Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The title of Region Sustains Robust Patent Production was fine (and yes it refers to Silicon Valley), but the first sentence in the article made me nuts: “The economic slump has yet to damp innovation in Silicon Valley, at least not by one widely followed measure: patent production.”. So I hit Ctrl-W and went to the next tab in Chrome.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In 2007 when they launched their streaming service, it faced no real competition. Thread gives customers discounts whenever a friend they’ve referred places an order using their discount code: In both cases, it’s a win-win. Existing customers are encouraged to keep referring to earn rewards. . Take Netflix. Image source.

Product 142

Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2012

In case you were wondering, the “it” in the quote above refers to the Pioneer Company’s 1980 release of its patented LaserDisc technology. Let’s not forget that back in 2007 when the folks at Apple made us fall in love with apps, the mobile web was in its infancy. Mobile Has Come A Long Way.

Mobile 154

Mobile Web Advertising Technology 154

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Understanding the fund vintage – “Vintage&# of a fund refers to when the fund was raised. If you imagine that they did most of their initial investments between 2002-2007 then it’s been 3 years of mostly doing follow-on investments in those old deals.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

Feld Thoughts

MAY 14, 2020

So, I answer it from the frame of reference of what we are doing at Foundry Group. While it’s not spaced out monthly (we don’t try to manage timing that granularly), if you look back to when we started Foundry Group in 2007 we’ve done a maximum of 14 new investments in a year and a minimum of 8 new investments.

Denver 189

Denver Partner Hosting Leadership 189

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

Before weighing in on the subject I would point out one thing that should be obvious to many of you – the iPhone was originally launched in 2007 in an exclusive partnership with AT&T and this was vital to both Apple and AT&T and was a hard negotiation throughout 2005 and 2006.

PR 150

PR Early Stage Software Naming 150

Up and Running

AUGUST 16, 2017

In game theory, a contract is an incentive compatible if “every participant can achieve the best outcome to him/herself just by acting according to his/her true preferences” (Nisan and Roughgarden, 2007). Also, ask for references. In 2015, Forbes released a nice article on different salary packages for different company goals.

Business Plan 127

Business Plan Hockey Stick Cofounder Salary 127

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 23, 2014

You must also know when to ask for help, and be able to leverage your personal and professional contacts to access the resources you need—whether that’s business advice, references, or simply some honest feedback. Lawns as Director of Franchise Recruiting in 2007 and is now Director of Brand Development. Interpersonal Skills.

Leadership 223

Leadership Business Model Retention Advertising 223

Board Effect

APRIL 1, 2019

In 2007, the Urban Institute produced a study that showed that only 52% of nonprofit organizations stated that they felt their boards were actively engaged in developing policies and overseeing finances for their organization. Board directors bear the sole responsibility for mastering risk management.

Government 75

Government Software Review Reputation Finance 75

YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2019

The PSI-Pay Company started being functional in the year 2007 as it helped the business community in the world. PSI Pay got licensed as a payments institution by the Financial Service Authority in 2007. In addition to that, it is a major partner with the MasterCard International and have been doing this ever since 2009.

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United Kingdom Community SMS Global 101

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

Media 210

Media Los Angeles Russia Viral 210

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. 166M round closed Dec 2007. Led by Accel (London) with participation by General Catalyst & Sequoia. Pre-money valuation was approx.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The term “startup” often refers to companies in high-tech industries such as information technology, biotech, social media, robotics, hardware manufacturing, etc. Still, it can also refer to enterprises that produce goods or provide services typical of more established firms (e.g., supermarkets).

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 30, 2018

She mentioned the Steve Jobs iPhone demo from 2007 and I referred to Doug Engelbart’s Mother of All Demos from 1968. I was talking to a friend last week about demos. She hadn’t heard of it, or him, which wasn’t that surprising since she was born at least 15 years after Englebart’s canonical demo.

Technology 80

Technology 80

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Personalization refers to ways to exchange knowledge with other employees. In 2007, Google wanted to encourage engineers to run more tests. Top-down knowledge retention strategies don’t work, especially in tech-heavy companies in which younger employees may have unique savvy. Personalization and codification. The Golden Gem.

Retention 128

Retention Technical Review Social Network Wiki 128

Up and Running

JUNE 3, 2015

We started Showcase Creative in 2007 with three directors: Andy (my close friend from school), Jack (my brother), and Paul (me). This helps us to standardize the way things are done, gives us a level of accountability, and is a handy reference tool for our staff. See Also The Pixar-Inspired Guide to Managing a Creative Company.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Finance Sales Management 60

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

It refers to the basic structure of a business plan, or the elements that are most often included. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2007. A plan for a vegetarian restaurant is going to have a lot of similarities with a plan for a steak house, for example. It doesn’t need to be an exact match. .

Business Plan 82

Business Plan Incubator Software Review Programming 82

VC Cafe

JUNE 25, 2020

The first major economic transactions in virtual worlds started around 2007 when the City of Amsterdam inside Second Life was sold for $50,000 or when someone bought a unique elf on World of Warcraft for $9,500. Animal Crossing fashion show by Reference Festival in Berlin. Virtual Worlds Aren’t new. Virtual worlds and commerce.

Jordan 198

Jordan Maryland Washington Engineer 198

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 4, 2019

The following post is the one I was referring to when I wrote The Moment You Realize You Aren’t Comfortable With What You Wrote. I use the original iPhone release as the example and two Steve Ballmer videos – one from 2007 and one from 2014 – to make the point. I’m referring to your deeply held beliefs. The Truth.

