Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets. Typical business model. Most Flexible VCs lead rounds and often take 100% of the round to mitigate this risk.
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Gust
AUGUST 27, 2014
Most are somewhere in between, focusing primarily on early-stage, high-growth companies with scalable business models. Most groups run regular education sessions for new members, and provide mentoring for less experienced investors by those with many deals under their belt.
Professor VC
APRIL 1, 2010
This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels.
Professor VC
JANUARY 17, 2008
One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.
Rob Go
JANUARY 7, 2013
Geography: 20 / 25 investments are based in the Boston and New York areas. Business model (intended or actual). Syndicate Composition: NextView + Seed Funds + Angels: 9. Three of our portfolio companies have been acquired (RentJuice by Zillow, Hyperpublic by Groupon, and One Jackson by TaskRabbit). Consumer: 9.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
And then I think in a lot of ways it’s become air for every sort of channel and element and, even as you suggest in your last book, a business model in itself. We think there’s something bigger, as Robert talked about and you talked about, this is a business model change. They wanted to do a show daily.
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