Feld Thoughts

MAY 24, 2016

But Frasca is a special place and the wine choices I end up with when I’m with my partners are spectacular. It’s the redemption after a night of excess, followed by the joy of the next day when your system is recalibrated. If you are a runner, I expect you know this feeling.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 5, 2016

Their anger and fear is increasing the uncertainty we’re suffering from which is causing more redemptions, which is, in turn, increasing the anger and fear, and I could make a similar argument about sterling’s depreciation. In the case of Forward Partners nothing has changed.

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Redemption Europe Venture Capital Leadership 75

Up and Running

AUGUST 2, 2012

We include an expiration date so we can control the redemption. Redemption – I could probably write a book on the different ways redemption can work, so I’ll be brief. In short, SMS coupon redemption can be done in any number of ways. We include an attractive offer: $1 off any carry out sandwich. Event Promotion.

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ithacaVC

JUNE 1, 2020

Andrew reprinted a memo in Dealbook today that Robert Smith, founder of Vista Equity Partners, wrote to his firm’s employees over the weekend. He said, “We must discover the redemptive power of love. Terrible racist acts have stunned most of us over the last few weeks. If you have not already read the memo, please read it.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

In addition, Groupon has a favorable cash cycle as they collect cash up front from consumers but don’t have to pay merchants for awhile (in US typically 60 days, int’l usually upon consumer redemption). My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 30, 2015

I then signed off on an ugly redemption clause without analyzing the waterfall in an average exit scenario. We worked closely with someone at a firm who wasn’t a partner and couldn’t make the funding decision himself. We ended up wasting a few months in the fundraising process before the partners decided to pass on our company.

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Due Diligence Valuation Liquidation Preference Redemption 84

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

I was actually somewhat surprised that the following investors have agreed to use the Series Seed documents in certain of the their deals: Baseline, Charles River Ventures, SV Angel (Ron Conway), First Round Capital, Harrison Metal Capital, Mike Maples, Polaris Venture Partners, SoftTech VC and True Ventures. Redemption rights.

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Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. The founders, LPs, and venture partners have a long history in local startup ecosystems in the Southeast including LaunchTN , The Company Lab , CoStarters , and several other regional funds and resources. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 20, 2015

The most glorious media story arc is rags to riches to rags with redemption back to riches. The media wants hero stories. It also wants goat stories. None of this is new – it’s been going on since the beginning of time. Just look at the covers of magazines going back 100 years. And I find it completely boring and tedious.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2017

You set up meetings with potential partners, customers, and dormant leads who finally seem ready to take the plunge. Increase options and redemptions. They’re important for networking, brand building, and lead generation. You start publicizing your participation in an event week in advance. Here’s what their direct mailer said-.

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Scott Edward Walker

AUGUST 31, 2011

He will also help diligence the investors to make sure you choose the right partner for your startup. Not to mention pushing back hard on unreasonable terms, such as “exploding” term sheets or certain redemption rights. Simply put, how is the investor’s lawyer going to play this role?

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Silicon Valley Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Redemption 45

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2017

You can love them and want rehabilitation and perhaps one day redemption but when a person has exploited a position of power they don’t deserve our sympathy above that of the victims and they don’t deserve a free pass back into power. Victims must always deserve more respect than a flawed human being in search of redemption.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 27, 2022

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. One of my favorite movies is the Shawshank Redemption. When the going gets rough in business, you’ll need the motivation to keep moving. 1- Documenting my journey. It’s the best! 5- Keep it flowing.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 21, 2021

So does my first business partner Dave Jilk ( Rejuvenilia , Distilled Moments ). This is the era of just redemption. Poetry is complex, beautiful, and mysterious. My wife Amy writes poetry. There is a lot of poetry in my house. Both Amy and I had tears in our eyes after listening to Amanda Gorman yesterday. We feared at its inception.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2008

Use unique prices, promotions, coupons etc in your online marketing and then track the redemption of these through your offline (phone or retail) channels. Regardless of the redemption rates of coupons, many businesses find them to be very effective at tracking conversions offline. Not that hard.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

As another example, consider that most public marketplace companies, such as ebay or GrubHub, report revenues on a “net” basis rather than gross (approximately 80-90% of revenues go to supplier partners, so this is the proper conservative representation). We are in a risk bubble.

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IPO Liquidation Preference Valuation Technical Review 40

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2019

At this stage, a HubSpot customer might have hired a HubSpot partner to boost their marketing. Metric examples: Product affinity; Referral or affiliate revenue; Loyalty rewards redemption rate. Customers who have hired a partner (think back to that HubSpot example). Take HubSpot , for example. upgrading plans) or not (e.g.,

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity. Both companies offered home security and automation services through partners. Looking back five years later, it appears that the merger was a very expensive partner acquisition strategy for iControl.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2019

At this stage, a HubSpot customer might have hired a HubSpot partner to boost their marketing. Metric examples: Product affinity; Referral or affiliate revenue; Loyalty rewards redemption rate. Customers who have hired a partner (think back to that HubSpot example). Take HubSpot , for example. upgrading plans) or not (e.g.,

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 IPO market.

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