VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

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. .

Israel 96

Israel United Kingdom Austria Global 96

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2010

Dave McClure: MoneyBall for Startups: Invest BEFORE Product/Market Fit, Double-Down AFTER. In addition, I’ve made many seed investments as an angel investor in two time periods,1994-1996 and 2006-2007, and seen many more through my involvement as a co-founder of TechStars. ?Our each are equally happy situations.)

Angel Investor 156

Angel Investor Cofounder Syndicate Syndication 156

Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

The company spends the $1m building and launching their first product. The product gets a lot better. When I made 40 seed investments between 1994 and 1996, I had a philosophy that I’d double down on a seed investment. They go out to raise a Series A, but there are no takers. ” They are running out of money.

Recapitalization 70

Recapitalization Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Angel Investor 70

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

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.”

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70