Cofounder Distribution Lead Investor 
View from Seed
APRIL 14, 2020
The way investors process investments, what they look for, and how they behave will likely shift in some pretty interesting ways in the coming years. VCs are always founder focused no matter the market environment. This gets really challenging if it remains difficult to meet in person or to travel.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 9, 2021
Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path. Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. The founders of each company talked and, in between efforts to decimate the other, agreed it might be worth merging to survive. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000.
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View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Lead investors are few. Leads that are true force-multipliers are exceedingly rare.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 9, 2021
Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path. Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. The founders of each company talked and, in between efforts to decimate the other, agreed it might be worth merging to survive. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000.
Rob Go
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Lead investors are few. Leads that are true force-multipliers are exceedingly rare.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 30, 2018
I know that some founders feel uncomfortable with this as though they might somehow be sharing something so confidential that it ultimately hurts you. Many VCs will have a distribution curve where they’ll do a small number of early-stage deals (say $1.5–3 Why shouldn’t most founders just name a price? After all?—?we
www.readwriteweb.com
MARCH 7, 2011
Chris McCann is the co-founder of StartupDigest , the members-only guide to the tech startup world. Theres now a heated discussion in the investor class about AngelList. The startups and investors can do the round however they like. spray-and-pray? approach vs. the concentrated approach. AngelList is a community.
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