Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. He also says it is important to be able to participate in follow on rounds so as not to get “crammed down”.

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Rob Go

MAY 21, 2014

When I ask consumer internet investors about their areas of interest, I hear three things these days. So, why doesn’t Boston get more love on the consumer internet side? VC’s don’t want to look stupid by investing in things too early, or trying to use capital as a weapon only to go down in flames. eCommerce.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In times when venture capital is hard to get, investors extract high costs for failure (down-rounds, cram downs , new management teams, shut down the company.) Preserve your cash: When you have unlimited cash (internet bubbles, frothy venture climate,) you can iterate on your mistakes by burning more dollars.

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