used as a template for creating startup communities all over the world.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 30, 2016

Rather than try to recreate Lucy Sanders (the CEO of NCWIT’s) message to the extended NCWIT community, I’m just republishing it below. This morning the entire NCWIT community has reason to celebrate. NCWIT (where I’m the chair of the board) is deeply involved in this.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The company began from my bedroom, back in 2006. I partnered up with Harrison Woods, then-Managing Director of Primal Parking. Pick the right business partner. by Charles Cridland, Co-Founder and Technical Director of YourParkingSpace. YourParkingSpace almost didn’t take off. It didn’t take a pound in revenue for seven years.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2017

Blake Mycoskie visited Argentina in 2006 and saw children walking in the streets outside Buenos Aires without shoes. Nearly one-quarter of the world’s population has soil-transmitted infections , according to the World Health Organization, and they affect the poorest and most deprived communities. We bake brownies to hire people.”.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 25, 2019

Athletics in the school setting is integral to the health of the school, and it provides events that excite the community. Based on the drastic differences in backgrounds among the students who attend Gwinnett County public schools and their complex needs, the Gwinnett County Public Schools Fund was established in 2006.

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Mucker Lab

JULY 23, 2013

The hard core collectibles enthusiasts (without beanie babies, there would not have been an eBay) still use eBay only because the lack of alternative, but the community that defined it in the past has evaporated. But that playbook can only take the company so far as it had begun to saturate its initial market back in 2005.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

This represents an outstanding 2,298% growth vs. 2006 (this type of growth seems big but you get used to it when reading business plans is you day job). Let me introduce other material that may be good for our community. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

In 2006, Kristin Groos Richmond and Kirsten Saenz Tobey founded Revolution Foods to help ensure quality food access for all children across the nation. Together, they founded Revolution Foods in 2006. I co-founded Revolution Foods with Kirsten Tobey in 2006 to ensure quality food access for all children across the nation.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. million in 2004 to $6.5

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. million in 2004 to $6.5

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 19, 2014

In 2006 at the Winter Olympics, he was the best freestyle mogul skier in the world. I talk to my partners about them. After it failed, some of Rob and Josh’s friends from the Boulder Startup Community had a wake for EventVue. How you deal with your own emotions, and perspectives, is an entirely different matter.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. million in 2004 to $6.5

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2019

Over the past twenty years, Mathieu Chantelois has played an instrumental role in nonprofit marketing campaigns, served as editor for film magazine Famous Quebec during its transition to Le magazine Cineplex, and started the Green Space Festival, a fundraiser for the LGBT community in Canada. I ended up getting the gig.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. million in 2004 to $6.5

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. And it carries no inventory. Hollywood Walk of Fame. See: TechCrunch.

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VC Adventure

MAY 1, 2012

That’s the order of states with the greatest dollar value of seed and early stage investment according to a PWC MoneyTree study that my partner Jason blogged about today. Compare that with 2006 when Colorado ranked 12th on the list with just under $ 90M invested in 32 companies.

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Mucker Lab

JULY 22, 2013

The hard core collectibles enthusiasts (without beanie babies, there would not have been an eBay) still use eBay only because the lack of alternative, but the community that defined it in the past has evaporated. But that playbook can only take the company so far as it had begun to saturate its initial market back in 2005.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Join our community. One of the ways vendors and partners--whose behind-the-scenes assistance often is crucial to a start-ups success--can get a piece of the action is to exchange services for equity. By 2006, he was still only dabbling in the occasional work-for-equity deal. FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

It was an ad supported virtual community. We service 350 retail clients today with 100 employees, 40 partners, and a solution that is rated #1 in our industry by Forrester Research and Jupiter Research. The book Small Giants by Bo Burlingham, which originally came out in 2006 and published a ten-year anniversary edition in 2016.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since its launch in 2006, Shopify has positioned itself as the best solution for small-end and startup entrepreneurs. It builds brand equity with its entrepreneur audience by sharing helpful resources and creating a community of like-minded business builders. This has produced an army of community advocates. Brand equity.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 13, 2011

The trend towards tiered levels of paid content will continue to escalate and the ability to foster community around your content will be the most important measure of value. Community buster Here’s the ironic thing: When people are invited into a community where everything is free, there’s actually less chance of building a strong community.

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