Feld Thoughts

JUNE 13, 2017

Today Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced their support for Global EIR , a cause for which I care deeply. As you may know, over breakfast in 2015 Jeff Bussgang and I launched Global EIR with the hope of advancing the startup visa effort on a local and state level after it stalled in Congress.

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

On Tuesday, July 21, we hosted the first-ever Boston Consumer Tech Summit. But a large majority of our investments are in our backyard of Boston — and, aside from our work as investors, this city is near and dear to our hearts. Here’s Mike’s comment: Boston’s B2C problem is one of values.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). Global and Local.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2017

by Shane Cragun, founding partner at SweetmanCragun Group and coauthor of “ Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption “ Two years ago, Boston Dynamics released a video showing a 6’ tall, 320 lb. humanoid robot named Atlas running freely through the woods. There was no human driving the truck.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2021

Investors worry about a single entrepreneur getting overloaded, disabled or led astray, with no balancing and supporting partner. The challenge is how to find that elusive perfect-fit partner. Don’t expect someone else to find the partner for you, since it’s really very much like finding a life partner.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

They outlined the massive challenges with global populations set to double by the end of the century, whick means we need at least a 70 percent increase in food production to feed everyone. He & Yves penned this post about feeding the world’s 9 billion people. But it will take time.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. This is an initiative that we will continue to refine in the coming years, but we are so excited to be partnering with these Guild members going forward. Back to Top).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Mr S Iswaran, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office & Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry, Dr. Hans-Paul Bürkner, President and Chief Executive Officer of BCG, and Mr Jeffrey Chua, Partner and Managing Director, BCG Singapore, opens BCG’s Center for Business Excellence in Singapore.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

You need close partners in that journey and you get many sorts of partners - investors, employees etc. - Starting in three cities - Tel Aviv, London and Boston - at almost the same time helped, but can you walk us through how you thought about building a global company from day one? What have you learned from it?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 25, 2022

An edited version of this article previously appeared in the Boston Consulting Group’s strategy think tank website. I spent last week at a global Fortune 50 company offsite watching them grapple with disruption. Some of the teams even included some of their close partners. But often, no existing solution exists.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

has announced that it is partnering search giant Google to support the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the United States and around the world. has held over 200 Founder Friday events in 30 global cities. Media and event company Women 2.0 To date, Women 2.0 “Google is excited to team up with Women 2.0

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. I also made several trips to New York & Boston.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. I also made several trips to New York & Boston.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

Many successful entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, admit to reading many books a year , as well as participating in panels and forums on national and global challenges. You need partners, mentors, and investors who can complement your own resources to make it a win-win for all involved.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

I served on the board of directors until the IPO, and during that time we were able to recruit great firms like Foundry Group, SoftTech VC (now Uncork Capital), Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. Payal and team have attracted capital partners like CRV, Thrive Capital, Google Ventures, General Catalyst, Temasek, and more. #10:

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

She is the CEO & General Partner of the investment firm Street Global. Her online radio show: Global Fireside Chats, brings together global industry titans to share insights on our fast-changing world. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. That's right.

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The separately funded partner accelerator programs which operate in more than 30 locations worldwide are unchanged. So in 2024 we will still run more than 50 cohorts in 30+ locations globally and into the foreseeable future.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 31, 2020

In addition, these are both localized (in a community), at a state level, a national level, and a global level. I lived in Boston, one of the cities where HIV / AIDS was visible, and the social dynamics, politics, and stigma around it were front and center. Yeah – that’s a lot. I’m 54.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital , reports that “37% of our portfolio companies would be considered ‘impact’ qualified companies. Feenix Partners reports that “35% of our portfolio companies have either a female or minority (non-Caucasian) CEO or Owner.” .

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A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

I remember when I made that first flight out to San Francisco from Boston to meet the team in 2004, the company was down to its last $20K in the bank. My first role was in sales and the buyers on the platform absolutely loved the access to global freelancers, the low hourly rates, and the full transparency and flexibility in the system.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The global macro conditions could weigh heavily on the IPO market for awhile. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. The second tier of companies probably have to wait whether they like it or not. Author howerl. Read More ».

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2011

She approached the twins, and, invited up to Boston, met with Cameron at the Fairmont Hotel on a few occasions to discuss how they could leverage the app with this new platform they had named ConnectU.com. Fast forward six years later – Fetch Plus is a growing company, and is poised for further global expansion.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Network for Good, Global Giving, Mission Fish (behind ebay’s GivingWorks). Connect with our partners, e.g., Derek Holt. We’re not just focused on NY/Boston/Silicon Valley. Now that we have 50+ partners, we want to scale. If you’re at a large company, partner with us. We’re partners with ACA, NVCA, Techstars, etc.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Just yesterday, Adam Medros , SVP of Global Product at TripAdvisor and an entrepreneur advisor for NextView, just asked about when the next event will be. (And It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Just yesterday, Adam Medros , SVP of Global Product at TripAdvisor and an entrepreneur advisor for NextView, just asked about when the next event will be. (And It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. but globally. In fact, it’s quite the opposite - making sure you have the same goals as your financing partner is probably the best thing you can do as an entrepreneur to maximize your chances for success.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

Yet in a 2018 study of more than 350 startups conducted by Mass Challenge and Boston Consulting Group, businesses founded by women yielded higher revenue—more than two times as much per dollar invested—than those founded by men. ,” “Is it a defensible business – can others enter the space and take share?,” trillion to $5 trillion.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

2) Groupon’s Far More International Than Most Realize : Most casual observers know that Groupon’s been buying similar daily deal businesses in other global regions (starting in May 2010), and doing some organic expansion internationally too. But even in Boston & Chicago it remains above $20. Read More ».

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Summit Partners and TA Associates have leveraged their origination programs to move into later stage buyouts.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

According to Toni Schneider, a Partner at True Ventures, and a Team-Lead at Automattic, boundaryless teams confer a real advantage; “You can hire great people wherever you find them: Once your company is untethered from one physical location, your pool of available job applicants becomes the entire world. The Real Question.

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View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

While the startup environment in Boston has vastly improved over the last several years , I continue to hear the sentiment that it’s really tough to build a great consumer startup in Boston. This is expressed by people outside of Boston, but it often comes from those within our community too.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

INFOGRAPHIC] How Agencies Are Spending Online Media Budgets [INFOGRAPHIC] Global Internet Traffic Expected to Quadruple by 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Advertising on Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC] What Makes the Modern Media Agency [INFOGRAPHIC] How Does the iPad 2 Compare to the Tablet Competition? Have an account? All Rights Reserved.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2021

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. As a Boston resident who works in restaurant marketing, I’ve found that there are many entrepreneurs like myself who are in the same business. 1-The feedback we get. #11- 11- Connecting with entrepreneurs.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. Use good judgment, talk to your co-founders/investors/lawyers, and partner with a bank that values transparency and relationships such as SVB.]. It can be lower cost and can either buy more time or accelerate growth.

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

According to the National Venture Capital Association/Dow Jones VentureSource, the VC industry is dominated by men (89% of VC Partners), specifically white men (76% of the total). Of all VC Partners studied, just 10% identified as Asian, 1% as African-American, and less than 1% as Latino.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 11, 2020

As the world faces a global health and economic crisis, now, more than ever, is the time to double down on innovation strategies?—?and still on. ## ABOUT MASSCHALLENGE MassChallenge is a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators. and that starts with collaboration and nurturing productive partnerships.

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