Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

On paper, only one is in positive return territory as a fund, but the SBIC leverage is a substantial negative factor for the LP investors in that particular fund. As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC.

SBIC 142

SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

View from Seed

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Venture is a field with a power-law distribution of outcomes. What does this mean for entrepreneurs? As a result, paper markups are weak and temporary signals of feedback, at best. VC performance signal-to-noise-ratio is low. Notably a majority of investments lose capital rather than appreciate.

Venture Capital 204

Venture Capital Cap Table Partner LP 204

Hunter Walker

MAY 18, 2015

They provide assistance to Californians in building a vibrant, successful and inclusive society, distributing more than $1.5b We triangulate with investors, entrepreneurs and large company operators to assess probability of success and ability to attract in-demand entrepreneurs. in nonprofit grants to that extent.

LP 48

LP Portfolio Early Stage Institutional Investors 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

.&# Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs. It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. I doubt this will end well for those VCs or for the entrepreneurs they backed. Funny, that.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

In a discussion I had with Fred Wilson at the Invesco LP meeting Fred said the same about the influence of Clayton. Obviously that barrier has been brought down with low-cost ability to capture, stream and distribute content over the Internet. His class reading lists could be a primer for any entrepreneur, not just MBAs.

Bankruptcy 403

Bankruptcy Offshore Liquidation Preference Balance Sheet 403

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and By the by, women donors, I recommend diversifying some of your capital distributions to reap that ROI to keep doing good… (+ this is a whole ‘nother blog post…) Undeterred. and every other team member the same way. We boot-strapped some more.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

No distributed teams, no overseas teams, and definitely no companies that rely on “outsourcing” to build their core technology. They wake up earlier than a lot of entrepreneurs do, and, I get a lot of late night emails from VCs working through their email inboxes late at night. Real entrepreneurs find a way to make it work.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many modern entrepreneurs have limited exposure to the notion of failure or layoffs because it has been so long since these things were common in the industry. Entrepreneurs/Founders/CEOs. Today’s Unicorn entrepreneur has been trained in an environment that may look radically different from what lies ahead.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Luckily, Google was one of the 150 and did ultimately return the fund assuming the LP was smart enough to hold the stock after distribution. What does this mean for entrepreneurs and investors? I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity. At the IPO, Musk held a 14.2%

Merger 28

Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

No distributed teams, no overseas teams, and definitely no companies that rely on “outsourcing” to build their core technology. They wake up earlier than a lot of entrepreneurs do, and, I get a lot of late night emails from VCs working through their email inboxes late at night. Real entrepreneurs find a way to make it work.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. 4) Entrepreneur-defined funds. Diaspora Ventures is a “pre-seed fund … looking to back the next generation of French entrepreneurs building tech companies in the US.”.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. We now live in an anarconomy where entrepreneurs are making counter moves to disrupt the status quo so they can redefine commercial landscapes. The top down era of one size fits all. And now it is over.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

As you'll hear, BA became an entrepreneur without expecting to have to address such questions, but that's not how it's turned out. Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric?

IPO 113

IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Why This Repeat Entrepreneur Founded Frank, a Software Platform for Workers. And Does He Think Chicago Is a Good Place for Entrepreneurs? But remote and distributed teams are here to stay, and I’m still learning to effectively lead a distributed team. Others can waste cycles debating it. Thanks Logan!

Chicago 78

Chicago Venture Capital Miami Employee 78