Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed. Perhaps this is why the Kuwait Investment Authority put $165 million into Jawbone and Saudi’s PIF put $3.5 Actually, winter did come and I have the data that shows it.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 19, 2015

I’ve been doing some of the art stuff, visited one of our LPs, and have been getting together with local entrepreneurs and investors. My philosophy of inclusiveness and #GiveFirst was front and center in this conversation, and Dany, Amir, and Sorusch felt deeply aligned with my approach to investing and company creation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

I do regular (almost daily) “Snapstorms” of content around one topic for entrepreneurs and VCs. I have met people on Snapchat and moved the conversation to email and even phone. I just met an entrepreneur in Kuwait and we’re now connected on email. No, I don’t take pitches on Snapchat.

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