Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Wednesday night I’ll be in Seattle doing a Startup Life Meetup with some of the contributors to the book Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur. great relationship in the context of the crazy, high intensity startup life we all life.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

On Monday I was at the White House to help announce the Startup America Partnership. For an awesome description of Startup America, please read Aneesh Chopra’s (the United States CTO) post on TechCrunch titled Startup America: A Campaign To Celebrate, Inspire And Accelerate Entrepreneurship.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

startup ecosystem for many decades. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. with their startups growing by 81.2 Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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David Cohen

MAY 1, 2013

TechStars Seattle is on fire. In total, the 29 past TechStars companies from the Seattle program have raised nearly $40M in venture capital so far. In total, the 29 past TechStars companies from the Seattle program have raised nearly $40M in venture capital so far. Startups' in funding. Everymove is now at 6.1M

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In addition, our existing startups in this space continue to do well. We’re focused on vertically integrated startups that empower consumers and companies to collect health data easily and affordably, to become a “biobank” where this data can power personalized recommendations. For example, Coinbase raised its Series E this quarter.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. But to answer the actual question “Is there something going on in LA?”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

I believe entrepreneurs should, in David’s words, “build big businesses on the outskirts” but I don’t believe that Silicon Valley tech giants will outmaneuver startups. This was obviously prior to the Internet and everything that led to: (mobile smartphones, social networks, new payment technologies, etc.).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

startup ecosystem for many decades. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. with their startups growing by 81.2 Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

One thing this historic city doesn’t often get noticed for is its emerging Philadelphia startup scene. In the US, places like San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, and Washington, DC get the lion’s share of attention as startup sweet spots. Startups are taking notice of the city’s smart, hungry workforce. A Robust Talent Pool.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

In January, LexSet, one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , won third place (and $250,000) in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge , a nationwide search for solid 5G innovations that could be commercialized using its low latency, high bandwidth millimeter wave 5G network. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies. In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. Enterprise. Smartphones.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2017

We led the financing, and I joined the board to work more closely with Greg Gottesman, Geoff Entress, Mike Galgon, and Ben Gilbert to build a long-lasting and enduring startup studio in Seattle. Julie previously was a partner at Madrona Venture Group and is deeply involved in the Seattle startup community.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

That prediction obviously turned out pretty wrong, but it did drum up a whole lot of chatter about the right ingredients for building a startup community—about New York vs Boston on the East Coast and whether cities like Austin and Seattle would ever break through. Startup founders always need help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

Startup Resources. Posts Comments Startups. STARTUP SPOTLIGHT. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Meanwhile, SEC filings indicate that Frazier Healthcare and Voyager Capital — both of Seattle — are on the prowl for more money. About GeekWire.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Somehow she was always on a flight up to Seattle or San Francisco. And still able to make it out to LA networking events. Didn’t I make myself clear about celebrities & startups ? Turns out she’s done this startup thing before. And they’re both full time committed to their startup – Moonfrye.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2011

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 26, 2023

With the release of numerous artificial neural networks available for free, people have gone crazy about it. In response to the growing issue, a number of public schools in Seattle and New York have already banned ChatGPT and other AI tools from their WiFi networks and devices. appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Start the search with business networking. Join entrepreneur groups online, like Linkedin “On Startups”, Facebook for Business, and use Twitter to find people with like-minded interests. If you live in the middle of nowhere, your chances of finding the right co-founder for your new high-tech startup are poor. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Startup CEO experience (Founded P.S. XO along with my good friend Soleil Moon Frye. We believe it’s important to have our partners all based in one location so our starting point is wanting our partners to be based in LA and be committed to making this city a vibrant startup community that is now the third largest in the country.

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keen.io

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

How I negotiated my startup compensation. When I started thinking about joining Keen, I quickly realized there is a lot I don’t know about startups. I knew enough to know I wanted to join a startup. To be honest, I knew I wanted to join this startup. Startup Equity for Early Employees. Michelle Wetzler.

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siliconflorist.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest. Mentoring the mentors: Advice and inspiration for startup mentors. Inspired again, I thought I’d augment their mentor guidance a bit with some things that I’ve learned from observing PIE startups and mentors over the past year.

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adamac.blogspot.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Adam MacBeth Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10 Startup Red Flags Ive worked on a number of startups: from seed-stage through IPO, as a founder, employee, advisor, and consultant, as well as evaluating a bunch from the outside, so Ive seen my share of screw-ups. This means there MUST be a technical founder in a startup. Yeah me neither.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 17, 2020

Austin, or Silicon Hills as it’s now colloquially deemed, was named “ Best City for Startups ” nationwide last year, ahead of Washington, D.C., and Seattle. The city earned the title for having the highest startup density and the fastest growth of small tech businesses. There isn’t much this program doesn’t cover?—?offering

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2017

When Gates and Allen were presented with the opportunity by IBM to create an operating system for its soon to be unveiled PC “personal computer” Gates and Allen quickly scrambled to purchase the rights from a local software developer in the Seattle area for a very modest sum. Copycat MLM Startups. As Wayne and Garth would say, “ Not!

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 30, 2012

I’m starting to integrate a bunch of new stuff into the Startup Revolution site now that I’ve finished book #2: Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur. I’m looking for someone with web design chops who has experience with WordPress to work with me on some stuff.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m in Seattle this week. I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 10, 2022

The journey of every startup is so different. In that same original blog post, we also outlined the unfortunate phenomenon that occurs when the market collapses: capital tends to flow towards founders with established VC relationships and away from folks who may be equally talented but are several steps removed from investor networks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2011

Start the search with business networking. Join entrepreneur groups online, like Linkedin “On Startups”, Facebook for Business, and use Twitter to find people with like-minded interests. If you live in the middle of nowhere, your chances of finding the right co-founder for your new high-tech startup are poor. Marty Zwilling.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 16, 2019

Techstars Studio will then launch new startups and source talent and capital from the Techstars worldwide network to run the new companies. We are investors in PSL (in Seattle) and High Alpha (in Indianapolis). The goal of each Techstars Studio is to launch four new companies annually.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

2 hardware startups having a heavy software layer (using AR and AI) . We are geographically agnostic, though focused on North America with main “hubs” in SF, Toronto, NYC, and Seattle. Yes, we still invest in marketplaces as this is one subset of network effects (our investment thesis). . 8 investments. 3 marketplaces .

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. At AAPT we converge all of our resources to maintain one simple philosophy – to be the easiest to deal with network provider in Australia. Who’s putting in the startup cash?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2019

“Member events and an online member network help you make connections, collaborate, share expertise and get inspired. We take care of office operations so you can focus on networking and growing your business.” . Networking Opportunities. Notice the value offering: easy, convenient, collaborative, etc.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Any time you have Techcrunch publishing articles like, “ Our 9 Favorite Startups From Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day 2” , you’re going to get some hyped companies. Any time you have a “ Mindshare Score ” that ranks all startups you’re going to end up with some hype. Many investors pride themselves on that ability.

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