Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. Co-founder discontent. They worry too much about missing out on a deal. Health destroying stress.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

My own fascination with podcasts began with a warm recommendation from Pablo (founder of Antidote ). It is often available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user’s own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player. The third wave of podcasting.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

My own fascination with podcasts began with a warm recommendation from Pablo (founder of Antidote ). It is often available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user’s own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player. The third wave of podcasting.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

They had a couple experienced co-founders, including the now legendary Reed Hastings, but the problem was that they were stuck at about 300,000 customers. Because she understood the potential for IP-based syndicated content technology, Alex started searching for new and useful ways to put this technology to use.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2016

After two years of a dedicated experiment, we’ve decided to stop making new investments via our FG Angels Syndicate. The Monday after AngelList announced their Syndicate product in September 2013 we decided to to jump in with both feet and start FG Angels. from our funds ($50k from us for each investment) through 2014.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2014

” Now that we’re 18 months in to our first Homebrew fund, and 2014 is coming to an end, thought it could be interesting to share three places we used the pencil eraser thus far. This would make room for a meaningful number of other investors in the syndicate but also the concentration we needed. No more, no less.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 19, 2014

And it hasn’t been a special situation such as the founder as an EIR at said fund, or having been previously backed by that fund at earlier company. It’s a really interesting development – if ~2012 was about the “party round,” could 2014 be about the Piggy Round? Are These Rounds Good for Founders?

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