Feld Thoughts

APRIL 1, 2012

Amy and I just spent a week off the grid in Hawaii with my partner Ryan, his wife Katherine, and their son. Last year on spring break we cancelled a trip to Hawaii (with the McIntyres) because of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. They don’t assign tasks and then whisk off to Aspen or to Hawaii or Miami or wherever else tech gatherings are happening. We try to be transparent and direct in our communications and behaviors. Great leaders are doers.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Hawaii Angels. Fargo/Morehead Angels. Maple Leaf Angels. Toronto, ON. New Mexico Angels. Albuquerque. up pressure. Desert Angels. RAIN Funds. Tech Coast Angels. flat to down. Valley Angels. Grand Forks, ND. Vancouver Angels.

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Scalable Startup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Angel Investor Business Development CEO Succession Drupal early stage founder Hawaii Jobs Launch Revenue Growth Scalability startup startup CEO Tom Nora Uncategorized venture acquisition angel investor CEO blog CEOing CoFounder google income iOS leadership Silicon Valley tom nora venture capital'

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Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Next Year - Many possibilities – basic web design training, a 2 day conference in April, another 2 day conference in Hawaii in May. Cost is $10 plus food cost. Only a few spots left. If you want to be involved in any of these please contact me. There’s no pay but many other benefits.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We were now set to close at $46 million in new capital. I canceled my first ever extended family trip to Hawaii less than a week before going. We were based in London. My family went without me.

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Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Being the CEO of a startup is crazy, fun, very hard work, inclusive, humbling and of course can be quite rewarding. Weekends are meaningless. There is a continuous decision stream where each decision informs the next. Your mind is thinking 24 hours a day, even when you sleep.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

Reply ericnakagawa , on May 27, 2009 at 1:03 am Said: I was raised in a pretty rough neighborhood (Halawa Housing, in Hawaii). Reply Kamal Ravikant , on May 26, 2009 at 11:07 pm Said: Interestingly, this is exactly what Hemingway said when asked for the one trait a great writer needed.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2015

But he didn’t have access to venture capital money, online marketing dollars, social media – this was the late 60’s / early 70’s. Like all startups you can’t be successful without a great product and Shep felt he had what the market wanted but he just needed to get noticed.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2016

Are you seeking a loan or investment from an angel investor or venture capital firm? In California, Washington, Hawaii, Iowa, and Florida, you’ll need a Seller of Travel license. From personal funds to venture capital funding, it’s all a possibility. What Do Venture Capital Firms Want? For the U.S.

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Scalable Startup

MARCH 7, 2013

What are people doing now because your product doesn’t exist, what is the pain you will solve? What is it that you know about your specific niche that other companies do not? How and when does this make revenue and profits? What is the growth graph? tomnora.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

trillion out of our homes and spent 2/3rds of it on flat screen TVs, trips to Hawaii, time shares, Apple products and everything else we couldn’t afford. I’m a venture capital investor so I will still be looking to make investments. We took $2.3 In the end.

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Altgate

APRIL 22, 2009

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Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

interview (3 January 2014), venture capital guru Marc Andreesen, who insists that there is no tech bubble, points out why companies like these survive and grow while others don’t. His argument doesn’t bode well for start-ups in the dog-eat-dog world of today’s high tech economy or for its workforce.

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 28, 2013

One of the top 3 to 5 worries when launching a startup is is “Who gets how much stock upon start or joining? Founders, Co-Founders, next employees, Investors, Etc. The founders of SmartAsset went through this process and decided to open it up to the world.

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