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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The magazine’s “Central Banker Report Card,” which has been published annually since 1994, grades Central Bank governors of 30 key countries, and the ECB, according to an “A” to “F” scale for their performance and success in areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability and interest rate management.

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How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC

Feld Thoughts

They are: Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur. And importantly, Mark encourages all entrepreneurs to make sure they understand a VC’s seed strategy before taking money, which I strongly agree with. At Foundry Group, we describe ourselves as being “syndication agnostic&#.

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Episode 124: Raising Money for Your Business with Susan Lassiter-Lyons

Mike Michalowicz

She began investing in real estate in 1994 by forming a small syndicate to purchase tax liens at auction. Since that modest start, she’s closed more than 600 transactions as an investor, broker, lender, syndicator and advisor. Fundera – Single source online funding for entrepreneurs. Additionally, she has….

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The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds

Feld Thoughts

When I made 40 seed investments between 1994 and 1996, I had a philosophy that I’d double down on a seed investment. In some cases this turned into nothing, but in a few cases it had magnificent outcomes for me and my gang, along with the entrepreneurs. And, everyone, in either case, felt good about how things played out.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation. By 1994 the big software wins of the 1980’s were already funded or public.”