Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. For example, my firm at the time, Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, the wholly owned SBIC of Chicago’s Continental Bank, had many successful investments. 1,250,000. Total.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

A Strong Pool of Tech Founders – Stating the obvious. ” And if aspiring investment teams are looking to get together the SBIC has come back with a new VC focused program to help non-Silicon Valley communities fund companies beyond their initial angel money. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld. Here are mine: 1.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Ravi Bhagavan, Managing Director, BRG Capital Advisors, said, “A low-cost and often convenient form of capital for small businesses is SBA loans, which are guaranteed by the Small Business Administration. PGs can be quite daunting to founders because it puts their personal assets, including homes and investment accounts, on the line.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

From day one, the founders believe that their vision can change the world. Social entrepreneurs are no less ambitious, passionate, or driven to make an impact than any other type of founder. But unlike scalable startups, their goal is to make the world a better place, not to take market share or to create to wealth for the founders.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For more background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Underaddressed market.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

These IPOs meant that technology companies didn’t have to get acquired to raise money or get their founders and investors liquid. Ampex business took off when Terman introduced Ampex founder Alex Poniatoff to Joseph and Henry McMicking. Interestingly enough, Fred Terman, Dean of Stanford Engineering was tied to all three companies.

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