Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). At our partner meetings the number one thing I look for in our decisions is the conviction level of the sponsoring partner. They worry too much about missing out on a deal.

Cofounder 374

Cofounder Syndication Syndicate Early Stage 374

www.allthingsdistributed.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Main July 11, 2007 The Different CTO Roles I was putting together a short panel presentation on the roleof a Chief Technology Officer in corporate innovation and I once again realized that there is quite a bit of confusion around the role of the CTO. In this pattern the CTO is often a co-founder ofthe business, or one of the first hires.

CTO 40

CTO CTO Hire Syndication Syndicate 40

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Done deal: after a quick syndication with the kitchen team (their job was at stake, so they were easy to convince.), Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Post a Comment. Newer Post.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2010

But before Foundry Group, my partners and I were involved in many seed investments, both at Mobius Venture Capital. I have three partners and all of us are involved in all of our investments. At Foundry Group, we describe ourselves as being “syndication agnostic&#. each are equally happy situations.)

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cofounder Syndication Syndicate 152

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

My partners and I have blogged about some of these including Invited Guest , Golazo , Authentic , and Tribe. My partner David recently wrote about how investors tend to bring their own inherent biases (both good and bad) into pitch meetings with entrepreneurs. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndication Syndicate 124

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 3, 2011

Once a quarter my partners ( Seth , Ryan , Jason ) and I spend 48 hours together. When we reflect on the 37 companies we’ve invested in since we raised our first Foundry Group fund in 2007 , we’re delighted with the mix of companies and entrepreneurs we are working with.

Syndication 130

Syndication Syndicate Distribution Early Stage 130

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, Google started and is still headquartered in Mountain View, but they opened an office in SF at the end of 2007. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. et al) were down on the peninsula.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

A partner from the law firm (sponsor, covers the drinks and food) tosses out some softball questions to the panelists, the audience chimes in with Q&A and finally, culminates with the meet and greet where the panelists are flooded with business cards and pitches on the next great thing, which is often very similar to the last great thing.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 25, 2015

” Each of our funds is $225 million, we have four partners and no other investment staff, and we work out of the same office we’ve worked out of since we started in 2007. For example, one of our deeply held beliefs is that “we will never grow.”

Syndication 70

Syndication Syndicate Limited Partner Finance 70

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 14, 2010

I knew how important multimedia is way back during my first launch in 2007 , which is why I spent about four hours talking out an audio version of my Blog Profits Blueprint that I gave away for free along with the PDF text version. Gideon, my business partner, rarely reads my blog anymore. His justification? It’s not video.

Audio 76

Audio Distribution Syndication Syndicate 76

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Summit Partners and TA Associates have leveraged their origination programs to move into later stage buyouts.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million. billion in April 2007. In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million. billion in April 2007. Top From Our Partners. Google purchased DoubleClick for $3.1 DoubleClick. DoubleClick.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

The $750 million fund combines all of our prior fund strategies – our early stage, early growth, and partner fund investments – into a single fund. For historical reference, our early-stage funds (FG 2007, FG 2010, FG 2013, and FG 2016) are all $225 million in size. When we started Foundry Group, we had four equal partners.

Syndication 17

Syndication Syndicate IRR Canada 17