Search 110

Search Video Email 110

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

here is what Taariq says about 1M/1M: “With Sramana, we sprinted from vague product concept to a customer-driven business with real, reference customers in just six months. I was looking for what you teach back in January 2007 and couldn’t find it anywhere. Also, take the story of Girish Mathrubootham, CEO of Freshdesk.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 24, 2011

To eliminate any differences here – when I say “mega success”, I am referring to a business/entity that is successfully generating revenue where others have failed or attracting more audience and fans unlike any other business or entity. Open Office was a failure due to the lack of strategy.

Software Review 79

Software Review Cloud Search Advertising 79

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 28, 2014

I remember in 2007 when the idea of a super angel appeared, where successful entrepreneurs were suddenly angel investors making 10 or more seed investments a year. I was referred to as an “angel investor” – I didn’t get the super angel moniker back in the 1990s, but I was often referred to as promiscuous.

Angel Investor 140

Angel Investor Venture Capital IPO Sales 140

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 6, 2019

If you hung around me during the 2007 – 2010 time period when I was on the Zynga board, you would have heard me talk with amazement at how easy it was to manipulate people into spending huge amounts of their time tending their virtual farm on FarmVille. All of this happened a decade ago.

API 136

API Partner Leadership Business Model 136

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 17, 2021

I started posting in February of 2004 and by the time 2007 rolled around, it seemed like everyone had a blog. The other, Automattic—maker of Wordpress—pulled in $30mm at the end of 2007 and was focused on more enterprise solutions as a platform for professionals. One company seemed to be a bet on everyone blogging.

Audience 88

Audience Social Media Media IPO 88

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 15, 2018

There are a few mentions of Zynga (which we were investors in) in the various article chain which caused me to reflect even more on the 2007 – 2010 time period when free-to-consumer (supported by advertising) was suddenly conflated with freemium (or free trials for enterprise software). ” So what?

Advertising 171

Advertising B2B Algorithm New York 171

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

When Twitter first became popular with niche crowds in 2007 it seemed to take hold initially with bloggers. The same article refers to several other people who are coming back to blogging: Liza at Maui Blog and the futurist Chris Saad. And I’m enjoying being part of the two-way conversation again as I was from 2005-2007.

Social Network 219

Social Network Social Media Forecast 219

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

It refers to the basic structure of a business plan, or the elements that are most often included. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2007. A plan for a vegetarian restaurant is going to have a lot of similarities with a plan for a steak house, for example. It doesn’t need to be an exact match. .

Business Plan 60

Business Plan Incubator Software Review Programming 60

The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

In 2007, Paul Graham gave a variety of causes for startup death in How Not To Die. But it’s a cliche that refers to an underlying truth. Over the course of the last three years, I’ve watched many of my friends pour their hearts and souls into companies that, for one reason or another, just fizzled out of existence.

Cofounder 155

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Technical Review Software Review 155

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

In one case they referred to it as a growth fund. In the other case they referred to it as an opportunity fund. It was a $225 million fund, just like our other three $225 million funds raised in 2007, 2010, and 2013. In the last week I’ve talked to two other early stage VC firms who are raising similar opportunity funds.

Early Stage 147

Early Stage Later Stage Syndicate Syndication 147

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

John Jantsch (02:25): So I, I published my first book in, I think my first book came out in 2007. What you're referring to is the stigma that came with self-publishing. Boy, the industry has changed a ton in that period of time. Matt Briel (03:05): You're absolutely right.

Audience 88

Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 88

Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I get asked this because I was a devout Apple Fanboy from the moment the first iPhone came out in 2007, but then I switched to Android in March of 2013 and have been using Android devices ever since. Obviously this is a tough question as no one really knows what will be announced tomorrow. Mobile Technology'

Technical Review 43

Technical Review Mobile Matching Technology 43

aweissman.com

JUNE 8, 2008

Mar 14, 2007. Open Data 2007. The Open Data 2007 session yesterday at Reuters, organized in part by Seth Goldstein , was interesting, as others have reported. Of course, Garcia was not referring to others profiting from his downstream music, so maybe this theory falls apart here). skip to main | skip to sidebar.

Web 20

Web Advertising Engineer Community 20

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

These anticipated outcomes were validated by “ Returns to Angels in Groups ” by Professor Rob Wiltbank in November 2007. Others have referred to this and similar methods as the Benchmark Method. In the end, such a portfolio might yield the angel investor a total return on investment of 25% per year or more.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2014

Product liability refers to any litigation related to product defects that cause injury. In April 2007, the Northwest was deluged with floods caused by over 8” of rainfall. Product liability refers to any litigation related to product defects that cause injury. Home-Based Business Insurance. Cautionary Tale.

Puerto Rico 157

Puerto Rico Small Business Rhode Island Hawaii 157

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

Almost two years ago, in a private/closed meeting with K9 Ventures’ LPs only, I claimed that: What was being referred to in the press as the “Series A Crunch” was not because fewer Series A deals were being done, but because there were too many Seed deals being done. The risk here is what I refer to as the curse of over-capitalization.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

In one case they referred to it as a growth fund. In the other case they referred to it as an opportunity fund. It was a $225 million fund, just like our other three $225 million funds raised in 2007, 2010, and 2013. In the last week I’ve talked to two other early stage VC firms who are raising similar opportunity funds.

Early Stage 108

Early Stage Later Stage Syndicate Syndication 108

Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Lane’s first startup was Club Penguin , the largest online virtual world for kids, which was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2007 for $350M. I remember selling Angela Lee at the Kellogg School of Business, and Angela referred it to someone at Wharton, who referred it to someone at Columbia and Duke, and the rest is history. .

Cofounder 145

Cofounder New York City Entrepreneur New York 145