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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. It proved to be fortuitous because it allowed me the time & space I needed to get to know tons of founders and VCs and to hone my craft. We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S.

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Paul Graham and The World Out There

This is going to be BIG.

Every time he opens his mouth about founder diversity, he seems completely out of his league to address the topic. The biggest question I think VC''s face right now is whether or not, in the future, the best founders will look and act like the best founders of the past. YC''s best investing days may be behind it.

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Zayo Group – One of Boulder’s Amazing Startup Stories

Feld Thoughts

Dan Caruso, the co-founder/CEO of Zayo Group , is one of them. The late 1990s saw a fiber tequila party that started out wild — investors poured money into start-ups and fiber networks were constructed throughout the land. First, many fiber networks had consolidated into a handful of platform. You know that feeling?

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